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23rd January 21, 03:49 PM
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Hi Jamie,
Glad you could verify what I thought about the Cold Steel Dirk. I think it is a very good deal for the money. It does look very smart with the sword belt and the doublet. I get what you mean about the difficulty of navigating a party with a knife that large. Also, Cold Steel product are razor sharp, so if someone wants to see it, you have to be careful. A person could get quite a cut if they assumed it was dull. Cold Steel makes real weapons. This is no exception. A person might want to check the laws in their area, before wearing it. It is still on the wish list!
I've also looked at Atlanta Cutlery's Sgian Dubh blades. I plan to build one of those.
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24th January 21, 09:48 AM
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All the ones I saw above were reproduction 18th century dirks.
If you were looking for Victorian-style dirks with knife and fork there are inexpensive ones made in India but most of them are gaudy and ill-proportioned.
There were some that were nicer than most, plain nickel fittings and decent proportions for around $100 but I can't find them online now.
I did find this site which has some decent-looking inexpensive India-made reproduction Victorian dirks, though they are a bit on the gaudy side:
http://www.allscots.co.nz/dirks2.htm
Last edited by OC Richard; 24th January 21 at 09:50 AM.
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