Posts: 356 Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Sun 10 Oct, 2010 12:30 pm
Good question. I have only seen 3 or 4 other brass hilted dirks, and this is the only one I have seen with a scabbard somewhat intact, indicating a by-knife and fork. The hilts of those utensils may have been made of brass and turned to match the style of the dirk's grip. However, I have seen a couple of complete dirk sets where the knife and fork grips did not match the dirk. In each of the cases I've seen, the knife and fork were hilted in plain ivory, though other materials may have been used as well (again, I have only seen a couple of these, so my sampling is by no means authoritative). See pictures below.
Chris
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Note how the knife and fork handles are not carved wood to match the dirk, but appear to be ivory. [ Download ]