Sgian Dubhs and UK Law

[Charles Exton]

(not sure where to put this so I thought this was the best place) Regarding the wearing of the Sgian Dubh, what is the law in the UK and what are the "does and don'ts"?

[Bruce Scott]

From: http://www.tartansauthority.com/high...n/sgian-dubhs/

The Law and Sgian Dubhs

"The legal position in these modern times is not hard and fast. It's true that, in the United Kingdom, as part of traditional ethnic dress, the sgian dubh is exempt from the knife law which, if transgressed could result in the maximum penalty (for an adult) of four years in prison and a fine of £5000.

The police are trained to apply common sense in the case of sgian dubhs: if someone is in Highland dress which includes a sgian dubh with a blade and is going quietly about his business, then no crime is being committed. If however that owner, still in Highland dress, should wave his sgian dubh about or act in a threatening manner, then that sgian dubh immediately becomes an offensive weapon. Trying to board an aircraft in Highland dress with a sgian dubh is forbidden and it would be just as unwise to enter a night club similarly equipped."

More links:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...32/index2.html

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...12-The-Law-FAQ