Moffat Sgian Dubh

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Michael H Mara   sales@radharcknives.com  

(708) 969-2424

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Moffat Sgian Dubh

Moffat Sgian Dubh Knife @2012 Michael H. Mara

This Sgian Dubh has a 3 1/2” dagger point, flat ground, 440C blade, hardened to HRC 58, with traditional spine grooves and fuller. The handle is Bog Oak that I imported from Loch Ness, Scotland. It's European White Oak that fell into the peat bog and sat there, soaking, for several thousand years. The Bog Oak is inlaid with a checkered Onyx and vulcanized spacer band, to match the Moffat tartan, Nickel silver inlaid with aged Ivory, with an aged Ivory pommel and Garnet set in the end, 7-5/8" OAL.  Includes hand tooled leather sheath. $473. SOLD

The front view, sheathed:

Some process pics. The components, ready for assembly:

Test fitting before assembly:

The Moffat tartan:

The pommel, completed:

Detail of the blade/handle transition: