Native question

The Magician

The Magician

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I am looking to get a neck sheath for my zytel native. On scene tactical will make me one very reasonably priced. Eric at on scene only has the BF blue G10 native to use as a pattern. I can't live without mine long enough to send it to him, so here is my question: will the zytel fit into the sheath molded for the G10?

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Brian
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Dude, forget that! Get the River City Mike Sastre Concealex neck sheath for your Native. You CANNOT go wrong with this one. Works perfectly for both Zytel and G-10 models. I actually have two, and when I put the Zytel Native in it, it feels almost weightless!

-Flood
 
Flood,
I have used Mike's sheaths before and really like them I emailed him several times and have not gotten a reply....

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Brian
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Brian,

I think I recall Mike saying that the G10 Natives where slightly thicker than the FRN models so the knife may be a little loose in the sheath. Also there may be a slight difference in the length of the clips. I ordered a plain stainless clip to replace the blue one (wanted to keep the latter in mint condition
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) but it turned out to be slightly longer than the original and I don't think it would work in the sheath.

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Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
 
You may want to check with Larry at Bladeart if you want it quicker. He stocks quite a selection of Mikes neck sheaths. In fact he is due to have a large shipment coming in soon.

L8r,
Nakano
 
I disagree with Clay's comments. True, Mike might have said that, but if I recall correctly he also said that he didn't test the Zytel version on his neck sheath. After all, he developed them initially for the G-10 handle BF Native.

I own both a BF Native and a Zytel Native. I have tested and carried both in Mike's neck sheath (I own two Concealex Native sheaths). In fact, just to be sure, I have just tested the Zytel version on his neck sheath once more. The knife is completely secure, with no loosening. In fact, I prefer to carry the Zytel version in sheath instead, since it is much more comfortable due to its much lighter weight. I have had no problems or doubts whatsoever about the effectivenes of this sheath when hilding either the Zytel or G-10 version.

Bteel, too bad you haven't had luck contacting Mike. That hasn't been my experience. In fact, I never purchased directly from him, but I did communicate with him a few months ago and he offered to send me a catalog if I emailed him my address. I did so, and forgot about the matter. Sure enough, not much later, I got his catalog in the mail. He also has hung around the Spyderco forum in BF very often, and has always had many useful comments about his sheaths and materials. I'm thinking about ordering a neck sheath from him for my Stamate in the future.

Good luck finding a neck sheath for the Native! It is well worth it for what I believe to be Spyderco's finest knife (along with the Starmate).

-Flood
 
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