Scabbard
Scabbard for dirk, after 1856, which belonged to Lieutenant-Commander George Richard Colin Campbell (died 1918) and Lieutenant Terence Wilder Gay French (died 1940). The black leather scabbard has a gilt top locket with a ring each side and a gilt chape fitted with an ornamental shoe. The reverse of the top locket is engraved 'T.W.G. FRENCH' and is decorated with threads and scrolls. It is fitted with a steel spring at the back, enclosed within a brass collar at the top. The chape is similarly decorated but having a simulated honeysuckle motif as well.
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Object Details
ID: | WPN1418.1 |
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Type: | Scabbard |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Edward Thurkle & Sons |
Date made: | 1876-1899; 1876-99 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 14 mm x 500 mm x 85 mm |
Parts: |
Dirk
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