There are a limited number of Howling leather sheaths in stock...

Eric Isaacson

Eric Isaacson

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I just got a handful of Leather Howling Rat LM sheaths in. I currently have tan and black but if you want one order now because they will be gone soon.

www.shop.ratknives.com

If you order today they will ship tomorrow

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Sweet:D Thanks for the quick reply. Just out of curiosity do you think these will fit Gen 2 Howlers as well? I have an HRLM ordered, but need pants for my Gen 2s also.
 
mike biz said:
Sweet:D Thanks for the quick reply. Just out of curiosity do you think these will fit Gen 2 Howlers as well? I have an HRLM ordered, but need pants for my Gen 2s also.
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They will not fit the Gen 2 Howlers. The profile at the top of the sheath is not straight across, but is somewhat curved to match the curves at the front of the handle on the HR LM. Even if this was not the case, at least on mine, for some reason, the Gen 2 did not want to go into the sheath all the way. It might be a slightly different shape than the LMs, or the width of the blades might be different. Long story short--if you are going to get one of these to fit a Gen 2, you're probably making a mistake.
 
Crap!! I just got home from work and I missed em :mad: The damn Hospital blocks all "inappropriate" content so I couldn't check the forum. Any chance that in the near future some more will be in, or do I have to get on Dwayne's wait list for a custom?
 
mike biz said:
Sweet:D Thanks for the quick reply. Just out of curiosity do you think these will fit Gen 2 Howlers as well? I have an HRLM ordered, but need pants for my Gen 2s also.
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They do fit, not as good as the LM but they do fit, all of the sharp bits are covered, and it dont look half bad. :)

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For reference, the SYK, Street Scrapper 4 fits too, again it aint pretty but a multi function sheath is a good thing.

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We'll be making more very soon, probably by Sunday I'll be cutting more leather. :) I bet I can have a half dozen more headed Eric's way next week. :D
 
Thanks for the Gen2 info Leatherman. I love your leatherwork:thumbup: . I was forunate enough to acquire one of your sheaths with an INFIcoot I got on the exchange. Very nice Randall-style pouch. I look forward to seeing this one.
 
mike biz said:
Thanks for the Gen2 info Leatherman. I love your leatherwork:thumbup: . I was forunate enough to acquire one of your sheaths with an INFIcoot I got on the exchange. Very nice Randall-style pouch. I look forward to seeing this one.
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I guess the issue here is what your definition of "fit" is. On mine, I was not willing to jam the Gen 2 down into the sheath to see how far down I could get it to go. I have seen knives make a nice cut all the way through the leather on the backside of the sheath before, and was not about to take a chance that I was going to do the same thing to mine.

Yes, I suppose you can get it into the sheath so that it looks like Dwayne's pic above, but I don't consider that to be a "fit", especially when you see how good the sheath looks with an HR LM in it. For the price of the sheath, I would not be satisfied if it could only hold the knife like it holds the Gen 2. Dwayne's sheath work is top-notch. It follows that the knife and sheath fit should also be top notch. Good luck. :)
 
Agreed, with some form follows function, but that's not my philosophy. I want form AND function. :) Thats the reason I spend so much time making sure that the knife fits the sheath like a puzzle piece, especially with all the nicely shaped micarta Jerry is coming out with lately.

I might be able to put out a sheath thats very generic for a generic price, but it wouldnt have the fit and finish that I have to have in my work. I've been approached many many times to make an uber cheap no nonsense sheath similar to those that came with the 1st generation small Rats, but I just cannot do it. I've repaired way too many of those, and seen far too many start to fall apart. Thats not the image I want to put fourth. Anyhow, those fellas that are making them now are plenty happy to make more and for a price that would make you go weak in the knees.

I use the same THICK top grade leather in these "production" sheaths that I do in my customs, it doesnt come cheap, and the labor involved in just sculpting the throat of the sheath is amazing. I'd actually put them just below my custom work in fit and finish. I tried once to push the point of a knife through it and its very difficult to do, if at all, especially on the belt. I had much more leverage on my bench vise.

Now that said, some people like me want multi taskers. ;) If the same sheath fits various knives then cool! I dont have to spend 120+ on three sheaths, but just 45 and I get one sheath that fits all three knives. It may not be pretty but its functional. And the res handled Howler fits in the sheaths without a lot of effort, the blade slides in very easily, its the res C handle thats wider so it meets some resistance when it comes in contact with the belt loop on the sheath. That requires a little grunting and fussing to work into place, the tip of the blade hits the end of the sheath much sooner, but because the geometry is the same it wont want to push through the welt.

If its only one thing I wont do is suggest a knife for a sheath knowing that it may cause injury to the sheath or to the person, ugly is one thing dangerous is another thing entirely. If there is any chance that #1 that knife can get loose from the sheath or #2 that the knife will exit the sheath tip first I wont even think about doing it.

I'm gonna go cut leather now, before the Hog's hunt me down and lock me in the shop! :p
 
Now, c'mon there, Dwayne. Everyone KNOWS that the more of your sheaths we have, the better off we are. Sheesh, that's no big secret! :thumbup:

Seriously though, the typical comment I get from people that I show your sheaths to is something like, "Damn, where did you get this? Nobody makes a sheath this nice anymore." You are definitely doing it right!
 
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