# French Naval Dirk Dagger

Price: $2,800.00 · Region: Europe · Type: Daggers

**At a glance.** France, c. 1840–1860. Iron mounts with wood-panelled grip; iron scabbard. Overall length 14 in.; blade 9.75 in. Naval officer's dirk with anchor-form quillons.

The dagger is mounted entirely in iron, with an iron scabbard that fits the blade closely. The grip is wood-panelled and iron-mounted; the quillons terminate as anchor ends, so the whole hilt reads as an anchor in the hand. Construction and design support a French naval-officer attribution in the mid-19th century (c. 1840–1860).

European navies of the period issued or expected dirks as part of an officer's dress. This example is a working study in that form: slender blade, full iron furniture, and explicitly maritime hilt iconography rather than a generic land-service dagger.

**References.**

  * Object measurements and culture/period fields as recorded in the Arms & Antiques catalogue entry (Period: 19th century; Culture: France; Materials: iron, wood; overall length 14 in.; blade 9.75 in.).
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