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Hi gents, here are some pics of my latest purchase: 1937 Tank Corps Borowski dagger with dedication: "Panu Podpulkownikowi O'Brien de La�y 17. III. 1937 B.B.Techn. Br.Panc."
According to the inscription this dagger belonged to Colonel Patryk O�Brien de Lacy who was the head of Technical Research Armored Arms Bureau (B.B.T. Br.Panc.) in Warsaw.
Full biography of O�Brien de Lacy can be found HERE

Picture of Patryk O�Brien de Lacy with this dagger.

What a beautiful example. The blade is pristine.

Thanks Jim. Yes, the dagger is uncleaned and untouched. This is my first dagger that I was able to link to the person. Special thanks to Ted who helped me out with the purchase.

I hate to say this out loud, but I would clean the silver fittings under the guise that the uneven patina could do damage. That has got to be the best blade I have seen on a Polish dagger.

Plus the history of the person.

Thanks again Jim, I was thinking the same