Neck knives.

[Lupis]

Is a knife any more likely to come out of a safe, secure and correctly made sheath if it is hanging round your neck, than in your pocket or on your belt?

Have you ever tried it?

I'd have to say yes. Where most neck knives I have seen are carried upside down gravity is working on the knife to drop it from the sheath. On a belt gravity is actually helping keep it in its sheath. Yes I understand friction is keeping it in there, but over time with lots of sheathing and unsheathing at some point it will become looser. At what point you reach that stage is another matter, it could take years.

I'm neither advocating for or against, just pointing out that for 2 sheaths of the same quality it is more likely due to pesky physics.

 

[Corso]

netmyth - hundreds of it could post but not a single it has

might as well not go outside...

 

[sandbender]

On occasion I have worn my Mora around my neck, tucked under my shirt or jumper but I have never worried about the blade somehow being pushed through the sheath and into me, it would take quite an impact I'd think.

(Sheath made by rapidboy of this forum)

 

[Silverback 1]

Still quite happy to wear my necker under any circumstances.
My main stalking rifle, optics + bipod weigh in at about 11.5 lb, and my rimfire set up a shade over 7lb.
When i'm walking around with all that gear on my shoulder and usually my binos, i am hardly going to be doing the hokey-kokey, and i am 100% confident that i am not going to lose my knife, or the crown jewels.

 

[forrestdweller]

i recently got myself a ""schrade extreme survival"" neckknive
the skeleton handle is not very comfortable for longer use, so i'm planning to add some flat scales (maybe with tweezers a la SAK) asap. i'm also toying with the idea of converting the sheath from "handle down" to "handle upwards""... . but it's very flat(==unconspicious in public) and -unlike pocket knives- does not fall out of my pockets!

 

[Arizona-Hermit]

I used to carry a Boker Gnome as a necker for quite awhile, but lost it in a bad auto accident a few years ago.
Loved that little blade, but not enough to replace it as I normally have 2-3 pocket (or fixed blades) knives on me routinely anyway.

 

[Beefy0978]

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I recently acquired this little gem. Wouldn't be without it now!

 

[sandbender]

"...I recently acquired this little gem. Wouldn't be without it now!.."

That is lovely, I am quite jealous.

 

[Macaroon]

I recently acquired this little gem. Wouldn't be without it now!

That really is a nice little knife indeed.

 

[dimi.t.dfd]

Here's mine. Made it myself (N690Co steel). I wear it everyday (mostly without the firesteel & torch...).

 

[BigMonster]

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I recently acquired this little gem. Wouldn't be without it now!

I have seen it in person. Awesome little blade.

 

[trade axe]

I don't have many neck knives, but I do enjoy the Izula 2's quite a bit. This was the first fixed blade knife that I've pocket carried, now and then.

 

[Amon81]

I've been using this for a few months now.

Good old Enzo necker. Cracking little knife. I've used it more for cutting up food more than anything.

Nice for making cop sticks too. I prefer them to spoons as I use the to cook and eat with.

Also very easy to keep shaving sharp with just a strop.