My Navy & Air Force Daggers

[vvadim]

In the end of 1938 several Zlatoust’s plants were merged together and named Zlatoust instrument combine factory named after Lenin(Златоустовский инструментальный комбинат имени Ленина) with manufacturer’s trade mark ZIK. Latter that year official combine plant's name was changed to plant number 259 of People’s commissariat of Ammunition (Завод № 259 Наркомата боеприпасов) but manufacturer’s trade mark remained unchanged until 1944. In April 1944 edged weapons production along with metallurgy and few others were moved to new plant number 391 of People’s commissariat of Ammunition. Plant 391 received name Zlatoust instrument- metallurgy plant (Златоустовский инструментально-металлургический завод) with manufacturer’s trade mark IMZ. In 1946 both plants 259 and 391 were merged together and transferred to People's commissariat of agricultural machinery (Наркомат сельскохозяйственного машиностроения) and name and makers mark were restored back to ZIK. It’s remained the same until 1973 when it was changed to Bulat.

P.S. Art, in this day and age 50K picture limit it’s ridicules.

[Trigger]

VVadim, Thank you very much for this great information!!!

Regards,

[Nota Bene]

VVadim,

That's good to know. Thank you

Alexei

[bertastan]

The information has been very helpful.
Thanks
Stan

[riley1965]

Originally Posted by bertastan

Hi
The Navy is marked NO3701 3NK 47
The Air Force is marked BO8175 3NK 58

Question I have is 3NK is that a manufacturers mark? And 47 and 58 would be year yes?
Thanks
Stan


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GREAT looking daggers!!! How much does an Air Force dagger cost these days?

Doc