Museum Quality Highland Dirk
Designed by John Barnett
HIGHLAND DIRK
The highland clansman of the 17th and 18th centuries were noted for the dirks they wore as part of their daily dress.
In battle the dirk was held in the left hand along with a small circular shield known as a targe and a basket-hilted broadsword was used in the right hand.
With this combination of weaponry not only could the clansman ward off enemy blades but he could also dispatch either one or two opponents simultaneously.
Early Scottish dirks developed from the medieval ballock dagger and often had plain wooden grips carved with Celtic interlace. The blades were single edged, long and extremely pointed.
Later highland dirks had metal re-enforced grips and the blades were often ground down from broken swords.
The dirk is still in use today both as part of military highland dress and as a general highland dress accessory.
All swords in the John Barnett collection have EN45 sprung steel blades and guard and pommel pieces are always in steel unless brass or bronze are specified. Hand grips are of oak wood over very broad strong tangs
The John Barnett collection are all museum quality pieces with their own distinct look and feel.
Measures approx 6 x 45 cm
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