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27th September 15, 05:51 AM
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Black Watch sgian by Art Pewter Silver
I've been putting together a Black Watch piper's kit for a couple years now. Happily the Black Watch of Canada kit shop is now again carrying the BW style sginean (they had been out of stock for years) and I ordered one. It came yesterday and it's beautiful.
Here's the regimental kit shop page which includes the sgian
http://www.blackwatchkitshop.com/sho...ddd820ab3d5885
It's made by a Scottish firm called Art Pewter Silver. Here's their sgian page showing the regimental style sginean, straight handle, studs, available in silver or gold finish. As you see there's a tiny thistle badge on the handle... I don't think that exact design is worn by any Scottish regiment.
http://artpewter.co.uk/index.php?rou...th=3_12&page=2
The Black Watch of Canada had Art Pewter Silver make up some of the gold-finish ones with the St Andrew badge. For $160 Canadian ($120 US) it's quite reasonable for a regimental-style sgian. Yes the handle is plastic, but it has a nice stainless steel blade, and the ornamentation has good detail.
Last edited by OC Richard; 27th September 15 at 05:59 AM.
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