Soviet Army Dagger

[kmoney10]

Hi All,

I am hoping someone could provide insight on what the first letter means for a dagger ZIK made 1957 for example. I see some that have "C" or "N" or "X" or "D".

Much appreciated!

[McSeam]

ZIK means Zlatoust Tool Plant.
In Russian: «ЗиК» («Златоустовский Инструментальный Комбинат»)

[kmoney10]

What i meant is the serial # has something like C0018745 or N0017899 for example, what does the "C" or "N" indicate?

[McSeam]

"N" means "number". Other letters and figures are the number itself. Like on banknotes.

[kmoney10]

great, thank you for clearing that up.