Sgian Dubh, himalayan style
 

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well, browsing e-bay found this 'Sgian dubh' in a 'buy it now'
seemed a reasonable price, so it's coming to live with me.

it seems a reasonable approximation of a small tibetan/bhutanese silver mounted knife (dossum?), which i've been on the lookout for for awhile now (lost a few auctions at considerably more moolah than i paid for this 'scottish' version. :) ) ( i know, it may even be a 'chinese' approximation)

wonder if the 'scots' used hairpin laminations, will see when it arrives...

dagger has arrived,
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in hand picture for scale.
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5mm thick blade, 3 cm. at bolster, 14.5 cm. long blade, 7 cm. long grip, eight-lobed wire wound section, octagonal pommel section.

silver scabbard with wood lining, braised joints, not soldered.

Might just be the photos, but it doesn't lool like silver to me. Have you tested it? :shrug:

don't have anything to test it with, prev. owner appears to have given it a good going over with polish, some black tarnish visible in spots, and a quick rub with a micro cloth over the 'silver' produces black oxide. don't think it's a very high grade anyhow.

p.s. - the photo was run thru an enhancer as it came out a bit off color - the cloth it sits on is really white.

did a quick vinegar soak last nite, whole blade turned black, no sign of hairpins like on my chinese/tibetan knife, there is some signs of differential hardening along the edge tho. the vinegar did take off the horrible polish that someone gave it at some point looks a lot better.

had a look thru the internet for how to test silver with home items, i'm gonna put a dab of yellow mustard on it on the back to see if it's real silver, mebbe a touch of egg-yolk. should turn black from the sulphur.