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The First Mate v3 is the smaller First Mate — 4" × 4" (105 × 105 mm). Knife slot, flashlight loop, and a spot for a short pen. Built for a lighter carry: Swiss Army or small folding knife, AAA or AA flashlight, and a pen up to 10 cm. If you don’t need the full-size First Mate but still want your three essentials organized, this is it.
Knives: Swiss Army Pioneer, Cadet, WE Banter, and similar small knives. Short pen up to 10 cm. Flashlights: AAA loop tested with Olight i3t and ReyLight Pineapple Mini. AA loop tested with Olight i5t.
All full-grain — the top layer of the hide, not corrected or bonded scraps.
If you carry a full-size knife like a Para 3 or Bugout, the standard First Mate fits those. For multi-tool carry, look at the First Mate Fatty.
What’s the difference between the v3 and the standard First Mate?
The v3 is smaller (105 × 105 mm vs 120 × 120 mm) and designed for smaller knives. No pen loop option — the short pen slots into the main pocket alongside the knife.
Which loop — AAA or AA?
AAA (15mm) for thin pocket lights like the Olight i3t. AA (18mm) for slightly thicker lights like the Olight i5t. When in doubt, measure your flashlight’s body diameter.
Who makes it and where?
I do, by hand, in my workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine. Every order ships with a handwritten note. We’ve shipped 7,000+ orders and earned 600+ five-star reviews.
Pick your leather and loop size. Add to cart. Ships within a few days, handmade and ready to carry.
Most edges get one coat of paint and call it done. Ours don’t.
I learned a polishing method from an old shoemaker I met in my grandma’s village. He walked me through it once, years ago. I lost touch with him not long after. It took me 5 years to build my own compound formula around what he taught me — that part’s mine, and it’s staying that way.
Now every edge gets seven hand-polished passes before it leaves my bench. No shortcuts. No paint sealing it shut. Just leather, polished the old way, until it holds a shine on its own.
Run your thumb along it. That’s the difference.
Hey, I’m Vitalii — the maker behind Pirate Goods. I’ve been hand-stitching every wallet, sheath, and organizer in my Kyiv workshop since 2020. If anything’s ever off with your order, message me directly — I answer every email myself.
As soon as this organizer arrived, I wanted to write a review, but I figured it would be best to actually carry it for a while first.
I can happily say that it hasn’t left my pocket since it arrived! The leather is super high quality, and although it is supple, it seems to be fairly durable so far. It fits a variety of knives, anything from 3 layer saks to some of my slimmer 1 blade traditional pocket knives.
Lastly, I searched for far too long to find a leather slip that actually fit in my pocket without turning sideways or sticking out in weird ways. The shape of this slip is perfect and sits upright in all sorts of pants.
I could not recommend this product more and would encourage everyone to get one!
Love it, great quality, really well made and came in time. Fits my edc an looks great as well. Quality seller
Die Qualität des Organizers ist wirklich Klasse, eine 1A-Arbeit. Der Artikel entsprach der Beschreibung und den Fotos und hat meine Erwartungen voll erfüllt. Der Versand erfolgte relativ zügig. Sehr nett auch der handgeschriebene Dank für die Bestellung. Ich werde dort auf jedenfalls wieder etwas bestellen.
Vielen Dank, Vitalii, mach weiter so.
Awesome edc organizer. Vitalii is amazing and the craftsmanship speaks for itself. I’m a continued buyer and highly recommend Pirategoods product. The leather is top quality along with the details down to the stitching and logo embossing. Fits perfectly in pocket. Thanks again for the colour request :)
Love this edc organizer. The quality and craftsmanship is top of the line. Pirategoods and Vitalii have amazing customer service. Certainly one of the nicer brown colour leathers as well. Thanks again to Pirategoods. Highly recommend this seller.
Love it love it love it . One source for my tools in one pocket . And the leather is top grad .
fühlt sich toll an. Butterweich aber dennoch stabil.
Nice Qualtiy with fine stixing
I Love it very much
The quality is outstanding. The pockets/strap are a bit tight to begin with, but stretch a little with repeated use (and the patina on the crazy horse looks great).
Fantastic product, and maybe an even more fantastic seller.
Vitalii is easy to work with and goes above and beyond to create stylish designs that will be used for years.
