Wearing the belt case and drawing cleanly
On a camping or hunting trip, an 18 cm blade rides comfortably on a belt if the case is set up properly:
- Thread your belt through the loop of the leather case and position it just behind the hip on your dominant side, where it will not dig in when you sit.
- Check that the brass pommel cap clears your elbow when your arm hangs naturally.
- To draw, hold the case with your free hand and pull the knife straight out along its axis, edge away from your body.
- To return it, guide the point into the mouth of the case by sight, never by feel, before pushing it home.
- Unclip the case before getting into a car, so the blade does not press against the seat.
Set up this way, a Pakistan dagger sits comfortably all day.
