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Concept drawing, jump-certified fast-draw Sifu sheath
- Thread starter Jim March
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That is EXACTLY what I was thinking of when carrying my sifu today. Wow, weird. To bad she has to go back (blade is chipping on the pin closest to the butt end, oh well, I'll trade for a carny then get a D2 sifu later
). Very nice, but then its easy to say that when looking at someone elses rendering of my design
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Nice idea Jim! I like it. I have a question.
Do you remember many years ago when people were making aftermarket sheaths for the Buck 110 (it was about all that was common in the 70's. There was a company that had a sheath that helped open the knife on the draw. All that this really entailed was the blade tip being placed in a little pocket as you sheathed the blade. Upon draw the blade would be started on it's way open. If this idea were incorperated in your design it would make it secure and fast on the draw. I realize that speed is not really a concern. Your design got my mind wizzing along again. Neat design. A great place for my up comming D-2 Sifu to sit in. Could a design like that work horizontal in the small of the back? Nice hide away carry? I really like kydex sheath ideas.
Do you remember many years ago when people were making aftermarket sheaths for the Buck 110 (it was about all that was common in the 70's. There was a company that had a sheath that helped open the knife on the draw. All that this really entailed was the blade tip being placed in a little pocket as you sheathed the blade. Upon draw the blade would be started on it's way open. If this idea were incorperated in your design it would make it secure and fast on the draw. I realize that speed is not really a concern. Your design got my mind wizzing along again. Neat design. A great place for my up comming D-2 Sifu to sit in. Could a design like that work horizontal in the small of the back? Nice hide away carry? I really like kydex sheath ideas.
Jim March
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Archangel, while your idea has technical merit, under California Penal Code 12020 the Sifu is legal to conceal so long as it's concealed in the CLOSED position
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Sorry, but that shoots down that
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Besides, this should position your hand well for a snapopen. While it CAN be mounted all over the place, I've also worked out the initial hand, arm and body position for the draw.
See all those laceholes? They allow you to adjust the ride-height to get up almost completely over the belt if desired. That gives you almost as much "tuck-away-ness" as a horizontal rig but with a faster draw, I think.
I think Kydex can free us from the "tyranny" of traditional "grab the grip and pull the blade straight up out of the sheath" traditional leather thinking.
Jim
Sorry, but that shoots down that
Besides, this should position your hand well for a snapopen. While it CAN be mounted all over the place, I've also worked out the initial hand, arm and body position for the draw.
See all those laceholes? They allow you to adjust the ride-height to get up almost completely over the belt if desired. That gives you almost as much "tuck-away-ness" as a horizontal rig but with a faster draw, I think.
I think Kydex can free us from the "tyranny" of traditional "grab the grip and pull the blade straight up out of the sheath" traditional leather thinking.
Jim