Do you lanyard?

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Love my lanyard
 
If anyone wants to get technical about it, depending on the definition used, NONE of them or ALL of them are "lanyards".

By the same token depending on the definition used, NONE of them or ALL of them or "fobs".
 
Try typing "fob definition" into your preferred web search engine.
 
unit said:
If anyone wants to get technical about it, depending on the definition used, NONE of them or ALL of them are "lanyards".

By the same token depending on the definition used, NONE of them or ALL of them or "fobs".
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I beg to differ.

The vast majority shown in this thread are of course fobs.

Fob as per Merriam-Webster; A short strap, ribbon or chain attached especially to a pocket Watch.

The operative term being especially.

Lanyard; a cord or strap to hold something (as a knife or a whistle) and usually worn around the neck.

The operative term being 'usually.'

Lanyards are what attach for example handguns to ones person usually around ones neck (but in modern versions can also be attached to ones belt or point on vest), so one would not be without said handgun in combat, if one lets go og the weapon.

A select few knife iattachments in this thread allows the hand to slip through Thus if one lets go of hte knife, you still have it hanging from your wrist attached to your person by the cord.
 
The rest -small lenghts of material which you CAN NOT slip your hand or other body part through in order to hold on and have it hanging if you let go of the knife- are of course fobs.
 
BladeScout said:
I beg to differ.

Lanyard; a cord or strap to hold something (as a knife or a whistle) and usually worn around the neck.
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So, by the definition you have selected to share (there are alternate definitions for both, of course), basically assimilates a lamyard to a handle in that it is "to hold something", and if anyone uses the depicted knife attachments above to hold their knife as they pull it from their pocket, then I think most would agree the definiton works;)

Beg all you like, you have failed to demonstrate that any of these fail to be lanyards;)
 
unit said:
So, by the definition you have selected to share (there are alternate definitions for both, of course), basically assimilates a lamyard to a handle in that it is "to hold something", and if anyone uses the depicted knife attachments above to hold their knife as they pull it from their pocket, then I think most would agree the definiton works;)

Beg all you like, you have failed to demonstrate that any of these fail to be lanyards;)
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Sorry, but that is hogwash (and more than a bit nebolous, if I may (......"basically assimilates a lamyard....."......??)).

Let me just cut through it (no pun intended) and say, that I stand by my previous posts on the subject.

General rule; lanyard for secure holding on to your knife or handgun. Attached to you for that purpose.

Fob; for fishing a knife (in the case of knives) up from a pocket or sheath. Sometimes purely for ornamental purposes and/or for fun (you got to have something to put the skulls on, right ;-) ). It can be used to add length to knife grips/handles.

I noticed you didnt refute my explanation in regards to what constitutes a 'fob.' Just as well, as a fob is of course, just what I described above and in my previous posts on the subject.

Besides, lanyards comes in different variations; I was once issued a wrist lanyard for my then issued handgun. It could -as the name implies- just fit around the wrist attached to the handgun LANYARD ring at other end. Not so many fobs or fob attachments on government issued handguns.

Another type of lanyard (apart from the old cords or webbing attached to a handgun and going round the shoulder and/or neck of a person) are like the one I years later carried for yet another issued handgun. Its a 'Blackhawk Tactical pistol Lanyard' and its attached to the gun and then at the other end to a belt or vest or the leg drop rig, that the gun was carried in.



A fob on a MISSION and a another fob on a STREET BEAT. (Sorry, no folding CR, as I dont own one. I bought a fixed blade CR once. A Shadov IV IIRC, but never had neither a fob nor a lanyard attached to that one).



Lanyard around wrist:
 
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How ever, it was not my intention to be dragged into a prolonged debate on the subject. Ill refrain from futher comment on the terminology in this thread. I look forward to seeing more knives with.....attachments;)
 
and i stand by the definition that you copied from Mirriam-Webster and posted above. I am not refuting, you are arguing with your own post, basically. No real reason to go any further, thanks for the dictionary quote that proves these are what we say they are (a cord or strap to hold something) ;)

I didn't discuss fob, because this thread is about lanyards, and I saw little reason to discuss the term any further.
 
I carry my small 21 in the leather sheath and I find the lanyard really helpful in getting the knife out of my pocket. A few times I have clipped my 21 in my pocket and didn't like the lanyard sticking out. Just me.
 
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