Folding Knife as a Sgian Dubh?

[Ivy]

My every day carry is an Opinel #8 folder whether I'm in pants or kilted...it's sweet little knife, sharp as hell, and costs next to nothing. I take good care of it, but if I lose it or something disastrous happens I don't worry much. When kilted I just tuck it in my hose. Fortunately Washington has some pretty loose rules when it comes to open carry. I'd be more concerned with a traditional sgian, since I think it could be considered a dagger.

[Geoff Withnell]

Daggers are normally double edged. Since most of the traditional sgians are single edge, I know in my home state (Maryland) the sgian is NOT a dagger.

Geoff Withnell

My every day carry is an Opinel #8 folder whether I'm in pants or kilted...it's sweet little knife, sharp as hell, and costs next to nothing. I take good care of it, but if I lose it or something disastrous happens I don't worry much. When kilted I just tuck it in my hose. Fortunately Washington has some pretty loose rules when it comes to open carry. I'd be more concerned with a traditional sgian, since I think it could be considered a dagger.

[Ivy]

Daggers are normally double edged. Since most of the traditional sgians are single edge, I know in my home state (Maryland) the sgian is NOT a dagger.

Geoff Withnell

Yeah, it probably wouldn't be an issue here either, but if you're going to get hassled over the silly little thing anyway spearpoint blade shape probably won't help your cause. The Opinel works so well for EDC anyway. Personally I've never been hassled about any knife, and I carry one on my person at all times. I did get one confiscated at the door to a punk rock show a few years back, but that was my bad for not leaving it in the car. I feel weird without it in my pocket.

[Panache]

I have been reading this thread and it occurs to me that a "waiter's friend" (bottle opener, corkscrew, and small blade) is both long enough and light enough to work as a sgian dubh.

I have a nice looking one so I'll have to try it with mine and see.

Cheers

Jamie

[Smayniac]

Daggers are normally double edged. Since most of the traditional sgians are single edge, I know in my home state (Maryland) the sgian is NOT a dagger.

Geoff Withnell

In California, peace officers have fairly wide discretion to call something a dirk. It needn't be double edged like a dagger would be, giving the police the ability to call things illegal weapons in wider circumstance.

Bob