A ROYAL HIGHLAND DIRK INSCRIBED KRALJU PETRU II FOR KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70), LIEUTENANT COLONEL DINITCH, MAJOR BOGDANOVITCH AND CAPTAIN MILETICH, 27TH MARCH 1941-27TH SEPTEMBER 1943, SCOTLAND, BY TAYLOR, INVERNESS with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge, carved grip decorated with thistle flowers, foliage and traditional woven patterns, silver (unmarked) ferrule inscribed 'KRALJU PETRU', the pommel set with a faceted citrine in a silver claw mount, in its leather-covered scabbard with further inscriptions on the mounts, complete with its accompanying pieces 27.5 cm; 10 7/8 in blade King Peter II of Yugoslavia was born in Belgrade 6 September 1923 and was the godson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Following his father's assassination in 1934 King Peter II became regent aged 11. At the outbreak of war in 1939 Yugoslavia was surrounded by axis forces and consequently he signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. This resulted in protests culminating in a coup and the King's exile to London where he was crowned in 1941. He continued his education at Cambridge and joined the Royal Air Force. In 1944 he married Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark and spent the remainder of his life in America where he died in Denver Colorado in 1970.
A ROYAL HIGHLAND DIRK INSCRIBED KRALJU PETRU II FOR KING PETER II OF YUGOSLAVIA (1923-70), LIEUTENANT COLONEL DINITCH, MAJOR BOGDANOVITCH AND CAPTAIN MILETICH, 27TH MARCH 1941-27TH SEPTEMBER 1943, SCOTLAND, BY TAYLOR, INVERNESS with polished blade formed with a scalloped back-edge, carved grip decorated with thistle flowers, foliage and traditional woven patterns, silver (unmarked) ferrule inscribed 'KRALJU PETRU', the pommel set with a faceted citrine in a silver claw mount, in its leather-covered scabbard with further inscriptions on the mounts, complete with its accompanying pieces 27.5 cm; 10 7/8 in blade King Peter II of Yugoslavia was born in Belgrade 6 September 1923 and was the godson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Following his father's assassination in 1934 King Peter II became regent aged 11. At the outbreak of war in 1939 Yugoslavia was surrounded by axis forces and consequently he signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany. This resulted in protests culminating in a coup and the King's exile to London where he was crowned in 1941. He continued his education at Cambridge and joined the Royal Air Force. In 1944 he married Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark and spent the remainder of his life in America where he died in Denver Colorado in 1970.
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