Scottish Skean Dhu

kronckew · 4th October 2016, 08:41 PM

nice old sgian duhb (black knife), the cairngorm stone comes from : wait for it....

the cairngorm mountains area of scotland.

some traditional stones: cairngorm ones vary from a clear-ish yellow-brown to smokey quartz. there are other variants, gemstones, glass, crystals, plastic...

Battara · 5th October 2016, 12:55 AM

Nice late 19th - early 20th century piece. It is in the same style as the Gordon Highlanders' Regiment.

The stone may also be glass - very common in these.

Sajen · 5th October 2016, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

The stone may also be glass - very common in these.

I think that it is like Krockew write a cairngorm, some sort of smoky quartz found in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_quartz

But of course it could be very well glass, to be sure I would show it to a jeweler.

corrado26 · 5th October 2016, 08:26 AM

Thanks for the many comments. To make sure I'll show the skean dhu to a jeweller. Very interesting is that this piece might be from a member of the Gordon Highlanders.
corrado26

Royston · 6th October 2016, 08:31 PM

Is there a hallmark hidden anywhere ?
Regards
Roy

corrado26 · 7th October 2016, 01:20 PM

No, there are no hallmarks but as the jeweller said it is good silver and the stone on top is a topas
corrado26

Battara · 12th October 2016, 05:02 AM

Glad you got this to a jeweler.

Topaz - a little more expensive but not unheard of........

4th October 2016, 08:41 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	nice old sgian duhb (black knife), the cairngorm stone comes from : wait for it.... the cairngorm mountains area of scotland. some traditional stones: cairngorm ones vary from a clear-ish yellow-brown to smokey quartz. there are other variants, gemstones, glass, crystals, plastic... Attached Images

5th October 2016, 12:55 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Nice late 19th - early 20th century piece. It is in the same style as the Gordon Highlanders' Regiment. The stone may also be glass - very common in these.

5th October 2016, 08:26 AM	#4
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,240	Thanks for the many comments. To make sure I'll show the skean dhu to a jeweller. Very interesting is that this piece might be from a member of the Gordon Highlanders. corrado26

6th October 2016, 08:31 PM	#5
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Is there a hallmark hidden anywhere ? Regards Roy

7th October 2016, 01:20 PM	#6
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,240	No, there are no hallmarks but as the jeweller said it is good silver and the stone on top is a topas corrado26

12th October 2016, 05:02 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Glad you got this to a jeweler. Topaz - a little more expensive but not unheard of........