3324 FEDERAL PERIOD AMERICAN OR BRITISH NAVAL DIRK BY

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 600.00 USD
Estimated at 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD
SALTER OF LONDON. Overall length: 12". Blade length: 8 1/8". Plain blade with a narrow central fuller. Gilded brass hilt with a circular guard having a rope-like decoration surrounding the top edge. Rounded pommel with incised lineal decoration. 2-Section octagonal gilded brass grip separated by banded areas above & below. Gilded brass mounted leather sheath. The mounts are engraved with intricate foliate motifs and the throat has an engraved panel that reads "SALTER Sword Cutler 35 Strand LONDON". CONDITION: blade has a light gray mottled patina. The hilt retains 98%+ of its original gilded finish. The scabbard mounts also retain nearly all of their original gilded finish. Scabbard body remains strong & undamaged. (02-19590/BF). $1,200-1,600.