folding knives, fixed blade sheath knives, neck knives

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I started out buying nothing but locking folders with clips. I thought they were the ultimate. Then I discovered tacticalfixed blade sheath knives. Now I`m into neck knives. Where does it all end. I`ve gotten to where I love the simplicity of fixed blades. Any one else fill the same?

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janefromnc

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Yup. I started with all folders. All my recent purchases have been fb's. They are more affordable to compared to folders. So, I can get more into custom/handmade realm.
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sing

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sing, you took the words rigth out of my mouth, exactly...oh! you may want to wash your hands, I just got over the Flu.
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There are numerous benefits in carrying a small fixed blade over a folder. This has been discussed many times here on the Forum. I think one of the MOST overlooked benefits is the slim profile and light weight of a fixed blade with a skeletonized handle. If the handle is shaped properly it can provide plenty of grip and be comfortable in use.
I carry several knives of this style, IWB and often forget they are there. In a neck sheath, the flat profile keeps them from "printing" through a shirt.
I find myself rarely carrying folders anymore!
Neil

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PhilL,

Thanks alot... I am justing getting over mine!
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As I much as I like FB's, the are not legal to carry in my jurisdiction. I ALWAYS have a folder or two.

sing

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Sing said:
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As I much as I like FB's, the are not legal to carry in my jurisdiction. I ALWAYS have a folder or two.
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I'm scratching my head in an effort to understand this. Perhaps it is because I'm in a state that doesn't have any knife laws except for a ban on switchblades.

Certainly a folder is a compromise. A fixed blade is stronger, safer - a better knife in every respect. The purpose of a folder is to be convenient to carry. Why would one ban a fixed blade knife? Because it is not very concealable? Concealability is good thing? Because it is a better performing kind of knife and it would be better to have people use knives with inferior performance? Certainly not because a fixed blade is safer? Do fixed blades represent a greater fear factor than folders?

I understand that laws are usually passed for political reasons and not for the public good. I'm just curious what about what political issue is addressed by a ban on fixed blades. I'm trying to picture a hunter in Indiana trying to dress a deer with a pocket folder because he can't carry a decent hunting knife. The image has me scratching my head. Take care.

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Fred
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Hi Fred,

>>I understand that laws are usually passed for political reasons and not for the public good. I'm just curious what about what political issue is addressed by a ban on fixed blades. I'm trying to picture a hunter in Indiana trying to dress a deer with a pocket folder because he can't carry a decent hunting knife. The image has me scratching my head. Take care.<<

That is exactly it -- "politcal reason." Massachusetts weapons law specifically prohibits the carry of a blade that can be deployed in a fixed position. In other words, a fixed blade is a "weapon."

Having said this, I do carry a fixed blade on rare occaisons when I hunt and fish in Massachusetts, though most of the time I do those in Maine. I think a fixed blade becomes less of a weapon in context of the shotgun in my hand...
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sing

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I always carry at least a folder knife, i find it easier and speedier to take it from my front pocked (clipped on the inside) than reach a concealed sheet in order to get teh fixed blade out (plus its harder to explain a cop why im carrying a Gerber FB instead an "innocent" folder).
Besides that, i like folders because they're smaller than FB's; pracically my entire colection is made of folders.
 
I've seen some FB knives that I really like, and the prices are nicer for FB than folders. However, when I asked the Seattle PD, they told me that in the city FB are illegal to carry, however, if I go out of the city to go camping, then a FB would be okay in a sheath. But I don't go camping very often (well actually not at all), so even though I'd like to buy a FB, I can't justify the purchase.

Whew! That was a mouthful.
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Hey sing, I'm also in Mass. I was reading the relevant sections of the Mass laws the other day, and had a chance to talk to a lawyer friend about them, and neither of us could see a prohibition on FB knives. Just on devices that allow folders to be drawn with the blade out.

Of course, MA doesn't define "dirk", "dagger", nor "stilleto", so they might just lump all FB knives into those categories
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CK,

The current law as written is very unclear. You would think legal folks can do better. Or, perhaps, they want it to be purposely vague. Anyway, the relevant piece was bout not being able to extract a "locking blade" in a "locked position." That can certainly be read as a folder -- a blade that can be locked or unlocked. But the intent, as I read it, is to prohibit a blade that can be be extracted in a "fixed" position. Matter of interpretation which I off course would have the my lawyer argue.

Simply, I want to avoid that situation in the first place. I have four cousins and several friends on the Boston police force. They uniformly interpret a fixed blade as being "illegal." This means I would get likely get hauled in by a Boston cop if caught with one on my person for whatever reason...

sing

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I started with folders and altough i bought a couple of fb's, I'm sticking to the folders... there's plenty of them :-)

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