Show us your dirks

[Altenberg Bagpiper]

I'm not sure if there was a thread like this already, but I would like to see the Scottish dirks you have. Here are a couple that I have. These are all military piper's dirks. The one on the left is from the 1980s, the middle one is a Wilkinson Sword dirk from the 1950s, and the one on the right is a current issue dirk from Pooley Sword.


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[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Pooley dirks are, I believe, made in India by Windlass Steel, the same people who own Museum Replicas in the USA.

[Altenberg Bagpiper]

I believe that the blades for Pooley Sword items are forged in India, and then finished, polished and etched in England. That being said my Pooley Sword Mark III Dirk is the best of the three that I have in terms of quality of material and workmanship.

Here are a couple of more dirks that I have from the Seaforth Highlanders.


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[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that Pooley dirks, etching and all, are done in India.

[Altenberg Bagpiper]

That could well be. I am no expert on them but I thought I saw that on their website. I think they only make two different types anyway, the Mark III Pipers' Dirk and the Scots Guards' Pipers' Dirk. Regardless of where they are made the quality is quite good.

Here is another dirk I have. This one is a Piper's dirk of the Cameron Highlanders.


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[Chas]

Just to show the other end of the scale, this is mine.







Apart for a very few exceptions, in the UK, it is illegal for us to wear a blade of over 4" in length, in public. So opportunities would be limited to private events on private property. But if I need a bit of extra bling for an event, I think it would do.

Regards

Chas

[OC Richard]

Here is another dirk I have. This one is a Piper's dirk of the Cameron Highlanders.


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ahh... lovely! To me that is the "holy grail" of dirks!

[OC Richard]

Thanks for the Cameron Highlanders dirk photos!

That dirk in situ worn by piper Henry Pegram (listed as a Seaforths piper but the dirk and crossbelt are pure Cameron Highlanders)



and by pipers of The Highlanders. Note that the Pipe Major wears a Gordon Highlanders officers' dirk while the pipers wear Cameron Highlanders dirks



(Actually I've noticed, in photos of The Highlanders' pipe band, that some of the pipers are wearing the old Cameron Highlanders dirks while some are wearing the ordinary MOD bandsmen's dirks.)

Now, about MY dirks, I don't have anything decent any more. I used to have this lovely gilt civilian dirk, wood handles, very nice Celtic knotwork mounts