advice on neck knife

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forty0unces

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i need advise again from you all-knowing forum members:

i am looking for a very small custom neck knife that is all one piece of metal...i would also like the sheath to be very slim too...at what and where should i be looking?? damascus would be great...is there anyone out there that would make me one?...thanks

edited: i am looking for something similar to the Jens Ansø pocket scalpel...maybe a little smaller, could someone make something like that for me out of damascus??
 
how small are we talking about.dogman makes a keychain companion that's 4 3/8in.overall with a 2 1/4 in blade of which 2 inches is cutting edge.
If you're looking for something in the 3in range ther are legions to choose from. my favorites are a jones bros. jk29 necker in D2 with ironwood scales. a neil blackwood small game with stablized spalted maple scales and a cooper trailpoint with blue micarta.
there are many other fine makers just do you a search on neck knives and you will find lots of info.
 
Emerson La Griffe, small, slim, light weight, good steel, enough said. I have tried other neck knives and it is the one I keep coming back to.
 
What are your planned uses for the necker? I ask because there are different styles for different applications. For example, the Emerson LaGriffe suggested by wpc37203 would work for utility cutting(twine, string and such) and self defense but wouldn't be the best choice if your a hunter and want a portable skinner.
There are a huge variety of neck knives available now. You need a utility type or a mission specific type?
 
Spyderco will soon have a Ronin version. Also, Cuda makes the Arclight - inexpensive knife. Then, there's always Snody and Polkowski, but that's another story and another area on the forum.
 
I picked up a nice Damasteel neck knife from J.T. Downie at the Blade Show. Sorry, no pictures, but it's similar in appearance to the Jens Ansø pocket scalpel. Very slim, with a ~3" blade and overall length of about 7". It only weighs 2 oz., with the sheath.
 
The Emerson La Griffe has been mentioned here, but if you could get your claws on n of Emerson's Custom Neck knives, that would be sweet. They are rare, but I believe they are least expensive of his custom knives.
 
Besides the knife itself, things to watch out for regarding sheath:

Affords good grip on knife handle during first grab; easy extraction.

Ensure the neck chain or cord is breakaway.

Ensure that the holes where the chain or cord go into a wide enough spaced to help prevent the knife from flipping around to the opposite "hand", or just get all twisted up.

Ensure that the weight of the overall rig is something you can deal with.
 
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