Very generic knife for ID please

Kmaddock · 25th August 2018, 07:30 PM

Hi GC.
looks as if you are spot on with your ID.
I have not gone cleaning the knife yet but I do not think that there is any decoration on the blade.
Pommel looks like it would be possible to replicate a new one so there could be a project in the offing
Thanks for the link and images and when I give the blade a soak in diesel I will see if there is any blade marking and report back.
Cheers

Ken

M ELEY · 26th August 2018, 03:15 AM

Glenn indeed nailed it correctly.

British naval dirks (and American, come to think of it) fell into two different categories: dress dirks and fighting examples. All of them determined rank, but I am particularly drawn to the 'fighting' pieces such as yours (dress pieces were definitely more beautifully/artistically decorated, but with minuscule blades sometimes with no edge and purely for decor).

Mark

25th August 2018, 07:30 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 545	Hi GC. looks as if you are spot on with your ID. I have not gone cleaning the knife yet but I do not think that there is any decoration on the blade. Pommel looks like it would be possible to replicate a new one so there could be a project in the offing Thanks for the link and images and when I give the blade a soak in diesel I will see if there is any blade marking and report back. Cheers Ken

26th August 2018, 03:15 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,206	Glenn indeed nailed it correctly. British naval dirks (and American, come to think of it) fell into two different categories: dress dirks and fighting examples. All of them determined rank, but I am particularly drawn to the 'fighting' pieces such as yours (dress pieces were definitely more beautifully/artistically decorated, but with minuscule blades sometimes with no edge and purely for decor). Mark