I made a little experiment about how this knife would work as a pocket fixed blade. Just attaching the cord to the hole does not work, because then drawing the knife causes twisting movement in the sheath, causing the knife to get stuck. I tied a piece of cord to the sheath to act as a guide, so the pull will be directly in the direction of least resistance. This works quite well. The loop goes around my belt, keeping the knife standing up in my pocket. Pulling the knife is easy because of the ring.