Black Watch Royal Highlanders Regimental Silver Mounted Sgian Dubh
Black Watch Royal Highlanders Regimental Silver Mounted Sgian Dubh
Black Watch Royal Highlanders regimental silver mounted sgian dubh
In hallmarked sterling silver with a stone-set hilt, this exquisite sgian-dubh is meticulously handcrafted by the regimental silversmith, bearing the prestigious Edinburgh hallmarks. It is the same design proudly worn by the members of the TA Black Watch Royal Highlanders, symbolising tradition and honor in Scottish Highland dress.
Hand carved studded African black wood hilt
Quartz stone set top mount to the hilt
Sheffield stainless steel blade
Hand carved wooden scabbard covered in Moroccan leather and mounted with solid silver mounts
Made to order in Scotland – Approx 6 weeks
Edinburgh hallmarked
All buyers must be over 18 years of age - UK Legal to carry when worn with Highland Dress.
Due to the recent ban on shipping bladed products overseas by Royal Mail we now have to ship overseas by courier. An over 18 signature may be required on delivery
House of Labhran Sgian Dubh
Our exquisite selection of finely handcrafted sgian dubhs is meticulously crafted by our skilled Scottish regimental silversmith or the esteemed Royal silversmiths, Hamilton & Inches, based in the historic city of Edinburgh.
The Black Watch Regiment
In the aftermath of the First Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, Independent Companies of militia were raised from loyalist Highland clans for policing and peacekeeping duties. These companies were commonly known in Gaelic as ‘Am Freiceadan Dubh’, or ‘The Black Watch’, due to their unpopular nature and their dark green government-issue tartan.
The regiment impressed the Duke of Cumberland with its Highland style of fighting at Fontenoy in 1745 and later that year it was sent back to guard southern England against invasion, with one company being sent north to fight the Jacobites at Culloden. In 1747 it was given a numerical ranking as the 43rd Foot, rising to the 42nd two years later when the previous 42nd was disbanded.
The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment fought in the French and Indian Wars in North America before defeating George Washington at the Battle of Long Island in 1776 during the American War of Independence (1775-83). It served in both Egypt and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars and was mentioned in despatches for its service at Quatre Bras and Waterloo (1815).
The 19th century saw it fighting in the Crimea (1854-56) and the Indian Mutiny (1857-59), whilst in 1881 the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment was merged into it. From then on it was officially known as The Black Watch and was the county regiment of Fifeshire, Forfarshire and Perthshire. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd Regiment of Foot was amalgamated with the 73rd Regiment of Foot. The regiment then fought in Egypt (1882) and in the Boer War (1899-1902).
Today the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.