501 Sheath?

[T Schloz]

Can anyone tell me if the 501 was always furnished with a sheath? It seems to me that the earlier 501's did not come with a sheath, but I may be mistaken about this.

Thanks
Tom

 

[JD Mandrell]

Hey Tom, my 501 Squire did come with a sheath, a nice black leather one.

PS, you gonna make the Collinsville show March 3-4?

 

[T Schloz]

Hey Tom, my 501 Squire did come with a sheath, a nice black leather one.

PS, you gonna make the Collinsville show March 3-4?

I might get down to Collinsville. I was thinking of making the Effingham show this weekend.

Tom

 

[DarrylS]

Can anyone tell me if the 501 was always furnished with a sheath? It seems to me that the earlier 501's did not come with a sheath, but I may be mistaken about this.

Thanks
Tom

...Hi Tom...Esquires ( 501's ) were originally issued without a sheath, but an open top black leather sheath became available as an option in approximately 1979 and became standard issue the following year. In the 1982 catalog an open top custom shadow sheath in brown leather was shown as an option. It is about this time that the standard issue sheath was changed to one with a flap. Those 501's whether the older ones or the newer are great edc's...I toss one in my pocket almost all the time...:thumbup:

 

[T Schloz]

DarrylS

Thank you for that information.

Tom