Piper's Dirk

The forerunner of the present MK III, Piper's Dirk, was introduced in 1871, a MarkII version appearing in 1879 and finally the Mark III in 1913. The dirk is issued to the pipers of the Scottish regiments for wear in No. 1 Dress.  This dirk is hand-made using traditional methods throughout.  The handle is hand carved from ebony and is fitted with white metal nails.  The pommel is white metal, incorporating with a raised Tudor Crown. The scabbard is constructed from wood and is covered in leather. The blade on the dirk is 11.3/4” long and of polished sword steel.  All the scabbard mounts are in white metal. The blade on the dirk is 11.3/4” long. and it's overall length in the scabbard is 18"