17-569: Kortik (Ко́ртик) may be the Russian for naval dirk a nickname for Kashtan CIWS , a weapons system of the Russian navy a 1948 children's book by Anatoly Rybakov , translated into English as The Dirk Kortik (1954 film) , an adaptation of Rybakov's book, by Vladimir Vengerov and Michael Schweitzer Kortik (1973 film) , an adaptation of Rybakov's book for TV by Nikolai Kalinin Topics referred to by
34-407: A "musket and broadsword , to which many soldiers added the dirk at their own expense." When worn, the dirk normally hangs by a leather strap known as a "frog" from a dirk belt, which is a wide leather belt having a large, usually ornate buckle, that is worn around the waist with a kilt. Many Scottish dirks carry a smaller knife and fork which fit into compartments on the front of the sheath, and
51-452: A coward, and lie without burial in a strange land, far from the graves of my forefathers and kindred; may all this come across me if I break my oath." During the period of proscription, only service in a British regiment permitted Highlanders to bear their traditional arms and dress. The 78th Fraser Highlanders , raised in 1757, wore full highland dress uniform; their equipment was described by Major-General James Stewart in 1780 as including
68-654: A dirk—and carried it everywhere! If in Japan the katana was the soul of the Samurai, in Scotland the dirk was the heart of the Highlander. In many warrior cultures oaths were sworn on one's sword. Among the Gael, however, binding oaths with the force of a geas (involving dire supernatural penalties for breaking such an oath) were sworn on one's dirk. The English, aware of this, used the custom against
85-452: A smaller knife known as a sgian dubh is also worn tucked into the top of the hose when wearing a kilt. A thrusting weapon, the naval dirk originally functioned as a boarding weapon and as a functional fighting dagger. During the days of sail, midshipmen and officers wore dirks; the daggers gradually evolved into ceremonial weapons and badges of office. In the Royal Navy , the naval dirk
102-509: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Naval dirk A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger . Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk ( Scottish Gaelic dearg ) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It
119-596: Is still presented to junior officers; the basic design of the weapon has changed little in the last 500 years. The naval dirk (Polish: kordzik , Russian: кортик ) became part of the uniform of naval officers and civilian officials in the Navy Ministry of the Russian Empire , and in the Soviet navy an element of the dress uniform of officers. Later, it became an element of other uniforms as well, e.g. of officers in
136-785: The Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War in the US.). The 78th Regiment was one of the first three Highland Regiments to fight in North America. The regiment was raised in Inverness by Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser of Lovat as the 2nd Highland Battalion and ranked as the 62nd Regiment of Foot in 1757. It was re-ranked as the 63rd Regiment of Foot later in the year. The regiment embarked for Halifax, Nova Scotia in July 1757 to take part in
153-890: The Seven Years' War . Having been renamed the 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, or Fraser's Highlanders in June 1758, it took part in the Siege of Louisbourg later that month, the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 and the Montreal Campaign in August 1760. During the war, the regiment suffered 103 soldiers killed and 383 wounded. The regiment was disbanded in Quebec in December 1763, with each man offered
170-535: The German dolch, tolch ; from a West Slavic Tillich . The exact etymology is unclear. The modern spelling dirk is probably due to Samuel Johnson 's 1755 Dictionary . The term is also used for "dagger" generically, especially in the context of prehistoric daggers such as the Oxborough dirk . The Scottish dirk (also "Highland dirk", Scottish Gaelic : biodag ), as a symbolic traditional and ceremonial weapon of
187-512: The Highland Cathairean (cateran or warrior), is worn by officers, pipers and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments. The development of the Scottish dirk as a weapon is unrelated to that of the naval dirk; it is a modern continuation of the 16th-century ballock or rondel dagger . The traditional Scottish dirk is a probable development from the 16th century but like all medieval societies,
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#1732855678787204-528: The Highlander needed a knife for everyday use. The dirk became symbolic of a Highland man’s honour and oaths were sworn on the steel which was believed to be holy. The following highlights the importance of the dirk in Highland culture: The dirk occupies a unique niche in Highland culture and history. Many Highland Scots were too cash-poor to buy a sword, following the Disarming Acts enacted to erode Highland martial insurrections but virtually every male carried
221-502: The Highlanders after Culloden: When Highland dress was prohibited in 1747 those Gael who could not read or sign an oath were required to swear a verbal oath, "in the Irish (Scots Gaelic) tongue and upon the holy iron of their dirks", not to possess any gun, sword, or pistol, or to use tartan: "... and if I do so may I be cursed in my undertakings, family and property, may I be killed in battle as
238-458: The Russian and Polish army and air force and of the police forces in some countries. In the United States, the dirk was introduced by Scottish immigrants in the 1700s. Dirks were originally a single-edged weapon. By 1745, however, the weapon was more commonly had a double-edged blade; this makes the dirk more or less synonymous with the dagger. Dirks were often made from old sword blades. In
255-458: The nineteenth century dirks started to be made with a curved blade, but returned to a straight blade by the end of the century. Some were long enough to be considered a short sword. 78th Fraser Highlanders The 78th Regiment, (Highland) Regiment of Foot also known as the 78th Fraser Highlanders was a British infantry regiment of the line that was raised in Scotland in 1757 to fight in
272-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kortik . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kortik&oldid=603630877 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
289-587: Was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers. The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era , being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled dork or dirk during the 17th century, presumed related to the Danish, Dutch and Swedish dolk , and
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