[QUOTE=Like the sgian dubh the sgian achails was a specific tool, intended for a specific task. Neither was intended as a weapon although, like a hammer (or a bar of soap in the toe of a sock) it could be used as such if the need arose.[/QUOTE]

When my brother was in junior high, there was a girl on the school bus whom the others kids liked to torment. One day, unbeknownst to them, she had a brick in her purse. One connection with an offender's cranium was all it took to gain her some peace on her transport to and from school.