Anybody else just blink and all of a sudden hate lanyards?

Having no lanyard pin hole is one of the primary reasons why I like the Inkosi over the Sebenza. I rarely ever want a lanyard. Of course, sort of a petty primary reason.

Fixed blades and traditional slip joints are somewhat of an exception.

I wish they offered a lanyard delete screw through the CRK website like they do with the Umnumzaan. I really don’t like having to choose between a secondary market delete, having the pin just rattle without modification, or having an empty hole.
 
I’ll add also, on my Small Sebenzas… if I do have a lanyard… The tip of the blade comes into contact over time with the lanyard. Eventually it ends up destroying the lanyard or at the very least fraying it badly.

Paracord also tends to get dirty, and eventually you will need to rethread the lanyard pin with new cord. This is a pain in the butt, but the only other option is to buy a new cord.

Paracord is undoubtably the cheapest feeling part of the knife. I’ve seen people forget about the pin and use a leather string instead. This is pretty appealing. But then you are missing out on the pin!

I don’t know why they just didn’t switch to the Inkosi’s lanyard screw design with the 31. Probably for traditions sake. Perhaps it would be more worthwhile to have a completely updated Sebenza. Alongside it keep a “classic” Sebenza using the non-ceramic lock interface and keep everything in the old style to appeal to those that want the original Sebenza.
 
I disagree, I find the CRK lanyards extremely useful and never understood why most of the aftermarket CRK's I buy have no lanyards. I find the simple Reeve Coil Knot (or noose knot as they officially call it) lanyard the most useful. Yes, you can pay CRK $20+ or more to buy a new one, or you can learn to tie them yourself and replace them as needed. It is mind bogglingly simple to tie that coil knot and the snake knot. I carry and use my knives and having that stub of paracord to retrieve it is extremely useful, IMO.
 
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I disagree, I find the CRK lanyards extremely useful and never understood why most of the aftermarket CRK's I buy have no lanyards. I find the simple Reeve Coil Knot (or noose knot as they officially call it) lanyard the most useful. Yes, you can pay CRK $20+ or more to buy a new one, or you can learn to tie them yourself and replace them as needed. It is mind bogglingly simple to tie that coil knot and the snake knot. I carry and use my knives and having that stub of paracord to retrieve it is extremely useful, IMO.
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I carry and use my knives and even on a Small Inkosi it is easy to retrieve. The stock clip is not deep carry so it isn’t a problem for me to just grab the part of the knife that sticks out.

When I carried the Impinda lanyards were useful because the clip on it was so strong that it was sometimes annoying to get out of the pocket.

When carrying clipless it made it marginally easier to grab out of the pocket. It was outweighed by the fact that the lanyard added significant volume to the space the knife takes up in the pocket. Ultimately I only found the lanyard to be most useful for the stronger Impinda clip (so most likely for Millit clips as well) and if the knife is in a leather sheath.

People also say that the lanyard adds extra grip room to the knife. I’d say it adds training wheels to the knife. The grip area you gain is not a strong point of contact with the knife frame itself. You aren’t gaining much control with your pinky wrapped around the back of a piece of paracord attached onto a screw or pin. Instead I believe it creates a sense of grip that lets those uncomfortable with smaller handles get used to the knife. Training wheels. For smaller knives that benefit from lanyards, it’s just placebo to make you feel more confident in your grip. 99 of your force and control are coming from the fingers that are holding onto the actual knife.

Weirdly the knife that would benefit the most out of all these would be a Mnandi. Since it has a stronger clip and it usually is a leather sheath knife for most. However I think the Mnandi is too dressy to be sporting a lanyard, especially a paracord one. Perhaps if they ever make a Micarta Mnandi like many have wanted (maybe in a large size too) they can use the lanyard screw setup like on the Inkosi. I’d buy that.
 
I have gone through this phase before. Some I like lanyards on…like this one…
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Others I don’t…like this one…
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I will say, I have never blinked and been sick of the lanyard pin! 😁

Let’s not get into Millit clips. 😬
 
I tie a leather thong through the hole mostly. I find it easier to retrieve the knife from my pocket, and a quick check lets me know we are still together. I don't mind the stock para ones, but cannot use the pin to re-tie... that takes too much co-ordination, sorry... B
 
I like ‘em on smalls.
On my small Inkosi especially, a 550 lanyard adds a contour that helps it settle nicely into the palm of my hand.
My other smalls, they stay on mostly to be artsy.
I take ‘em off my larges, excepting my beater ‘Zaan. It sees lots of cargo pocket cary and my self-tied lanyard lends to easy access.

 
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I like them especially if I am going to use a slip. If I get one on the secondary market and it is untied and included, then I put it back on the knife.
 
Depends on the model, some knives could use a lanyard others not. But it also depends on how the lanyard is tied, if I see anyone with a monkey fist, I will judge them very unfairly...

In the case of the sebenzas, it adds to the charm, and it helps to fish it from the pocket, where its swimming with other items
 
I cut all mine off as soon as I get the knife…

Then, I see threads about lanyards on here and I pull out the paracord and tie new ones. The next day as I’m about to put my knife in my pocket, I look at the lanyard, decide I don’t want it, and cut it off again.

I like the idea of them and the look of them, but they just aren’t for me.

I do keep the lanyard pin in my Sebenzas. I put a drop of the CRK loctite on a corner of a piece of paper or a toothpick and apply it between the lanyard pin and scale. As soon as it dries it doesn’t rattle.
 
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