This is my knife belt, or was - it have become to small for me now....it have shrinked...my wife say that my stommac are bigger now,mbut I do not think she is honest...
This belt is a normal Sami knife belt used by the north Sami people traditional costymes. It can varius some, but not much. Some belt tells what family the man that carry it comes from (by its design).
I carry two knifes, the Sami chopper, a standard Sami knife - and also a small engraving knife. During the winter I also carry a traditional thing (capsuel) made if antler that hold needle and so on so I can repair fabriks i wear on the spot they failur. This "capsuel" are named "nalhus". (Needle house).
Knife belts are very practical when living in the wilderness, the knifes are allways there and easy to reach, the belt are easy to take off when needed, when using lasso it keep the lassos force from your body,mand so on.
Thomas