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Description: | Curved bladed dirk. The hilt consists of a gilt lion's-mask pommel, a white fish-skin grip bound with gilt wires and a chain knuckle-guard. The blade is very curved. The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets, fitted with rings, and gilt chape. The dirk is in a red velvet pouch. The blade is inscribed with 'Made from the Iron Bolts/of the Royal George/Sunk 1782 Recovered 1839'.
caption: Dirk
caption: hilt of dirk | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Royal George 1756 (HMS) dirks | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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