Joe,

What I alledged as definitive (IMO) is that both Heiser and Johnson produced sheaths stamped with Randall logos. I just don't see how a reasonable person can come to any other conclusion after seeing that auction. In the case of Tune's Model 1 sheath, I just said he may want to reconsider his opinion! The difficult thing moving forward is how to tell the two manufacturers apart. I'm not sold on the somewhat subjective "Johnson" or "non Heiser" attributes you assigned to Tune's Model 1 sheath as it differs from his Model 2 sheath. There were "years" between the time his Model 2 sheath and Model 1 sheaths were made. The horizontal vs. vertical keeper is a good indication of this. There were changes that took place within Heiser over the years that we are all aware of or can reasonable conclude: Changes in ownership, overall quality, personnel, styles, grades of leather, coloration and of course replacement of patterns and sewing machines. It's not going to be as easy as you think.