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Sgian dubh

Edged And Melee Weapons

The sgian dubh is a small, single-edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress, tucked into the top of the kilt hose with its hilt left visible. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Knife 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sgian dubh
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    is a small, single-edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress.
  • Origins section
    can be seen in portraits of kilted men of the mid-19th century.
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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Wikidata: Sgian dubh
Wikidata Q633547, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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