China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger visually-hidden “1870”

“1870”

War Medal 1939-1945 (QX8908 W

A second war German medal ribbon bar with four medals

under the command of General Don Xavier de Castaños and Joaquim Blake

China, Republic. A National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger visually-hidden “1870”Often abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. With a large degree of variation in the overall quality of these daggers produced, this example 40 cm in overall length with scabbard on and a blade length of 27 cm respectively. Blade is in nickel plated steel displays no rush, only standard wear from insertion into scabbard. The gilt brass crossguard that sits