Yugoslavia, Kingdom. A Named Government and Police Parade Dagger, by Alcoso

Dagger with a polished nickel-plated steel blade, magnetic, with semi-sharp edges and a very sharp tip, exhibiting a slight dent on the tip. Both sides are etched with an intricate pattern of ornate swirls, the obverse etched with the Royal Yugoslavia coat-of-arms in the centre of the swirls, the reverse also etched with the official importer/distributer of these daggers, in Serbian script "СВЕТОЗАР С. СТАМЕНКОВИЋ БЕОГРАД" (Svetozar S. Stamenković, Belgrade), the reverse ricasso maker marked with the Alcoso ACS (German maker, Solingen) and balance scales insignia, with a partial leather washer at the base of the blade, exhibiting marks common to extraction from the scabbard along with moderate surface wear on the blade and measuring 262 mm in length. The crossguard in brass, the obverse and reverse bearing insignia in the centre, the reverse insignia with a push release for the scabbard, the crossguard with raised disk-shaped ends, the handle in off-white celluloid with four recessed rows which are wrapped in a single row of silvered wire flanked by a single row of twisted copper wire on either side, the pommel in brass with a Turks head knot and trimmed in leafing at its base. The dagger measures 375 mm in length overall, the celluloid grip exhibiting crazing in the centre. The accompanying scabbard is in brass, the body bearing a series of ornate patterns throughout, the obverse with the Royal Yugoslavia coat-of-arms affixed between the bands, both bands bearing an interlocking rope design and incorporating a brass ring, the chape with a snub-nosed design, the throat secured in place by silvered screws, the scabbard measuring 288 mm in length, exhibiting spotting but is free of dents. All brass fixtures on the dagger, along with the scabbard, exhibit surface wear. Very fine.