For back pocket carry be danged sure knife is fully certified by the ICTSKNFTSAFSKCD

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The Chef said : From all the blood I thought for a while I should go looking for a first aid kit.

If you are going to buy a knife to be used in back pocket carry be danged sure it is fully certified by the ICTSKNFTSAFSKCD

International Coalition to Save Knife Nuts From Them Selves And for Safe Knife Carry and Deployment (a nonprofit organization)(for sure).

Give me a moment of your time brothers and sisters that I might save you from the wreck and ruin that has befallen me and mine.

It all began one glorious autumn morning. I was in the bathroom at the little French Bakery. Every once in a while the knob was being cranked on like they could not believe the door was latched. When it started yet again I said yes . . . the door IS locked. When the next storming of my Bastille came I said I will be out when I am DONE.

When I got back to our table The Chef (my partner) was standing in the isle . . .
I said :cool: "Hi Dear".
She says :
You should have seen all the blood ! I thought for a while I should go looking for a first aid kit . I just now got it all wiped up. What happened !
:eek: I said I don’t know I was in the bath room. :eek:
She says are you alright ?!
Sure why not.
Well apparently you were bleeding. You left a trail !
Oh that. :cool:
Oh sure. :cool: :thumbsup:

Apparently who ever it was that was cranking on the door figured the occupant was so far out of their mind from trauma and shock that they could not possibly be relied upon for an accurate assessment.

Fortunate that I emerged when I did or next they might have broken the door in.

What made it all extra special was I had just had a triple espresso with a lemon tart . . . practically an anti coagulant cocktail.

Well let me back up a little and give you all at the back ground.

This morning before leaving the house on our morning walk down to the Old Town area I slipped my One Month EDC (Benchmade Knifeworks Exclusive 710) into my back pocket; figured it would ride better back there than knocking against my leg the whole way. Heck no problem . . . I have carried it back there everyday riding my bike to work for nearly a month.

At the little French bakery at the end of our meal I reached in my back pocket for my handkerchief and felt a scrape on my knuckle. Hmmm never noticed a sharp edged screw on that pocket clip before . . . better file it when I get home.
Oh . . . drippy red stuff. I don't recall any fruit sauce on that tart.
OH I’m leaking. Well that’s embarrassing.
HOW THE HELL ! ! !
. . . oh . . . tip up . . . but people love tip up . . . tip down BAD . . . tip up GOOD. Right ? I was being good.
Now I’m wounded. I’m swooning.
BS
quick work with that dirty napkin I was avoiding using. Filthy servers anyway . . .
annnnnnnnd I was on the way to the bathroom anyway . . . before we left . . . so may as well rinse that out.

Geeeeze . . . I am starting to look to all concerned like the guy in that slasher zombie movie.
But it’s real . . . REAL !

Oh there we go . . . slowed it down for the most part. No problem folks . . . enjoy your meals . . . nothing more to see here.
Keep walking . . . don’t make eye contact . . . don’t stumble . . . the pack will be on you in a flash to finish off the remains.
Keep walking . . .

The Chef kept staring at my “laceration” when I got home. That’s touching . . . she loves me like no one else.
She kept staring at it and looking into my eyes meaningfully.
Finally I said BRUTAL isn’t it ?

She says : “I don’t care if it is brutal or not I just don’t want blood on my brand new couch !
That BETTER not bleed any more !
Aren’t you going to cover it ! ! ! ! “

Ahhhhh true love in it’s most pure form.

Remember the guy who said : “That didn’t cut me as well as it should have; time to sharpen” ?
No problem in my case the tip was plenty sharp; went all the way to China. Good thing the joint stopped it or I might have been injured.

So . . . tip up . . . back pocket carry . . . lots of movement from walking for a mile or so.
Not a good combination. There is plenty of tension on the blade holding it closed. I am not saying anything agains the knife. I COULD NOT ASK FOR BETTER TENSION ON THE BLADE WHEN CLOSED though I suppose there are safety latches and stuff . . . never had one. Stays closed fine in my front pocket with the blade against the corner of my pocket.

See the photo of the back pocket stain from putting my hankie back in my pocket. The black pouch has the new modified Boker Trapper in it. Took it with me for it’s first big walk about. Funny even though it is a simple slippy with no locking device there were no wounds inflicted from it today.
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Finally . . . and interestingly enough . . . after having laundered the handkerchief . . . which had relatively little blood splashed on it . . . when I hung it up to dry there was a small cut dead center. What are the chances ?

