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From Luce Bay, Dumfriesshire

This silver-mounted dagger with ivory handle was found on the body of Captain Thurot who was washed ashore in Luce Bay in Dumfriesshire in 1760.

Silver-mounted dagger with an ivory handle, found on the body of Captain Thurot, the French privateer, at Luce Bay, 1760

Captain Francois Thurot commanded a French naval force which threatened Scotland as part of a larger invasion plan in 1759.

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Online ID: 000-100-000-762-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland H.LC 4
Date: Around 1760
Material: Ivory handle; silver mounted
Dimensions: 350 mm L x 40 mm max W
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Subject: Daggers, dirks (NMAS Classification)
Who: Thurot, French privateer
Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, Luce Bay
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