Favorite Neck Knives

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PWork

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My search is still on for the "perfect" neck knife.
So far I've tried the Livesay SOP, Gerber Buddy SystemII, and Spyderco SPOT. The SOP is the most useful so far.
Which ones do you have and which are your favorites?

Paul
 
You might want to give the Camillus Cuda CQB-2 a "look at", as it's one NICE little knife. The REKAT Hobbit Fang is also a nice little neck-knife that has a different "look" to it than most.
 
For me the Livesay Woo and the Emerson LaGriffe. I'll probably get a Little Pecker for a utility knife and the Thrasher and NRGS also look nice.
 
Rekat Hobit is my favorite out of all, has a nice feel to it and blade shape, carries very well. You can still get them here and there, I traded for one here. I also like the Rekat utility neck knife but the Hobit I like better. Spyderco SPOT is a great knife to, may need some work on their sheath still yet though.
 
Newt Livesay makes a variety of neckers that are all nice and priced right. The Camillus Arclites are winners also
 
Has anyone used/carried/handled the BM Tether knife?
I really like Newt's blades, a Little Pecker is a strong contender.

Paul
 
Hey P Work,
The grind of the BM teather is not as consistant as it's price would indicate. The steel is more rust resistant than the high carbon of the Livesay knives. The ease of sharpening and edge retention of Newt's knives is excellent. Some lube(gun oil, breakfree CLP,etc) keeps the high carbon good to go. I prefer the Livesay knives.

Stay Sharp,
Wali
 
i go with the lagriffe too
small, unobtrusive, nice grip
what's not to like about it? ;)
 
The only thing I have against the LaGriffe is the chisel grind. If it was v-ground it would be a no brainer. The size is about perfect.

Paul
 
Originally posted by PWork
Has anyone used/carried/handled the BM Tether knife?
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Yes, I have this one.
<a href="http://www.sergium.izet.pl/images/knives/benchmade/tether_02.jpg" target="_blank"><IMG align=right SRC="http://www.sergium.izet.pl/images/knives/benchmade/tether_02_tn.jpg" border="2"></a>Basically I don’t like neck knives because they compromise at least one of two quite important things – carrying comfort or handling comfort, security and leverage when working. In another words – the knife what is good to handle usually is to big and heavy to carry comfortably and discreetly around the neck. And the one what is comfortable to carry usually has too small handle to provide any good leverage, handling comfort and security for anything but the lightest cutting tasks.

<a href="http://www.sergium.izet.pl/images/knives/benchmade/tether_03.jpg" target="_blank"><IMG align=right SRC="http://www.sergium.izet.pl/images/knives/benchmade/tether_03_tn.jpg" border="2"></a>In fact BENCHMADE Tether knife was the first neck knife what I have found these critical properties balanced reasonably well.

SPYDERCO S.P.O.T. makes pretty good last chance self defense tool, it is easy to carry, provides a lot of cutting (or rather ripping power) and great handling comfort and security.

I would prefer Tether over S.P.O.T. for utility use and S.P.O.T. over Tether for self defense needs.
 
RW Clark Mini Aikuchi. Very nice to look at, very sharp useful little blade.
Matt
 
I rate the Polkowski neck knives as #1. I've got a Small Nomad. The Amigo is very similar and seems to be more available. They're priced very well for what you get.
 
I carried a Cold Steel Mini Culloden for several years under my uniform and I liked it a lot. It stayed in place through a lot of foot chases but still came out fast when needed. The knife and sheath both held up to a lot of sweat. I haven't tried too many other neck knives as I was pretty happy with this one. I think a neck knife is an overlooked carry option that has several benefits that you can't get in a folder and hope you find one that serves you well.
 
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