An Ornate 1850'S Officer's Highland Regimental Dirk Auction Archive Class - for 12 years

Class - for 12 years in gilded iron (magnetic)

maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the slider

In lacquered tombac (lacquer considerably worn off)

where it took part in the first day's fighting

signalling

An Ornate 1850'S Officer's Highland Regimental Dirk Auction Archive Class - for 12 yearsThis dirk features a 305 mm long magnetic steel blade, with a sharp edge and having a very sharp tip. There are twin fullers running from the base of the blade to just past the mid point, the upper fuller prominently displaying eight holes, with holes positioned along the blade spine, matching the positions of those on the blade and acting as a venting system, an etched flowing thistle motif on the blade that parallels the fullers, with the leafing of