18thC Short Brass And Wood Dirk

18thC Scottish Highland dirk in brass and black wood.  The dirk was the iconic Scottish dagger and was an absolute must have for Highland warriors for centuries.

However the dirk was always a big knife, often with blades of 14″/35cm or more and unless you are still fighting amongst the glens and lochs, it is not that useable on a daily basis.  So we have brought you a perfectly styled late 17th/early 18thC Scottish dirk but with a shorter overall length of 10.75″/27cm to fit better in the modern world allowing it to be a far more useable EDC. 

Brass haunches, a cylindrical beaded black wood grip and brass pommel, so it looks all ‘dirk’ but will be easier to wear and use for tasks.

It has a fully functional, 6.75″/17.5cm single edged blade with file work spine and comes with a with a period decorated naturally tanned leather sheath (in red, green, black, brown and new blue) and brass chape. 

We have 3 sizes of this style; the Sgian Dhu, the short brass and black wood dirk, and the long brass and black wood dirk.  Available individually or as a set.

Overall length 10.75″/27cm

Blade length 6.75″/17.5cm

Grip length 4″/10cm

As our knives are handmade, these measurements may vary very slightly between examples. 

Edge Sharpness

Semi-Sharp is ‘butter knife sharp’; it has a very fine flat on the edge

Sharp has been ground to give a reasonable cutting edge, but final honing, if required, is by the customer.

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