Yugoslavian air force dagger

[Ipcress]

Hi folks

 

I'm hoping for a little help with a dagger i was shown the other day - the downside being that i didn't have my phone to take a picture.

 

It's a Yugoslavian Air Force dagger but with a different cross guard to those i've seen on Google. Solingen blade, superbly engraved, ricasso has cyrillic etched into it which i

 think translates to  " Mitic Belgrade " ( second word is definitely Belgrade, first word starts with Mit )

 

The cross piece twists on both sides, each to a roundel. Perfectly straight on the lower edge. It's genuine, i think, but all those i've found have the propellor style design. The person that showed it to me also had an American Hawley air pistol from the 1860s. He's been left a load of items over the years by an old friend, passed away some time ago, and he's interested in identifying some of it

 

Any help greatly appreciated.

[JMB1943]

Ipcress,

 

Because Yugoslavia was not a country during the Great War, this dagger does not really belong on this forum.

I would suggest the swords/Bayonets subforum of  Gunboards.com or another militaria forum where it would get good exposure.

 

Regards,

JMB