As you know, President Trump has decided that all USA citizens must pay import taxes on any items bought from overseas. He has withdrawn the $800 pre-tax allowance on imports and has also cancelled the exemption for antiques.
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For example,
The tariff on UK made items is 10% of the total amount, including the shipping fee.
On items manufactured in mainland Europe, the tariff is 15%.
Some countries incur a much higher percentage.
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This is a large Scottish Highland dirk, which I believe dates to the 19th Century despite being similar to the large bladed 18th Century dirks. My dating of it is down to the fact that most 18th Century dirks have a carved wooden ballock-type hilt instead of antler and also, I believe the blade to be made from a re-profiled late 18th Century sabre, something like a 1788 or 1796 cavalry sabre.
The 420mm single-edged blade has a broad, shallow fuller that merges into the narrow, double-edged spear point. The blade is double edged for the final 80mm and has pitting along its length. The broad blade is 37mm wide at the ricasso and the spine is 10mm thick. I have cleaned the blade as it was very rusty when I acquitted the piece and the blade has been coated with Renaissance Wax to prevent the rust from returning. The patina and pitting cover the whole blade, including the cutting edge and the spine, indicating that the re-working of the blade was carried out some considerable time ago. The position of the nick in the cutting edge suggests that it happened during the blade’s life as a dirk, as opposed to its life as a sabre. A contact nick this close to the base of a sabre blade would be unlikely.
The blade is set into a stag antler grip, with a brass or bronze (before cleaning I believed the metalwork to be iron because of its dark colour) bolster and a scalloped pommel piece. The scallop-edged disk is cut with the cross of St. Andrew (Saltire) and has a hand forged pommel nut through which the tang is peened. The brass/bronze retains a great patina and the blade is firm in the hilt.
This is a large and interesting Scottish Highland dirk in the style of an 18th century dirk, but probably dating to the early or mid-19th Century.
£495.00
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