Ron, Please pass on my regards to Jack and thanks for the excellent info, Guys!

Jack and his brother were the real deal in Vietnam and Jack was, as mentioned, a guy with many talents.

I too am sorry that he does not post on the forum at this time.

Tom Vaught

Pretty good information. Interesting. I learn something new on this site pretty often. Lot's of the time I learn things I didn't even think about before. Keep it up guys.

Wow. Just when you thought this thread couldn't get any better!
Thanks Ron.
And send my regards to Jack. Tell him to come on back!
Tony

Tom / Tony,

Thanks!I passed your sentiments on to Jack.

Steven: I know Jack put in a lot of time and effort into his research trying to advance Randall knowledge. I think I can safely say on behalf of Jack that's it's all worthwhile when there is feedback such as yours.

Best,

The discussions and observations on Heiser vs. Johnson are really great. In my observations of sheaths,it seems to me that close examination of the sheath shapes, (especially the portion that is folded over to create the belt loop), the little tooled ridge that shows up on Heisers, and the orientation of the LOGO are areas that need to be studied more closely.

Here are two sheaths to add to the review. First a brown button sheath for an 8-4 that has the rounded edges and no "tooled ridge".

Next a brown button sheath for a 7-4 with off-center diagonal keeper strap, and west facing logo.

Art DeCamp

Thanks and welcome, Art!

Can you elaborate any on your comment about "the portion that is folded over to create the belt loop"? Have you noticed any differences?

Nice 7-4! That's a mid 50's stone. Must have sat in the bin for a while.

Best,

Ron

Ron,

Here are some photos backing that up... Seems clear to me:

4-7 with deep choil:





1-6 with deep choil - I always thought this sheath looked like a Heiser:





1-6 in what is clearly a Johnson Sheath:





1-8 with deep choil and pinned laminated Brown Micarta handle next to 1-7 with ebony handle in what is clearly a Johnson Sheath:

Smokin' job, Stephen! Thanks.......

Thank you Ron. The Photos aren't showing up when I read the thread and all I see are the links. Any idea how to fix that?

I had a couple of those in my long post yesterday that did the same thing. I erased, copied and pasted the URL multiple times as an edit and could not get them to show. I have no clue what went wrong. The good thing is that you can still click the links to see the photos.