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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:21:37 AM EST
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Big fan of the Camillus Cuda Arclite, myself.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:21:40 AM EST
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Hideaway Knife
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:22:09 AM EST
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Start wearing a tie and hide a bayonet in it.
Really, I always thought the knife around your neck thing was a bit foolish  Speed |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:29:36 AM EST
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what would you suggest? Thanks in advance. one in your pocket. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:30:47 AM EST
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ESEE izula
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:33:09 AM EST
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Buck Hartsook.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:33:26 AM EST
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Strider ED
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:43:49 AM EST
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CRKT makes a couple decent ones.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:45:07 AM EST
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Check out the Becker Necker.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:51:51 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 6:51:52 AM EST
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A.G. Russel woodswalker.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:05:05 AM EST
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Benchmade Push Knife
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:09:36 AM EST
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What is its intended use? I have one I hang around my neck as a last ditch woods survival tool (also has a firesteel attached) when I am hiking/backpacking. If I lose everything else on my person and in my pack I still have it and a way to make fire. It is a tiny AG Russel Hunter Scalpel. I think it has the best plastic sheath/holder that was ever designed. I don't like the larger neck knives as they are too bulky and I always carry a bigger knife on me elsewhere. It wouldn't be of much use for protection but thats not its intended purpose. I also have a ESEE Izulu but while it seems like a good knife, IMO it is too big and I almost never use it.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:11:47 AM EST
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may be illegal to carry in some jurisdictions as it is probably going to be considered a dagger. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:15:34 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. This Quoted:
Start wearing a tie and hide a bayonet in it. Really, I always thought the knife around your neck thing was a bit foolish
Speed And this. It's much easier to draw a knife from your pocket than one hanging inside your shirt. Don't know of many work environments where a knife dangling around your neck is appropriate attire. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:17:11 AM EST
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CRKT Folts Minimalist. The little belt clip isn't worth anything, but everything else about it is great. I've worn it around my neck, but prefer to wear it tucked behind a belt loop sort of like the Shiv Works Clinch Pick (which, incidentally is another good neck knife) I got my Minimalist from Amazon for less than $20.
The friction of my belt is enough to keep it in place behind the belt loop, but I secure it with a short length of 550 cord just in case. I can post pics if anyone is interested. The knife absolutely disappears when I put a t-shirt on. 
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:20:03 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. This Quoted:
Start wearing a tie and hide a bayonet in it. Really, I always thought the knife around your neck thing was a bit foolish
Speed And this. It's much easier to draw a knife from your pocket than one hanging inside your shirt. Don't know of many work environments where a knife dangling around your neck is appropriate attire. And it would be a shame to be strangled with the cord/chain holding the knife. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:20:26 AM EST
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Quoted:
Check out the Becker Necker. agreed. cross post from another forum, here's what i did to my becker necker: So the project is finished. I made 9 of them. It was one of those projects that just kept growing and getting more in depth. All in all, it took me about 3 months of working an hour or so each night. I then sent off a knife to Robert Jones Hand Sewn Leather to make the sheaths. I handed them out on my wedding day (this last saturday, the 17th) while we were out shooting sporting clays.
to start, I took my favorite overall camp / hunting knife- the Becker Necker. Since Becker was bought by K-Bar, the design has suffered a little bit but the steel is 1095 CroVan, carbon steel- great stuff. to me, the size is PERFECT for all of my camp / hunting needs. Great size to skin / gut a deer, eating around camp, and normal day to day use. I usually keep a hatchet and / or a kukri around camp for the bigger jobs... 
