A knotty question

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A long time ago in a forum very far away, a knot was mentioned and I gave my opinion of the general origin. I may well have been right, or I could have been wrong. The thread went South very quick and the question was never explored or answered.

The knot in question is the Reeve Knot. I understand it goes by several variations of this name, most deferring inventorship to knife maker Chris Reeve. Possibly because instructions for making the knot are posted on his site and the instructions/art are copyrighted.

I stated that the knot was a sailor's knot. That the bight end of the rope/cord was reeved through the coil knot to form a loop. I seem to remember using this knot, or one quite similar back as early as the late 1950's. I would suppose this predates Chris' instructions on the internet, and likely his vocation of knife maker.

Am I wrong? Is this knot a unique recent invention named for the inventor? Or did Chris perhaps just popularize it for the use on knife lanyards?

Codger

PS- If you witnessed the aforementioned thread, please do not link it here. Let it die.
 
I thought what Reeve used was simply a coil knot, i.e., a noose. That knot has been hanging around for a long time, not a recent creation. :D
 
Quiet Bear said:
I thought what Reeve used was simply a coil knot, i.e., a noose. That knot has been hanging around for a long time, not a recent creation. :D
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That's what I've thought as well. Whatever the case may be, it's the only way I've ever found that I like to put a lanyard/fob on a pocket knife for EDC.
 
It is also called the hangman's knot. Apparently, traditionally used to tie the noose for a hanging, the knot is said to apply the pressure to break the cervical vertebra.
 
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