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Originally Posted by Athanase
....But they are never cut-out on the backside of scabbard mouth.
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Maybe a sign for the more recent date of your examples? I think that this cut-out is done to prevent any break you described? The cut-out on my examples is clearly carved and not broken.
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Originally Posted by Athanase
The cut-out can be made to limit the risks of breakage in this apparently fragile zone of the sheaths. 
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I think that the cut-out at the edge is done to prevent a finger cut by using the knife since there is no guard which can prevent a slide of the fingers from the handle.
Nice collection, also when your examples are more recent!
Regards,
Detlef