can anyone tell me about this sgain dubh

[tesko82]

I will post an updated picture of it cleaned up.I am very proud of it,it is a MacGregor/Burns heirloom I will hold dearly for eternity.

[Grizzly]

I wish I had one like it. It will do you proud!

[Grizzly]

A bit of an update and correction on my part, I have had another look at the hallmark on a better computer screen the date letter for a fancy "C" for Glasgow is 1899 not as I originally said. So it's earlier than we thought. Being over 100 years old it makes it an antique now. Here is the detail from the hallmarks register. -

[tesko82]

I did some searching and my c is fancier like this one

[tesko82]

Any ideas on how much this would be worth just for piece of mind .not that I will ever sell it.

[Grizzly]

As a hallmarked silver sgian, probably between £60-£80. As a family heirloom .....priceless!

[Ron Abbott]

I'd say considerably more than that if it was cleaned up a bit.

In the end I suppose it is worth what anyone is willing to pay for it, but I'd be surprised if someone wouldn't pay 200 GBP+ for it.

One thing I have not seen for many, many years is a sgian dubh with a small silver ball on the bottom of the scabbard. They were made to stop the item snagging on hose as they were inserted. My father had a beautiful hand-engraved, silver sgian dubh from the late 1800s with that feature but sadly it was lost/stolen in France thirty years ago.

I've scoured auction sites and ebay since getting the internet in case someone ever tries to sell it as it was fairly unique and had initials engraved on it!

[ASinclair]

Hello tesko82! I can't tell you anything about that sgian dubh, but I agree with Grizzly that it is a priceless family heirloom, and I just wanted to say...

[tesko82]

What do you think the value of this would be?

[StevieR]

I found this which may be some help:

http://www.antique-silver.com/info/advice.htm