basket hilted sword
A single- or double-edged blade, 30" to 36" long, with a cage-like basket hilt to protect the hand and provide a "brass knuckles" secondary weapon. From about 1600 to after the '45, it was the most common large weapon of the Highlander. It is often called a claymore, which was a much larger sword carried in the early 16th Century.

dirk
It was the favorite weapon of the Highlander, and one which developed into a particularly Highland style of weapon. A long straight triangular single-edged blade with up to three fullers, no crossguard, and a baluster type handle are the main characteristics of the Highland dirk. Worn on the right front of the kilt, it is a relative of the medieval baselard and dudgeon daggers. They are often seen with an extra knife or two small knives, mounted in the scabbard. Later, the dirk developed into a purely ornamental piece of jewelry, with heavy cast mounts, Cairngorm stones, and regimantal battle honors inscribed on a mainly useless blade.

targe
A round, leather shield, studded with brass, often with a central spike. It was used on the left arm as a parrying weapon.

skean dhu
It's spelled many different ways and pronounced skeen doo,. This small knife, as worn today, is a late development. Often, Highlanders kept a small knife up their sleeves, in the small of the back, or in the coat as a last-ditch weapopn. This was usually known as a Sgian Ochles or oxter knife. When the 1746 Dress Act, which had made it illegal for any man or boy to wear Highland dress, was repealed in 1782, Highlanders took to wearing the small skean dhu in the right stocking top. It remains today a popular part of Highland dress.