Original British Early Victorian Cased Carving Knife and Fork Set from Salvage of HMS Royal George - Sunk 1782 U.S. Field Gear UNSCREW HORN

UNSCREW HORN

This is a one-of-a-kind set with wonderful provenance and evidence of an incredible dog fight ending in tragedy for both the German crew and the British fighter pilot defending his homeland from the German blitz

You are now probably wondering what in the world an A&P platoon is and what are their jobs and responsibilities

Original paper size label still present under sweatband

Hazel Bonnar

Original British Early Victorian Cased Carving Knife and Fork Set from Salvage of HMS Royal George - Sunk 1782 U.S. Field Gear UNSCREW HORNOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The loss of H. M. S. ROYAL GEORGE, the pride of the Royal Navy, in 1782 was a true shock to Great Britain. It was England's LARGEST Man o War and its sinking affected England much like the Loss of the U. S. S. ARIZONA at Pearl Harbor in WW2. In the 1840s there was an attempt to salvage some of this massive ship's components, and many were turned into tributes to the great disaster. Here is a lovely pair of Carving Knife