Marbles MR394S 18-Inch Machete Sheath with Sharpening Stone - Durable Knife Cover for Outdoor Camping, Hunting & Bushcraft Activities

I don’t really know what I can say about it. It is definitely worth the price, and then some. Marbles makes great machetes. But, I’ve always been partial to (shhh... the competition.. shh!) LOL. My machete has been sans sheath for quite awhile. This one was just the right length, so I figured I’d give it a try.Super awesome! Because of the style of machete it’s meant to hold, you have to slide the blade in at a wonky angle. There are two Velcro straps on one side. You pulls those open, and that side of the sheath is split open from the top, about 6 inches down. This allows you to slide the fatter tip of a Latin Machete, or “Bush” machete as they’re sometimes called, into the sheath first, then straighten it and push the rest in, without cutting the sheath up.I can be a bit thick, and didn’t realize this when I crammed it in the first time. Despite my stupidity, the sheath took it like a champ, and is still kicking, not a hint of damage. That’s says a lot. It’s designed well, thicker than you’d expect, so there is room between the top half and bottom half of the sheath, so when you inevitably do angle it in a bit off, your not going to cut the sheath in half.Nylon. I’m a huge fan. It’s stitched and riveted. So, it can take some abuse. I like the fact that, if I did happen to force the blade in wrong, or pull it out at a weird angle, and cut the sheath, even I, being all thumbs, could easily make on the trail repairs with a sail needle and some tough thread. But, it’s so well made, you’d really have to work at to screw it up. Trust me, it’s tough.There are two pouches on the front of the sheath. The one I received had a sharpening stone in one of the pouches. I know a lot of people are into the “Altoids survival tins,” but they aren’t quite big enough for an altoids tin. They are just big enough to hold those generic, crappy, hardware store oil/whetstones, the kind that fit in your hand perfectly, without any part of the stone extending past your palm. The stone it came with is EXTREMELY rough, and frankly, that’s awesome. And I mean ROUGH. Think along the lines of a really rough fingernail file, or sandpaper. The hardware store stones used to be rough like that, but now they’re pretty useless. It’s a cheap stone, meant to cut fast. You’re not looking to shave arm hair. It’s a machete, and the stone is perfect for that. You don’t have to use water or oil, but it will keep the stone from clogging up. I use a little mineral oil, works great.One more thing about the pouches. They are a SNUG fit. They hold those generic stones perfectly, but there is no extra room to play with. So, if you don’t want your stone shredding the nylon, I’ve found that putting a couple layers of an ordinary plastic bag around the stones, like you bag your groceries in, protects the nylon, and when the plastic starts to tatter, it’s just a grocery bag, so easy to replace.There are a lot of great sheath options out there. But this one is seriously all you need. If you want to spend a hundred bucks on a custom kydex, or leather, knock yourself out. But, me.... I’m saving myself the expense of kydex, and the maintenance hassle of leather, protecting my machete, and taking care of any repairs myself, which I’m sure will be years down the road. It’s tough!