Dagger

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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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