When is a dirk appropriate?

[Panache]

If that's the rule, then the sgian dubh is out, too, because I rarely have occasion to draw a 4 inch knife with a dull, ornamental blade whilst kilted.

But a small knife stuck in one's sock is standard and accepted ornament for highland attire, both day and evening wear. Its size makes it convenient to carry.

The dirk on the other hand is generally only worn with formal and/or ceremonial garb. Its size is somewhat cumbersome and awkward.

Personally I find myself more often than not either not wearing a sgian dubh at all or wearing a "sgian don't" bottle cap opener. Because one must be ever wary of some cold tasty dark beer that could strike at any moment!*

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:





* I am ever the optimist

[davedove]

Because one must be ever wary of some cold tasty dark beer that could strike at any moment!

That's the same reason I have a corkscrew on my pocket knife. One never knows when he will have to deal with a rogue chardonnay.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

That's the same reason I have a corkscrew on my pocket knife. One never knows when he will have to deal with a rogue chardonnay.

Which is why no proper kilted gentleman should set foot in the field or park without his Gaelic Themes "Officers" sgian dubh, combining as it does many of the useful tools associated with the venerable Swiss Army Knife with the indispensably traditional sgian dubh.