Well it eventually happened! A while back the belt attachment finally wore off my Mora Classic #1. Honestly, it's the only complaint I've ever had with the early Mora knives. It seem as though the Swedes are either prone to hanging their Mora's from a button or they have incredibly thin belts. Over the years I've forced my belts through the flimsy plastic attachment until it at last ripped off... Inevitable as this may have been it has given me an opportunity to improve on an otherwise flawed design. I could have just thrown away the sheath but as much as I hate that sheath I grew attached to it, I just couldn't simply discard it! So the following is my solution.
First I cut a piece of leather to attach the new belt loop to as well as.
I cut it to size an stitched it up tight, I left the knife in so it would contour and provide friction to the handle as well.
Then I cut off the excess leather.
Using a punch I put two holes for the strap.
I cut another strip of leather and dyed it black to match the rest of the sheath and laced it through the holes. (Sorry 'bout the random stuff in the back ground...)
Then I twist the the grain side in.
I then cut the straps to size and make a slit in one strap and trim the other side at an angle to make it easer to pull it through the slit.
(OK, I hope the pictures and description of the attachment makes sense) Place the slit over the other strap.
Wrap the angled tap around the slotted tab once.
(Here's where that angle tab makes this process easier...) Now I pull that angle tab through the slot. Use a pare of needle nose pliers to really YANK that angle tab through the slot. (You can see the marks left by my Leatherman on my tabs.)
No problems! Only solutions! My Mora Classic fixed and better than it was originally I'm looking forward to using it for many, many more years to come.
Thanks for checking out my this little project, I hope it helps you or gives you a better idea. I'd be interested to see your Mora sheath mod!
