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Hunting knives feature the typical bowed blade design that allows a smooth flowing cut taking the pressure off the wrist. The blade of the hunting knife has a thick, heavy spine that provides strength, as well as the right amount of flexibility for skinning, gutting and quartering.
Hunting knives are generally used for cleaning and skinning. Because of their beautiful designs, they have become collectors' items. They often have a heavy duty diverse designed guard. The hilts usually have brushed copper tone and curved stainless steel blades. At times, top of the blade of these knives is half serrated, used for cutting wood or bone. The clip point, single ground blade extends all the way through the handle and attaches to a stainless steel pommel that is capable of being used as a field hammer. The best commercial blades are made of hollow-ground stainless or high carbon steel to hold a keen edge. Hunting knives are referred to as significant ancient cultural artifacts symbolizing social status and pride.

Polearms are, along with Spears, the largest weapons in the game with the most reach. In Diablo II Polearms are unpopular due to their relatively low damage and slow swing speed. They aren't even that good for Barbarians to use with Whirlwind, as they have much lower damage then the top blunts or spears. They are improved somewhat at higher levels in the Expansion, however.
Polearms have been used for centuries as weapons of destruction, though their roots stem from humble farming tools. Derived from the spear, the axe, the scythe, and the hammer, polearms are any combinations of those, and come in all shapes and sizes, from the rudimentary war-scythes to the devastating bardiches and glaives. The polearm can easily strike beyond the range of even the largest swords and axes. Wielding such a weapon requires great strength, skill, and the use of both hands. The Barbarian is the expert in polearms, and his masteries skills tree includes a Polearm Mastery skill.

The scottish Dirks were carved by hand and mounted on custom made blades. They represent a range of dirk styles from the earliest examples of what may be identified as a truely Scottish style dirk circa 1650, on the left. Then a piece from the mid 18th century, that illustrates the last period with a functional dagger that is starting to show the design elements that will be the hallmarks of the dress daggers worn since the end of the 1700's. The dirk on the right shows the height of form and function, when the dirk was a working tool as well as showing the full development of the carved hilt circa 1700. These have all been sold. Scottish Dirks are one of the most distinctive varieties of knives. Owing to its present form, the Scottish dirk is a massive piece of male jewelry, mounted in gold or silver, capped with semi-precious stones and worn with the kilt as part of formal evening dress.
The first true dirks appeared in the early 1600's, evolving from the medieval ballock dagger that was a stabbing weapon, designed to pierce armor, with a heavy, sharply-pointed blade. It retained the ballocks between the handle and blade but developed a wide, flaring pommel capped by a circular brass disk.
By the beginning of 1800, the dirks underwent transformation. The blade of the dirk then, retained its traditional size and shape, but the hilt began to assume impractical forms. Some looked like three balls stacked one upon the other and others took an extreme thistle shape having a small handle. Pommels remained large and became highly decorated with engraving and/or three dimensional castings.
Being unique in western culture, the dirk is still made and worn, along with the sgian dubh, or stocking knife. Although it comes in an infinite variety, it has always been instantly recognizable as a Scottish Dirk.