Defective knife sheath kills man

One of the GET SMART episodes years ago had an Arab bad guy and his sidekick, who was overly anxious to kill Max and 99. He once drew his knife and promised to carry out the deed, but the bad guy ordered him to put his knife back in its scabbard. The sidekick did so, then gasped.

"Abdul," he said, "I don't have a scabbard!"

Abdul glanced at him and replied: "You do now."
 
A_Blade_Afficionado said:
what's the purpose of a neck knife if it has retention straps? The point is to have it easily accessible, unfortunately it was.
That's a Darwin Award Nominee for sure. Some people just don't think.
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In the context of "Mountain Man" attire, he wouldn't have been wearing it like most think of neck knives. It was over his shoulder, handle up. What happened could've happened just as easily with a belt knife. It was a case of an accident due to a material defect coupled with a situation that exploited that defect.

The fact is it could've been any of us. The "Darwin Award" stuff is belittling of a man who we know nothing about. He screwed up and it turned into a tragic accident.
 
Darwin awards are awards for stupidity. I believe ANY horseplay with a knife is stupidity, let alone wrestling around. He was being stupid by wrestling with a knife. You don't point guns at people even if they're empty because there a small chance for danger, I think the same rule applies for horseplay with a knife. It was stupid to do what he did, not belittling. Belittling it's different than stupidity-spotting.
 
Defective knife sheath kills man
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A better title would have been " Ignoring what your gear is telling you " , the knife sheath alone didn't cause the grave injury.

Investigators also discovered Andrus had a defective over-the-shoulder sheath for the knife and that earlier in the day he was having difficulty securing the knife.
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So the sheath was defective , but was also giving him problems earlier , yet he ignored that.

Sucks that it happened to him , but when your gear ain't right , do something about it before something bad happens. That's like carrying a firearm with a safety that isn't working properly.

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family & friends.
 
It never says neck knife. It says "over-the-shoulder sheath" I'd put my money on it being a baldric sheath, specially considering it being a 7 inch knife.
 
Truly sad. But stuff happens even to the best people. I've done much dumber things, but am still alive. It reminds us to be careful, but doesn't say anything bad about the victim.
 
Oh, God yes, I've done fabulously dumber things in my life. How I'm still around to talk about it is beyond me.

I guess when your number's up, your number's up.
 
Vicarious Reality said:
I don't understand why anyone would wear a blade around yer neck
Wouldn't it flop around something bad
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I agree, and I feel the same way about people who carry IWB. You like what you like and carry how you like, but I just don't understand the reason, especially if you tuck your shirt in.

Neck knives and knives clipped IWB just seen inaccessible to me. If you can't easily access the knife there's no point in carrying it. But of course, I have no need or desire to hide the fact that I'm carrying a knife.

I own a few neck knives, but I have never worn them because I can't stand things around my neck. Same with watches. I feel restricted when there's extra things hanging off of me or around me.

The only time I think I would wear a neck knife would be if I was rafting down a river, and then only because the knife would be so much easier to get to, but I'd never wear one under my shirt.
 
Back before I retired, I used to teach a class at the police academy on concealed weapons. Even after all this time, it constantly amazes me the number of ways (and places) people can and will conceal weapons.

I think my all-time favorite has to be Thunderwear, though. Deep concealment, but I'd be scared to death of blowing my johnson off.
 
Samael said:
Back before I retired, I used to teach a class at the police academy on concealed weapons. Even after all this time, it constantly amazes me the number of ways (and places) people can and will conceal weapons.

I think my all-time favorite has to be Thunderwear, though. Deep concealment, but I'd be scared to death of blowing my johnson off.
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Are you happy to see me, or is that just a thunderwear in your pants?
 
That really does suck. I feel bad for the family. But was it really due to the defective sheath, or just not thinking straight?
That family could be in for a huge settlement. It would be interesting to hear of a follow-up to the story.
 
Samael said:
Back before I retired, I used to teach a class at the police academy on concealed weapons. Even after all this time, it constantly amazes me the number of ways (and places) people can and will conceal weapons.

I think my all-time favorite has to be Thunderwear, though. Deep concealment, but I'd be scared to death of blowing my johnson off.
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:eek: http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/09/deep-concealment-discharge.html

All about kydex, and secondary eyelets to really lock something in from time to time. That being said, all mine are folding or leg sheaths.
Zero
 
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