I wanted to make some pants for my AK while waiting for the professional one I'm going to order. So, I had four main criteria:
1) Less then ten dollars
2) Easy to clean out
3) Durable
4) Versatile
I went to the local tent and awning shop and asked them for the heaviest canvas they had, I had in mind Filson tin cloth. They had a "waterproof" shelter cloth. Perfect! Even more perfect was it was a scrap so he gave it to me for free.
I decided to fold the ends and them th so they would be double thick where the point is and where the AK would go in and out.
I added four grommets for securing it closed with paracord
I found a scrap piece of webbing that can be used for multiple carry options.
I described to the lady there what I was going to do and she said, "We'll do it!"
5 minutes later and 5 dollars = a great, inexpensive bomb-proof sheath.
It can be worn on a belt, held in the hand, worn with a gunsling, strapped to a backpack, and if you wrap it tighter and put an elastic cord at the mouth, it's secure for mounting upside down.
I'm going to add a velcro patch on the front to put my Scrap Yard Patch.
I did not add a kydex liner because it doesn't cut the canvas. I thought about adding a carbon fiber shaft from a an arrow for extra support, but it is stiff enough that it does not need it.
I'm quite happy with it.
So, if you guys have a five minutes, five dollars and a tent and awning shop, you can have a bomb-proof, sheath too.
Here's what I started with:
The inside of the sheath unrolled:
The outside of the sheath unrolled:
The front of the sheath:
The back of the sheath showing webbing for multiple carry methods:
1) Less then ten dollars
2) Easy to clean out
3) Durable
4) Versatile
I went to the local tent and awning shop and asked them for the heaviest canvas they had, I had in mind Filson tin cloth. They had a "waterproof" shelter cloth. Perfect! Even more perfect was it was a scrap so he gave it to me for free.
I decided to fold the ends and them th so they would be double thick where the point is and where the AK would go in and out.
I added four grommets for securing it closed with paracord
I found a scrap piece of webbing that can be used for multiple carry options.
I described to the lady there what I was going to do and she said, "We'll do it!"
5 minutes later and 5 dollars = a great, inexpensive bomb-proof sheath.
It can be worn on a belt, held in the hand, worn with a gunsling, strapped to a backpack, and if you wrap it tighter and put an elastic cord at the mouth, it's secure for mounting upside down.
I'm going to add a velcro patch on the front to put my Scrap Yard Patch.
I did not add a kydex liner because it doesn't cut the canvas. I thought about adding a carbon fiber shaft from a an arrow for extra support, but it is stiff enough that it does not need it.
I'm quite happy with it.
So, if you guys have a five minutes, five dollars and a tent and awning shop, you can have a bomb-proof, sheath too.
Here's what I started with:
The inside of the sheath unrolled:
The outside of the sheath unrolled:
The front of the sheath:
The back of the sheath showing webbing for multiple carry methods:
