Thanks Matt,
The thing is 7 1/4 inches long. Made from either a hard wood or a moulded composition wood-like material. I suspect the later due to the detail on one side which is a Scotsman with his targe, beard, bonnet with feather, rolled up sleeves, kilt with grooves to represent the tartan, sword, kilt hose, and sporan.
Sense if it was hand-carved would have been way out of my friend's price range. Back side of the handle is just an interlocking Celtic pattern that is repeated on the sheath. Sheath is leather.
Blade where you'd expect an edge is the same width as the top of the blade, less than 1/16th inch wide. On the bottom of the blade there's about two inches of sawtooth like grooves near the handle.
Hmm, thought I didn't have time to take a picture...could have by now. Maybe when I get back from running around.
Came in a black box with a black Sgian Dubh company logo imprinted in red.
The card explaining the knife was also black with red imprint on the outside.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"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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