Quote Originally Posted by Ninehostages View Post
Right you are ... pommel to tip. Handmade from tool steel (intentionally kept blunt as the Clan Wars are over, now) that was then vinegar etched to give a coat very much like anodizing. The handle is wild grape vine and epoxy. The vine strands are situated for a "perfect" grip of thumb and fingers.

My other sgian dubh is made with steel and brass form the WWI cruiser Emden that was run ashore by HMAS Sydney during the Battle of Cocos in the Indian Ocean. My dad bought it from a villager who was making small knives from the wreck on their reef during WWII when he patrolled there in his PBY Catalina. The sheaf and handle are made from coconut wood. I have no picture. I will dig it out of it's safe place and take one, some time soon for you.

That’s neat! I love personal items with history behind them…

Mine will be fully functional… living in rural Idaho, I often have need of a good blade.