Sword suspension system?

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Re: Sword suspension system?

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BEST...DAGGER...EVER.

I love mine. Might have to give this a try; right now, I've just been tucking it into my belt. Works well enough, but it might be time to upgrade. I've got enough scraps left over from working on new bracers to do this easily right now, and it'd hold it at a nice angle for me without it impeding the movement of my thighs, which is what it kinda does right now...
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Re: Sword suspension system?

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Another thought to add to this discussion...just saw a practical VA Castille on eBay (the black ones without all the fancy "custom" duds), and it was pictured with the suspension system aparrently made for the practical line, which I've never seen before.

It looks like the lower strap wraps around the back and then you knot it to the ring on the front. Looks really simple, but really secure to me.

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Ring belts have a tendency to slip in my experience. As I have no butt everything heads south which is why I generally add a shoulder strap to my personal rigs.
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Ring belts aren't really very efficient. I use either a tongue and holes punched as needed or the Celt system of through the ring and back, tying or buttoning to a toggle. Mostly the former. I fasten it like a normal belt, then take the long dangly bit and make the knot. Looks fine.

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