Baldric

A baldric, also known as a sash, 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. ()
== 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. () He was no longer wearing the baldric when he boarded in 2161, having left the Guard five years earlier. ()
=== Andorians who wore baldrics ===
* Keval
* Telev
* Tholos
* Thon
* Thy'lek Shran
==Eminian baldric==
==Regent of Palamar==
==Valtese baldric==
Worn by Chancellor Alrik
== Klingon baldric ==
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. (; )
Some baldrics were used to hold knives or daggers. ()
Gul Dukat was seen wearing a Klingon baldric, which he most likely procured from his captured Bird-of-Prey, or as spoils of war in a subsequent conflict. ()
=== Worf's baldrics ===
Worf was allowed to wear a baldric as a member of Starfleet. He wore his over his right shoulder. ().
In 2364 (and possibly earlier), Worf wore a gold-coloured weaved baldric with fringed strips along one edge and a single emblem badge at the shoulder. This balric was very similar to the type worn by Klingons in the 23rd century, including Kang and Kor. (; )
From 2365 to at least 2379, Worf wore a silver-coloured baldric made of leather staps weaved through a framework of metal rings. Until 2370, this baldric sported two silver badges at the shoulder. The top badge was circular, and the bottom was an irregular six-sided shape - each with a grid pattern inlaid in the center. In 2071, he replaced these badges with two larger, more-ornate badges. The lower of these badges was the crest of the House of Mogh, which he replaced with the crest of the House of Martok in 2373 when he joined that house. (; ; )
In 2401, Worf wore two black baldrics. Both had similar badges (on one they were coloured silver and the other bronze). The badges were similar to those worn on his previous baldric and may have been stylized versions of the same crests.()
Worf removed this baldric from his Starfleet uniform only on a few occasions, including:
* While being examined by Doctor Katherine Pulaski after fainting in 2365 ()
* After mating with K'Ehleyr in 2365 ()
* A meeting with the Klingon High Council in 2366 ()
* When he killed Duras in 2367 ()
* While playing poker in 2369 ()
* During a poker game in 2370 ()
* When in Deanna Troi's quarters in 2370, after having spent the night with her ()
* When he was on trial in 2372 ()
* Upon entering Dr. Bashir's office in 2373, after his first intimate encounter with Jadzia Dax ()
* Shortly after returning to the 's bridge after destroying the Borg's interplexing beacon on the ship's deflector dish in 2063 ()
* When imprisoned in Internment Camp 371 by the Dominion in 2373 ()
* While serving aboard a Klingon Bird-of-Prey in 2373 ()
* While in his quarters on Deep Space 9 in 2375, before and during Kor's visit to him there ()
In 2368, when the personal memories of crew of the were suppressed as part of a conspiracy to draw them into a war, the presence of Worf's baldric led him to believe that he may be in command of the vessel, a position he chose to adopt and which others chose to go along with, given the lack of other information to prove differently. ()
Jean-Luc Picard once told Worf to "straighten his baldric" after Worf entered the bridge late for his duty shift. ()
=== Klingons who wore baldrics ===
* B'iJik (right shoulder)
* (right shoulder)
* Duras (right shoulder)
* Gowron (right shoulder)
* Kahless the Unforgettable (right shoulder)
** (right shoulder)
* Kang (left shoulder, later right shoulder)
* Kerla (right shoulder)
* Klaang (left shoulder)
* (right shoulder)
* K'mpec (right shoulder)
* K'Nera (right shoulder)
* Koloth (right shoulder)
* Kor (left shoulder, later right shoulder)
* Korrd (right shoulder)
* (right shoulder)
* Maltz (right shoulder)
* Martok (right shoulder)
* Morag (right shoulder)
* (right shoulder)
* Torg (right shoulder)
* Worf (right shoulder)
=== Gallery of Klingon baldrics ===
File:Kor, 2266.jpg|Commander Kor in 2267
File:Kang, 2268.jpg|Captain Kang in 2268
File:Korrd.jpg|General Korrd in 2287
File:Kerla.jpg|Brigadier Kerla in 2293
File:Klag.jpg|Lt. Klag in 2365
File:Worf, 2364.jpg|Lieutenant junior grade Worf in 2364
File:Worf dress sash.jpg|Worf in a dress uniform aboard the Enterprise-D
File:Worf, 2395.jpg|Worf in an alternate future in 2395
File:Kmpec.jpg|Chancellor K'mpec in 2366
File:Duras, son of Ja'rod.jpg|Councilor Duras in 2366
File:Torak.jpg|Governor Torak in 2369
File:Vagh.jpg|Governor Vagh in 2367
File:Morag.jpg|Commander Morag in 2369
File:Koloth, 2370.jpg|Koloth in 2370
File:Gowron, 2375.jpg|Chancellor Gowron in 2375
File:Martok, Chancellor of the Klingon High Council.jpg|Chancellor Martok in 2375
==Romulian Baldric==
Nanclus, 2293.jpg|Ambassador Nanclus
== Tamarian baldric ==
The Children of Tama wore balrics over their left shoulder, bearing ceremonial daggers at the chest. While this was an apparent part of the Tamarian duty uniform, Kayshon also wore a baldric as an accessory to his Starfleet duty uniform.
File:Kayshon.png|Kayshon in 2381
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