Highland dirk with a brass-mounted handle, 18th century

Small knife and fork with cow horn handles and brass mounts, in a sheath

Sgian dubh, a small knife with horn grip and brass mount in leather sheath, probably for wearing in a stocking top with Highland dress: 19th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of iron, dated 1696

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of brass, early 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of brass, first half of the 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of brass, middle of the 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of brass, middle of the 18th century, falsely dated 1550

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of silver, second half of the 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of silver, late 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk with a wooden hilt and mounts of silver, late 18th century

Sheath for a Highland dirk, with small knife and fork, Scotland, early 19th century

Knife sheath of carved wood: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu

Sheath for knife (makiri), to be hung from a belt, wood with carved abstract designs: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th century

Sheath for knife (makiri), wood with carved abstract designs, bound with cherry bark strips and with blue textile loop for suspending from belt: Japan, Hokkaido, Biratori, Ainu, 19th century

Knife sheath with attached boat-shaped toggle, wood with carved abstract designs, bound with cherry bark strips: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu, 19th to early 20th century