Communist Era Polish Air Force Presentation Dagger w/hangers.    A photograph or this pattern dagger can be found on page, left of A Guide To Military Dress Daggers, Volume I by Kurt Glemser. Silver hilt fittings show dark age patina/surface wear to the cylindrical pommel with raised Polish eagle on obverse, integral ferrule and plain recurved crossguard. Off-white, cylindrical, celluloid grip is perfect with no cracks or chips. Straight, plated, double-edged, center-ridged blade grades Exc++ showing minor wear/runner marks with obverse ricasso serial numbered, "16141" and is without blade buffer pad. Both obverse and reverse feature Polish presentation in block letters to "gen.bryg.pil.Henryk Michatowski" dated "Poznan.25.07.74r.". Black leather-covered scabbard shows only faint surface wear with no rips tears and no damage to the reverse stitching. Dent-free, upper, center, and lower silver fittings show dark age patina/surface wear with two suspension rings. Obverse upper fitting features a raised facsimile of a Polish Pilot's Badge consisting of a an eagle in flight clutching a wreath in its beak. White leather double strap hangers with nickel plated D-rings, oval buckles and spring clips grade Exc+/Near MINT showing only light age to leather and a few age specks to fittings MINT/Unissued (25074) $2,500.