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Lot 5099

A mid-Victorian officer's dirk for the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders by Parfitt, Roberts & Parfitt, London

8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$4,095 inc. premium

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A mid-Victorian officer's dirk for the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders by Parfitt, Roberts & Parfitt, London

The 11 1/2 inch single edged blade with notched spine: the obverse etched with thistles and foliage framing a sunburst panel featuring the Royal crown, St. Andrew's cross with the Royal cipher, the regimental numeral and, below, the maker's markings; reverse with eleven battle honors of the Peninsula Campaign. Ferrule and pommel of silver alloy, the former molded with the regimental title, the latter set with a dark foil-backed citrine; ebonized grip carved with interlace and set with silvered studs. Scabbard with associated suspension strap, the silver alloy mounts molded with thistles, the throat featuring the crown and cipher within St. Andrew's cross, the central mount with the regimental numeral and retaining both the knife and fork.
Condition: Blade with scattered small areas of staining and minor pitting. Hilt and scabbard mounts showing scattered light marks.
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Footnotes

Note: The regimental numeral was used several times during the 18th century before the Argyllshire Highlanders were raised by Duncan Campbell in 1794 as the 98th Regiment and were re-numbered the 91st in 1796. In 1872, they were re-titled Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders and were amalgamated with the 93rd Regiment in 1881 as the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Sold in these rooms as Lot 3091, June 10, 2013, with undocumented provenance to the family of James Thomas Rogers: Ensign, 4th May, 1860; liutenant, 3rd May, 1864; service in India; Captain, 19th August, 1873; service in the Zulu War of 1879; present at the Battle f Ginginhlovo; invalided home shortly after; later adjutant of the Renfrew Militia; retired 1881.

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