A different sytle of sgain dubh?

[CMcG]

I did some Googling and found a few full tang sgians by knife maker Stuart Mitchell. They are solid looking knives but not really very dressy...



With a matching dirk:



Under the name of his father, Pat Mitchell. I think this one needs some jimping.

[CMcG]

Here's another full tang from PPS knives:


And one from Brian Lyttle:

[auld argonian]

I'll always take a full tang knife over the alternative

The choice of material and the degree of ornamentation on the grip would determine whether it's dress or casual.

Best

AA

[BoldHighlander]

I did some Googling and found a few full tang sgians by knife maker Stuart Mitchell. They are solid looking knives but not really very dressy...

I really like this one, very workman-like, however I couldn't find it on the website....in fact I had problems getting the links to work to see any of his knives

[CMcG]

I really like this one, very workman-like, however I couldn't find it on the website....in fact I had problems getting the links to work to see any of his knives

I found that image on a knife forum:
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/...The-Definitive

As for Stuart's website, roll your mouse over where it says "Custom Knives" to create a drop-down menu, then click on one of the numbers. No sgians in there but some nice blades nonetheless.

Or just PM to the OP seeing as he is working on a full tang sgian