Vintage Pocket Knife Pouches (?)

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Vintage Pocket Knife Pouches (?)

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Vintage Pocket Knife Pouches
In my neck of the woods (rural Australia) 'Pocket' knives where more often carried in a belt pouch. I assume for easy access and security (loosing your knife would have been a big issue)
Whether it was common in other parts of the world I am not sure (?)
Anyone on here have pictures of older knife pouches??? I've circled the interweb and not a lot out there. And I am really not sure if they have changed in design over the years anyway.

I am about to make a Pouch for an old Camillus Camp/Scout knife and I thought it would be nice if I could use a design that suited the era of the knife - in this case maybe 1940's.
It also occurs to me that anyone with an older knife might also like a pouch to match in style the pouches that were available at the time.
Here are a couple I sourced from the web but I am hoping others may have some pics too, perhaps in vintage knife catalogs?
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And I like this Gerber pouch (maybe not particularly old) Note the way the loop for the belt continues on the be the front flap, I thought very clever.
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A belt pouch and a pocket pouch.
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How about this well loved little fella for my '72 Puma Stock...cheers
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An old little pocket slip
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@Miller Bro's @Lawrence @Pile Driver
Thanks for taking the time to post.... interesting the old pouches & slips are very form-fitting whereas the modern take is wide and flat like the Knives Ship free style.

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Here's an ad from a 1938 Maher & Grosh catalog.
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This is from the Remington C. 30 catalog with an example.
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Two pocket slips and the sheath for my Buck 110, which I got for Christmas in 1976. I got the clasp top slip with a Sheffield corn knife at a flea market, not sure if they were originally together?
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danno50 wrote:Two pocket slips and the sheath for my Buck 110, which I got for Christmas in 1976. I got the clasp top slip with a Sheffield corn knife at a flea market, not sure if they were originally together?
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WOW! if that old Buck 110 pouch could talk .... we'd all be here awhile ::tu::
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