Best neck knife under $100

T. Erdelyi

T. Erdelyi

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Always looking for new toys, enclosed is a pic of my neck knife, cost more than $100 but I'm lookig for suggestions, on what to carry for an alternative. I'm interested in the Boker Nealy collaboration, if anyone has any opinions on them.
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"Best" is a matter of personal preference and I can't answer that for you. But I can tell you the all time best seller is the Emerson LaGriffe. Many other neck knives have come and gone but none have continued to sell as well as this one. Take care.
 
Fred I can always count on you for an epinion, by the way received my William Henry P-10 really nice knife, great doing business with you.
 
I think you can get a neck knife from Ray Kirk in 52100 for about $100, if you don't mind a skeletized handle. It is a cutting machine for its size. I have one, and I like it very much. He calls it the Little Blue 2.

Ray is also a super guy to deal with.
 
I had a hand made Bud Nealy Aikuchi with a 3 1/2" blade. It was a great fixed blade. The multi-carry sheath was very handy. The Boker Nealy colab. is the exact same size, and carry system. If you like tanto blades, the Boker is the way to go. I actually am looking for something a little smaller, as the Aikuchi is almost too heavy for neck carry, while it works great clipped to the inside jacket pocket. With summer coming along, no jackets, inside the shirt neck carry is what I'm looking for.

Come on guys, tell us about some other knives...What about the MOD Scorpion, or the MicroTech Medallion?

DD
 
I own both an Emerson LaGriffe and a Microtech Medallion. I like 'em both, but for different reasons. My Medallion is now part of my EDC rotation and my LaGriffe is my number one choice for an "oh sheet" knife. Let me explain....

I like the utility of the Medallion and found after carrying it as a necker, that I liked it better clipped to my belt with the Tek Lok. IMO the sheath does not make it easy to deploy from the neck. You have to move it up in the sheath to get it out. It handles well for utility tasks, and being that I have average sized hands, it fits comfortably in my hand. If my hands were larger, I might be thinking differently. I do not feel the Medallion is MY best choice for self defense. With my skills (or lack thereof), the smoothness of the handle and the size of the knife overall, I'll bet someone could take it away from me fairly easily when I needed it the most. I like it for EDC for its utility and shape.

The LaGriffe is a a great design for self defense. Light, simple & effective blade, great sheath, and with your finger in the hole you are one with the knife - it is attached to you. It's design makes cutting very efficient, and I would not be concerned about the blade length. As stated in a well-known review of this knife, "flesh compression" (hope that's right) makes it effective despite its length. I love my LaGriffe and will not part with it...or rather can not be parted from it :D

For just a tad bit over $100 (approx. $20 more) you might want to take a look at the Busse Assault Shaker. To me it looks like the perfect cross btwn. utility and self-defense, but I'll know more later this week when mine arrives.

I just sold my Boker Bud Nealy to help pay for my Busse AS. Although it felt comfortable in the hand, I was always concerned about my index finger coming fwd onto the blade if used in a push motion. The sheath in the necker configuration was not comfortable to me either. The knife saw no use or carry, but that's just me. Your mileage may vary.

If I could pick just one? Emerson LaGriffe.

Edits - My usual spelling & grammatical goofs + info on my use (or lack thereof) of my Boker Nealy collaboration.
 
My 3 main choices are:

1) Emerson LaGriffe: Lightweight, easy to maintain blade grind, uses your finger to "lock" it in place in your hand. Pick one up and just try and imagine how you could slip and cut youself using this one. This one is a really good last resort defense knife to use.

2) Microtech Medallion: Attractive finish, kinda smooth, but doesn't raise eybrows when used. This knife is suited better to cutting chores, but it kinda gets slippery with sweat, I learned that the hard way. I personally like that deep green color they had.

3) Camillus Arc-Lite: Costs only $20 with a kydex sheath. Small, concealable. The chain pull gave me a minor sore neck after using it for a whole day, but it wasn't a major problem. Good utility user knife.

I don't have a Busse Assault Shaker, but from what I hear it's a really good one to go with. I've seen pictures that show one cord wrapped, and it actually looks pretty damn good.
 
Newt Livesay's neck knives are very well made and are also very cost-effective. Most of them are priced between $20.00 and $50.00. The Arclite made by Camillus is also a well made necker for about $20.00.
 
Another vote for the Livesay line. Bulletproof, dirt cheap, great sheath. Little thing I noticed, I replaced the paracord neck strap with a dog tag chain. My original reason was that the paracord was getting really frayed and kept getting caught on the hook side of my body armor. Second reason, if something bad happens and I fall through a roof, get hung up on a fence etc, and it somehow gets caught on something, I don't figure my little 175 pound butt is going to snap 550 paracord....While dangling and strangling is a bad time to go fishing around my waistband for the little Spyderco....just a thought...Everything I hang around my neck is either dog chain or a thinner leather strap...I would avoid thin piano wire for much the same reason...(grin)
 
Grab a LaGriffe and a NRG EXEC from Newt Livesay. You'll have $ left over for a burger & a beer.
 
If its' scales aren't too thick for you, you might also want to take a look at the Camillus Cuda CQB-2 as a neck knife. I like mine...ALOT!.:).
 
I have a couple of Lagriffe customs from Perrin they are great but way outclass the $100 and under range unfortunatly. I agree the Emerson version is a nice knife.

Check out Dale Rief he made a couple of neck knives for me and I thing thier great

My all time fav though is my Newt Livesay Celt. Great knife $45. cant beat it.
 
I can give another vote for the Newt Livesay line of neck knives. I got a Woo Exec. for my brother and myself about two years ago and we both have carried them constantly since then. Every day, all day. They are a solid knife for around 50.00 If you do not like the tanto/chisel grind, you could try the NRGS Exec. That knife runs a standard drop point and V grind. Newts knives are great users at a great price.
 
Michael Coper (L6STEEL on the forums) makes a great necker. He has made spears and Wharncliffs and hawkbills and more. I forget the exactl price, but it is way under your 100 dollar cap.
 
Just picked up a stiff kiss at the local gun show this weekend paid $20 for it I'll let you know what I think. in the mean time I'm still interested in almost, everyone else's opinion.;)
 
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