Anybody got a good way to put on/remove a fixed blade sheath WITHOUT taking belt off?

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Anybody got a good way to put on/remove a fixed blade sheath WITHOUT taking belt off?

I find it really inconvenient to take a belt all the way off to adjust a traditional sheath. Tec lock is fine, but doesn't really work for me. I'm looking for ideas about how to use d-rings to attach one. I believe the correct term is a "dangler" sheath

I like this guy's idea http://www.sellyourknife.com/ckcbelt.html(see end of video on the right) but does anyone know where to get the belt hanger and hardware?
 
Contact Talfuchre. You can find him in Wilderness & Survival and probably on Sheaths & Such. I'm sure he makes a dangler strap you can put on or take off. Great idea, really.

What I do is thread a toy carabiner onto my belt, and put a big round split ring through the sheath loop. Then I can snap it on or off the carabiner at will.

(Moved from General Knife to Sheaths & Such.)
 
I make all my sheaths with Industrial grade Velcro and leather belt loops. For lighter fixed blades and folder sheaths I have the upper flap of the leather belt loop lined with Velco and a separate leather piece coming up from the bottom with the mating Velcro facing out. Just separate the two, slide the upper side down over and behind your belt and the lower side up under your belt. The two overlap and form a completely secure belt loop.

For heavier fixed blades, I use a two sides of Velcro for one side part of the loop and clam-shell it between two other pieces of Velcro. Just a tiny bit thicker than an ordinary leather belt loop, perfectly secure, and no need to remove your belt to put it on or take it off.

Stitchawl
 
Something like this perhaps.

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scotchleaf said:
Anybody got a good way to put on/remove a fixed blade sheath WITHOUT taking belt off?
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I've been "engineering" an idea in my mind all week....I'll be doing a prototype of it this week-end. I'll post pictures soon as I can.
 
As above, I'd go with a D ring and an extra bit of leather or canvas and some snaps and/or velcro. It's easy to do...everything can be done by hand...all the materials can be found for cheap. With my sheaths I've always added the dangler...personally I just really like that style.
Something else to consider would be an integral clip on the sheath itself, if one were wanting to get fancy. Example : the Glock field knife. (BTW: not advertising any particular website with that...it was just the best pic I found on the fly...)
I imagine a similar construction could be done with kydex.

Hope this helps!
 
stitchawl said:
I make all my sheaths with Industrial grade Velcro and leather belt loops. For lighter fixed blades and folder sheaths I have the upper flap of the leather belt loop lined with Velco and a separate leather piece coming up from the bottom with the mating Velcro facing out. Just separate the two, slide the upper side down over and behind your belt and the lower side up under your belt. The two overlap and form a completely secure belt loop.

For heavier fixed blades, I use a two sides of Velcro for one side part of the loop and clam-shell it between two other pieces of Velcro. Just a tiny bit thicker than an ordinary leather belt loop, perfectly secure, and no need to remove your belt to put it on or take it off.

Stitchawl
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got any pictures?
 
Here's one I'm field testing today....while this is a cross draw, I'm sure the same concept will work with a drop-leg style sheath.
I glued/stitch a couple layers of leather to the belt loop, the tension of the belt against your waist will hold the sheath in place while you extract the knife.

Since today is wear-sloppy-jeans-casual-Fri......I'll test it out and report back later this evening.....:D

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Here is my setup. I used some steel rings to make an adjustable strap to slip my sheath on and off. If you've ever seen a belt with two rings for the buckle, its the same concept. Just sew a loop through two rings on one end of a strip of leather. Then slip the other end of the leather strap through both rings and loop the end back over the second ring, and through the first ring.

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You could even take that a step further if it shows potential by making the second piece of leather a little wider than the first, essentially forming a leather "hook" that will catch under your belt when pulled on.

rayban said:
Here's one I'm field testing today....while this is a cross draw, I'm sure the same concept will work with a drop-leg style sheath.
I glued/stitch a couple layers of leather to the belt loop, the tension of the belt against your waist will hold the sheath in place while you extract the knife.

Since today is wear-sloppy-jeans-casual-Fri......I'll test it out and report back later this evening.....:D

Izulacrossdraw004.jpg


Izulacrossdraw006.jpg


Izulacrossdraw005.jpg


Izulacrossdraw007.jpg
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scotchleaf said:
Anybody got a good way to put on/remove a fixed blade sheath WITHOUT taking belt off?

I find it really inconvenient to take a belt all the way off to adjust a traditional sheath. Tec lock is fine, but doesn't really work for me. I'm looking for ideas about how to use d-rings to attach one. I believe the correct term is a "dangler" sheath

I like this guy's idea http://www.sellyourknife.com/ckcbelt.html(see end of video on the right) but does anyone know where to get the belt hanger and hardware?
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What type of sheath do you have?

If you have a kydex sheath, I can source a dangler (also sometimes called a dropper).

Though, it looks like you have a couple of options already... :D

Kind Regards,
Marion
 
Well I use a simple toggle on the loop on my Scandi sheaths:

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Or maybe a hook; the twist helps 'bite' into the back of the belt:

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Or a a multi-carry option:
Crossdraw
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Or Dangler/Dropper
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hoopster said:
You could even take that a step further if it shows potential by making the second piece of leather a little wider than the first, essentially forming a leather "hook" that will catch under your belt when pulled on.
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Hoops...I agree, that would certainly lock it in....but after wearing it all day yesterday, I can assure you it's not needed.
The sheath stayed in place very nicely, and never shifted around on me at all.:thumbup:
 
kydex? knife kits sells "clip over" belt loops, that can be taken on an off w/o removing the belt. might be a little too close to a Tek Loc, though, which i know you said you don't want. i've bought a few of them, for upcoming projects, haven't used them yet. they appear to be high quality and really handy. check 'em out if you haven't seen them before.

Chuddy Bear - OMG, those are some good looking sheaths!
 
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