AW: karachay knife,,,
hi , no its actualy a knigfe of the karachay national group of the north caucasus,,
,, the sheath is made with wood only on one side, and leather on the other,
the end is open and there is two holes, this is to allow any water to drain out of the sheath,
and to stop any rusting of the blade, the back of the sheath where it is stiched it thick and was ,, is ,, used the sharpen the knife with a polishing paste,,
the guard has a special form which can be seen along the spine of the knife, this is to keep a solid hold of the blade, and to stop cracking in the wood , also it is to stop any corrosion between the wood and steel and moisture normaly would contact the handle at the point where the blade and handle meets , detoriating the blade and the wood in this point,
it also looks good,
on the back of hte sheath was sometimes also a needle and an awl, for fixing leather items, also some had a small stone , but in areas where there was much stone present this was not common,