The sweatband is constructed of matching rusty-brown coloured leather
An Order of the Red Banner Medal
white and green enamelled Portuguese coat-of-arms affixed to a bronze gilt wings base
makers mark and clearly dated 1945
60mm (X90mm including wreath suspension)
Spain, Franco Period. A Falange Army Officer's Dagger, by ARTILLERIA Fca DE TOLEDO GTRexclude The sweatband is constructed ofAn officer's dress dagger, measuring 54 cm in length with the scabbard on, with a nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, maker marked "ARTILLERIA Fca DE TOLEDO" on the reverse ricasso, with unsharpened edges and a sharp tip. Blade exhibits signs of having oxidized and subsequently cleaned, the blade measuring 38 cm in length. Red felt buffer pad remains intact, crossguard is in bronze with a gold coloured gilt, the crossguard illustrating the Spanish