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    Try making some straps up out of heavy duty elastic (Like what they put in the waistband of yer pants, but the heavier stuff) and sew on some Velcro/Hook and Loop fasteners. With two straps as wide as you can make them to fit through the loops on the sheath, it should be more than firm enough to keep your knife secured to your ankle. It's a simple way of doing it, but effective. I have a 3" blade dagger that has the sheath sewn to a 4" wide leather strap that then tapers to wrap around my ankle and attach's with said Velcro. Had it for years now, and as a sneak knife it has saved me from trouble a few times. I don't wear it these days as I don't put myself into the sorts of situations I did back when I was young and stupid. And I'm not as nimble as I used to be for an ankle knife. I have many...Many,other choices on hand now too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    If it doesent have a full tang, it will not last.
    Agreed! And by full tang I mean the handle is a slab on each side of a solid bit of steel that fills the space in between said slabs and sits flush with the same. Through tangs are for slim bladed daggers and the like IMHO.


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    Here's my ESEE. I don't carry it around every day, it's more for camping/hiking etc, which it is great for. Very sturdy at 3/16" thick.




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    Thanks MickR. You think it would be better to attach the leather sheath to a rig like that for slightly more flexibility around the edges

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    Quote Originally Posted by Devilpup View Post
    Thanks MickR. You think it would be better to attach the leather sheath to a rig like that for slightly more flexibility around the edges
    I'm not sure if your referring to my elastic band idea or the leather ankle sheath one. I think a leather sheath would be more comfortable pressed up against a bony part of the body, however it is set up, but I think the rigid Kydex sheath would help maintain a little more tension on the elastic, helping to hold it in place. You could also use a double layer of elastic for each strap to make a firmer hold around the lower leg/ankle and pad the back of a Kydex sheath with a narrow strip of compressed foam aerobic mat (Just have to explain that to the wife).
    The ankle sheath/dagger I have is a cordura sheath sewn to a 3mm backing of leather that is shaped a bit like a prize fighters belt. This is the bit that wraps around and velcros to the ankle or upper arm.
    Another material you could experiment with, and one I haven't tried yet myself, is wetsuit material. Something from a cold water wetsuit for the extra thickness. The only problem would be in warmer climates, the wetsuit material would be too hot to have on and would be the cause of skin irritation I would think.


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    I just had a scary realization , perhaps customs will not allow my boss jack to enter china.... Then what ? the company doesn't do refunds.
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    Thought I might chuck in a few pictures of the Jungle knife I was talking about. An original as issued knife and the one I modified for my personal use.

    This one shows my home made sheath at the top and the left side only issue sheath at the bottom. My design is ambidextrous, simply turn the knife the other way and drop it in the sheath.



    Knives without sheathes


    Full tang. That's a 1/4" thick steel there. The handguard is welded top and bottom. I would assume this is just typical military fashion of, 'Make it work, but do it cheaply!'


    I sanded down the handle on my user knife and left the other in original condition. The slabs are held in place by heavy copper rivets. There is nothing about this knife that is anything other than functional. Good looks are not required in the Australian Army. Afterall, they took me in many years ago now, and even then I wasn't very pretty...



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