Several weeks ago I posted in the Strider forum about an incident that happened at work where during a foot pursuit the neck knife I was wearing came loose from it's sheath and ended up cutting me (minor) before I could get it secured.
Eric Noeldechen who is the man behind On Scene Tactical ( www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel ) emailed me with an offer to help. Eric makes concealex sheaths and wanted to fix me up before I swore off neck knives forever. I sent him the knife and the original sheath and about 2 weeks later I received the knife back with not one but two brand new sheaths.
Eric's sheaths are made of concealex, I'm not sure of the exact thickness, but it seems just a tad thicker than most sheath material I have seen on small knives. The sheath is held together with professional grade rivets. These are not the ones anybody can put in with a hammer, they definitely won't be pulling out. One sheath is set up just for neck carry and the other for belt carry. The belt sheath came with an inside the pants clip and a belt loop, both made of concealex and interchangeable by way of two screws. The concealex and all hardware on my sheaths are black, but Eric may be able to do other colors, I am pretty sure he does camo. The knife can be worn on the belt vertical, horizontal or even upside down, right or left handed. Both sheaths are made of a single piece of concealex folded at the spine of the blade and molded very tightly to the shape of the blade. The knife is very secure and will not fall out, but pulls out easily with a nice snap to it. The lips of the sheaths are molded out to ease inserting the knife. Both sheaths are very flat and print very little under a light shirt. I have found that I am carrying this particular knife alot more now that it has 2 good sheaths. The proper sheath can make a world of difference.
I have had several very nice knives now that could have used a better sheath. If you find yourself in this same situation, I wholeheartedly recommend you have Eric make you a sheath. He will be getting a larger field knife from me next month to sheath. Eric is a good guy who certainly does right by his customers and I thank him again for his help.
Eric Noeldechen who is the man behind On Scene Tactical ( www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel ) emailed me with an offer to help. Eric makes concealex sheaths and wanted to fix me up before I swore off neck knives forever. I sent him the knife and the original sheath and about 2 weeks later I received the knife back with not one but two brand new sheaths.
Eric's sheaths are made of concealex, I'm not sure of the exact thickness, but it seems just a tad thicker than most sheath material I have seen on small knives. The sheath is held together with professional grade rivets. These are not the ones anybody can put in with a hammer, they definitely won't be pulling out. One sheath is set up just for neck carry and the other for belt carry. The belt sheath came with an inside the pants clip and a belt loop, both made of concealex and interchangeable by way of two screws. The concealex and all hardware on my sheaths are black, but Eric may be able to do other colors, I am pretty sure he does camo. The knife can be worn on the belt vertical, horizontal or even upside down, right or left handed. Both sheaths are made of a single piece of concealex folded at the spine of the blade and molded very tightly to the shape of the blade. The knife is very secure and will not fall out, but pulls out easily with a nice snap to it. The lips of the sheaths are molded out to ease inserting the knife. Both sheaths are very flat and print very little under a light shirt. I have found that I am carrying this particular knife alot more now that it has 2 good sheaths. The proper sheath can make a world of difference.
I have had several very nice knives now that could have used a better sheath. If you find yourself in this same situation, I wholeheartedly recommend you have Eric make you a sheath. He will be getting a larger field knife from me next month to sheath. Eric is a good guy who certainly does right by his customers and I thank him again for his help.
