Strange type of stitching on Khyber knife scabbard, has this been encountered before?

Jim McDougall · 17th October 2025, 01:27 PM

Nice Khyber! but the scabbards, as most often the case, are less than durable, especially in rugged native conditions as experienced in these regions. This looks to be quite obviously the work of an unskilled hand simply trying to keep the scabbard leather together. It does not represent any sort of significant regional or tribal convention, but an ad hoc attempt to maintain serviceability.

17th October 2025, 01:27 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,643	Nice Khyber! but the scabbards, as most often the case, are less than durable, especially in rugged native conditions as experienced in these regions. This looks to be quite obviously the work of an unskilled hand simply trying to keep the scabbard leather together. It does not represent any sort of significant regional or tribal convention, but an ad hoc attempt to maintain serviceability.