I've got a lot of neckers and like many other fans of the little knives I find the smaller the better. A neck knife that drags on your neck ends up in a drawer. A light, short, neat, extra utility razor gets carried and used. That's one reason I like skeletal rather than handle slabs, although cord wrap is great, too.
two of my favorites are the AG Russell Woodswalker and an old Gerber Pixie with the M2 bladeI had some kydex made for. Very thin, scary sharp, and pertect for those little every day knife tasks, whittling, trout, etc. I've been told it would be a great caping knife, but never tried it. Funniest thing is everyone I work with thinks it's a cheap throw away kitchen knife, so nobody ever goes through the trouble of stealing it if I turn my eye from it every now and then.
I've recently thought about having a neck sheath made for an opinel paring knife, and just getting a few of them to rotate with it. They're also thin, razor sharp, and very pointy. (and come with a convex edge)
I'm currently making a necker out of O1 tool steel with a four inch spearpoint, scandi ground blade, and a thinnish cord wrapped handle. not entirely different from a Becker Necker in size. If it's not too shamefully fugly I'll post pics when I get done.
Ive got a Ranger little bird. Its a well made knife that holds an edge real well. I carry it on the neck, horizontal on my belt, or piggybacked to my RD6.
You can also get kydex for a folder that makes it a neck knife, if you want to go that route.
You also might try contact a custom maker. Maybe take a shot at designing your own, and then take input from the maker. There are a few production knives I still want, but other than folders, I'm likely going to go custom from now on.
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