21st Century Sgian dhu?

**Paco500** · 27th March 06, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by Prester John

Why not a pen sized stun gun?

That is certainly "safer" but keeping in the self protection theme.

I'm a big guy with a shaved head, half an ear and wearing a kilt. Most likely all the self protection I need.

**Southern Breeze** · 27th March 06, 07:40 PM

These knives from Victronix were mentioned a while back.It's not a Sgian dhu, but it has a USB drive. It probably would'nt be hard for a knifemaker to take this type of drive and put a Sgian dhu handle on it.

http://www.swissbit.com/haupt.asp?nv=2288&spr=2

**macwilkin** · 27th March 06, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Southern Breeze

These knives from Victronix were mentioned a while back.It's not a Sgian dhu, but it has a USB drive. It probably would'nt be hard for a knifemaker to take this type of drive and put a Sgian dhu handle on it.

http://www.swissbit.com/haupt.asp?nv=2288&spr=2

My MIL got me one for Christmas -- as SB says, it is far too small for a sgain dubh, but a fun little gadget nonetheless -- very practical.

Cheers,

Todd

**Nick** · 27th March 06, 08:40 PM

I saw a sgian today that had a comb rather than a blade. I'll try to think of other clever things to use.

**The Supreme Canuck** · 27th March 06, 08:48 PM

Oh, well if we're just brainstorming what would be good rather than trying to find something...

How about a flashlight? Pop a sgian handle onto a MagLite.
Or maybe a laser pointer if you need that sort of thing for presentations?

I mean, only the handle has to be nice, right?

**Colin** · 28th March 06, 10:03 AM

There was a "swiss army" style sgian dubh on the forum before.

**Joe Gondek** · 28th March 06, 10:15 AM

The sgain dubh pictured above is based on an orginal made in the mid 1800's
There is nothing 21st century about making a sgain dubh multifunctional

**KiltedKnight** · 28th March 06, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Paco500

I'm a big guy with a shaved head, half an ear and wearing a kilt. Most likely all the self protection I need.

There is ALWAYS someone who is bigger than you and out for trouble. If you want you can always tattoo something on your leg if that's what you want, myself? I think that I'll stay with something shiney that I can put next to a goblin's ear to let him know that I am serious.

Chris.

**davedove** · 28th March 06, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by KiltedKnight

There is ALWAYS someone who is bigger than you and out for trouble.

I find it's usually NOT the bigger guys who are the problem. Most of them are just trying to enjoy themselves. I find that much more trouble comes from smaller guys, who must feel they need to prove something.

**Mattg** · 28th March 06, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

I find it's usually NOT the bigger guys who are the problem. Most of them are just trying to enjoy themselves. I find that much more trouble comes from smaller guys, who must feel they need to prove something.

Yeah, I'm 6 foot 2 and 275 lbs and I'm never looking for trouble but I'm always running into these smaller guys who just want to fight, I don't know what it is....