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			Hi gents, 
		
		
		
			Can you please help me to identify this dagger? Thank you in advance  | 
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			Welcome to the forum, Alex  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  .Let us see how challenging is to ID your dagger !  | 
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			Thank you Fernando.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Welcome Alex. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Definitely not my field, but to me it LOOKS like a military type hanger of some sort (2 suspension rings). The blade could be from a shortened Lebel bayonet, but then I am only guessing. Hopefully someone will be able to identify more accurately. Stu  | 
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			Looks to me like a typical soviet era eastern block/Russian style military parade dirk or dagger. I do not think it's a repurposed French bayonet. The AO mark may tell where it came from.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			I agree, it looks similar to Imperial Russian naval dirk, but it's not. Russian or Soviet daggers don't have riveted handles or brass scabbards.  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	In the last couple of years I’ve seen two more identical daggers with the same markings “AO”. So, looks like this could be officially issued dagger.  
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			What are the handle grips made of; bone ... plastic ?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Bpnjour, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Il faudrait se renseigner du coté des poignards de sous officier de l'Armée Impériale Russe vers la fin du XIXe. Il me semble que les officiers avaient des poignards avec une lame fort ressemblante mais avec fourreau de cuir et garniture de laiton. Belle journée  | 
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 Let's help him this time ... Hello, It would be necessary to inquire on the side of the sub-officers (NCO) daggers of the Russian Imperial Army towards the end of the 19th century. It seems to me that the officers had daggers with a very similar blade but with leather scabbard and brass trim. Have a nice day  | 
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			Hi All, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	The Russian 1891/30 Mosin Nagant Socket Bayonet also had a cruciform shape As did a lot of Austrian and other Russian bayonets Just google Russian/Austrian Cruciform Bayonet Here is a link the Mosin Nagant bayonet http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Ide.../Russia_2.html Regards, Ken  | 
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			Thank you gentlemen.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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