New”pointy” stabby, slashy thing

sakodude

Boker brand Sgain Dubh , not exactly traditional in style but what the hell, it looks cool!

NN

Don't tell me you got a skirt to go with that knife.

sakodude

NN said:

Don't tell me you got a skirt to go with that knife.

I don't have the legs to pull off a kilt in spit of my Scottish blood.  

Diver43

That is a good looking pointy, shiny, sharp toy. really would look better with a kilt though

Zee

Ok, most of the knives posted here aren’t my thing. 

THAT.......however. 

Zee

Looked it up on Amazon and it’s got some pretty crappy reviews. What gives?

sakodude

Well the 'Magnum" line of the brand is  more budget friendly than the "Tree Brand". That being said my example seems quite nice. The only issue is the tang is a bit proud at the end of the knife. Enough that you can feel it. I will polish that down and it will be a non-issue. 
It is quite sharp and as a thrusting weapon, it seems to me it would be quite devastating.
It is heavy, probably a solid 1/8th inch through the tang but it feels well balance from a layman's perspective. A little texture on the micarta scales would have been nice.
The sheath is solid with the exception of the belt loop, it is probably on the thin side and I could see it wearing poorly in hard use.
All in all, I'm not disappointed for 30 bucks. 

Zee

Thanks. 

I’ll give you some time with it and if your still like it, might get one myself. 

GunNut

I like it!  Like you said, it won’t be a hard use knife.  Shape and purpose are cool!

earlyagain

Looks like a boot hider. 

Jeff in TX

earlyagain said:

Looks like a boot hider. 

That’s what I was thinking. Almost looks like one of my dive knives. Let’s us how it performs!

Diver43

earlyagain said:

Looks like a boot hider. Yup a Sgian Dubh goes in your sock or boot

sakodude

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sakodude

Diver43 said:

earlyagain said:

Looks like a boot hider. Yup a Sgian Dubh goes in your sock or boot

https://clan.com/blog/wearing-a-sgian-dubh-all-you-need-to-know

Jayhawker

sakodude

Jayhawker said:

Much more traditional. Very nice.

GunNut

Jayhawker said:

Where do you carry the big knife?

Jayhawker

GunNut said:

Jayhawker said:

Where do you carry the big knife?

Traditionally...the dirk was carried on the support hand side if you were carrying a sword...strong hand side if not and were using it as a primary arm...

The dirk is a bit larger than it looks...almost qualifies as a short sword...