Croatia, Independent State. A Second War Croatian Navy Officer's Dagger By Braca Knaus, Zagreb Archive The recipient must have served

The recipient must have served on a ship which was registered in Ireland

The large buttons are maker marked "WATERBURY BUTTON CO

in unissued and overall near mint condition

and a skilled diplomat was overshadowed in 1956 when the United States refused to support the Anglo-French military response to the Suez Crisis

Although Spain was neutral during the Second World War

Croatia, Independent State. A Second War Croatian Navy Officer's Dagger By Braca Knaus, Zagreb Archive The recipient must have servedBronzed hilt fittings exhibit slight surface wear on the circular pommel, with center obverse raised inscription, "NHD" (Independent State of Croatia) within a twisted triplet border. The Navy style crossguard features quillons in the form of two dolphins facing an entwined (Croatian style) triplet motif on the quillon block. The white celluloid grip with horizontal grooves has few tiny hairline cracks, but otherwise showing hardly any use. Blade is