dsutton24
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The snaps on the M9 sheath are 'Line 24' snaps.
That's the kind of obscure information we come here for.
I had an M9 sheath that had a broken snap on the strap that covers the whet stone. There used to be a shoe repair guy in a neighboring town that I would take this stuff to, but he's long gone. I rediscovered the broken snap recently, and set out to fix it.
First stop was Buck, naturally. The short version of a long story is that they didn't want to have anything to do with installing a new snap on this thing.
There are myriad different snaps, what you're looking for is known as a ring socket snap. You don't want Lift-the-Dot snaps. They come in trade sizes, and the snap you're looking for is a Line 24. You can buy a kit with a couple dozen complete snaps plus the setting tools for a few bucks. Setting a snap is easy enough, you basically assemble the two parts, set the button in an anvil, and use a punch to flare the post, locking the two pieces together. The only complication being that the tab that covers the whet stone is several layers thick, so when you flare the post on the snap back into the snap cup you have to make sure the cup doesn't bounce around as you hammer away.
That's the kind of obscure information we come here for.
I had an M9 sheath that had a broken snap on the strap that covers the whet stone. There used to be a shoe repair guy in a neighboring town that I would take this stuff to, but he's long gone. I rediscovered the broken snap recently, and set out to fix it.
First stop was Buck, naturally. The short version of a long story is that they didn't want to have anything to do with installing a new snap on this thing.
There are myriad different snaps, what you're looking for is known as a ring socket snap. You don't want Lift-the-Dot snaps. They come in trade sizes, and the snap you're looking for is a Line 24. You can buy a kit with a couple dozen complete snaps plus the setting tools for a few bucks. Setting a snap is easy enough, you basically assemble the two parts, set the button in an anvil, and use a punch to flare the post, locking the two pieces together. The only complication being that the tab that covers the whet stone is several layers thick, so when you flare the post on the snap back into the snap cup you have to make sure the cup doesn't bounce around as you hammer away.