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Lin Robinson
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 Posted: Sat 20 Nov, 2010 6:07 am Post subject: Re: dirk or point |
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| George S. wrote: | | Has the scottish dirk ever been refered to as a point or is a point or scottish point a different weapon altogether.Excuse my lack of knowledge as i am new to myArmoury |
Perhaps you are thinking of a "poinard" which is a type of French dagger. With the close, albeit one-sided relationship between Scotland and France, it is possible that the term entered the Scottish lexicon at some "point". I made a pun.
Welcome to the Forum. It is an interesting place.
Lin Robinson
"The best thing in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women." Conan the Barbarian, 1982
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