Hauptmann Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) Hi all,Here's my Bulgarian army officers dagger. It varies from the Soviet in a few ways. One is the insignias on the upper part of the scabbard. The second is the background on the cap star is pock marked. Third is the grips are a lighter almost ivory color. Fourth is that the blade is not marked. Not sure if that was a standard or not. Also, unlike the Soviet Navy daggers at least, there is no catch which keeps the blade from coming out unless you press a button. Also there is a brass strip running along each side of the grip. And there is no leather on the scabbard. Last but not least, the hanger is a chain with clip similar to the WWII 1st pattern Luftwaffe dagger. Also, on the cap piece just below the cap star, there is no state shield as on Soviet daggers.Dan Edited January 13, 2007 by Hauptman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Very classy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Very classy! Hi Peter,Many thanks! I only wish I'd gotten one of their naval daggers and whatever others they had at the time as they were really cheap... about $35 each... including the hangars in most cases! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi Dan -Very nice - do you know what / if the differences were between the Army / Air Force / Navy? Daggers were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Charles,Unfortunately, I have photos of the Bulgarian Communist Army and Navy daggers but not one of the Air Force. I'll send out an email and see what I can come up with.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Hi Gents,Charles... sorry to say I don't have pics of any of the others. Hopefully Gordon will be able to come up with some (thanks Gordon! ).Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Gents,Yesterday I emailed Kurt Gelmser, author of the four volume set "A Guide to Military Dress Daggers". Kurt replied this morning that he had never seen a Communist Bulgarian Air Force dagger. Unfotunately, he did not confirm that one existed. I have never seen any reference to a Communist Bulgarian Air Force dagger. Only army and navy ones. There are other I will contact who may also help with this queery.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodor Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 A little late for the discussion but - there were no AF daggers. Only the Common Army /as seen in this thread/ and the Naval dagger, very similar to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Theodor,Thanks for confirming that the air force dagger did not exist.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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