A Royal Yugoslavian Army Officer’s M-1939 Dagger
Rare Kingdom of Yugoslavia army officer’s M-1939 dagger; straight double edged blade with engraving on the ricasso - double headed eagle (Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia); hilt has brass fittings with loops in tact with double headed eagle (eagle heads have worn away from in-out wear); pommel in the shape of the Royal Yugoslav Crown; hilt decorated with oak leafs; S-shaped cross-guard; wood grip with original wire still present; original weather washer on base of blade; wear on ricasso from in-out movements; patina on metal surfaces; blade length 21.3 cm, overall length closed 37.5 cm; overall near very fine condition. Footnote: These daggers were last used in the short war against Germany in April 1941 in Yugoslavia. After the fall of Yugoslavia, Croatian officers used this dagger, but the Yugoslav eagle emblem was changed to a Croatian emblem, meaning that these rare daggers were in use only for a short period of about 2 years.

