highlander sgian dubh

highlander sgian dubhA beautiful traditional sgian dubh by Windlass Steelcrafts, including scabbard. According to Scottish tradition, sgian dubhs are worn beneath the shirt, close to the armpit. Nowadays it is customary to wear the sgian dubh in the stocking, where it is also known as a stocking dirk. The name sgian dubh literally means: knife with black grip. This sgian dubh has a black wooden grip with a smooth surface on one side and decorative engravings in the wood

It is decorated with a howling wolf

Scale armour remained in use well into the Middle Ages

owing in part to its relatively light weight

These are interwoven four in one and have an inner diameter of 8 mm

The helm is battle-ready and crafted from 2 mm thick steel

France and Switzerland

The tip is strengthened with Kevlar for optimal safety

Saxons and other (early) medieval characters

Please recycle the remaining material by separating your waste

they may be worn across different historical periods — well-suited to medieval reenactment

Mechanically

Should you wish to utilise the spearhead as battle-ready