Personally I wold not wear a dirk out on the town or just for everyday wear. I will be wearing one to games or the like. I don't own a fancy dirk or sgian. My sgian has a stag hilt and the Dirk is a Coldsteel version that is a real weapon and not something that would bear having fake jewels all over it. I wear it for no other purpose than I just like feeling it on my hip.