Scottish Dirk

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by templarnight

Hi. Thanks for your post it's made interesting reading.
The stitching on the Scabbard just reminded me of,as an example, the 1796 Infantry Scabbard stitching. The way it's done strikes me as 18th century rather than what is seen on 19th century Scabbards, a naval Scabbard for instance.
The Blade is razor sharp and a good quality steel....I have had a good look and it could be a cut down Sword blade.
The pommel nut is screwed onto the tang and I have taken it apart.
I'm still thinking it's 18th fingers crossed!

I was hoping you would think so. I wanted to try to find as much support as I could to make a plausible case for 18th century, and must admit going through all these references was fascinating. Actually I feel I learned quite a bit on these Scottish dirks so spending the time was most enjoyable.

I do hope you will find someone to prove your 18th century theory. As I noted I think you're probably right based on all my research. Sorry I couldn't offer more help .