Hesse. A Dirk Gifted By King Edward Vii To Ludwig, Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine In 1908 Auction serving at Naval Headquarters as

serving at Naval Headquarters as Chief of Naval Technical Services

reverse inscribed in raised text "A / SUMMERS / (JOHN) / MARIN ANGLAIS / POUR AVOIR CONCOURU A SAUVER"

According to O’Connor

as well as members of the artillery

each fabricated from a non-magnetic die-cast metal

Hesse. A Dirk Gifted By King Edward Vii To Ludwig, Prince Of Hesse And By Rhine In 1908 Auction serving at Naval Headquarters aseMedals is pleased to offer the Royal presentation Dirk set gifted by King Edward VII to Ernst Ludwig was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine on the event of his birth in 1908. The large dirk features a 270 mm long magnetic steel blade, with a sharp edge and having a very sharp tip. The blade spine is designed with a series of semi circular notches, nine on one side and ten on the other, forming a continuous wave pattern when viewed from above.