Regional stockman patterns and were they really carried by the cowboys/vaqueros?

[kamagong]

Here is a typical leather sheath.

 

[genewiseman]

That's exactly my point Gene. I was responding to Jon's assertion that the gauchos don't use leather sheaths for their criollos. They do.

- Christian

I should have read the posts a little better. Another case of my mouth outrunning my brain. Sorry about that.
Gene

 

[Aglifter]

From sailing/working on a ranch growing up - a fixed blade is something you can get to, in theory, if you get snagged - being dragged to death is... probably uncommon, but a real concern in ranch work - and you don't have to be dragged too far to get quite hurt.

Those silver knives would have been far too expensive for a typical cowboy.