Glen..... Great looking Sgian Dubh! Does your girl friend share your interest in classy Highland attire (obviously her Grandfather did), beyond you of course?
Cheers.... Bill
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She does enjoy it but I think mostly she likes seeing me in it. Her Grandfather is still with us but he is moving to a retirement residence and is passing on his kit. All of it is of high quality and he kept it in good repair. Pics of the other stuff will show up I am sure.
Same thing, actually, or was at one time. In the gemstone world, Cairngorm was once a term used to designate the dark yellow to dark brown (smoky) quartz that originated in the Cairngorm Mts. I understand that those deposits were used up years ago. The orange to orange reddish stones often seen on antique or vintage dirks and sgians, referred to as Cairngorms are likely amythest that has been heat treated to change the color.
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Same thing, actually, or was at one time. In the gemstone world, Cairngorm was once a term used to designate the dark yellow to dark brown (smoky) quartz that originated in the Cairngorm Mts. I understand that those deposits were used up years ago. The orange to orange reddish stones often seen on antique or vintage dirks and sgians, referred to as Cairngorms are likely amythest that has been heat treated to change the color.
Thanks for the clarification. This is quite old not sure how old but it has been around for a while.
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