A cased late Victorian Gordon Highlanders officers dirk and sgian dubh
Auction: 14 August 2012 at 15:00 BST
£2,375
Description
R & H B Kirkwoods, Edinburgh 1899 (sgian dubh makers mark only), the dirk with carved baluster wooden handle with applied pins, with open oak leaf gallery with collet set foil backed citrine, the leather scabbard with applied regimental badge and thistle mounts, set with bi knife and fork; the sgian dubh of conventional form with carved handle and open oak leaf gallery with foil backed crystal to pommel, both contained in original fitted case inscribed to cover 'F Frohlich & Sons 10, Sackville Street London W'
Dimensions
dirk blade 30cm long, overall length 44cm