Last night at the James Joyce, ohneplo was kind enough to show us a couple of his dirks. I missed most of the information on the second (as well as the opportunity to take a picture), but I think the Rabble will enjoy this:



Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Officer's Dirk and matching Sgian Dubh, circa 1880 (I hope I have that date right). With the exception of the fork tines, all original furnishings and finish. The empty slot in the upper left corner held the matching sgian dubh (being examined by Turpin while I was taking this picture ).
I will leave the addition of further details to ohneplo - I don't want to get them wrong, and he is the expert.



(And if we ask him nicely, he might post some pictures of his other dirks. The detail work on the other officer's dirk that he showed us was apparent even in the dim light of the parking lot.)