Allan McVie (amv2f@udcf.gla.ac.uk)
Fri, 03 Dec 1999 11:35:48 +0000
At 09:11 03/12/99 -0000, you wrote:
>You can carry a dirk in your sock if you are in Highland dress. I don't know
>whether it comes under the size restrictions or whether it can be as long as
>yr shin is (which could be pretty impressive). Anybody know???
It is not a dirk but a Skian Dubh (Black Knife) which you can carry in your
sock if in Highland dress, its blade is only a few inchs long.It is allowed
under the regulations regarding the carring of knifes.
A dirk is carried on the belt and can be around a foot long however IIRC it
is banned under the regulations.
I seem to remember that the only other exeption to the regulations are the
knifes/swords carried by Sikhs as part of their religion.
Allan McVie
Allan McVie
Yoshitomi Research Institute for Neuroscience in Glasgow.
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University of Glasgow.
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