Having myself carried the Gunting in a variety of ways, and not seen much about carry options, I figured I would comment on the sheath offered for it by Skunkworks. This is a kydex holder, with a "J" or "G" clip (not really sure of the difference between these two), that snaps onto one's belt and holds the Gunting in a tip-down position. The sheath itself is very well made of thick kydex, and accomodates the knife with clip. This is a Good Thing, as the clip is an integral part of the ergonomic design of the knife.
There are a number of advantages to this. First, it keeps the Gunting out of your pocket, and hence less likely to get in the way of your hand when getting out keys, coins, or whatever else is in there. Second, it removes the temptation to unclip the Gunting and slide it into the pocket, as I and some others have done, cutting open their pants. Third, it makes the Gunting less obvious to the casual eye, and pretty much undetectable when one is wearing an untucked shirt of reasonable length. Access to the Gunting is about equal, I find, whether carried cliped in the pocket or in the sheath. However, when drawing the Gunting, I find I get a more secure grip on it when pulling it from the holster. I should also note that the holster only allows an upwards draw, and not a snap draw, in which one would push the knife forward and through the front retention panel. I would guess that this is in the interests of increasing security. Problems with this mode of carry? If not wearing an undershirt, I find the ramp can dig into my skin a little bit. Not excessively uncomfortable, but not pleasant either. Wearing a tucked in t-shirt easily solves this problem. Those of you who are unhealthily skinny might not have this problem, but I do.
The only other problem I can see is that if one is wearing a parka or other bulky jacket, it would probably be more difficult to get to the Gunting conveniently. Aside from that, I think the sheath increases convenience, reduces the "knife" signature of this blade, and increases the safety of carrying it by making it less likely for the blade to be inadvertently opened by the ramp catching on something. All in all, this is really a good way to carry the Gunting.
There are a number of advantages to this. First, it keeps the Gunting out of your pocket, and hence less likely to get in the way of your hand when getting out keys, coins, or whatever else is in there. Second, it removes the temptation to unclip the Gunting and slide it into the pocket, as I and some others have done, cutting open their pants. Third, it makes the Gunting less obvious to the casual eye, and pretty much undetectable when one is wearing an untucked shirt of reasonable length. Access to the Gunting is about equal, I find, whether carried cliped in the pocket or in the sheath. However, when drawing the Gunting, I find I get a more secure grip on it when pulling it from the holster. I should also note that the holster only allows an upwards draw, and not a snap draw, in which one would push the knife forward and through the front retention panel. I would guess that this is in the interests of increasing security. Problems with this mode of carry? If not wearing an undershirt, I find the ramp can dig into my skin a little bit. Not excessively uncomfortable, but not pleasant either. Wearing a tucked in t-shirt easily solves this problem. Those of you who are unhealthily skinny might not have this problem, but I do.
