Royal Hungarian River Force Officer's Dagger w/Etched Presentation Blade. No Maker TM. Photographs and descriptions of a similar Royal Hungarian River Force dagger can be found on pages 125-133 of World Of Dress Daggers 1900 - 1945, Volume I by Robert Berger. The silver-plated brass hilt fittings show minor surface wear/age with much plating remaining on the Turks knot pommel and crossguard with two dolphins facing a sea shell pattern quillon block with a reverse mounted blade spring release button. The obverse quillon block features an enameled Hungarian state crest. The off-white, solid celluloid grip is perfect with no cracks or chips and is complete with twisted wire wrap. The center ridge, double-etched blade with ricasso and scabbard release spring grades EX+ shows light surface wear and gray shadowing, but no sharpening or nicks to the cutting edges and is without a buffer pad. The obverse blade features a raised floral motif flanking a motif of the Hungarian state crest while the reverse blade features a floral motif flanking a central motif of a fouled anchor. The lower third of the obverse blade contains the presentation "Santa Ferenc hajoragy urnak Emlekül Pest 1938 marc. 14". The dent-free, silver-plated scabbard features pebbled panels with two impressed bay leaf pattern suspension bands showing surface wear to highlights with much plating/dark age patina remaining in the recesses of the scabbard shell. A smooth panel below the upper scabbard fitting features a raised fouled anchor flanked by the block letters "M F T B", in repousse' relief while the lower obverse fitting features a raised facsimile of Neptune above a trident flanked with a floral motif. EX+ (25708) $2,350.