Hand Forged Traditional sgian Achlais (Highland Dress, Bushcraft Re-enactment & Wedding Cutlery)
1075 high carbon steel and reclaimed copper with Red Deer antler handle.
This style of knife was common in Scotland from around 400AD till the fall of the clans after Culloden.
The sgian Achlais was the fore runner of the modern sgian dubh. A multi purpose tool for everyday use.
 
Scottish Highland Dirks were originally used as an everyday multi-purpose tool and weapon. They supposedly evolved from Bollock Daggers but also can be seen much earlier, as you can see in the shape of the lobed handle. This type of 1700's Dirk, featured prominently in Outlander and current with the Jacobite Rebellion (1680s-1750s), is unique to Scotland. A gem in any collectors' hoard. 
 
From metal forging to leather work, all our products are sourced and crafted by our hands in our Scottish workshop. The blade is traditionally hand forged from high carbon steel in our outdoor workshop. Once forging is completed, the blade goes through a heat treating and tempering cycle to give a reliable but sharp edge, adding to the authentic Scottish blacksmithing experience.
 
The handle is hand fitted and treated with environmentally-friendly beeswax (from a local farm) to give a beautiful, long lasting, polish.
 
Comes with a wet moulded veg tan leather sheath.
 
As close to touching our Scottish past, without time travel (or Outlander).