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Post by lenapej on Oct 28, 2020 14:48:43 GMT -7
Looks great! I always enjoy seeing other peoples accoutrements, good luck with the tree rats.
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Post by spence on Oct 28, 2020 17:45:31 GMT -7
Hawkeyes said, "From an individual standpoint I don't like things tucked in my belt. It's happened to me were you walk through thick cover and something falls off or gets knocked loose."
Yeah, I've had my butcher knife slip out more than once, am lucky to have never lost it. Now I have a small thong on it which I tie to my belt. It's a problem which goes back a long way.
In the field notes [1837] for his sketch that became "Trappers Starting for the Beaver Hunt," Alfred Jacob Miller wrote:
“On starting for the hunt the trapper fits himself out with full equipment....Bound around his waist is a belt, in which is stuck his knife in a sheath of buffalo hide, made fast to the belt by a chain or guard of some kind and on his breast a pipe holder,..."
Spence
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Post by hawkeyes on Oct 29, 2020 2:26:10 GMT -7
Hawkeyes said, "From an individual standpoint I don't like things tucked in my belt. It's happened to me were you walk through thick cover and something falls off or gets knocked loose." Yeah, I've had my butcher knife slip out more than once, am lucky to have never lost it. Now I have a small thong on it which I tie to my belt. It's a problem which goes back a long way. In the field notes [1837] for his sketch that became "Trappers Starting for the Beaver Hunt," Alfred Jacob Miller wrote: “On starting for the hunt the trapper fits himself out with full equipment....Bound around his waist is a belt, in which is stuck his knife in a sheath of buffalo hide, made fast to the belt by a chain or guard of some kind and on his breast a pipe holder,..." Spence Most definitely, my blade is secured by a leather thong as well for the same reason. Indeed loosing ones blade can have devastating effects depending upon your location whilst abroad. Best to keep her safe! |
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