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Originally Posted by Brando
For a knife sheath you want some tough leather. Not something soft like what would be used for a jacket. Closer to raw-hide instead of goat skin. You want it to hold form and not bend/cut easy. Imagine pushing your knife into the sheath and the sheath is bent/curled and the knife punctures right through. I've seen it happen  |
This is true. A knife I have purchased lately came with a nylon (I guess that is what the matterial was) sheath with a thin plastic lining. I asume to add rigidity and protection for the nylon.