Is there alot of emphasis placed on the Sgian Dubh, I read on here some do and some don't. I bought my first kilt about 40 years ago and I purchased a sgian also, I think I give $20 dollars for it. It is a cheap replica , but it doesn't look that bad I think, the blade is not sharp , about the thickness of a kitchen knife, if you slipped with it you definitely would not cut yourself, but you might bruise yourself with it. I just wear it to make the outfit seem real, here in Missouri people would not know the difference, not bad mouthing any one, they just wouldn't notice or care. The big fashion here is a new pair of Levis. Ha, ha. I hear the term vintage associated with the Sgian, we would call that antiques here. So I assume that you can buy a vintage Sgian there in the UK. And how would you know if you were getting the real or one that looks vintage. Bare with me, I am on new ground here, just trying to expand my knowledge