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A knife sheath has a skeleton housing and an attachment that is continuous with the skeleton housing at its upper end. A liner is formed within at least part of the interior of the skeleton housing and a coating is formed over at least part of the exterior of the skeleton housing. Preferably, the li

A knife sheath has a skeleton housing and an attachment that is continuous with the skeleton housing at its upper end. A liner is formed within at least part of the interior of the skeleton housing and a coating is formed over at least part of the exterior of the skeleton housing. Preferably, the liner covers the entire interior, and the coating covers the edges and lower end of the skeleton housing, except for an optional access opening in each case. The liner and the coating are desirably continuous through communication holes in the skeleton housing and made of the same material. The skeleton housing is preferably made of a rigid plastic, and the liner and coating are preferably made of an elastomer.

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1. A knife sheath comprising a knife receptacle including: a skeleton made of a first material, the skeleton comprising an elongated skeleton housing having a front side, an oppositely disposed back side, two oppositely disposed narrow edges, a generally closed lower end, and an open upper end;

1. A knife sheath comprising a knife receptacle including: a skeleton made of a first material, the skeleton comprising an elongated skeleton housing having a front side, an oppositely disposed back side, two oppositely disposed narrow edges, a generally closed lower end, and an open upper end; a liner made of a second material, the liner covering at least a portion of an interior of the skeleton housing; and a coating made of a third material, the coating covering at least a portion of an exterior of the skeleton housing, wherein the first material is a plastic, the second material is an elastomer, and the third material is an elastomer. 2. The knife sheath of claim 1, wherein the generally closed lower end includes an access opening therethrough. 3. The knife sheath of claim 1, wherein the liner covers substantially the entire interior of the skeleton housing. 4. The knife sheath of claim 1, wherein the coating covers the edges and the generally closed lower end of the skeleton housing. 5. The knife sheath of claim 1, wherein the skeleton housing includes at least one communication opening therethrough extending between the liner and the coating, so that the liner and the coating are continuous. 6. The knife sheath of claim 5, wherein the liner and the coating are made of the same material. 7. The knife sheath of claim 1, further comprising: an attachment joined to the knife receptacle at an upper end thereof. 8. The knife sheath of claim 7, wherein the attachment comprises a fabric web joined to the skeleton housing. 9. A knife sheath comprising: a skeleton made of a plastic first material, the skeleton comprising an elongated skeleton housing having a front side, an oppositely disposed back side, two oppositely disposed narrow edges, a generally closed lower end, and an open upper end; a liner made of an elastomer second material, the liner covering an entire interior of the skeleton housing; a coating made of the elastomer second material, the coating covering at least a portion of an exterior of the skeleton housing; means for forming a continuous path between the liner and the coating, the means for forming including at least one communication opening extending through the skeleton housing between the liner and the coating; means for anchoring the liner to the skeleton housing; means for anchoring the coating to the skeleton housing; and an attachment joined to the back side of the skeleton housing at the upper end thereof. 10. The knife sheath of claim 9, wherein the generally closed lower end includes an access opening therethrough. 11. The knife sheath of claim 9, wherein the coating covers the edges and the generally closed lower end of the skeleton housing. 12. The knife sheath of claim 9, wherein the means for anchoring the liner to the skeleton housing includes at least one of a first three-dimensional feature formed in a housing/liner surface of the skeleton housing between the skeleton housing and the liner, and wherein the means for anchoring the coating to the skeleton housing includes at least one of a second three-dimensional feature formed in a housing/coating surface of the skeleton housing between the skeleton housing and the coating. 13. The knife sheath of claim 12, wherein the first three-dimensional feature is a first channel in the housing/liner surface of the skeleton housing, and wherein the second three-dimensional feature is a second channel in the housing/coating surface of the skeleton housing. 14. A knife sheath comprising a knife receptacle including: a skeleton made of a first material, the skeleton comprising an elongated skeleton housing having a front side, an oppositely disposed back side, two oppositely disposed narrow edges, a generally closed lower end, and an open upper end, wherein the generally closed lower end includes an access opening therethrough extending between the two oppositely disposed narrow edges; a liner made of a second material, the liner covering at least a portion of an interior of the skeleton housing; and a coating made of a third material, the coating covering at least a portion of an exterior of the skeleton housing. 15. A knife sheath comprising: a skeleton made of a first material, the skeleton comprising an elongated skeleton housing having a front side, an oppositely disposed back side, two oppositely disposed narrow edges, a generally closed lower end, and an open upper end; a liner made of a second material, the liner covering an entire interior of the skeleton housing; a coating made of the second material, the coating covering at least a portion of an exterior of the skeleton housing; means for forming a continuous path between the liner and the coating, the means for forming including at least one communication opening extending through the skeleton housing between the liner and the coating; means for anchoring the liner to the skeleton housing, wherein the means for anchoring the liner to the skeleton housing includes at least a first three-dimensional feature formed in a housing/liner surface of the skeleton housing between the skeleton housing and the liner; means for anchoring the coating to the skeleton housing, wherein the means for anchoring the coating to the skeleton housing includes at least a second three-dimensional feature formed in a housing/coating surface of the skeleton housing between the skeleton housing and the coating; and an attachment joined to the back side of the skeleton housing at the upper end thereof. 16. The knife sheath of claim 15, wherein the first three-dimensional feature is a first channel in the housing/liner surface of the skeleton housing, and wherein the second three-dimensional feature is a second channel in the housing/coating surface of the skeleton housing. 17. The knife sheath of claim 15, wherein the first material is a plastic and the second material is an elastomer. 18. The knife sheath of claim 15, wherein the generally closed lower end includes an access opening therethrough. 19. The knife sheath of claim 15, wherein the coating covers the edges and the generally closed lower end of the skeleton housing.