Sgian Dubh

[calmac]

I need to purchase a sgian dubh but wondered whether it is legal to wear a proper one in public bearing in mind it is a blade, or should I go for a false one?

[Robin]

In Scotlands it's legal...not sure about the rest of the UK...Derek or Hamish will know this.

In the Netherlands it's illegal to cary anything bigger as a very small pocket knife without a license. I wear my sgian dubh nonetheless.

[mick.the.swede]

In Sweden it,s not legal to wear the sgian dubh but as i consider it to bee a part of my outfit i
have decided to wear it anyway..

One bar i was visiting told me to hang it in with my jacket but then i changed my mind and went to another bar :-)

Go for the real thing.

[James]

Certainly not a false one.

I always wear a skean dhu when out and about here in London, and no one has commented or complained.

Sometimes it is necessary to support our freedoms-after all what about thr Sikhs-they carry a dagger at all times.

James

[bubba]

I don't wear one. The law on knives here is very specific. A blade can't be more than 3 inches and it can't be a fixed blade, it must be a folding knife. It's enforced.

[Kilted Taper]

Give me a week, and I'll show you my solution. ;-)