Green Beret sheaths

[Louky]

Hi everybody !

I just bought a second hand Green Beret (FDE, serrated edge, made in 2021) and it comes with a camo nylon sheath. This knife is not common here, in France, and I'm very happy with my purchase.

I would like to know more about the Green Beret sheats.

Mine is exactly the same as this one:

Green Beret 7" - Black 4V

"This knife is known to the U.S. Army Special Forces as "The Yarborough" and to everyone else as "The Green Beret Knife". It is a no-nonsense, hardworking tool, designed by renowned knife maker and designer Bill Harsey, with function and manufacturing input from Chris Reeve. Made in Boise, Idaho...

www.arizonacustomknives.com

It looks every similar to the Pacific sheath, but the eyelets distances are not the same and, of course, it accepts the Green Beret longer blade.

Who make the Green Beret sheaths? It is directly CRK?
I didn't find many example of this camo variant. It is legit? When was it proposed with the Green Beret?

Can we find somewhere an historic of the Green Beret versions and their sheaths?

Thank in advance for your help!

 

[w]

Mine also came with the nylon sheath which I was not overly fond of but these leather sheaths are available and are very nice.

 

[Louky]

What a beautiful sheath !

The leather gives the knife a totally different spirit.

Thanks for your comment !

 

[christobal]

Who make the Green Beret sheaths? It is directly CRK?

Nylon sheaths for CRK fixed blades are manufactured by Spec Ops .

 

[Louky]

Thank you for this interesting clarification!

 

[Brian Beeson]

The current Green Beret nylon sheaths are a little longer than the pacific ones and have 4 elastic bands. As far as I know the 2021 GB only came with black or coyote sheaths. I would assume you received a Pacific sheath with your GB. They are close enough in size that you can swap sheaths and it still fits.

The S30V GB had a different sheath style.

People do swap sheaths when reselling the knives so you have received a pacific sheath.

 

[pyreaux]

New sheaths are no longer made by spec ops brand, current production sheath is made by a different 3rd party. I suspect it's first spear. I believe specops is focusing on selling in larger quantities than what Reeve produces for fixed blades.

 

[Louky]

Thank you very much for these illustrated explanations!

Previous week, I ordered a "coyote brown" Green Beret nylon sheath. I received it yesterday.

I noticed exactly what you mention: the "multi-cam" sheath is a little bit shorter than the "coyote brown" one.

The inner solid kydex lining of the "multi-cam" sheath is a little bit too short for the Green Beret blade. The tip can protrude a few if the knife is fully pressed into the sheath.

This lining is almost 0,5" longer in the "coyote brown" version.

If, in addition to the size, the number of elastic band is different, the rest of the two sheaths looks very similar.

Now, I own the relevant sheath! I will keep the Pacific one: it will be, for sure, useful with an other knife one day!