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Victorian Royal Naval dirk Percy William Pontifex.

Victorian Royal Naval dirk with engraved blade, shagreen hilt and leather scabbard. Blade length is 45.2 cm. Overall length is 59 cm. It belongs to - Percy William Pontifex, Royal Navy, Date of Birth 15 January 1873. The National Archives - Admiralty, Navy, Royal Marines and Coastguard. Admiralty: Officers Service Records. Sub Lieutenants and Lieutenants Seniority Dates Promoted from Cadets and Midshipmen. Summaries of confidential reports: Name Pontifex, Percy William, Rank: Lieutenant. Date of Appointment: 15 July 1886. The London Gazette, April 2, 1897. Page 1882 Admiralty, 1st April, 1897 The undermentioned Sub - Lieutenants have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in Her Majesty's Fleet - Percy William Pontifex.