Scottish Dirk from Anne

lemmythesmith · 8th November 2007, 10:12 PM

Hi David, my sghian dubh is about 7" overall, total weight about 2 ounces for that lightweight, won't drag your sock down feel

I've read somewhere that ivy root was apparently also used for ballock knife hilts.

Another possible origin of the sghian dubh is that after the '45 the Scots were disarmed by the English, and highlanders being highlanders ("they spend all their time in war and when there are no wars they fight one another") wanted to be armed so a small utility knife was carried, as Alan said, under the armpit or oxter-this knife evolved into the sghian dubh we know today.

Battara · 8th November 2007, 11:03 PM

I have seen other Scottish knives than the dirk or sgian dubh. This is nice.

And as far as Jim's comment:"OK OK I know, a guy could get kilt for cracks like that!!" Please don't apologize - I thought it was great (I cried from joy reading it

).

Jim McDougall · 9th November 2007, 06:22 AM

Thank you so much Battara!!! I thought I was invisible!!!

I owes ya a Drambuie when I see ya next!!!

All the best,
Jim

8th November 2007, 10:12 PM	#1
lemmythesmith Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 93	Hi David, my sghian dubh is about 7" overall, total weight about 2 ounces for that lightweight, won't drag your sock down feel I've read somewhere that ivy root was apparently also used for ballock knife hilts. Another possible origin of the sghian dubh is that after the '45 the Scots were disarmed by the English, and highlanders being highlanders ("they spend all their time in war and when there are no wars they fight one another") wanted to be armed so a small utility knife was carried, as Alan said, under the armpit or oxter-this knife evolved into the sghian dubh we know today.

8th November 2007, 11:03 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	I have seen other Scottish knives than the dirk or sgian dubh. This is nice. And as far as Jim's comment:"OK OK I know, a guy could get kilt for cracks like that!!" Please don't apologize - I thought it was great (I cried from joy reading it ).

9th November 2007, 06:22 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,284	Thank you so much Battara!!! I thought I was invisible!!! I owes ya a Drambuie when I see ya next!!! All the best, Jim