France, Republic. An Air Force Dagger Auction Archive Footnote: The "Straja Țării" (roughly

Footnote: The "Straja Țării" (roughly translated as The Sentinel of the Motherland) was a youth organization in the Kingdom of Romania

Colonel LeClair introduced into an air defense study for the Secretary of Defense the Army concept for the utilization of Army Air Defense weapons

scattered gilt loss and surface wear evident on both sides

fine) in sleeve (120x154mm

the knot itself in rolled silvered bullion wire interlaced with maroon threading

France, Republic. An Air Force Dagger Auction Archive Footnote: The "Straja Țării" (roughlyDagger is chrome plated steel, with a semi sharp tip, both sides with a raised ridge in the centre and bevelled deeming it double edged and diamond crossed, magnetic, reverse ricasso is maker marked "P. FOURY 70 R. LA FAYETTE PARIS DPOS", the blade measuring 260 mm in length. Flat straight crossguard contoured on the obverse and reverse sides, gilt brass grip caps are rectangular in shape, orange synthetic grip (the colour itself known to exist but