Hunting dagger. The hilt is curved, with a tapered (to the guard) dark brown horn grip of roughly oval section. The brass pommel cap is oval in plain and slightly beaked at the front, with a domed end, surmounted by a prominent tang button, and chamfered 'neck' decorated by a pair of engraved threads. A circumferential ridge passes round the pommel where the dome part meets the neck. The cross-guard is also of brass and has inversed, lobsted finials stemming from an oval 'quillon block' with convex sides. Below it, a small brass ferrule bearing decoration similar to that of the pommel secures the upper end of the grip. Above the quillon block is a small oval plate acting as a water-guard. The blade is straight, of flattened oval section and double-edged. The point is rounded (and was presumably damaged). There are no inscriptions on either the obverse or the reverse. The scabbard is missing. As there are no markings of any service nature about this weapon it is assumed to be civilian. Nevertheless, it is of the form often used at sea and for this reason it is included in the main catalogue. It is probably not British but may be French or German. The mounts of the hilt are quite finely wrought.