
Originally Posted by
Macman
That was pretty good, Martin! I don't remember seeing that episode. The comment about their sgian's was interesting, because they were wearing them on the right. I guess that's TV! In my old regiment, enlisted men were not allowed to wear them without obtaining special permission in writing.
I am not well up on military regulations Macman, but I understood that the sgian dubh was to be worn according to the dominant hand of the wearer, i.e. a right-handed man wears his sgian dubh to his right and a left-handed to the left.
Warwickshire - Shakespeare's county.
Bookmarks