Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger - Kuomintang Brown Bess Musket Parts Meucon (4th AAOS)

Meucon (4th AAOS)

and based on the condition of this helmet

The exterior features a single breasted 5 button front with two slash chest pockets

The blade has a mostly uniform

which like many is unsigned 無名 (mumei)

Original WWII Chinese National Revolutionary Army Officer Dagger with Scabbard & Hanger - Kuomintang Brown Bess Musket Parts Meucon (4th AAOS)Original 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