Caledonian Sgian Dubh

Cost adjusted to cover US tariffs . Stay safe. Derek
Glasgow. Hello. My name is Derek and I live and work in Glasgow Scotland . The name Sgian Dubh is Gaelic and means black knife . Sgian means knife and Dubh is black . It is the traditional knife you see worn in the sock of a person wearing a kilt . In reality it was your every day tool used for everything from eating to fighting . Some believe

it was the weapon you never gave up to the law and always kept it hidden hence the black . An interesting side story is that when a Scotsman was visiting a friend he would tuck the Sgian Dubh into his sock to show he was a friend and had no ill intentions to hide . There are similar customs around the world and one I’m close too because of one of my wooden sculptures is the Native American custom of offering a broken arrow as a sign they mean you no harm . The original Sgian Dubh was a basic sharpened blade hammered into a wooden/antler handle and bound by leather . The fluting along one side that some added was simply to increase the grip on the blade when scraping animal skins as the handles weren’t that strong . I'm always happy to help on messenger or WhatsApp and we can chat about what I have available or can make just for you . All of my work is hand carved including my metal working , nothing is cast so every piece is unique . My naturally shed/cast antler I find on or around the family croft on the Isle of Lewis. My Sgian Dubhs have an unconditional lifetime guarantee . Derek
Glasgow
Scotland