Are you complete without a Sgian Dubh?

**Panache** · 24th November 08, 07:37 AM

Does anyone else keep reading this thread's title find themselves imagining Tom Cruise looking lovingly at a Rab Gordon Sgian Dubh and saying:

"You complete me"

Jamie

**Jock Scot** · 24th November 08, 08:09 AM

This way of the world, the carrying of a knife of any sort used to be a non issue and when I used to smoke a pipe, more often than not, I would carry my pipe in my hose top instead, when wearing the kilt.These days carrying a knife is regarded with grave suspicion by the law and rightly so, I am afraid, but I have never heard that common sense has not been applied by the police when it comes to carrying any sort of sensible knife when wearing the kilt.

**Streetcar** · 24th November 08, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

...when I used to smoke a pipe, more often than not, I would carry my pipe in my hose top instead, when wearing the kilt.These days carrying a knife is regarded with grave suspicion by the law...

In Seattle, the display of a dreaded tobacco pipe would elicit a similar bit of suspicion, if not disdain.

**BoldHighlander** · 24th November 08, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by JRB

You make it sound so easy. In actuality it's extremely difficult if not completely impossible in many states. Not to mention that a CCW permit, if it can be obtained at all, is very expensive to acquire. In my state of New York, a CCW permit can only be obtained if a county judge allows it in his/her district, and you have to have a good reason (deemed so by that judge). Then, it takes 3-6 months for a background check and paper work to go through. You also have to pay several hundred dollars in fees plus pay for and attend a safety course.

WOW!!
You guys have it rough back east. I've had one since 1990/91, all I had to do was go into my local sheriff's office, fill out the forms, get (finger)printed, pay the fee & it arrived in about a month, tops.

Oh, I carry a sgian dubh whenever kilted (feel naked without it), and when not (like on the job) some sort of knife (or two). My life (on the job) could literally depend upon it.

**BoldHighlander** · 24th November 08, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Smayniac

While we're on the topic, I was once asked by a police officer outside my front door if I was carrying "a concealed dagger or dirk" while kilted around the house. There was a locking folder in my waistband, but he didn't seem to be overly concerned about it, more an awareness thing in case I didn't know the rules in this state.

Was he 'concerned' about you carrying one off your property or on? I assume it was the former, but I'm curious (the "around the house" is throwing me off a bit)

**JRB** · 24th November 08, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

WOW!!
You guys have it rough back east...

Ain't that the truth. The northeast states have incredibly strict weapons laws. I'm not necessarily against the regulations because they might help to cut down on violent crime and it's still possible to obtain a permit provided you're an upstanding citizen. However, the process is a real p.i.t.a.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 24th November 08, 01:02 PM

Guys... cool it with the CCW chatter or this thread's probably gonna get the not so concealed axe.

**Panache** · 24th November 08, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Guys... cool it with the CCW chatter or this threads probably gonna get the not so concealed axe.

It seemed like only yesterday when I wrote:

Folks,

The chief reason that sgian dubh and sgian don't Threads on XMTS get pulled or closed is that they turn into discussions about concealed weapons and the legality of blades / blade lengths in regards to the law.

In the interests of keeping this (and other sgian dubh / sgian don'ts threads) open may I suggest the following:

IF A KILTIE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF CARRYING A SGIAN DUBH IN HIS OR HER PART OF THE WORLD THEY SHOULD CHECK THE RELEVENT LAWS AND ORDINANANCES PERTAINING TO KNIVES IN THEIR AREA!

OK?

Now Behave!

ith:

Cheers

Jamie

**Southern Breeze** · 24th November 08, 07:40 PM

The shrunken head wielding mod has been heard from.

**Bugbear** · 24th November 08, 07:49 PM

Well, I'm half way through the fourth novel in the series. I'm sure it will have sgian dubh descriptions and all that other stuff, but it's probably not worth reporting on at this point. Panache would do better with one of the tools used in the last novel than a fly whisk, and I think Gilmore would be interested in this novel, though. I have seven and one-half more novels to reed counting the other series, so I'm out of here, and I'll try to keep it to myself.