Show Us Your Blades

**CMcG** · 6th July 11, 09:01 AM

Let's see pics of your sgianan dubh, dirks, baskethilts, claymores, etc! Heck let's even see sgianan brew and safety sgianan! I enjoyed the recent Show Us Your Sporrans, Show Us Your Kilt Hose, and Show Us Your Kilt Pins threads, so hopefully this one will be equally fun

Let's just keep in mind Rule #11:
"Whenever someone brings up the subject of weapons the discussion has always gone downhill rapidly. Because of this, we must insist that there will be no discussion, posting or photos of, weapons not traditionally or historically associated with the Kilt or Scottish Regiments."

And any Gaelic speakers out there who can tell me if I got the plural of sgian dubh correct as "sgianan"? I've also seen "sginean"...

I'll get it started with a few pics but I'll need to take some more later.

Handmade by the Real Sgian Dubh Co., water buffalo horn handle/sheath, sterling silver fittings, satin finish steel blade. Nice quality materials but it didn't come with an edge, which I have since remedied on my sharpening stone. Also, the Celtic knots come two dimensional, so I used an engraving pen to make them three dimensional:

Factory-made by CAS-Hanwei, damascus steel blade blade, leather covered wooden sheath, big purple stone, nickel fittings. This model has been discontinued but they still pop up every now and again. I got mine from the Celtic Croft:

Factory-made by Colt, mirror finish stainless blade, full tang, burl wood handle and sheath. The red tassel was included by the eBay seller (from China) but I have since removed it. These can be had cheaply, especially if you find one on eBay that isn't listed as a sgian:

**David White** · 6th July 11, 12:00 PM

Here are a couple of Scottish blades:

"S" hilted broadsword by Erik Stevenson
Dirk by Tinker Pearce

Combination shot with the targe I made and with a Cold Steel Regt. style broadsword.

Sgian Grallock by Arik Estus

**Mickey** · 6th July 11, 04:20 PM

My meager collection:
Inexpensive damascus pattern traditional
Miniature KABAR
Two Colts.

Leather sheaths are slowly in work for the KABAR and Colts, and I'm also slowly working on an antler handled blade.

I picked up the Colts from Smoky Mountain Knife Works about two months ago for 15.00 each. Very nice knives even at twice the cost. The sheaths are pretty, though not very functional.

**artificer** · 6th July 11, 04:31 PM

My one, my only... my Custom Drac-made, Ironwood burled sgian.

**CMcG** · 6th July 11, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mickey

Two Colts.

I'm a fan of the Colt but I have to ask, why two?

Originally Posted by artificer

My one, my only... my Custom Drac-made, Ironwood burled sgian.

If one is only to a have a single sgian, a custom Drac is an excellent all-around choice!

**Dale Seago** · 6th July 11, 06:45 PM

You'll have to do an extra click from here to see 'em, but these ARE "public" links.

For dressin' up: Custom sgian by Rab Gordon. High carbon Damascus blade. 3,000-5,000 year old Culloden bog oak; silver pins & fittings; Iona Marble pommel stone.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?p...&id=1199617140

For everything else: Custom staghorn sgian by our own Taygrd. Differentially hardened 1095 carbon steel blade; stag handle (got to pick out the specific piece of antler I wanted); buffalo horn pommel.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0&l=86ea3c07b3

**Mickey** · 6th July 11, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by CMcG

I'm a fan of the Colt but I have to ask, why two?

Well, a few reasons. 1) At 15 bucks a pop and 10 bucks shipping, it seemed more cost effective to get two. 2) I like knives! 3) I have a far fetched idea to maybe rehandle or carve the handle on one this winter if I'm feeling ambitious. Something to play with. 4) there are three people in the house who wear kilts. No such thing as too many accessories around

If one is only to a have a single sgian, a custom Drac is an excellent all-around choice!

Couldn't agree more. I'm really looking forward to the day when I have the spare change to commission something from Drac. And Artificer for that matter.

By the way, really cool work on the knots! Great idea and it looks terrific. Nice job.

**OC Richard** · 7th July 11, 05:23 AM

This is the only photo I have of my "blades"

**Kilted Rogue** · 7th July 11, 07:01 AM

These are all handmade my a gentleman in florida.

Dirk and Sgian Dub

Sgian Dub

Dirk

**Riverkilt** · 7th July 11, 07:08 AM

Here's my meager collection

Top is a Thin Red Line Firefighter's Memorial made by our own Taygrd

Next is a standared store bought that a lady admirer gave me as a birthday gift - most thoughtful of her.

Middle is the miniature replica Ka-Bar. Should have shown the leather sheath with EGA that Kathy Lare's husband Rob Theige made for it.

Next is Hopi made - found at a trading post on the rez in Cameron, Arizona.

Bottom is Navajo made - found at a trading post here in town on the rez border.