Quote Originally Posted by Dall_Piobaire View Post
Had a hard time reading it with the eyes and all! It seems to make sense though! It also seems, on further thought, if one were to have carried a Sgain achlais, one would continue to carry one, as a Sgain Dubh would be quite small to be practical as a weapon of any worth at all.
Exactly. The notion of the little sgian dubh as a weapon is rather ludicrous. A man swinging a bar-stool would have a distinct advantage...!