A FINE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DIRK
CIRCA 1720
£2,800
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 15 August 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
the carved bog oak grip with Celtic interlace and scallops underneath the pommel, brass mount and pommel cap, the blade formed from a cut down sword blade with flat back edge and single fuller
Dimensions
42cm overall, blade 31cm long
Footnote
For other similar examples see "Scottish Swords and Dirks", Arms and Armour Press, 1970, figs 60, 61, 62 and 63.