When is a dirk appropriate?

[Jock Scot]

I second what McMurdo and MoR have said. I know this may annoy some people when I say this:" NEVER EVER wear a dirk with civilian kilt day attire, or at black tie events". Civilian pipers may be exceptions and of course military uniforms are under completely different rules.

Alright, I hear some of you say:" to blazes with that, I will wear what I want" and that is fine, if you want to be picked out as someone who does not know the form, then carry on! Just like the chap in Inveraray!

[Smitty]

Many thanks for the insight- exactly the information I was looking for!