Original U.S. War of 1812 Naval Midshipman’s Dirk with Ivory Handle & Engraved Federal Eagle Motif on Scabbard Price_over $990 Colonel Pearson was then rotated

Colonel Pearson was then rotated overseas to Germany

000 were still in inventory at the end of the war

especially on the sides

easy to slip on and off and comfortable

which is still fully marked

Original U.S. War of 1812 Naval Midshipman’s Dirk with Ivory Handle & Engraved Federal Eagle Motif on Scabbard Price_over $990 Colonel Pearson was then rotatedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. A thrusting weapon, the naval dirk originally functioned as a boarding weapon and as a functional fighting dagger. During the days of sail, midshipmen and officers wore dirks; the daggers gradually evolved into ceremonial weapons and badges of office. This is a prestigious piece of Early American Naval history, a high quality midshipmans dirk with a carved ivory grip, a wreath pattern on the bottom of the crossguard, and