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Old 04-17-2006, 04:14 PM
BoBlade BoBlade is offline
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Hi Dan,

For sure the scalloped stone pouch flap is a good "tip off". However, I've also seen some very early (1943) Heiser and Southern Saddlery sheaths with a similar feature. I'm pretty sure Moore stopped supplying Bo with sheaths in any kind of volume by mid 1945. After this he pretty much only made sheaths for new models before Heiser tooled a pattern such as the early 50's bowies, early 14's & 15's, etc. There were a few exceptions such as that 3-7 sheath I posted a photo of on the right which is early 50's and the sheath for this model 7 that came up not too long ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6601119728

It's possible the other guy you're thinking of was Stockman who made a few in the late 50's or very early 60's. Every now and then you see a "one off" sheath by someone who Bo gave a shot at becoming a supplier, but did not cut the mustard for whatever reason. Here is one of those sheaths: No maker's mark and not a Moore or a Heiser.

I love Heisers as well

Best,

Ron
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