In about a week I'll be going to Scotland, and have a friend whose birthday gift I am going to buy there. The plan is to go and just see if i see anything cool, but since I have a bad habit of not finding anything "cool enough" or "good enough" for dear friends, I also need a plan of specific things I might look for. One thing I thought of getting him was a nice sgian dubh. (He's not Scottish and doesn't put on Highland dress so won't be wearing it, but has an interest in weaponry and would use it as a display piece/memento from me. It doesn't necessarily need to be a sgian, a dirk or similar is fine... but I have a feeling that the larger I go, the more the cost will go up.)

Any recommendations for shops/makers in Glasgow and Edinburgh? Or places to look for vintage? (We'll also briefly be in Stirling and Rothesay and Hunters Quay, and I might have a bit of time there for shopping, but not sure.) Do some of the makers come to Highland Games? I know we'll be at Bute and Cowal, possibly the Crieff Highland Games... the rest is up in the air.

I don't want to break the bank too much, so above 100-150 pounds will probably be too rich for my blood (less, of course, is never amiss). But I'm obviously not looking for your common cheap plastic sgian that everyone at the highland games will be carrying. Is it even possible to get something not-obviously-touristy at this price point? I think a more traditional style would work better for him, rather than some of the contemporary designs (though I'd consider having a look). And I'd prefer to avoid horn handles if possible. I'm not that much into the Damascus blades and I'm not sure he would be, either. At least somewhat functional would be fine-- he'd likely not be using it, but I'd never give him a crappy useless blade.

(And though this is just in the weapons thread because of referencing sgian dubhs, any other suggestions for gifts would be welcome. Unfortunately, a nice bottle of Scotch is probably out, as he is soon moving to a country where he can't take it with him, so I'd have no (legal) way to get it to him. He'd mentioned interest in a Glengarry cap a couple times, so I'll have him measure his head. Other than that: his job has him moving all over the world, so he has a lot of nifty mementos from friends and places all over, so anything unusual/interesting/beautiful could be a good idea and right up his alley.)

Thanks.