Naval Dirks

[M ELEY]

I agree with David that this is more of a short hanger versus a dirk. As you point out, most midshipmen's dirks were 'private purchase' for officers and not marked (as far as I know!) for the ship or rack number, etc. Although I feel strongly yours is a probably a naval piece, many of the short hangers of this type had equal distribution to both naval and infantry units.