From the blank, I stripped the coating off and hand sanded it down to the bare metal. I didn't pay any attention to the edge because a 15* edge is WAY TOO STEEP to hold the edge under any actual use. I ended up re-profiling the blade to a 20* edge for the guys who won't use them much, and a 25* edge for my buddies that are hunters and will be cleaning deer. Once the coating was stripped, i began making the micarta handles. I mostly used blue jeans but did a few with camo pants. My favorite few knives I used 5 layers of khaki on the inside (near the handle) and then denim after that. Creating the micarta sucked, but was no where near as big a pain in the ass as grinding down the micarta blanks to create the finished form of the handles. That SUCKED. Respirator, taped safety glasses, long sleeves in the heat, etc. Fiberglass dust is nasty stuff and it got EVERYWHERE. Used a combination of a belt sander, dremmel, and hand sanding to finalize this. I ended with a 600 grit wet sand and hand filed the jimping. Last step was to force a patina on the blade... which i did in a number of different ways. Overall i'm very happy with how they turned out, and worked on each blade until I was satisfied that I would want to keep it. What i ended with is 9 knives i didn't want to see leave... Here are the final pics of one of the knives, one of the sheaths, and the stack of wrapped knives for my groomsmen. 
One thing you cannot see, is on the other side of the handle, there is a relief cut where your index finger wraps around the handle- making it much more comfortable to hold and fitting the hand perfectly. Figured I would share! |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:20:53 AM EST
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I have a becker necker san mai that I wear when a pocket or belt knife won't work. I keep starting to buy a Spartan Blades Enyo or CQB tool but they're just too pricey at the moment for my use.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:24:26 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. I had a stroke, a "neck knife" would be quite usefule. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:25:36 AM EST
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ESEE izula |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:26:56 AM EST
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The gut hook is badass for fishing, not the sturdiest thing but cheap. Very light and sheath has a neck chain.
CRKT Sting Ringer Guthook Neck Knife |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:31:40 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. Found this, don't know if it is true. The neck knife most likely came from Scandinavian countries. They often wear their knives around the chest area by either using a necklace attached to the sheath or by placing the sheath on a button near the top of their overalls. Many traditional Scandinavian countries had this button placed on their clothing just for this purpose. The reason they place the knife there is so they could get to the knife quickly and efficiently if they fell into frozen water. They could then use the knife to help pull them out of the ice by sticking it into the harder ice around them or by chipping through the ice to escape.
Mora anyone? 
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:34:35 AM EST
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Quoted:
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. Found this, don't know if it is true. The neck knife most likely came from Scandinavian countries. They often wear their knives around the chest area by either using a necklace attached to the sheath or by placing the sheath on a button near the top of their overalls. Many traditional Scandinavian countries had this button placed on their clothing just for this purpose. The reason they place the knife there is so they could get to the knife quickly and efficiently if they fell into frozen water. They could then use the knife to help pull them out of the ice by sticking it into the harder ice around them or by chipping through the ice to escape.
Mora anyone? http://blog.gibbs-smith.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/belize-53-300x216.jpg He must have some massive BO 
I remember him pissing on his headwear to keep cool
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:41:47 AM EST
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Quoted: Quoted: Check out the Becker Necker. agreed. cross post from another forum, here's what i did to my becker necker: Dude, that's nice mod work! Pretty inspirational  |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:42:05 AM EST
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Simonich Pikuni
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:42:55 AM EST
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Quoted: What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. What if you don't have pockets?  |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:48:15 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. I use one fishing, kayaking, backpacking etc. when I don't have easy access to my pockets. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:53:00 AM EST
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Quoted: It's much easier to draw a knife from your pocket than one hanging inside your shirt. Don't know of many work environments where a knife dangling around your neck is appropriate attire. Just depends on your needs. It's foolish to try to use it as a secretly stashed ninja tool. But if you're fishing, climbing, don't really have pockets, or just want an easily accessible knife in front of you... it works. I'm not a wearer, but I have reviewed a few models. The Becker Necker was one that stood out because it's very useful, and I liked every aspect. The size, the weight, the materials, the sheath and it's retention... all around good stuff. Oh, and it's affordable. In contrast, Spyderco has/had a neck knife out there that was stupid and useless in all regards. The CRKT Minimalist is interesting to me and I've been meaning to pick one up. I also recently purchased the KaBar "Zombie Killer neck knife" as it was only $9, but literally that's all it's worth. At best. The sheath is shit and the purchase on the handle is sorely lacking. It also doesn't feel like a quality... well, anything. Final note... "neck knives" are just small knives. You don't have to wear it on the neck. Small fixed blades can be real nice to have, they're utilitarian, as you can tell from other posters. So you throw it in your pack, and never know it's there. If you should have the need to wear it, that option exists. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:56:20 AM EST
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Check out the Becker Necker. agreed. cross post from another forum, here's what i did to my becker necker: So the project is finished. I made 9 of them. It was one of those projects that just kept growing and getting more in depth. All in all, it took me about 3 months of working an hour or so each night. I then sent off a knife to Robert Jones Hand Sewn Leather to make the sheaths. I handed them out on my wedding day (this last saturday, the 17th) while we were out shooting sporting clays.
