Talk: Klingon Defense Force uniform

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Some more detail and examples would be nice. --From Andoria with Love 16:15, 17 Sep 2005 (UTC)

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KDF Uniform 2270s-2370s. The Crab-Armor Kind worn by Kruge and his crew, and the battlecruiser crew in Star Trek I. Not only KDF mercenaries, council members, and even some civilians have been seen to wear this uniform on various occasions. Worf irregularly wore one while serving the Klingon Defense Force. Most Klingons we've seen seem to wear this uniform. It does not appear to be restricted to the military. It's implied that the Great Houses control fleets of their own, and the crew of the renegade Bird of Prey operated by Lursa and B'etor also wore this uniform. The Klingons' concept of what a "warrior" is does not always limit itself to professional soldiers. It may be a cultural symbol as well during this period of at least a century during which the Klingons used this uniform.

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Of note, during the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Worf's baldric was almost identical to the sashes worn by Kor and Kang, except that Worf wore it over his right shoulder to avoid covering his combadge.

Wasn't the baldric Worf/Michael Dorn wore actually the same baldric worn by Kor/John Colicos? --From Andoria with Love 18:50, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it is the exact same baldric. The baldric article has a gallery of "Klingon baldrics" and it looks exactly like the one that Kor and Kang wore. I don't think it would be a stretch to assume that Dorn was wearing theirs, maybe as a homage or reference to TOS. Then again, it might've been a last second thing and they didn't have time to make a new baldric until after season one.

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The introduction to the article currently states, "Klingons generally do not wear military rank insignia; a Klingon can be trusted to actually be whatever rank he or she says, as to claim otherwise would be a violation of their honor code." Is this based on any canonical source, or is it somebody's supposition? It sounds a bit fanon-ish to me. —Josiah Rowe 05:47, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

That sounds very much like fanon. I axed it.– Cleanse ^{( talk | contribs )} 06:03, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

A good call, I think. —Josiah Rowe 06:29, September 1, 2010 (UTC)

I am about 85% sure that I heard this mentioned on the Next Generation, but I cannot remember the episode name. I'm almost certain that it was a Worf episode, though. I could go through all of the Klingon-centric episodes of the Next Generation to find out where I heard it. --wa' DaHoHchugh chotwI' SoH, wa''uy' DaHoHchugh charghwI' SoH, Hoch DaHoHchugh Qun SoH. 23:00, April 25, 2012 (UTC)

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+: KDF Uniform 2270s-2370s. The Crab-Armor Kind worn by Kruge and his crew, and the battlecruiser crew in Star Trek I. Not only KDF mercenaries, council members, and even some civilians have been seen to wear this uniform on various occasions. Worf irregularly wore one while serving the Klingon Defense Force. Most Klingons we've seen seem to wear this uniform. It does not appear to be restricted to the military. It's implied that the Great Houses control fleets of their own, and the crew of the renegade Bird of Prey operated by Lursa and B'etor also wore this uniform. The Klingons' concept of what a "warrior" is does not always limit itself to professional soldiers. It may be a cultural symbol as well during this period of at least a century during which the Klingons used this uniform.
-: KDF Uniform 2270s-2370s. The Crab-Armor Kind worn by Kruge and his crew, and the battlecruiser crew in Star Trek I.
-Not only KDF mercenaries, council members, and even some civilians have been seen to wear this uniform on various occasions. Worf irregularly wore one while serving the Klingon Defense Force. Most Klingons we've seen seem to wear this uniform. It does not appear to be restricted to the military. It's implied that the Great Houses control fleets of their own, and the crew of the renegade Bird of Prey operated by Lursa and B'etor also wore this uniform. The Klingons' concept of what a "warrior" is does not always limit itself to professional soldiers. It may be a cultural symbol as well during this period of at least a century during which the Klingons used this uniform.
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