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Lot 342
A Naval Officer's DirkEarly 19th Century
5 July 2005, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,920 inc. premium
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Early 19th Century
Early 19th Century
With curved single-edged blade (lightly pitted) fullered along the back-edge for most of its length on each side, gilt-brass hilt (gilding worn) comprising recurved quillons (knuckle-chain missing), small side-guard centred on a cast basket of fruit, dolphin pommel cast and chased in the round and extending to form a scaled back-piece, and partly chequered rounded ivory grip (repaired, minor splits), in original gilt-brass scabbard engraved with a bold design of foliage along one side, and with two fixed rings for suspension (worn overall)
31.5 cm. blade
31.5 cm. blade








