Need idea help - concealed body armor sheath

Lapp_Dance

Lapp_Dance

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Hey sheathmakers, and folks who can think outside the box. I am a full-time corrections deputy who is also on tap for prisoner transport. I intend to figure out how to carry a Strider DB-L under my uniform shirt, strapped to my body armor. Problem is, I can't think of a good way to set up the sheath.

I have some experience bending kydex, and would be using kydex for this project. I have a whole bunch of .06" right now, which I think would be optimal to keep the profile as low as possible.

The torso straps on my body armor are approximately 4" wide elastic bands. The bands attach to what I would call the loops (soft part) of velcro, but it's not quite as fuzzy as regular velcro is. I also have a bunch of approximately 2" wide straps which attach in the same fashion, which are typically used for shoulder straps on the armor. The armor is a standard 2 piece, front and back panels.

Can anyone think of a good way to set up a sheath and attach it to the body armor, so that I can reach in under my shirt and get to the knife in the event it becomes needed? I am not a large individual, (5'9" 165#) so I think the knife will need to remain somewhat vertical in it's orientation.

Thank you very much in advance for any help you can provide!
 
You might be better off Stitching some heavy nylon, and creating a bug type pouch. I know a lot of guys that sew bug pouches for little kel tecs and such. I am by no means a sheath maker, but just a few thoughts also being Leo.
 
I think I may end up taking a couple of my spare shoulder straps for the armor carrier and using some gorilla glue to attach the hook side of the velcro to the outside of a thin kydex sheath. If the fit of the sheath is done just right, I should be able to draw the knife without having the sheath release from the armor carrier.
 
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