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AN ENGLISH DIRK KNIFE BY A.W. PAYNE & CO, MANHATTAN WORKS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1860
Double edged dirk blade marked at ricasso A. W. PAYNE & CO./MANHATTAN WORKS/SHEFFIELD, mother-of-pearl grip scales, scroll embossed two-piece German-sivler cross guard and pommelplates, brown leather sheath gilt stamped with scrolls, border decorations and maker's name A.W. PAYNE & CO. German-silver throat
5 inch (12.7 cm.) blade
Some light staining on blade, some wear to sheath especially at tip, appears to be lacking German-silver tip.
Double edged dirk blade marked at ricasso A. W. PAYNE & CO./MANHATTAN WORKS/SHEFFIELD, mother-of-pearl grip scales, scroll embossed two-piece German-sivler cross guard and pommelplates, brown leather sheath gilt stamped with scrolls, border decorations and maker's name A.W. PAYNE & CO. German-silver throat
5 inch (12.7 cm.) blade
Some light staining on blade, some wear to sheath especially at tip, appears to be lacking German-silver tip.
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, page 30.