Battle Saw sheath?

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So I got one of these bad boys on order. What type of sheaths might be made for these? What are some thoughts on the design?
 
This thing is begging for an open spine sheath. Imagine if you could use the saw while it was still in the sheath!
 
jsax said:
This thing is begging for an open spine sheath. Imagine if you could use the saw while it was still in the sheath!
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I was thinking open spine as well. Good idea on having the saw functional while sheathed.
 
Maggot Brain said:
Just what I need, something that will destroy my flesh while it is sheathed…. :rolleyes:
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..... that will depend on how sharp the teeth are. I think more of an issue would be the accumulation of crud in the sheath is you were to saw with it sheathed, though with OS it is easy to clean.
 
I will go on record as wanting a closed spine sheath for the Battle Saw. It's not that I am covetous of my blood, per se; I guess it is just that I would prefer to keep it on the inside of my body, where it won't mess up my clothes.
 
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Andy the Aussie said:
..... that will depend on how sharp the teeth are. I think more of an issue would be the accumulation of crud in the sheath is you were to saw with it sheathed, though with OS it is easy to clean.
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Imagine how silly your argument would be if you were pondering an open edge sheath for a knife…. where the edge was completely exposed. Saying that it would be safe if the knife was only slightly sharp but not OK if it was totally sharp.
 
Yep sure, as I said "depending". I have seen plenty of saw back blades (especially with nice chunky teeth) that are pretty much blunt, as I SAID above it WILL depend on the teeth. Your analogy to the edge, dare I say it is a little different, but of course YMMV.
 
I think 'Rambo' style leather sheath... I know it's around 50 years later ( ;) ) but Sly might start regretting the knife choice for the movies...
 
Hmmm,

I did order one .

While I could make my Trademarked Exposed Spine © sheath for the Battle Saw Back BM.
And it would look cool.
I can see a few problems with it and this knife.

1. good point about it getting caught on things or hurting you.
I believe it has been said that the saw points are sharp then coated. So they may not be super sharp but once you knock the coating off they may be.

2.Sawing while sheathed will put lots of debris in the sheath and poor old kydex gets enough misplaced blame for scratches all ready. Now if it is a user and no one cares about finish it may be a cool idea.

3.Some folks that are not knife folks may pick up the knife and sheath by grabbing with the weak hand and pull with the strong hand and drag the saw across their palm while unsheathing the knife, believe me it happens more than you think.

Just my thoughts.

Now for my own personal sheath I think I will do a over lay with some circular saw blades cut out of the top layer with a red layer showing through. I think that will look cool :)
 
I want an open spine but I would want the kydex to be flush or just a touch higher than the saw teeth with a dangler loop and molle attachments for my pack.... Would prefer woodland since this is a throwback type blade but guess I'll go with OD since there doesn't seem to be any woodland kydex anymore
 
Maggot Brain said:
Just what I need, something that will destroy my flesh while it is sheathed…. :rolleyes:
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Doesn't mean you can't make some kind of a removeable cover for the spine, which is likely what I would do. Of course you wouldn't leave sharp edges exposed... :rolleyes:
 
SpyderPhreak said:
Doesn't mean you can't make some kind of a removeable cover for the spine, which is likely what I would do. Of course you wouldn't leave sharp edges exposed... :rolleyes:
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Hmm interesting idea.
If you would like I can try to come up with something removable.
 
David Brown said:
Hmm interesting idea.
If you would like I can try to come up with something removable.
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Since I don't think this knife will be a very "active" knife (that is, having so many roles that it's constantly taken out and back into the sheath), I could easily imagine the sheath to be a two step type where there is a hinged cover ready to click into place after the knife goes all the way in. Not only will it decrease the chance of people grabbing it wrong or having it snag on odd things, it also can prevent the saw teeth from eating into the sheath itself.

Something worth considering.
 
David Brown said:
I believe it has been said that the saw points are sharp then coated. So they may not be super sharp but once you knock the coating off they may be.
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yup...from the Website BattleSaw blurb:

"The teeth are sharpened prior to coating for better protection from the elements."
 
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