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    Now here's a Swiss army sgian dhu!

    I found this on a militaria antiques website. The blade isn't quite the dagger-point sgian, it more closely resembles an American Bowie knife, but it's close. The big blade isn't what's interesting though, look at those accessories! Scissors and a corkscrew, picks galore, a button-hook (for all you pipers to more easily button your spats), and a smaller blade, which I assume is opened and the knife then replaced in the sheath.

    An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
    (When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)

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    Did you find it for sale anywhere? It's pretty damn cool.

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    I think someone needs to come out with a newer version of that. I think it would definately sell, as the major downfall of traditional skein du is they are not that practical as a utility blade today.

    BTW, that blade style is called a "clip point".

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    That's a Sgain I could get into!

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    I'll bet nobody makes anything like it anymore

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    It is in fact for sale on the website I found it on. For $2,750! I didn't post a link because there are lots of guns on the site, and those are sort of a no-no here.
    An uair a théid an gobhainn air bhathal 'se is feàrr a bhi réidh ris.
    (When the smith gets wildly excited, 'tis best to agree with him.)

    Kiltio Ergo Sum.
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    Too bad we don't know who made the knife originally. It would be interesting to see if a letter writing campaign to get them knife back into production would have any results.

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    Great sgian dubh, but the price is outside my budget, for sure!

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    That's very close to what I'm looking for, though I'd prefer it to be a little more elegant.

    Here's the modern version, with a few less bells and whistles (90 lbs. with VAT plus import fees)


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    NINTEY POUNDS! Man, that would drag your hose down . . .

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