The dirk is a piercing melee weapon with a short double-edged straight blade and was used as a boarding weapon. In Russia, the dagger became widespread at the end of the 16th century, and later it became the traditional weapon of the officers of the navy. For the first time, historians mention the dagger as a personal edged weapon of officers of the Russian fleet in the biography of Peter I, who. liked to wear a naval dagger in a sling.
The product is delivered in a gift box