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Old 01-30-2009, 18:03   #13
Bill Harsey
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Originally Posted by Viking View Post
I had a leather sheath made for my short version. A guy in Fayetteville made it and I'll be damned if I can't remember his name. I believe it was Bill and he's the knife guy that's always at the gun shows here in town. I go to the field for a few days starting tomorrow. I'll get a pic of mine and post it when I return. I like it but it is a little thick.
Many years ago I had a big hide of tanned leather that was probably a bit too thick for most sheaths but money was tight so I used it for everything including some 4 inch "trout and caper" style blades. An owner of one of these was wearing it on a horse packing fishing trip up in the Canadian Rockies. The horse he was sitting lost his footing going across a shale slide and he fell on the side the knife was with the horse on top of him until they finished sliding to a stop.
The knife didn't come through the sheath and he was thankful for the "over thick" sheath. So was I.
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