Changes: Baldric

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A baldric was a wide, usually ornamental belt worn over one shoulder and around the waist that is typically used to carry weapons and/or denote rank. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

Andorian baldric

In the 22nd century, some members of the Andorian Imperial Guard wore a baldric either over their left shoulder or their right. This Andorian baldric was made of a leather-like material and comprised of two straps (one thick, one thin) connected to a belt.

Thy'lek Shran often wore this baldric, placing it over his left shoulder. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident", "Proving Ground") He was no longer wearing the baldric when he boarded the Enterprise NX-01 in 2161, having left the Guard five years earlier. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")

Andorians who wore baldrics

Klingon baldric

Worf, 2372 — A Klingon baldric worn by Worf

The Klingon baldric was a sash that traditionally went over the left or right shoulder of noble Klingons. It contained the symbol of a Klingon House. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy"; DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")

Some baldrics were used to hold knives or daggers. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

Worf was allowed to wear a baldric as a member of Starfleet. He wore his over his right shoulder. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") He removed this baldric from his Starfleet uniform only on a few occasions, including:

After mating with K'Ehleyr in 2365 (TNG: "The Emissary")
A meeting with the Klingon High Council in 2366 (TNG: "Sins of the Father")
When he killed Duras in 2367 (TNG: "Reunion")
While playing poker in 2369 (TNG: "The Quality of Life")
During a poker game in 2370 (TNG: "Liaisons")
When in Deanna Troi's quarters in 2370, after having spent the night with her (TNG: "Eye of the Beholder")

This event was in a hallucination that Troi was experiencing.

When he was on trial in 2372 (DS9: "Rules of Engagement")
Upon entering Dr. Bashir's office in 2373, after his first intimate encounter with Jadzia Dax (DS9: "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places")

When Dax and Worf enter Dr. Bashir's office, Jadzia is wearing Worf's baldric over her right shoulder.

Shortly after returning to the USS Enterprise-E's bridge after destroying the Borg's interplexing beacon on the ship's deflector dish in 2063 (Star Trek: First Contact)
When imprisoned in Internment Camp 371 by the Dominion in 2373 (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light")
While in his quarters on Deep Space 9 in 2375, before and during Kor's visit to him there (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")
While serving aboard a Klingon Bird-of-Prey (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")

He also referred to his baldric as a "sash". (TNG: "Conundrum")

A reference to Worf's baldric was present in the script of DS9: "Rules of Engagement", but was omitted from the episode as broadcast.

Gul Dukat was seen wearing a Klingon baldric, which he most likely procured from his captured Bird-of-Prey. (DS9: "Apocalypse Rising")

Jean-Luc Picard once told Worf to "straighten his baldric" after Worf entered the bridge late for his duty shift. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

Costume designer Durinda Rice Wood wanted to redesign some things on the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation including the baldric of Worf. She came up with a new one, made out of bicycle chains she bought in a Hardware store and Michael Dorn accepted and liked the new one. (TNG Season 2 DVD special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Two: Costumes")

Klingons who wore baldrics

B'iJik (right shoulder)
Chang(right shoulder)
Duras (right shoulder)
Gowron (right shoulder)
K'mpec (right shoulder)
K'Nera (right shoulder)
Kahless the Unforgettable (right shoulder)
- Kahless' clone (right shoulder)
Kang (left shoulder, later right shoulder)
Kerla (right shoulder)
Klaang (left shoulder)
Klag (right shoulder)
Koloth (right shoulder)
Kor (left shoulder, later right shoulder)
Korok (left shoulder)
Krell (right shoulder)
Maltz (right shoulder)
Martok (right shoulder)
Morag (right shoulder)
Torak (right shoulder)
Torg (right shoulder)
Worf (right shoulder)

Gallery of Klingon baldrics

External link

Baldric at Wikipedia

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 * During a poker game in [[2370]] ({{TNG|Liaisons}})
 * When in [[Deanna Troi]]'s quarters in [[2370]], after having spent the night with her ({{TNG|Eye of the Beholder}})
-{{bginfo|This event was in a hallucination that Troi was experiencing.}}
+{{bginfo|This event was in a [[hallucination]] that Troi was experiencing.}}
 * When he was on trial in [[2372]] ({{DS9|Rules of Engagement}})
-* Upon entering Dr. [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]]'s office in [[2373]], after his first [[Klingon mating rituals|intimate encounter]] with [[Jadzia Dax]] ({{DS9|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}})
+* Upon entering [[doctor|Dr.]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]]'s office in [[2373]], after his first [[Klingon mating rituals|intimate encounter]] with [[Jadzia Dax]] ({{DS9|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}})
 {{bginfo|When Dax and Worf enter Dr. Bashir's office, Jadzia is wearing Worf's baldric over her right shoulder.}}
 * Shortly after returning to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s [[bridge]] after destroying the [[Borg]]'s [[interplexing beacon]] on the ship's [[deflector dish]] in [[2063]] ({{film|8}})