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Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period

Late 18th Century 1792, Heavy Quality & Powerful Naval Officer's or Marines Officer's Fighting Dirk, With Its Owner's Royal Monogram of a Crowned M R. From The Battle of the Glorious First of June, Battles of the Nile, Camperdown, & Trafalgar Period

A simply stunning, unique, and incredibly powerful double fullered bladed combat dirk of great heft. Maker engraved by Thomas Gill, bearing a royal crowned monogram MR {on both sides}, and the blade makers guarantee of quality and dated on its spine,"Never To Fail" 1792. Original George IIIrd hardened leather scabbard with superb colour and original aged patination.
The lack of any uniform regulations during this period allowed officers the freedom to buy and carry weapons of their choice, leading to great variety in weaponry. Dirks were a form of dagger or long knife typically carried in addition to an officer’s full-size hanger or smallsword, used either as a backup weapon or held in the off-hand in the manner of a parrying dagger. This example is of incredible quality, combined with a pleasing appearance, considerably more than many fighting dirks from this era. Without specific ornamentation or markings one cannot tell if it was carried by an Army or a Navy officer, but the blade speaks volumes as to the status of its high ranking original officer owner.

The heft and size of this finest dirk is very reminiscent of the width and blade form of Scottish highlanders dirks of the time, and that might explain the ancestry of its owner. The crown is the type of highest royal rank, possibly the son of a king or prince of royal descent.

The Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794 was the first naval conflict between the British and the French during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Code: 25559

1495.00 GBP