Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Sgian-dubh
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Legality== When worn as part of the national dress of Scotland, the {{lang|gd|sgian-dubh}} is legal in Scotland, England, and Wales: in Scotland under the [[Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995]] s. 49(5)(c);<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/39/part/VI/crossheading/offensive-weapons |title=Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 |work=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> in England and Wales under the [[Criminal Justice Act 1988]] (s. 139)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/33/contents |title=Criminal Justice Act 1988 |work=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> and the [[Knife legislation#Offensive Weapons Act 1996|Offensive Weapons Act 1996]] (s. 4).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/26/contents |title=Offensive Weapons Act 1996 |work=legislation.gov.uk |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> However, the wearing of the {{lang|gd|sgian-dubh}} is sometimes banned in areas with [[zero tolerance]] weapons policies or heightened security concerns. For example, they were banned from a school dance in Scotland,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/education/top-private-school-bans-sgian-dubhs-ahead-of-christmas-dance-1-1417293 |title=Top private school bans sgian-dubhs ahead of Christmas dance |date=26 November 2006 |publisher=[[The Scotsman]] |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> and initially banned for the June 2014 celebration of the [[Battle of Bannockburn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clans2014.com/no-more-sgian-dont-its-sgian-dubh-at-bannockburn/ |title=No More 'Sgian Dont!' Its Sgian Dubh at Bannockburn! |website=clans2014.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053359/http://www.clans2014.com/no-more-sgian-dont-its-sgian-dubh-at-bannockburn/ |access-date=15 June 2014 |archive-date=8 August 2014}}.</ref> Air travellers are now globally required by [[airport security]] to put {{lang|gd|sgian-dubh}} in their [[checked baggage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation.govt.nz/passenger-information/travelling-with-culturally-or-religiously-significant-items/|title=Travelling with culturally or religiously significant items|website=www.aviation.govt.nz|access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2018/02/22/tsa-travel-tips-travelling-religious-cultural-items|title=TSA Travel Tips: Travelling with Religious & Cultural Items|website=www.tsa.gov|access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghairport.com/help/faqs|title=Can I carry sharp-edged religious/cultural regalia/accessories (e.g. Kirpans, Sgian Dhub or Dirks) on my person or in my hand baggage?|publisher=Edinburgh Airport |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> A Montreal [[Bagpipe|piper]] received a ticket from police for wearing his ''sgian-dubh'' in public. Police gave Jeff McCarthy a $221 ticket for sporting it in his kilt hose while performing at the [[McGill University]] convocation ceremony on 2 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Montreal bagpiper to contest ticket for carrying ceremonial knife |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-bagpiper-to-contest-ticket-for-carrying-ceremonial-knife |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |date=19 November 2016 |access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> McCarthy immediately contested the fine and after some delay the ticket was cancelled by The City of Montreal in May 2018, and his knife was returned.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ticketed Montreal bagpiper to get ceremonial knife back, have case dropped |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/ticketed-montreal-bagpiper-to-get-ceremonial-knife-back-have-case-dropped |work=Montreal Gazette |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)