Subject: ceann-cinnidh clan chief
Culture: Scottish Highlander
Setting: Jacobite rebellions, Highland regiments, Scotland late 17th-18thc
Object: dirk dagger
Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery *
"Dirk and sheath Scottish, late 18th century The traditional Scottish sheath knife,
called a dirk, has a grip decorated with Celtic interlace.
The dirk is thought to derive from the medieval ballock knife
which was used in many countries, especially northern Europe." ...
* Southern Swords
Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery *
"Dirk and sheath Scottish, about 1800 and later
The blade of this dirk is has [SIC] the name of James McGregor and the date 1796,
but certain features suggest a later date." ...
* Cold Steel #88SD