Being a knife connoisseur is a many splendored thing; full of wonder and magic.
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PS: oh . . . almost forgot . . . here's the carnage :
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User error, I've been there.

Right hand, tip up, clipped to my right pocket.

I get enough cuts from my job, don't need anymore from putting a knife where it really doesn't belong.
(I am going to exclude slipjoints, they work because they don't rely on detent)
 
pretty funny writing style :D

tip up right pocket. unless its a balisong. you carry those in your hand.
 
I only right rear pocket carry anymore. As such, I only buy tip down capable knives, as I've heard/seen enough stories like this to not chance anything.

Personally I get somewhat annoyed when knives are available in one configuration only, but understand that I'm in the minority in my preference.

Hopefully the blood stain comes out, and you heal up fast though :).
 
I put a Boker Urban Trapper (tip up, very pointy) in my back right pocket once. SPOILER ALERT: it opened, I think from the flipper moving against the pocket seam. Thankfully I felt it before sitting down or reaching for it.
 
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Next time, how about some cliffs.

From what I gather is you cut yourself because your knife opened in your back pocket.

If you carry back pocket right hand side, carry the knife tip down. The blade rides the edge of the pocket and won't come open on you like a tip up knife in your front pocket. It's the only way to carry back pocket IMHO.
 
Blade against the seam of the pocket.

Right front pocket = tip up
Right back pocket = tip down
 
Bagger, just ignore scurvy, he's quite a sour grape throughout the forum:thumbup:

I enjoyed the story and I've been in that situation too. A long time ago, I had a tip-down Kershaw Chive open up in my front pocket and stab me in the love handle:eek: There wasn't really any blood or anything, but I quickly retired that knife and bought a tip-up Griptillian.

I've carried my Sebenza in my back pocket many times and had no problems. However, I had it so that the blade was pressed against my wallet and made it nearly impossible to open. Nowadays, I carry a flashlight in that pocket in lieu of the Seb. Much less room for user error:D:p
 
One reason I've shied from OHO, they seem to not have as much spring retention closed as a nice old school Case. I even picked up a Case mini Copperlock and while the back spring isn't as strong as the usual slipjoints, I trust it to stay closed in my pocket. I've had off brand lock backs that had weak closed retention come open in my pocket. I reach in to get it and my finger tips would get stabbed.
 
Right front pocket tip up for me unless it's one of my OTF's 👍
 
it was really hard to read.....think i got it though. you knicked your hand.
 
Scurvy092 said:
If you carry back pocket right hand side, carry the knife tip down. The blade rides the edge of the pocket and won't come open on you like a tip up knife in your front pocket. It's the only way to carry back pocket IMHO.
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No choice with an axis lock.
 
I did the same thing years ago with a Sebenza in my right front pocket. Really took the joy out of the gun show I was walking up to when it happened.
 
I was carrying a Griptillian right back pocket tip down when it opened. Cut my pocket and the car upholstery but somehow not me. I changed the clip, tip up keeps the closed blade against the pocket seam. Tip up good, back pocket!
 
2008 tip up back pocket bm 720 axis lock... Blade opened ran through jeans into Tacoma's seat tearing upholstery.
Only one way to learn for me, and that is the hard way (often expensive)
 
Only knife I carry in my back pocket is my G10 Native. I love my Benchmades but the Axis lock and tip up only makes it a no go for back pocket carry, at least for me.
 
wuluf said:
I was carrying a Griptillian right back pocket tip down when it opened. Cut my pocket and the car upholstery but somehow not me. I changed the clip, tip up keeps the closed blade against the pocket seam. Tip up good, back pocket!
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How was you carrying a clipped griptilian tip down?
 
wuluf said:
I was carrying a Griptillian right back pocket tip down when it opened. Cut my pocket and the car upholstery but somehow not me. I changed the clip, tip up keeps the closed blade against the pocket seam. Tip up good, back pocket!
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Was the knife in your left rear pocket? Or maybe a left hand clip?

Right hand clipped knives in tip down configuration will have the blades spine against the right outside seam of the back pocket. And personally, I'd rather get a new pair of pants than some of the stitches I've seen from incorrect carry in the rear pocket (spine not against the seam of the pocket). That might be because my upholstery/pants are cheap though :P.
 
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