ESEE3 X-MOD Sheath

Beautiful sheath, yet built like a tank. Excellently crafted and the knife fits like a glove-thank you

This is simply the best sheath I’ve owned! The craftsmanship is incredible! I looked at this for a while then just placed the order one day. Well worth the money and wait time. I work in a really dirty environment and it’s holding up extremely well. Still no issues whatsoever. Just a GREAT sheath. Keep up the incredible work. I’ll be ordering for my Esee 4 soon.

Sagewood gear makes a true American product. Excellent craftsmanship this is my 3rd sheath and all 3 are flawless in craftsmanship and materials. Brian is a true outdoorsman making true outdoorsman gear. Thank you Brian and Sagewood gear for all you do.

This may be the best custom sheath that I own. I would love to see this made for my Esee 5.

Absolutely beautiful workmanship. This sheath is a work of art. Great blade retention.

I have had many custom sheets made for me. Really nice ones and this is one of the best I’ve ever had made for me. The construction is very simple and straightforward. Everything aligns very nicely, and I have a mixture of kydex and leather together, it feels like this sheets will last for me to give it to my grandson. Extremely nice and professionally constructed. Can’t say enough good things about it. I feel like a literally got the better end of the deal regarding the price, I paid for this. I would’ve paid more.

I purchased my first Sagewood Gear (SG) XMOD sheath for a Benchmade Bushcrafter 162 as soon as it was available last year. The quality of the new XMOD line of sheaths is excellent and I’d been waiting to purchase one for my ESEE 3 which only became available earlier this year. SG’s previous line of all-leather sheaths had more character and I was lucky enough to have purchased one for my ESEE 5 before they stopped making them. But then I like scruffy, old, worn-in leather boots, belts. and gloves. High quality leather things used regularly develop a custom fit and patina-of-use that can not be replicated. So, SG’s previous all-leather line of sheaths had a certain appeal to me. It appears that I am in the minority on this. Based on how rarely quality leather sheaths are provided these days, most people must like kydex/polymer sheaths. Most people are wrong, of course, but if you prefer to be wrong, you’re in luck. You have lots of options. The new XMOD style is of equal quality to the previous line but you can see where they opted for a more easily produced approach to production when comparing the old style with the new, side by side. That said, I’m very happy with the new sheaths. The plastic/polymer bits are well matched to the quality and craftsmanship of the leather and I grudgingly admit they provide a level of knife retention security that would be impossible to provide with leather straps and brass snaps. I look forward to other offerings from Sagewood Gear as they flesh out knife compatibility as most knives today ship with sheaths that are clearly more of an afterthought.

I've loved this knife for years, but so disliked the sheath it came in that I've rarely used it. This Sagewood Gear sheath solves my problem--and more than that, it's beautifully made, holds the knife securely, and is light and comfortable on the belt.