I've seen quite a few riveted sheaths without the "return" stitching and (until now) believed that rivets in addition to "return" stitching were an indication that someone was trying to increase the value of the sheath.
That is generally true, but is maybe a decade later than the knives being discussed here, and all involving Maurice Johnson sheaths. Not Heiser/HKL sheaths. Generally, Heiser/HKL sheaths have a return stitch on model "A" and "B" sheaths. Mod "C" some do, but not all.
Here is an example of rivets added:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vietnam-Period-...E/351772337770?
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