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Stamp of manufacturer and date on blade.The left side of guard is bend.
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The NR-40 (from Russian: нож разведчика, nozh razvedchika meaning 'scout's knife') was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II. NR-40 was mostly produced at the ZiK (ЗиК) factory in Zlatoust, Urals. Once the Ural Volunteer Tank Corps was formed in 1943, all its soldiers and officers were supplied with a special issue of NR-40 (also known as "black knife"). The formation was later named by Germans as «Schwarzmesser Panzer-Division». The unofficial divisional anthem mentioned the nickname as well ("Дивизия черных ножей", Black Knife Division).
 

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