Quote Originally Posted by kilted_selkie
i've got a book here that has a photo of "an uncommon sgian dubh"

"picked up at a campsite where highland soldiers assembled for an embarkation to the boer war,"

it has a corkscrew and a bottle opener as well as some other tools that are undefinable, and the silver mounts are hallmarked for 1874,

hope that helps anyone with some research if they are interested.
What's the source? Title, author, publication information? Remember, you're talking to a librarian here! ;)

It does confirm my theory about the South African War and the Swiss Army knife.

Todd