The Bandmaster Of The Black Watch Puts On his Gala Uniform : Close-Up Of The Dirk -- Over the right hip the bandmaster wears the traditional dirk. On its top is the cairngorm stone; a miniature set of knife and fork are inserted on the outside of the dirk further down; there is a smaller stone at the top of each of these fittings. November 05, 1951. (Photo by Tom L. Blau, Camera Press).