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Guess what? We've got another AK Trivia Question for our AK'ers! A winner will be chosen at random from the correct answers posted below. The winner will receive a personal shoutout from Cee & Just Jul on an upcoming AK Blade episode, which will be released on YouTube, Rumble and here on our blog. Good Luck!
The Question is: What is a "sgain-dubh" and where would one traditionally carry it on their person?
Good luck to all and we hope you have a knife day!
The sgian dubh is a fixed blade knife carried in the top of your sock when wearing your kilt.
The sgian dubh is a small dagger, often worn as part of the traditional Scottish Highland dress alongside a classic kilt. They were often carried in a jacket lining or upper sleeve, before being revealed when entering the home as a friend, as etiquette demanded.
At this point, the sgian-achlais was removed from the upper body. The dagger was then displayed in the stocking top, held in place by garters.
“Sgian dubh” translates to “black knife”, it’s an essential part of Scottish highland attire. It was traditionally carried under the arm as a “hidden knife”, but over time, people would show respect for others by taking their “black/hidden knife” out of concealment and tucking it into their hose/sock when entering someone else’s home. Now, everyone just wears it tucked into the top of their strong-side hose/sock. Supposedly, it could’ve been any kind of knife, because “black knife” really used to mean “hidden” knife. However, a lot of sgian dubhs now have handles made of either real or imitation wood in black because of the name. Stag horn, different woods, and other natural materials are also used for handles.
Scottish edc knife worn in sock on the side of dominant hand.
It’s a knife carried as part of Scottish Highland attire, in the sock.