Dirk

The Highland dirk was an all-purpose implement which evolved from the medieval dagger. This 18th-century example is said to be from Strathspey in the Highlands.

The dirk has a decorated wooden handle.

This dirk is typical of the kind of weapon which was outlawed by the various Disarming Acts which followed the unsuccessful Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-387-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.LC 86
Date:	18th century
Material:	Wood grip; brass disc
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Subject:	Daggers, dirks (NMAS Classification)
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Where:	Scotland, Inverness-shire, Strathspey
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Description:	Dirk, with a wooden grip decorated with interlace, hearts, a flat-topped pommel with a brass disc and a quatrefoil tang, said to be from Strathspey, 18th century
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