BRITISH GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK WITH LION'S HEAD POMMEL CA.1810 with most of its blued

with most of its blued surface intact and turned to a nice dark patina

with very minor handling wear

and are as much a part of the historical landscape of the years just after the end of the American Revolution

pages are clean

A similarly-hilted smallsword is pictured on the engraved portrait of Lord Howe

BRITISH GEORGIAN NAVAL DIRK WITH LION'S HEAD POMMEL CA.1810 with most of its bluedThis unusually large Georgian naval dirk measures 51 cm overall, with a 16" 40 cm long blade, which retains vestiges of decorations, the sun in splendor, talismanic stars, etc. The cross guard is embellished with the Tudor rose. The quillons were period altered, Lion's head pommel is sculpted in bold high relief, done in good detail. The original belt suspension chain is still attached to scabbard rings, something we only rarely see on naval dirks