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I received the avant guards today. They come two in a pack. Two packs come to about $14 with shipping. The avant guards weigh approximately two ounces each. They are 14 long. The rubber they are made of is soft enough to cut to size for a khukuri blade. I used the saw blade on my leatherman to cut one of the guards to fit a 14 villager.
Here is the villager with the guard in place. The spring holds the guard securely, and the tip of the knife is secure in the tip portion of the guard. A clear plastic tube that will prevent marring of the blade covers the spring.
I think this is a valuable new carry option. I had previously mentioned cutting garden hose for this purpose, but I never got around to it. This device is superior to the garden hose solution.
Latching and unlatching the spring does take a bit of fumbling, so the blade can not be brought into play as rapidly as it could from a sheath. In instances where rapid deployment is not necessary, like backpack carry, the avant guard is an excellent and lightweight carry option.
[This message has been edited by Howard Wallace (edited 09-29-2000).]
Here is the villager with the guard in place. The spring holds the guard securely, and the tip of the knife is secure in the tip portion of the guard. A clear plastic tube that will prevent marring of the blade covers the spring.
I think this is a valuable new carry option. I had previously mentioned cutting garden hose for this purpose, but I never got around to it. This device is superior to the garden hose solution.
Latching and unlatching the spring does take a bit of fumbling, so the blade can not be brought into play as rapidly as it could from a sheath. In instances where rapid deployment is not necessary, like backpack carry, the avant guard is an excellent and lightweight carry option.
[This message has been edited by Howard Wallace (edited 09-29-2000).]
