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17th November 10, 05:53 PM
#1
Another Navajo Sgian Dubh
So last weekend on the way home stopped deep on the Navajo Reservation at Cameron Trading Post. Its a big tourist spot, huge store with lots of stuff. Asked after any "small knives" and the clerk found this lovely baby for me. Bought it for $75 which I think is a great price for a hand crafted item. Handle is antler. Carving is a bear paw design. Its a heavy one though, solid brass there on the thingie in the middle.

Its only my 5th Sgian Dubh. I'm not really addicted yet...
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
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"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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17th November 10, 06:27 PM
#2
Be careful with that bear medicine, Ron...
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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17th November 10, 07:03 PM
#3
Sweet knife Ron! You are going to need some pretty tough hose for that dude. Those sharp and shiny's are addictive.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” -Edmund Burke
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18th November 10, 04:32 AM
#4
Love it!
Every time I'm visiting the in-laws in NM, I'm always looking for stuff like that...to sort of show "both sides" of stuff I'm into. Probably not a great idea from a purists point of view, but I like the thought of wearing a kilt for my Scottish side, wearing all the leather stuff I made for my leatherworker side, and something like that to show my interest in the American southwest...
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18th November 10, 06:19 AM
#5
Ain't easy to find. Have only found two in six years of kilting. When I've found them they were being sold as small knives for boys. Whatever - its a Sgain Dubh to me. Found both at trading posts.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member Scottish Tartans Authority, Owner Freelanders #4 & 5
PhotoBucket Album
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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21st November 10, 04:25 PM
#6
That's an awesome find, Ron.
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21st November 10, 04:52 PM
#7
I love knives too. That one is quite nice. What type of sheath did it come with? Is it comfortable in the hose?
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