I own a couple of dirks. One is the regiment style that the drum majors wear at the games I've attended. I bought it on the cheap because I liked it. I even got all dressed up and wore it once to a reception.
the other is one of the ornate dirks with the little knife and fork and a jewel on top. It comes out every January to assault a haggis!
I mentioned wearing the first dirk only once. The fact is, it was a pain to keep out of the way. As a practical matter, I'll not likely ever wear one again just because I had to keep shifting it. Ha.
I confess, I like Dale's look in the photo, I just never did wear one.
Jim Killman
Writer, Philosopher, Teacher of English and Math, Soldier of Fortune, Bon Vivant, Heart Transplant Recipient, Knight of St. Andrew (among other knighthoods)
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