Another western frontier sheath....

[Wild Rose]

Here's a sheath I did for Deb Mann, wife of knifemaker Mike Mann of Idaho Knife Works - the knife is one of his special HBC styles with a Damascus blade and Mammoth Ivory grips - Deb wanted lots of fooferaw so that's what she got.......brain tain cover, beads, buffalo hair, bells – pretty much everything but a whistle! The basic idea for the sheath is a compendium of 4 originals from circa 1840-1850's.

 

[Dusty One]

For some reason the pics dont show....
Now I have them.....Outstanding work as usual.......

 

[coniferwoodsman]

That is just beautiful. I think that it is interesting that we as knife folk look to simpler designs nowadays. This type of sheath, to my mind shows a real reverence for a good blade and I think that was the norm back in the day. Very beautiful work.