Brisa Necker 70 - loose kydex sheath

[Chris]

I picked up a Brisa Necker 70 last week, with an extra kydex sheath with the idea of wearing it as a neck knife (a wild idea, I know!).

The kydex sheath seems really loose, though. Very light shaking will make the knife drop out, only takes a very slight amount of pressure. Last thing I want to do is fall over and stab myself in the lung.

Anyone else experienced this with a kydex sheath? I might return the knife and sheath as the shop I bought it from said ‘never heard of this before but ok…’ when I queried it. But if there’s an easy fix I’d probably keep it. Never worked with kydex before so unsure!

 

[swotty]

Not something I've experienced but if it was mine I'd warm it up in the oven and reshape it to grip a bit better.....

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[gra_farmer]

I picked up a Brisa Necker 70 last week, with an extra kydex sheath with the idea of wearing it as a neck knife (a wild idea, I know!).

The kydex sheath seems really loose, though. Very light shaking will make the knife drop out, only takes a very slight amount of pressure. Last thing I want to do is fall over and stab myself in the lung.

Anyone else experienced this with a kydex sheath? I might return the knife and sheath as the shop I bought it from said ‘never heard of this before but ok…’ when I queried it. But if there’s an easy fix I’d probably keep it. Never worked with kydex before so unsure!

I have one of the old enzos, and yes the sheath is loose. I pocket carry mine

 

[matarius777]

I tried softening mine in hot water to make it fit better- big mistake, it has inserts stuck inside, presumably to stop the blade from getting scratched, these came unstuck. I then purchased a kydex sheath from America, I forget the make, but they have straps with locking press studs, so you can have it scout style or belt hanging etc. I got one before for my Benchmade Bushcrafter which is an excellent sheath. Unfortunately, because of the profile of the Necker, it doesn't have such a positive lock when it clicks in, and even after repeated squeezing of the entrance to the sheath, it isn't secure for long!
I do love my Necker though, I got the flat grind in Ivory Micarta, it still gives me that feeling of "wow", even now after 4 years or so.

 

[GreyDog]

Try adding a square of 25mm velcro - the fussy side (You can get them as dots or squares or on a roll) Stick it into the inside of the sheath at the opening - adds a bit of pressure to the blade, but not too much, and won't run anything.

 

[matarius777]

Thanks, I’ll try that. It’s an Armatus from America, so not cheap, especially with postage to UK, I wanted to get one for my F1, but it put me off, it seems to depend on the handle profile as to how effective it “locks” onto it- my Benchmade Bushcrafter is perfect, never needs adjusting, not so with the Necker.