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mgolab 31st July 2025 08:22 PM
Scottish Dirk?
 
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I could not pass this one up for the price. Wondering if it is a Scottish dirk. 18.25 inches overall with a 12 inch blade.

Thanks for any comments

toaster5sqn 2nd August 2025 06:05 AM
Dirks were traditionally single edged, often made from cut down/broken backswords. Something like that could, perhaps, have been carried by a poorer highlander pre 1746 but I'm not sure your knife looks that old. Once highland arms were legal again in the late 1800s they became a lot more ornate, being an 'authentic' highlander was a game for the well off!

My first guess based on looks and age of the wood would be a WWI trench raiders knife, but it's just a guess. I'm definitely not an expert.

Robert


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