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17th TO 18th CENTURY SCOTTISH DIRK.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
17th TO 18th CENTURY SCOTTISH DIRK.
Overall length: 19 1/2". Blade length: 15 1/8”. Plain, single-edged, elongated, triangular blade with a certifiably antique ivory hilt. The hilt is carved in a traditional Scottish form and is likely of whale or walrus ivory. There are five incised lines at the base on each side, and the pommel swells at the top to fit the brass pommel cap and quatrefoil nut on the top. The top of the pommel cap has a hammered “V” and circle decoration at the edges. No scabbard. CONDITION: blade has a medium to dark, mottled patina. Ivory hilt has a mellow, aged color with several scattered drying cracks, and a small sliver loss at the top of the pommel. Pommel cap and nut have a dark patina. (02-22460/BF). $2,000-3,000.