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Clan Crest Sgian Dubh.
The ornate Sgian Dubh above has a fileworked blade of mirror-polished stainless steel, and a hand-carved ebony handle with an engraved and sculpted Shaw clan crest. The mounts on handle and traditional sheath are engraved sterling silver, and the pommel is polished fossilized mammoth ivory. The clan emblem is a sculpted hand of the same material, holding a blued steel blade. COMMISSION - £575
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Curvy Sgian.
This sgian dubh, with a sinuous curved shape, rather than the more traditional angular profile, has a single edged blade fileworked on the back. The mounts are my own hand-cast sterling silver with eagle's head motif. The pommel is a sculpted cabochon of mammoth ivory, and the carved wooden pins between the knotwork are particularly tricky to get right. The sheath is ebony, with a silver throat, side panels and pins, and bands of carving at the throat and tip. SOLD - £900
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Plane Sgian Dubh.
This traditional knife has a single-edged, mirror-polished, stainless steel blade.
A single panel of handcarved London plane forms the handle, with sterling silver mounts, and a pommel cabochon of polished Macassar ebony. This sgian dubh has a traditional leather sheath. SOLD - £170
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Purple Heart Sgian.
This sgian dubh has a single-edged blade, fileworked on the back, and the mounts are my own hand-cast sterling silver knotwork. The pommel is a polished cabochon of Purple Heart hardwood, and the carved wooden pins between the knotwork are particularly tricky to get right. The sheath is copper, covered in Moroccan goatskin, with a cast silver knotwork band at the throat. SOLD - £450 |
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