Soldier's sheath design question

P. McKinley

P. McKinley

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I built this knife for and active duty Canadian Forces soldier. Now, the sheath. The design must certainly be practical and safe when attached to military gear, but also for civilian use when camping and such. The leather sheath will have an inlay of the same handle wood. Where would a soldier/civilian attach this piece and how? So, my thoughts.... webbing slots on the back and a detachable belt loop(snaps??)? Is a standard snap the way to go for the retention strap on this open spine design?

What else jumps out?
(other than it being drawn backwards, something I always do for some reason)

Thanks,
-Peter



 
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I went a slightly different way with this sheath:

Mean Green
Sheath - 6/7 oz veg tanned leather with a one-piece inlay and brain tanned deer hide lining. The removable dangler belt loop can be inserted into the lower belt loop section allowing the sheath to be affixed to military webbing.







And, some in-progress shots:









-Peter
 
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That's pretty cool looking, a lot of thought and imagination went into that, very nice!
G2
 
That's super cool. :cool:

From the start I've wanted to do non traditional inlays like g10, micarta, cf, etc. How did you mill the wood for the inlay? I realize that g10 would be especially hard, but probably not impossible.

Congrats on seeing this project through. I didn't see the original post. I may not have been able to help, but I certainly would have encouraged you to try!
 
Strig- Yes, its a joy to use. Its a heck of a lot nicer than the Dremmel version of the tool. Its versatile and very precise, and you can actually see your work space unlike two other aftermarket versions I've seen. Good money spent.

-Peter
 
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