Remington sheath question

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tongueriver
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Remington sheath question

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Does anyone know why about 80% to 90% of all vintage Remington sheath knives came with a left-handed sheath? I talked to D.Y. Grimm, who wrote the bible on Remington fixed blades (1000 first editions printed; no more forever; I have 2), and he had no idea. ???
My theory: They wanted us to carry a Remington hand gun on the right side, and crossdraw the knife on the left side. ???
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Could be they wanted you to carry it on the right side(belt over the sheath)to keep it more secure and prevent the snap from being accidentally popped open rubbing against a branch or whatever. Then again maybe it was done to make it easier to get the blade edge up. I know a lot of makers used left hand sheaths.
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