Scottish & Celtic Knives and Daggers

Why in heck isnt this sold as a sharpened optional blade?

Very pleased with craftsmanship overall. Very sharp and holding edge. I thought I was getting a dirk in brown but am still pleased.

I just received this Cold Steel Scottish dirk and am VERY impressed!  It is a beautiful dirk with a 13 inch blade like almost all Scottish dirks had in the 17th and 18th centuries.  The blade is 1/4" thick at the grip, all metal furniture on the sheath is blued, (no plastic here) as well as the pommel.  Plus, it is VERY light for its size making it quick in the hand!   Great purchase!

This is my first edged weapon from MR, so I was very excited considering the quality that I was expecting. I misread the dimensions on this, so this turned out to be much larger than I thought it would be. No complaints on the size though.

1st, the dagger. It essentially looks as it does in the photo. Since this is handmade you know to expect minor differences and I'm not disappointed. It is amazingly light to hold and even though it appears to have been sharpened, the cutting edge is rather dull, not a big deal. Sharpening a knife is rather easy. It does have a razor sharp point and easily pierced many cardboard boxes I have. I haven't tried it on anything thicker yet as I don't want to risk damaging the tip. Based on how sturdy the knife feels, I have no doubt this would pierce clothing and flesh quite well if I was forced to use it for self-defense.

2nd, the sheath. Since this is my first experience with old-world craftsmanship when it comes to medieval styled weapons, I don't have much to compare it to. The knife sits loosely in the sheath and the strap is the only thing that will hold it in place if you decide to walk around with this on your belt. Otherwise I feel this would fall out very easily. The sheath's construction seems decent, but I'm unsure at this point how well I would rate the quality since I haven't had the time to use it on a day-to-day basis.

Overall as a combo I'm giving this five stars.

I own some swords and knives but this Dirk is by far the finest piece I've ever purchased.  I opened the package and it was my instant favorite.

Beautiful piece.  Excellent balance.

The product is beautiful and is suitable as part of the medieval clothing.

Got it for my hubby for Father's day. He loved it, uses it as a letter opener.

I paid extra for the sharpening. Nothings loose, it's really sharp, and it looks pretty good. The sheath only goes in one way, and the metal parts of it are a different kind than the rest of the knife; the sheath looks more 'chrome' and the rest has a more yellowish 'silver' kinda hue. The sheath 'recesses' into the knife a bit under that metal piece, and the space between has a small piece of red velvet. Mine smells like machine oil and the velvet is soaked in oil, probably from the sharpening process. The damascus pattern looks really good, but the stamped thistle pattern on the handle feels "so-so" to me. The overhanging piece that the sheath goes into is really thin and I bent it with my thumb so be careful with that. This knife is a 'B' student.

This is a well crafted dagger with a beautiful Damascus blade. It's made in Pakistan.