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Grogimus very kindly sent me a hand made custom sheath based on his own original design. He made it from 8-9 oz weight leather that he purchased from RJF Leather Co, http://rjfleather.com/. The leather is very sturdy and stiff and seats all the knives that I put in it very well. Well enough that the knife didn't move even when the sheath was inverted and shaken. I was able to fit the following knives in the sheath: 4.7, 5, new and old 5.1, 7/7, Koster MUCK, Ratmandu and Busse SAR6 or knives with blades between 4.5" and 7"+. The 4.7 is in the first picture and the SAR6 is in the second pic.
You'll see below that the sheath sits nicely on my hip (7/7 in first pic and 5.1 in the secound). Originally I thought it sit too high on my hip however I found that I liked where it was and I was able to safely remove and sheath any of the above mentioned knives. I absolutely love the scorpion design and the hand tooling as well as the overall antique look of the sheath. My 9 year old tells me he's going to steal it from me when he gets his first knife.
I also love the quality of this sheath. I've become a fan of the JRE Industry mass made sheaths. They are pretty well made sheaths and I believe Grog's sheath is a step up quality-wise. I am not talking about the design or look here but simply the quality of the materials. Grog's leather is stiffer and holds a knife was well if not better than the JRE sheath. It's obviously a $h!t-ton better looking too but Grog has made a quality sheath from quality materials.
Grog sent me an email saying he might add some options like a drop loop. I'd suggest adding a small loop on the back near the bottom of the sheath to allow for a tie down.
I really appreciate that Grog sent me this beautiful sheath. This clearly took a good deal of time of to make. I hope he makes more!
EDIT - I added this link to show people what it takes to make a sheath and to show the work required to make a basic sheath. The custom work goes way beyond putting together the sheath.
How to make a sheath:
https://www.survivalresources.com/Articles/Leather_Sheaths.html
You'll see below that the sheath sits nicely on my hip (7/7 in first pic and 5.1 in the secound). Originally I thought it sit too high on my hip however I found that I liked where it was and I was able to safely remove and sheath any of the above mentioned knives. I absolutely love the scorpion design and the hand tooling as well as the overall antique look of the sheath. My 9 year old tells me he's going to steal it from me when he gets his first knife.
I also love the quality of this sheath. I've become a fan of the JRE Industry mass made sheaths. They are pretty well made sheaths and I believe Grog's sheath is a step up quality-wise. I am not talking about the design or look here but simply the quality of the materials. Grog's leather is stiffer and holds a knife was well if not better than the JRE sheath. It's obviously a $h!t-ton better looking too but Grog has made a quality sheath from quality materials.
Grog sent me an email saying he might add some options like a drop loop. I'd suggest adding a small loop on the back near the bottom of the sheath to allow for a tie down.
I really appreciate that Grog sent me this beautiful sheath. This clearly took a good deal of time of to make. I hope he makes more!
EDIT - I added this link to show people what it takes to make a sheath and to show the work required to make a basic sheath. The custom work goes way beyond putting together the sheath.
How to make a sheath:
https://www.survivalresources.com/Articles/Leather_Sheaths.html
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