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Old 09-27-2012, 02:37 PM
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Hone Pocket or No-Hone?

Whenever I order an RMK knife, I always, without exception, specify a no-hone sheath. (I usually specify a black sheath as well, but that often depends on the color of the handle material.) The hone pocket represents tremendous bulk in what can become rather low-profile. For some of my knives that came with a standard (with hone pocket) sheath, I have ordered a spare no-hone version.

The hone pocket looks terribly out-of-place on larger knives, such as Doug Kenefick's Large Sasquatch:



$4-6" #6 Grind with no-hone (and black) sheath:



#15 with no-hone (and black) sheath:



Thank goodness that the #28 comes with a no-hone sheath:



As does Rick Bowles' "Bowles Skinner":

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Old 09-27-2012, 06:15 PM
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I think If I get a Black sheath, that's when I would go no-hone. For a tan sheath I will get it with a hone pocket.

I have one black sheath, a Hi-ride for a #23, and it looks great with the black micarta handle.









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Old 09-27-2012, 08:06 PM
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I always felt that there were two things that announced that this is a Randall knife, The first was the exposed nut on the butt and the second was the hone pocket on the sheath. I now realize that neither is functional but I still like the hone pocket even though the hone is not good for much..... I'm old school.
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Old 10-01-2012, 01:58 PM
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I agree with you 100%. I am a black sheath, no hone fan. Having said that, not all my knives are that way. But anything I order, that I am able to have a black sheath with no hone, I do so.

Great pictures BTW.


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