The Red Ruler

I am the highest rank

Unless you use the first

I am full, never blank

Sometimes I make you burst

I am surely one of a kind

The ruler of a formal wear

A man of wisdom you might find

In your hand I’m very fair

I have three good friends

All with swords in their hands

Our bond never ends

But I am different in thy lands

What am I?

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