Having served 33 years in the Marine Corps, I guess you could call me a pretty martial kind of person. I have a plethora of weapons of many forms. Recently a nice combination of events has caused my personal collection of Sgians Dubh to grow.

Below is my current collection:



Numbering from left to right they are:

#1 Columbia River Knife and Tool’s Carson Design F4-02.
#2 Original Hand-Made by me, antler handle, blade made from jeep leaf spring. Eastern White tail deer, shot by me in 1962. Nicle and brass butt.
#3 Original Hand-Made by a member of this forum, Antler handle, Atlanta Cutlery Damascus Sgian Dubh blade. Western Mule deer, shot by me in 1977.
#4 Original Hand-Made by Thomas Acuna in Hawaii, Stainless blade, Koa wood handle. Koa wood harvested from fallen tree branch on island of Mauii 1984, Brass findings.
#5 Original Hand-Made by Mr Woolery received in a trade for a SWK Blackwatch Standard, Hand ground blade, and Caribou horn handle. I’ll do a complete review of this knife soon.
#6 Original Hand-Made by a member of this forum, Antler handle, Atlanta Cutlery standard Sgian Dubh blade. Mexican deer shot in Loredo 2005.
#7 Original Hand-Made by Hosé Jimenez in Guadalajara, Fighting Toro horn handle, hand-forged blade, bronze findings. Bull fought by Matador Eulalio Lopez, “El Zotoluco” 14 March 2004, Seville, Spain. El Zotoluco was awarded the ears, tail and horns!
#8 Cheapo Sgian Dubh, unknown/forgotten source, composite handle, stainless blade.

Let’s see your Sgian Dubh collections.