How long does black buck sheath last?

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invent777

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I am using the buck leather sheath that comes in when I bought new.

it is thick leather design.

but mine was kind of twisted when I got it.

so I put it in the hot water massaged it.

after drying completely, I put some a lot of leather conditioner.

and I also replaced the felt pad under the snap.

I glued piece of thin leather to protect from scratch.

Leather sheath is now
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soft and untwisted.

Is it bad for the leather in hot water?

How long does the sheath last?

anyone with experience with the stock leather sheath for long time?
 
I carried a 110 on my belt for about 25 years at work and the best I can remember I had to replace the sheath two times. So three Buck black leather 110 sheaths on a contstuction site for all those years. Not bad.
They would probably last longer under normal use.
 
Stumps said:
I carried a 110 on my belt for about 25 years at work and the best I can remember I had to replace the sheath two times. So three Buck black leather 110 sheaths on a contstuction site for all those years. Not bad.
They would probably last longer under normal use.
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Thank you for reply.

so 25 years for 3 sheaths that makes little more than 8 years per sheaths.

for normal use I guess 15 years to 20 years maybe.

Thank you for sharing your experience.
 
People re-mold their sheaths all the time. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as you dry it out completely and re-condition it.
 
I have carried my Buck model 120 while hiking, hunting and some fishing. In it's original sheath since the year I got it (1981). I have just cleaned it with Saddle Soap and worked Bees Wax into it's leather and it still has a lot of life left. DM
 
I bought a Atcheson 110 sheath off the big auction site. It was so cracked and dried out I didn't think I could save it. After many coats of oil and wax it started to penetrate and became soft. I could finally bend it without cracking. Leather is amazing, even after years of neglect it can still be serviceable.

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I don't know the quality of newer Buck knives leather. I do know the older stuff was amazing.

1995 I was 14 years old and worked all summer in the Bush, logging with my father. I purchased a 124 Frontiersman with my earnings. I can still remember that Saddle Leather smell when I opened the box.
 
I have a 2012 Buck 110, and i'm disappointed in the sheath. I go the knife to keep in my truck's dash. The knife gets more holding time while driving than actual use. The sheath seems to have a black coating that is peeling off of brown leather.
 
Length of lifetime varies as to how you use leather - my 105 sheath from 1976 looks nearly new. I have carried the knife in my hunting pack (originally carried it in my Army field gear), so it is in great shape. If I had carried it on my belt all those times it would look well used. OH
 
Sheaths,,, would be a fun history in its self but near impossible to trace all the variations.

Just like this one that came to me in an ebay purchase that had been submerged in a flooded basement. First thing I did was take the can of spray lysol to it to clean off all the mold.

Well, the black started coming off the pocket. Since brown was already exposed I just continued cleaning it with lysol.

Turned out to be quite interesting. Just the sheath pocket must have been painted instead of dyed. None of the other black came off.

Always wondered if there were others out there like it.

And it cleaned up nicely. I did buy it knowing.

I have never totally worn out a sheath, but don't come close to using one year round.

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Wow that is so cool. I really like the first picture. It shows aged look. : ) do you mean lysol as ballistol? What is lysol?
 
Lysol is simply a household disinfectant spray. I use it as a cleaner for knives, degreaser on guns, other things. Will even remove some ballpoint ink. Google it.
 
Doug_86 said:
Pack Rat,that looks really neat. Ive never seen a two tone before!
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May well be the only one you will ever see unless someone else goes to cleaning a sheath like I did. Which I don't really recommend. :rolleyes::D
But yeah..it is unique cool..
a one of a kind sheath.... funny stuff...lol
 
The sheaths that come with the Buck 110 have been made in Mexico for the past few years. Not sure how long? This leather may not have been processed quite as well as the leather from the USA that was used previously?

I don't know for a fact that its not as good, so only time will tell? But with care the sheaths that used to come with the 110 could easily last 20 plus with a little care and saddle soap. I have seen leather on old military accouterments & knives that was a 100 y/o plus and still serviceable.

Like most things, if you take care of it, it will take care of you.
 
I know they were doing leather sheaths in Mexico back when they were down here in San Diego area and said they considered the quality excellelent! I wonder what year they started offering Nylon Sheaths? Probably when they found they lasted better with people that actually butchered wildlife and got blood
on the blade and Nylon is better with moisture and chemicals.
 
dctex99 said:
I know they were doing leather sheaths in Mexico back when they were down here in San Diego area and said they considered the quality excellelent! I wonder what year they started offering Nylon Sheaths? Probably when they found they lasted better with people that actually butchered wildlife and got blood
on the blade and Nylon is better with moisture and chemicals.
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I don't want to get into the which is better debate but devils club is brutal on Nylon. I'd take leather any day. To each his own!
 
dctex99 said:
I know they were doing leather sheaths in Mexico back when they were down here in San Diego area and said they considered the quality excellelent! I wonder what year they started offering Nylon Sheaths? Probably when they found they lasted better with people that actually butchered wildlife and got blood
on the blade and Nylon is better with moisture and chemicals.
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Nylon cost less than leather does. I remember seeing some Nylon sheaths for buck knives in the early 80's
 
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