Blkhrt13
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with a 5 inch blade--skean dubh would probably be more accurate since that size is easier to carry discreetlyI guess that I was about 11 when we took a vacation to the Lake District and then into Scotland. Dad was stationed in England for 4 years. I used my allowance to buy a small Scottish dirk, probably about 5". It was in one of the antique/junk shops that my Mom used to enjoy. I doubt that I paid more than £1 10s. No clue as to how old it was, guessing at least 30-40 years or more. That was over 50 years ago. I wish that I knew what became of it.
Well for those not so enriched as to have an ancestry to put claim to there are the various "non familial" plaids--Flower of Scotland National national ones like Canada's even Service oriented ones.Usually you don't "choose" a tartan, it is "yours".
What kind of black wood did they use, or is that paint or a die? Never heard of a Scottish ebony tree.
A really beautiful dirk. I've eyed various commercial reproductions for the last couple years, thinking of buying one. There's no comparison with the real thing, though!
I can see that.I think that they were trying for a Zia symbol