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of the Samurai, in Scotland the dirk was the heart of the Highlander. In many warrior cultures oaths were sworn on one's sword. Among the Gael, however, binding oaths with the force of a geas (involving dire supernatural penalties for breaking such an oath) were sworn on one's dirk. The English, aware of this, used the custom against the Highlanders after Culloden: When Highland dress was prohibited in 1747 those Gael who could not read or sign an oath were required to swear a verbal oath, "in the Irish (Scots Gaelic) tongue and upon the holy iron of their dirks", not to possess any gun, sword, or pistol, or to use tartan: "... and if I do so may I be cursed in my undertakings, family and property, may I be killed in battle as a coward, and lie without burial in a strange land, far from the graves of my forefathers and kindred; may all this come across me if I break my oath."
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When worn, the dirk normally hangs by a leather strap known as a "frog" from a dirk belt, which is a wide leather belt having a large, usually ornate buckle, that is worn around the waist with a kilt. Many Scottish dirks carry a smaller knife and fork which fit into compartments on the front of the
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The dirk occupies a unique niche in Highland culture and history. Many Highland Scots were too cash-poor to buy a sword, following the Disarming Acts enacted to erode Highland martial insurrections but virtually every male carried a dirk—and carried it everywhere! If in Japan the katana was the soul
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The traditional Scottish dirk is a probable development from the 16th century but like all medieval societies, the Highlander needed a knife for everyday use. The dirk became symbolic of a Highland man’s honour and oaths were sworn on the steel which was believed to be holy. The following highlights
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In the United States, the dirk was introduced by Scottish immigrants in the 1700s. This was originally a single-edged weapon, but by 1745 more commonly had a double-edged blade making the dirk more or less synonymous with the dagger. Dirks were often made from old sword blades. In the nineteenth
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A thrusting weapon, the naval dirk originally functioned as a boarding weapon and as a functional fighting dagger. During the days of sail, midshipmen and officers wore dirks; the daggers gradually evolved into ceremonial weapons and badges of office. In the
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as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers.
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of officers. Later, it became an element of other uniforms as well, e.g. of officers in the Russian and Polish army and air force and of the police forces in some countries.
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century dirks started to be made with a curved blade, but returned to a straight blade by the end of the century. Some were long enough to be considered a short sword.
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The Weapons and Fighting Methods of the Highland Scots: A Study of the Historical Swordsmanship and Warfare Practices of the Scottish Highlanders
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During the period of proscription, only service in a British regiment permitted Highlanders to bear their traditional arms and dress. The
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Scottish dirk, blade by Andrew Boog, Edinburgh, c. 1795, Royal Ontario Museum
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during the 17th century, presumed related to the Danish, Dutch and Swedish
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in Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak in Tychy
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is also worn tucked into the top of the hose when wearing a kilt.
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A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans
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Index

Dirk (disambiguation)
Dirks (surname)

dagger
Scottish Gaelic
Age of Sail
Scotland in the Early Modern Era
Samuel Johnson
prehistoric daggers
Oxborough dirk
Highland dress
sgian dubh

George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon
Scottish Gaelic
ballock
rondel dagger
78th Fraser Highlanders
Major-General James Stewart
broadsword
sgian dubh

Polish:

Royal Navy
Navy Ministry
Russian Empire
Soviet navy
dress uniform
Kindjal

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