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
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")
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")
- 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")
- 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 Nine in 2375, before and during Kor's visit to him there (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")
He has also referred to his baldric as a "sash". (TNG: "Conundrum")
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)
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)