I will post some underwater shots ASAP. Let's see some more 16s!

some ideas.....

I've been diving since 1970. I am an ex Navy diver, NAUI SCUBA instructor, and commercial diver since '74. I always place a dive knife on my chest, via a harness or vest. The make or size of knife is not important. I tried every option imaginable. I hated ankle carry and waste placement was always difficult to access.

James, that is some straight stuff you just posted.

Post some more.

Dubie Baxter

Very cool old Randall. Is it stainless? Hard to see the stamp

No stamp with the overwhelming majority of early #16's being stainless steel. It is unlikely you will encounter an early carbon steel #16. Very, very few were made. Think about it, why would you order a carbon dive knife?

Carbon was an "option" so to speak, with stainless being standard, albiet a bit more expensive.

I agree with James that ankle placement can be difficult to access, but chest placement scares me. I don't need to accidentally pierce my drysuit.

This is a good configuration, almost like a leg holster for a handgun. I still need to play with it a little more to get it to my liking.

This is one of my dive buddies. He's old school.



He spent a lot of time underwater training for a different environment.