I am so sick of clips on folders now, it seems every (fashionable) knife has one. I remember when sheaths were part of the package and you always knew where your knife was. Sheaths seem to have disappeared, and clips are all the rage. Why?
Is it because, as materials get thinner, it's harder to open a knife without the clip? Or, is the addition of a steel clip cheaper than offering a nice sheath? Hummmm....
Not every knife should be carried around in your pocket. Many reasons exist for this: safety, security, and stealth to name a few.
Safety: Knifes can easily open in a pocket and cause great harm to your person. This is especially true when you fish around in your pocket for keys, wallet, gum.
Security: How secure can anything be hen it is clipped to a pants pocket. Most knives protrude out of the top of the pocket and are easily picked by thieves. Clips weaken over time, and screws loosen. If you are an active person, your knife will be lost before you know it. Clips catch on anything and everything, like seatbelts, and are easily pulled from there not-so-snug little homes. Only pockets on jeans lend themselves to clip-on carry because of the horizontal design. If you say I should carry my knife inside my pants, clipped to the waist I'll cry. It's painful and annoying.
Stealth: Everyone knows what a clip looks like and where you carry your knife. Bright, shiney clips attract unwarranted attention and questions. It's easy to conceal a hip-borne sheath (and it's not illegal up to four inches).
Lastly, clips break. What then, buy a sheath and until the replacement clip arrives? I say, remove the clip and buy a nice sheath. I have seen some fantastic sheaths for tactical knives.
Ok, ok...you will need to wear a belt, suspenders won't work with a sheath.
EK
Is it because, as materials get thinner, it's harder to open a knife without the clip? Or, is the addition of a steel clip cheaper than offering a nice sheath? Hummmm....
Not every knife should be carried around in your pocket. Many reasons exist for this: safety, security, and stealth to name a few.
Safety: Knifes can easily open in a pocket and cause great harm to your person. This is especially true when you fish around in your pocket for keys, wallet, gum.
Security: How secure can anything be hen it is clipped to a pants pocket. Most knives protrude out of the top of the pocket and are easily picked by thieves. Clips weaken over time, and screws loosen. If you are an active person, your knife will be lost before you know it. Clips catch on anything and everything, like seatbelts, and are easily pulled from there not-so-snug little homes. Only pockets on jeans lend themselves to clip-on carry because of the horizontal design. If you say I should carry my knife inside my pants, clipped to the waist I'll cry. It's painful and annoying.
Stealth: Everyone knows what a clip looks like and where you carry your knife. Bright, shiney clips attract unwarranted attention and questions. It's easy to conceal a hip-borne sheath (and it's not illegal up to four inches).
Lastly, clips break. What then, buy a sheath and until the replacement clip arrives? I say, remove the clip and buy a nice sheath. I have seen some fantastic sheaths for tactical knives.
Ok, ok...you will need to wear a belt, suspenders won't work with a sheath.
EK
