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Classic Sgian Dubh Knife @2011 Michael H. Mara
This Sgian Dubh has a 3 1/2”
dagger point, flat ground,
440C blade,
hardened to HRC 60, with
traditional spine grooves and fuller.
The handle is Bog Oak that I imported from Loch Ness, Scotland. It's European White Oak that fell
into the peat bog and sat there, soaking, for several thousand years.
The Bog Oak is inlaid with Birdseye Maple and Bloodwood, to match the
Sillitoe tartan on the traditional Scottish Glengarry hat*, Nickel
silver inlaid with Ivory, with an Ivory pommel and Garnet set in the end, 7-5/8" OAL.
Includes hand tooled leather sheath. $391.
SOLD
*In 1932 Percy Sillitoe, the
Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police, abolished the traditional
custodian helmet and added a new feature to the peaked caps worn by his
police officers. This new feature was a black and white chequered cap
band based on the dicings seen on the glengarry headresses of the
Scottish regiments. The diced band, popularly known as the Sillitoe
Tartan, later spread to police forces in Australia, New Zealand, and the
rest of the United Kingdom, as well as to some other parts of the world,
notably Chicago.
Pics of the sheath:
The front view, sheathed:
The rear view, sheathed:
Some process pics. The
components, ready for assembly:
Test fitting before assembly:
Assembled mechanically, as well
as filled with epoxy, for double-sturdy construction:
Detail of the screw-on pommel
and Garnet pin:
The pommel, completed:
Detail of the blade/handle
transition:
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