Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Replacement Scabbard - Kuomintang Hotchkiss MG or may just have been

or may just have been painted

such as the Kite Museum in Tokyo

W-11-022-ORD-5052

The lower edge has had post-factory sharpening

The reverse ricasso is double stamped with a double RZM circle

Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Replacement Scabbard - Kuomintang Hotchkiss MG or may just have beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of the type of dress dagger that was approved for wear by officers of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army () at the time of the Sino Japanese war of 1937 1945. Often abbreviated as the NRA, the group was the military arm of the Kuomintang (KMT, or the Chinese Nationalist Party) from 1925 until 1947. These officer's daggers were both finely and crudely made, with a great deal of variation