Strange Dirk & Other Knife You Tube Video

[Howling Dingo]

Okay I found this video on You Tube have watched it three times now. I find it kind of strange but kind of interesting at the same time. I was keen to hear what you guys think of think of it.

So at first it looks like footage taken by some tourist in a shop in the Royal mile . But the second part of the video is footage of the dirk be constructed and plans. Note the video is tagged at Edinburgh castle which seems a tad off.

https://youtu.be/bhlOxFmqQ98



Channel is called "дмитрий кузнецов" and is the only video that has been uploaded. So I say nice work on both the knifes and the sporran.

I am not sure about small knife seems too big for a sgian-dubh and has a belt sheath with a frog. Perhaps it is meant to be a sgian-dearg not a sgian-dubh? Some kind of clan crest on the dirk,Fraser maybe?

Video is very short on any kind of info and more of a personal record than anything else. I am guessing a Greek knifemaker made this for a local Scot? He shows some good crafting skills but rather poor film making skills.

[Luke MacGillie]

Seems to be a talented metal worker/bladesmith in Russia.

[Howling Dingo]

[QUOTE=Luke MacGillie;1381506]Seems to be a talented metal worker/bladesmith in Russia.[/QUOTE

Yes more likely to be Russian than Greek both alphabets are similar to me. Profile photo shows a man at a table with a haggis and a bottle of Glenfiddich.

[Father Bill]

Seems to be a talented metal worker/bladesmith in Russia.

Profile photo shows a man at a table with a haggis and a bottle of Glenfiddich.

Well then, definitely Russian.

[Howling Dingo]

I done a bit of knife making myself and is a lot of skill and time to pull this off to this level. Just seems like a lack of info on this guy and curious what the story is.

[bodhran4me]

Google translate gives дмитрий кузнецов as Russian to Dmitry Kuznetsov in English

[Howling Dingo]

Okay I have tracked this guy down with the same name. He is a silversmith in Russia, the dirk and sporran must of been a one off thing?

https://www.instagram.com/alcedo_jewelry/

http://silver-lab.ru/contacts/

About 80% sure this is the same guy..

[Rlail]

Looks a lot like Cold Steels Dirk

[Howling Dingo]

Looks a lot like Cold Steels Dirk

Okay,not really the one in the by "Dmitry Kuznetsov" has decorative metal/silver work on the handle and sheath .Cold steel dirk is much more plain design.The custom knife has file work on the blade.I would say the are very different.

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Cold Steel Dirk

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Custom "Dmitry Kuznetsov"

[Rlail]

I remembered the Cold Steel being much darker. My mistake