A piggyback sheath

[Von Gruff]

I have just made a pattern for a piggyback sheath that will have the big game hunter in the main sheath with a field scalpel in the piggy back. It will have a set of chicago screws to fix a strap that will go through the belt loop of the field scalpel sheath and round the main sheath so that it can be taken off and used as a single sheath in its own right. I will get one put together together with the two knives next week to show here. This will be a first of this concept for me and I want to offer one that is not as bulky as some I have seen

 

[opaul]

Looking forward to seeing that come together.

 

[bodam]

+1, I've been wanting to try a piggyback but I haven't come up with a design that isn't too bulky and awkward

 

[KenH]

That's a good idea, the field schapel will be a nice tool for the fine work.

 

[Von Gruff]

This came about because I was asked if I would do one for a customer of one of my (stretched in both the handle and blade length) safari hunters with a field scalpel so I started looking for design ideas. Initially I thought to sew a single skin with welt to the outside of the main sheath although that means a permanent pairing of the two, but I think there needs to be an option to seperate the two, so two individual sheaths were the idea I worked arround and believe it or not, this is the pic I found that gave me the start to what I would do as the request was specifically for a square bottomed main sheath. I will see how it makes up to my (slightly upgraded - lol) take on this design as to whether I continue with the square bottom or transition to a more traditional shape. While they will be sent off as a single unit, they will both be individual sheaths that can simply be seperated if desired.

 

[Von Gruff]

I still want to make a few tweaks but this is essentially what I will be doing. Cant see any way to make it any smaller and still have the detachable scalple sheath.

 

[Smallshop]

That doesn't look overly large to me. The ability to have it either/or is very nice. really like that design! Both knives are very nice...that little one looks like you could shave with it!

 

[Von Gruff]

Thanks Ted. I am going to re-shape the outer ends of the belt loops by skiving the double thickness down to a single thickness at the very end. Am also going to make another sheath with a fixed scalpel sheath as an option to make it a little less thick but away hunting for a couple of days to see if I can get a couple of my personal knives bloody.