Knife carry; left or right side of belt?

[shaggystu]

Thanks for the advice. It wasn`t unsafe as much as it was inconvenient though. I solved it by carrying my knife on the right hip so it isn`t 'backwards' anymore and that works for me. I should experiment a bit with the baldric carry too, as I`ve heard much good about it on here in the last couple of days.

no worries mate. i hope you don't think i was trying to preach at all, but i get goosebumps when i hear someone say that they're getting the knife upside down. scary :yikes:

 

[Two Socks]

no worries mate. i hope you don't think i was trying to preach at all, but i get goosebumps when i hear someone say that they're getting the knife upside down. scary :yikes:

And indeed: A pushcut could have been rather unpleasant... I didn`t take it as preaching. All well meant advice is always welcome.

 

[Dougster]

I always used to carry mine right hip as I'm right handed. Since I started to wear my rifle over my left shoulder I always carry it in a dangler sheath on my left. I even do this for buschrafting as you have found imagedude. Hope the belt is standing up well.

Richard

 

[Imagedude]

Hope the belt is standing up well.

Richard

I don't think there's been a day where I haven't worn it! I'd like a 2" wide one too.

 

[Shewie]

Left side, I'm right handed

I got one of Lees horizontal sheaths a few months ago and that feels great tucked away round the back or on my left hip for a cross draw.

Regular belt loop or dangler also goes on my left.

 

[British Red]

I always used to carry mine right hip as I'm right handed. Since I started to wear my rifle over my left shoulder I always carry it in a dangler sheath on my left. I even do this for buschrafting as you have found imagedude. Hope the belt is standing up well.

Richard

Ahh - similar to the reason I carry on the right hip

I generally weak hand reload a shotgun, so carry cartridges on the left - hence knife on the strong side

I was

 

[JonathanD]

Right hip, sometimes tucked into my front or rear pocket if walking through areas with loadsa folks about.

 

[mcniac]

I always carry the knife in the pocket or baldric style, it seems to always get in the way when I carry it in the belt.

 

[Swallow]

I'm right handing and was considering carrying it on the left, but then realised that if I did so that when putting the knife away I'd be putting the pointy bit accross bits of me I really don't like pointy things pointing towards.

That fear increases a bit when coupled with the fact that often I have not had a optimum night's sleep when doing these kind of activities.

I have been considering a waist coat of some description so I can carry it down the sternum, but haven't yet got into considering the mechanics of what is likely to impact where if I fell. That's from taking Lofty's comments about not carrying too high so you don't hit floating ribs if you fall over.

 

[Baldy-Old-Troll]

I voted other , horizontal base of the back, or upside down on left pack strap for right-handed use.

 

[Tiley]

Although I'm left-handed, I carry my knife on the right, usually just on or behind the hip. My preferred knife has a sort of 'dangler' arrangement to it so it doesn't interfere with hipbelts, is easy to draw and is removable when returning to 'civilisation' without needing to undo or remove my belt. Why I 'cross draw', I don't know. I think it's habit or the perceived awkwardness of doing what the Roman legionnaries used to do with their gladii...

 

[Silverclaws]

At the Moot I realised that I find it easier to wear my knife on the left even though I am right handed. I hold the sheath with my left hand and remove/replace the knife with my right, I find this much easier than trying to place a knife (held in my right hand) back into a sheath on my right. On which side do you wear your knife and which is your primary hand?

The same with myself, but interesting or not, the ancient Britons, Iron age in particular were either left handed or drew swords from their right side right handed, which is fine with the earlier anthropomorphic short swords, but it doesn't work so well with the long Gallic swords, but the Romans drew across the body from left to right, something that continued from then on and it was also why we in Britain drive on the wrong side of the road.

I have my old wooden handled Mora marked on the handle as to which side is the edge and so when drawing, I look to see and hold the scabbard accordingly, as there is the potential for the blade to scythe the sheath and my fingers if I am not careful, it is honed that sharp as the scabbard is of the thin boiled leather type and is of the dangler arrangement which can be clipped on and off relatively easily, it also aids when is at an odd angle, the knife hangs according to gravity, no matter at what angle the body is, so up trees and along branches the knife does not fall out.