OT : Varieties of sheath design. Experts?

[Kismet]

OK, I figure that the frog and hangers on the khuks are probably a British influence--a carry-over from swords. The original use was to put the sheath in a sash around the waist, with a button to hold it in place.

English/European dress, wearing belts, probably influenced the belt loop on contemporary knives.

I'm speculating here, but I'd figure that Swedish/Finnish/Saami knives are used with sheaths that dangle on cord because of the bulky hand-coverings that the folks up there require. That might also explain the long handle/short blade that is typical.

Asian knives seem more to be held in place with a sash, as well.

But THIS: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2582531093&category=4173

Is one of many representatives of American Indian sheaths I've seen..which seem to be against the body, with the belt holding them in place and pressing the sheath against the torso. Yes? That is, the belt/sash/tie would insert under the sheath, come up through the one hole, and then press the entire unit against the wearer's body.

Or not?

Anyone know?

 

[etp777]

Yep, belt would go over part of sheath that blade is actually in, through hole, and under that part of sheath. Graymaker just posted a sheath like that in last week or so over in shop talk forum, lemme try to find a picture. If you need your belt snug, has to be thidck leather(or some type of hard insert) to keep mouth of sheath from collapsing when you remove knife, which of course won't let you insert it again. Same problem can bee seen on cheap inside the waistband holsters for handguns.

 

[etp777]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=283450

If memory serfves this thread had some better descriptions of how it's used than one I gave.