Secure-Ex Sheath Dulling My Knives?

Sulaco

Sulaco

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I spent a lot of time sharpening my Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter on my Edge Pro and after putting it in it's sheath and using it for a few days to a week, the blade seemed really dull, more so than it should have been. So I sharpened it again and same thing. The next time I sharpened it I left it out of the sheath. Same basic use but this time it stayed very sharp.

So it's seeming obvious to me the sheath is dulling the knife.

I've got ESEE plastic sheaths and all sorts of Kydex, nylon and leather sheaths and none of them have done this. I did some research but the only other sheaths I've heard of doing this are some Becker sheaths. Are they made out of the same material? If so, does Cold Steel know about this?
 
They know, yet feigned ignorance at the same time...

I have 4 secure-Ex sheaths and two of them where killing the edge. I had asked customer service for replacements, which I was supposed to get but never did...now I have two garbage tac neck knives out of 3...

It seems like they had batches that had something abrasive in the mixture...It did stop me from making a few cold steel purchases...Like I wanted a new Trailmaster in O-1 to retire my abused SK-5(it had come with a very nice leather sheath)

It a shame because Cold-Steel provides us with such a top notch QC of their production. Thankfully, my most excellent SRK has not this sheath issue.
 
That's too bad. I had planned to pickup a Master Hunter in 3V but it uses the same sheath. Oh well.
 
This has been reported across various brands. I think it's because of glass in the nylon. It seems like none of the knife cos want to own up to the problem. They usually just respond that a knife sheath needs some strength and that a user needs to be careful when sheathing and unsheathing the knife meaning to keep the spine against the inside of the sheath.
 
I guess it's like anything else, the bottom dollar is what's really important. Like I said before, my dollar will go elsewhere, to a company that uses a sheath which is well though out and functional. Not one that actually takes away from the usefulness of the product. It's too bad because I really wanted that Master Hunter.
 
I noticed this on my Mini Pendelton. It isn't terrible, but it does knock off a little of the edge.
My Master Hunter didn't seem to have this issue, but it was an older version, and it didn't see much use.
 
Sulaco said:
I guess it's like anything else, the bottom dollar is what's really important. Like I said before, my dollar will go elsewhere, to a company that uses a sheath which is well though out and functional. Not one that actually takes away from the usefulness of the product. It's too bad because I really wanted that Master Hunter.
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go get it then! I've been eyeing it myself. A secondary market kydex sheath shouldn't go for much more then 30ish bucks.


But the point I would present is, and I bet most will agree, is that I'd rather pay a little more and get a good sheath to start with, then end up having to pay for a crap one, then pay again for the one it should have come with in the first place! That's my message to cold steel from a decent Customer!
 
yep, glass in the nylon issue likley. seen this over many brands for many years now. surprised they haven't just gotten rid of the glass nylon and went with a kydex or whatever polymer without glass fibers in it. the sheath doesn't really need to be that strong anyways.
 
IME most factory sheaths are lousy. I always try to figure in the cost of a replacement synthetic sheath when I decide to buy a fixed blade. Occasionally I'm surprised, such as with the CRKT Minimalist, which is a decent but not great blade with a great factory sheath, and the M-Tech MT-674, which is a cheap knife with an excellent sheath. From what I see on Youtube, the BK2 plastic sheath would also work for me once the fabric belt loop was removed, although a lot of people seem to hate it.
 
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