Schrade Goldenspike?

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I was gifted a Usa made goldenspike that has some real nice age to it and I really like it. Problem is it didn't come with a sheath. I looked around a few places and cant seem to find a sheath alone to purchase. Anyone help me out on where to grab one on the cheap?
 
The other alternative is to buy one of the new ones which comes with a sheath. Then toss the new knife and use the sheath. That would be cheaper than a custom sheath, though the custom sheath would undoubtedly be nicer.
 
Not exactly a bad idea. Hmmmmmmm
The other alternative is to buy one of the new ones which comes with a sheath. Then toss the new knife and use the sheath. That would be cheaper than a custom sheath, though the custom sheath would undoubtedly be nicer.
 
It's common to see Schrade sheaths sold separately on eBay, leftovers from the factory closing. You'll have to study online photos to see which sheath style fits the Golden Spike, and if any are currently available.

I've heard that the new imported sheaths are not natural leather. Guess I'd rather spend the $$ for a custom sheath, or hold out for an original.
 
I have this knife, and liked it well enough to buy another. It is a pretty good camp knife, but a great hunting knife. The original Schrade wasn't anything all that special as far as materials go. Stagalon or some other nonsense for plastic/nylon/synthetic, and some kind of carbon steel. Someway, it all came together great and I took that knife on many a trip for years and years and used the daylights out of it. My only gripe... with "old Arthur" getting to be a bit of a pain (literally) the handle is a bit skinny for me to grip comfortably now. Still a great knife, though.

I really liked the fact that it had a tiny leather pouch sewn on the front that you could carry a 1"X3" stone in. Many is the night I sat in front of the camp fire and polished the edge with an Arkansas stone to get it ready for the next day. With its edge geometry, that knife will get wickedly sharp.

I think if I were you, considering its slightly irregular blade shape I would take it to the next couple of guns shows and see if anyone could help you out with a sheath. Buying online might not get you a sheath (unless it was made for the knife) that will accommodate that sweeping curve. Even a cheap nylon sheath would be good until you could get you hands on the one you want. I like the idea of buying a new one and using the knife that comes with it for something else, too. That way you could get the sheath and have a knife for the tool box, to leave out at the lease, or to keep in the shop as a utility knife.

Robert
 
Just as a stopgap, to hold it on your belt until you get something better, you could do a simple plainsman-style sheath, as illustrated in Ellsworth Jaeger's Wildwood Wisdom.
Crazy Crow trading post illustrates the same style in their sheath-making kits.
 
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