Hey Marines, How About a K Bar Skean Dhu?

**Riverkilt** · 17th July 05, 07:05 PM

My kiltmaker Kathy Lare of Kathy's Kilts was at the Flagstaff Highland games doing a land office business Saturday. While waiting to talk to her about the X Marks tartan I got to noticing some Skean Dhus she offers with her accessories.

One of them is a replica K Bar Marine Corps knife!

I've never had an interest in wearing a Skean Dhu in my kilt hose...until I saw that one. Her husband makes them out of replica letter openers. Has the distinctive handle and black blade only the blade is aluminum. Not for real use. But when's the last time you had to pull a Skean Dhu on anyone?

My sense is with that distinctive handle sticking out of your sock no one in the know would mess with a man packing a K Bar Skean Dhu.

Total length is 7 1/2" USMC is stamped on the base of the blade.

Kathy's husband makes a nice leather sheath for the K Bar and stamps the EGA into the sheath. $55.00 from www.Kathyskilts.com

Don't know if I can get a pic of it up, the folks that posted this says they're sold out. Wouldn't be surprised who might have bought them.

http://www.neaca.com/images/USMC_Mini_KBar_Style_.JPG

Their son is serving overseas in the USMC so they know what they're doing here. Tell them I sent you.

Ron

**macwilkin** · 17th July 05, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

My kiltmaker Kathy Lare of Kathy's Kilts was at the Flagstaff Highland games doing a land office business Saturday. While waiting to talk to her about the X Marks tartan I got to noticing some Skean Dhus she offers with her accessories.

One of them is a replica K Bar Marine Corps knife!

I've never had an interest in wearing a Skean Dhu in my kilt hose...until I saw that one. Her husband makes them out of replica letter openers. Has the distinctive handle and black blade only the blade is aluminum. Not for real use. But when's the last time you had to pull a Skean Dhu on anyone?

My sense is with that distinctive handle sticking out of your sock no one in the know would mess with a man packing a K Bar Skean Dhu.

Total length is 7 1/2" USMC is stamped on the base of the blade.

Kathy's husband makes a nice leather sheath for the K Bar and stamps the EGA into the sheath. $55.00 from www.Kathyskilts.com

Don't know if I can get a pic of it up, the folks that posted this says they're sold out. Wouldn't be surprised who might have bought them.

http://www.neaca.com/images/USMC_Mini_KBar_Style_.JPG

Their son is serving overseas in the USMC so they know what they're doing here. Tell them I sent you.

Ron

There's a fellow in our St. Andrew's Society who is also a Marine that wears the "real McCoy" on his belt with his Leatherneck tartan kilt! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

billmcc · 17th July 05, 08:26 PM

This is the kind of thing I like to hear about (and buy). I hope more retailers come out with American-style kilt accessories.

**Archangel** · 18th July 05, 03:07 AM

Originally Posted by billmcc

This is the kind of thing I like to hear about (and buy). I hope more retailers come out with American-style kilt accessories.

Myself, I like to hear about retailers coming out with Canadian-style accessories. Isn't the international face of the web something wonderful to get used to?

**cavscout** · 18th July 05, 07:21 AM

awesome! Glad to know that os out there. The K-Bar does have an amazing infuence on those it comes in contact with

billmcc · 18th July 05, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Myself, I like to hear about retailers coming out with Canadian-style accessories. Isn't the international face of the web something wonderful to get used to?

The international flavor of the web is a spice of life I enjoy. However, it seems to me that people from different parts of the world are basicly more alike than they are different.

**Archangel** · 25th July 05, 07:51 PM

Couldn't find anything on the original link but I've been getting more intrigued with this idea since you posted it. found some 9+" minis but that's too big.

So, if the k-bar was merged with the skean dhu, would you want to see the clip point carried over instead of the standard drop-point/dagger blade?

Any idea why they chose to go with the leather washer handle versus anything else?

**Riverkilt** · 25th July 05, 09:03 PM

Just like to have the distinctive handle sticking up...but suppose as more Marines see it they'll wanna look at the whole thing and I'll be hauling out of my sock.

Ron

**Archangel** · 26th July 05, 09:16 AM

here's the letter opener at $6.25 about halfway down the page: http://www.discountcutlery.net/en-us/dept_17239.html

**Riverkilt** · 26th July 05, 09:23 AM

That's it! The handle color on mine is what shows here...not sure its olive drab, looks brown or War 2 khaki to me.

They made a nice profit off of me, but don't begrudge them finding this and making such a nice leather sheath with the EGA on it.

For me, only thing important is the handle sticking out of my kilt hose :-P

Semper Fi,

Ron