Bulgaria. A Brannik Nationalist Youth Knife
(Бранник). Measuring 252 mm long with the scabbard on, featuring a 140 mm long brushed (magnetic) steel blade, with an un-sharpened edge and a slightly dinged tip. The blade is etched with the Bulgarian equivalent of “Blood and Honour”, and is maker marked on the reverse ricasso, with light marks common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The thick blackened leather washer at the cross-guard is intact and sits tightly in its place. The cross-guard consists of a rounded finger guard, with signature black bakelite grip plates on either side of the grip. The grips are held in place via two rivets with a red enameled logo of the Brannik embedded into the obverse of the grip. Light to moderate surface marks ordain the hilt from period wear, but with the finish having dulled through time. The scabbard is constructed of black painted steel (magnetic) depicting light wear and loss of finish, with two coated metal springs on the interior of the scabbard, that hold the knife in place once returned to the scabbard. The leather scabbard hanger is constructed of thick black leather, featuring a snap-button closure to secure the knife into place. In overall better than extremely fine condition.

