BK9 Sheath Keeper/Retainer Mod

[The Warrior]

As many of you know, I attached the BK9 to my LBE, and made a second keeper/retainer for it: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/847864-Mounted-The-BK9-To-My-LBE



I had said in that thread that I had a better idea for a retainer. A rainy day out, so I decided to make it today.

Took a length of 1/4" aluminum rod, drilled a hole in one end, and made a notch in the other:



Ran some 1/8" shock cord through the hole in the aluminum piece, then took both ends, ran them in, then out of the eyelets, and attached an end to it:



Put the 9 back in the sheath, and snap the main keeper strap:



Place the aluminum rod up through the lanyard hole like so:




Pull the other end of the shock cord over the aluminum rod, and into the groove:




Held it upside down, main keeper undone, and shook the hell out of it. Didn't even budge:



This system works very well. Of course, the draw backs are that it isn't the fastest in the world to undo. Also, you can't have a lanyard in place. My solution for that is to simply keep some 550 cord, and a cord lock in the sheath's tin. It only takes a few seconds to put in.

 

[NixKustoms]

Sweet dude!! Very nice job on that!! :thumbup::thumbup: Great idea. I was thinking about something like that for my back sheath.

 

[HAKnPocket]

Add a front lanyard under the scales. Gut the cord and you can probably tighten it enough to close the gap completely. Looks good though T-Dub. I think I may use shock cord on my bk2 when I redo my belt loop.

 

[The Warrior]

Sweet dude!! Very nice job on that!! :thumbup::thumbup: Great idea. I was thinking about something like that for my back sheath.

Thanks brother. Was very easy to do.

Add a front lanyard under the scales. Gut the cord and you can probably tighten it enough to close the gap completely. Looks good though T-Dub. I think I may use shock cord on my bk2 when I redo my belt loop.

I'm not crazy about the front lanyard, for whatever reason. Thanks for the compliment, btw.

 

[DerekH]

Very neat way of solving that problem Dubs. Good work.

 

[The Warrior]

Thanks Derek. It was easy to make. I wrote in the OP, that it was slow undoing, but it really isn't at all. I can undo it quite quickly, all with one hand. I can also re sheath it one hand, and snap the main keeper, but it does take 2 hands to put the pin back in, and pull the cord over it.

 

[TwinStick]

Great job on that rainy day project !

 

[The Warrior]

Thanks brother, appreciated. I love doing these little projects. Keeps me sane.