to start, I took my favorite overall camp / hunting knife- the Becker Necker. Since Becker was bought by K-Bar, the design has suffered a little bit but the steel is 1095 CroVan, carbon steel- great stuff. to me, the size is PERFECT for all of my camp / hunting needs. Great size to skin / gut a deer, eating around camp, and normal day to day use. I usually keep a hatchet and / or a kukri around camp for the bigger jobs... http://perspicuityphotos.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Beckers/IMG2902/445732553_26C5F-L.jpg From the blank, I stripped the coating off and hand sanded it down to the bare metal. I didn't pay any attention to the edge because a 15* edge is WAY TOO STEEP to hold the edge under any actual use. I ended up re-profiling the blade to a 20* edge for the guys who won't use them much, and a 25* edge for my buddies that are hunters and will be cleaning deer. Once the coating was stripped, i began making the micarta handles. I mostly used blue jeans but did a few with camo pants. My favorite few knives I used 5 layers of khaki on the inside (near the handle) and then denim after that. Creating the micarta sucked, but was no where near as big a pain in the ass as grinding down the micarta blanks to create the finished form of the handles. That SUCKED. Respirator, taped safety glasses, long sleeves in the heat, etc. Fiberglass dust is nasty stuff and it got EVERYWHERE. Used a combination of a belt sander, dremmel, and hand sanding to finalize this. I ended with a 600 grit wet sand and hand filed the jimping. Last step was to force a patina on the blade... which i did in a number of different ways. Overall i'm very happy with how they turned out, and worked on each blade until I was satisfied that I would want to keep it. What i ended with is 9 knives i didn't want to see leave... Here are the final pics of one of the knives, one of the sheaths, and the stack of wrapped knives for my groomsmen. http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8571/knife1d.jpg http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6426/knife2c.jpg http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3936/knifee.jpg One thing you cannot see, is on the other side of the handle, there is a relief cut where your index finger wraps around the handle- making it much more comfortable to hold and fitting the hand perfectly. Figured I would share! That is a very nice end result; specially the Micarta Handles; hard to imagine that knife was once a "neck knife". Nice work, man. 
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Posted: 9/28/2011 7:56:33 AM EST
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What is the purpose of a neck knife? Why not a regular pocket knife? I never understood the concept. I use one fishing, kayaking, backpacking etc. when I don't have easy access to my pockets. Benchmade makes a couple of knives with very corrosion resistant steel. The model I have does not seem to be made anymore but look up their H20 series. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 8:20:21 AM EST
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The pic is for example purpose only.
But a neck knife should be all plastic/zytel type so you can pass through body scanners, etc.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 8:29:43 AM EST
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Quoted: may be illegal to carry in some jurisdictions as it is probably going to be considered a dagger. The double edged blade is shown but they do come in single. Not sure about the TX dagger rule though? |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 8:37:35 AM EST
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I like the CRKT Dogfish.
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Posted: 9/28/2011 8:43:38 AM EST
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It's much easier to draw a knife from your pocket than one hanging inside your shirt. Don't know of many work environments where a knife dangling around your neck is appropriate attire. Just depends on your needs. It's foolish to try to use it as a secretly stashed ninja tool. Agreed and I'm guilty of assuming most purchasers are thinking of using this for self-defense. They appear to be marketed for that and I've always found fault with a self-defense weapon worn around my neck underneath a shirt and tie. In the woods or hunting or survival I can see where this would make sense. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 9:36:29 AM EST
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Quoted:
ESEE izula Quoted:
Check out the Becker Necker. Either one of these. Or both. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 9:52:26 AM EST
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Quoted: Quoted: ESEE izula Quoted: Check out the Becker Necker. Either one of these. Or both. The ESEE costs a bit more... Yet the Becker has both a bottle opener and wire/fence breaker. I always need a damn bottle opener.  |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 10:12:01 AM EST
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...Yet the Becker has both a bottle opener and wire/fence breaker. I always need a damn bottle opener.
