Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A 19th century naval dirk from Eastern Europe??

Rick · 6th April 2006, 05:35 PM

If the piece under discussion is indeed a Mid's dirk then we may have to take into account that not all Midshipmen came from the same social strata ; some even came up through the Hawse Hole . One carried what one could afford .

6th April 2006, 05:35 PM	#17
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	If the piece under discussion is indeed a Mid's dirk then we may have to take into account that not all Midshipmen came from the same social strata ; some even came up through the Hawse Hole . One carried what one could afford .