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THE SPORTSMAN'S VADE-MECUM 



A, and running up to a collar, B, so that it may not be knocked off 

 the sheath and lost. The leather of the underside of the sheath 

 should project about one inch, to admit of its being securely sewn 

 on the frog. In the sketch these three articles are shown side by 

 side in the actual lines they will be in when put together. 



The Frog is made of two pieces of leather, one, D, being doubled ; 

 straight out it will measure llin. C is a piece l|in. long, sewn on 

 to D at the dotted lines shown on its edges, just sufficient room 

 being left between it and D to allow of the sheath being pressed 

 through. The protruding leather of the sheath will be sewn down 

 on D, as shown by the dotted lines just outside C. This stitching r 

 and that of C to D, should pass through both thicknesses of D r 

 and so form the loop for the waist-belt to pass through. As 

 mentioned before, this knife is best carried behind the right hip. 

 The ball at the end of the sheath saves the sportsman from 

 accidents. 



In India there is a dodge with a spring for holding the knife in 

 the sheath. It is unnecessary if the sheath is a well-fitting leather 

 one, but it may be wished for by some, so here is a sketch. 



Handle 



From A to B runs a small steel spring, held down to the sheath 

 by two screws or rivets (CD). At E there is a notch in its lower 



edge, which fits over a corresponding projection on the hilt of the 

 knife. When the knife is pressed home into the sheath, this spring 



