Sgian Dubh Outside the Hose?

[creagdhubh]

Do you really want to explain to everyone (and I mean everyone) at your next Burns Supper that "yes, I know my sgian dubh is on the outside of my hose...yes, I know that most people don't wear it that way...well, you see, there's this drawing, and..."?

Hahaha, I wouldn't want to either!

[Harold Cannon]

Not to take over a thread but, I got to looking at some older photos and, while I couldn't find a sgain like this I did notice that many of the men had the whole handle of their sgain sticking out of the top of the hose.