Cape Town Highlanders Officer’s Dirk. Pattern 1895 - 98, 24.2 cm plain blade with single fuller and facetted back edge, bog oak hand grip with brass studs, pierced gilt metal pommel with proteus leaves, the finial with facetted coloured stone. Similar finials on the companion knife and fork. Scabbard of black leather with gilt mounts, the lower three embellished with thistle sprays and the top chape with applied silver badge of the Cape Town Highlanders, all relevant areas carefully regilded at some time, good overall condition £1000-1500