Soviet parade dagger ID- interesting

[willie777]

Hmm, not sure if mvd had daggers, but can make educated conclusion.

Now, KGB did not have daggers:

Weapons: There were no special issue KGB knives or daggers. However, there are some genuine Soviet daggers and firearms that were issued to state security personnel. For example, I know of several 1950s style Soviet army daggers with blade engraving or a plaque on the handle indicating that they were issued to KGB officers by their comrades or their local unit (usually an Oblast KGB office). There are some doubts as to their authenticity although some genuine ones are known. There are also several firearms, usually pistols or hunting rifles, that bear plaques indicating they were similar awards. Most of these date to the 1920s-30s. I have a 1930s dated metal pistol grip plaque dedicated to an OGPU officer from the railway workers he worked with (read oppressed!).

But now if i consider the relationship of branch insignia, the wreathed star, which kgb, mvd, and army had. And if KGB and army both had same dagger, most likely mvd had same dagger. You may ask, why am I making this conclusion? Well, A branch's insignia is on the scabbard of the dagger (as well as other symbols). A wreathed star (with hammer and sickle and rays coming out of it) is on army dagger. An air force dagger has its insignia, a winged propeller (with a sun and rays coming out of it in background), on the scabbard. A navy dagger has its insignia, a fouled anchor, on the scabbard.