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Personalized Royal Hungarian Fire
Brigade Dagger.Hungarian Crest, (Meszaros Lajus,
Budapes) TM. A photograph of this pattern Royal
Hungarian Fire Brigade dagger can be found on page
135 of World Of Dress Daggers 1900 - 1945, Volume
I by Robert Berger. The brass hilt fittings show
minor wear to the highlights of the Fire helmet
style pommel, fluted metal grip and crossguard with
floral pattern quillons and obverse quillon block
featuring an enameled Hungarian crest superimposed
on a large fire bomb over crossed fire axes. The
reverse crossguard features a large push button
to activate the scabbard release spring. The nickel-plated,
double edged, diamond cross section blade grades
EX+ showing light surface wear/runner marks and
a few gray specks to plating, but no nicks to cutting
edges. The dent-free, brass scabbard shows minor
surface wear/age patina with two suspension bands
featuring a fire axe over crossed torches with two
side-mounted rings on the upper band. The lower
portion of the scabbard features a vertical fluted
design. The scabbard is personalized with the name,
"T. Antek" in script letters between the
suspension bands. Nice personalized example. EX+
(25818) $1,295
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