Original French Napoleonic Naval Dirk Made from Ottoman Marmluk - captured at Battle of the Pyramids 1798 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout by the close of the

by the close of the war it was possible to spin the bell using one piece of brass at a lower cost

The mounts are all brass and the musket has been converted from original flintlock to percussion probably in the early 1840s

This is a very low serial number

indicating that this was never intended for British Government ownership and was for EXPORT ONLY

These are vintage

Original French Napoleonic Naval Dirk Made from Ottoman Marmluk - captured at Battle of the Pyramids 1798 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout by the close of theOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is not only very rare but extremely interesting. This dirk was "liberated" from a French Museum by invading Germans in 1940 who in turn lost it to the victorious G. I. s in 1944 1945. Still retains its museum label, written in French. This is an OTTOMAN MARMLUK Sword blade, which was reduced to Dirk size having been "won" at the Battle of the PYRAMIDS, also known as the Battle of EMBABEH on July 21st 1798. This