That was my thinking when I bought one too.
It does make the grip a little uncomfortable if you have a big paw though, I tied some 550 to the butt of mine so I could have more to grip on. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 10:14:12 AM EST
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Quoted: I tied some 550 to the butt of mine so I could have more to grip on. That's the way to go. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 10:26:04 AM EST
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CRKT Folts Minimalist. The little belt clip isn't worth anything, but everything else about it is great. I've worn it around my neck, but prefer to wear it tucked behind a belt loop sort of like the Shiv Works Clinch Pick (which, incidentally is another good neck knife) I got my Minimalist from Amazon for less than $20. The friction of my belt is enough to keep it in place behind the belt loop, but I secure it with a short length of 550 cord just in case. I can post pics if anyone is interested. The knife absolutely disappears when I put a t-shirt on. http://www.top-gear.co.nz/site/topgear/images/large/600x400/CRKT%20Folts%20Minimalist%20Knife%20Tanto%202386%20Bowie%202387%20Wharncliffe%202385.JPG I'd be very interested in pics of this setup. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 11:44:26 AM EST
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...Yet the Becker has both a bottle opener and wire/fence breaker. I always need a damn bottle opener.
That was my thinking when I bought one too.
It does make the grip a little uncomfortable if you have a big paw though, I tied some 550 to the butt of mine so I could have more to grip on. Excellent point made by both of you. The bottle opener is one reason I bought the Necker. I also added 550 cord to the handle and it is very comfortable even for my big paws. Best pic I have of it: 
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Posted: 9/28/2011 11:58:45 AM EST
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important note on the becker...
if you get the new model (now made by K-Bar), the steel and design are fine, but the sheath SUCKS. Make a custom Kydex or buy leather. the current sheath will dull the HELL out of your knife, and quickly. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 12:11:22 PM EST
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TAG
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Posted: 9/28/2011 12:12:25 PM EST
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...Yet the Becker has both a bottle opener and wire/fence breaker. I always need a damn bottle opener.
That was my thinking when I bought one too.
It does make the grip a little uncomfortable if you have a big paw though, I tied some 550 to the butt of mine so I could have more to grip on. Excellent point made by both of you. The bottle opener is one reason I bought the Necker. I also added 550 cord to the handle and it is very comfortable even for my big paws. Best pic I have of it: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p111/Albinator/Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway%20pics/IMG_4318Medium.jpg Looks good. I tied some cord on Chris Reeve style, it allows me to slide my grip rearward as needed: 
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Posted: 9/28/2011 12:21:08 PM EST
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Just a heads up since someone mentioned getting choked or otherwise injured by the cord.
You are supposed to use one of those beaded pull chain type deals, they make them with various breaking points and they are specifically designed to fail before damaging something else or in this case YOU. Wearing a knife around your neck using paracord is asking for trouble if the knife is trying to choke you somehow. Lots of folks wear them other ways, not just around the neck. In fact, right now I've got a necker type design up for sale but the included sheath is a standard belt design. I felt it was a bit too large for easy neck carry and the belt sheath made more sense. Other times I'll do a neck sheath that has the holes drilled for someone to put a Tek-Lok on if they want to wear it on their belt. It's not uncommon for folks to strap them to a backpack strap or LBE as well. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 12:29:38 PM EST
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ESEE izula I carry my OD green one everyday. It's the best knife I've ever had. edit- Neck carry is kind of dumb. especially the tards who carry it around their neck with 550. enjoy strangling yourself. I carry mine IWB. |
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Posted: 9/28/2011 3:56:12 PM EST
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Thanks all. Looks like I have some research to do. For the "blah blah blah pocket/belt/underwear" suggestions, thanks. I have a pocket knife. I have a belt knife. I specifically have a few instances when a neck knife would be useful, which is why I asked for neck knife suggestions.
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