Neck knife? Which one? Who wears one?

[kip44]

I need a neck knife. It has to first and foremost have a sheath that will retain the blade unless I want it out. I dont want this going through my chest in an impact such as an accident. What are the best ones out there?

It has to be light enough that I forget its there. I tried a Smith and Wesson neck knife and it was heavy.

What are the pros of going with a punching cold steel neck knife over a smaller lighter slashing knife?

What are the best of the best?

 

[hoopster]

The Izula will not fall out of the factory sheath and is light enough to forget you're wearing it.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

I dunno about all of that but the Becker BK-11 (and BK-14) is a well made neck knife. The sheath isn't going to drop the blade down your shirt or anything like that. Works great!

 

[Kiah]

I need a neck knife. It has to first and foremost have a sheath that will retain the blade unless I want it out. I dont want this going through my chest in an impact such as an accident. What are the best ones out there?

It has to be light enough that I forget its there. I tried a Smith and Wesson neck knife and it was heavy.

What are the pros of going with a punching cold steel neck knife over a smaller lighter slashing knife?

What are the best of the best?

How light? The Buck Hartsook is about as light as it gets, very nice steel, and has a good sheath. Small though.

 

[Thalestin]

The new black jack necker seems awesome

 

[dtownknifekid]

I am wearing my BRKT bravo necker right now and it is pretty great. Nice and sharp, cuts well, and has a good sheath; what more could I ask?

 

[StretchNM]

I wear this kneck-knife everyday under my shirt, and on top of my T-shirt:

 

[somber]

Best of the best? Go with a Carter neck knife. Carter knives are built with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship. They're light - depending on the material of the handle, and since they're hand made (read: hand forged) each blade is inspected through the whole creation process to ensure that there are no defects. To say that they're sharp is an understatement and it would be difficult to find a better designed slicer.

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69g vs 32g of skeletonized IZULA.

They're simply the best. The pricetag may startled some when compared to a knife like the IZULA, but honestly the knives aren't in the same league, let alone realm*. The price is derived from the quality of materials, the pedigree of the knife itself (fit and finish) and the difficulty of the design.

*not a slight to the IZULA. It is a fantastic knife, but I'm sure you can agree that my assessment is correct.

 

[frontline29]

I like them nice and light. So My first choice is a Hide away knife.

But IMHO the best of the best is from Murry Carter.

 

[richw]

often there are great knives in the makers section and they usually pretty inexpensive that meet this category.

 

[link2derek]

I carry an Izula -- either around my neck, in my pocket, or in my bag:

 

[CrimsonTideShooter]

I carry an Izula -- either around my neck, in my pocket, or in my bag:

What did you do to get that finish on the bottom one?

 

[bpiatt]

Ive got a Bark River Bravo Necker 2 and love it. Im sure you would too, check them out at knivesshipfree.com

 

[festerfromnzed]

i carry a cold steel bird and trout(CARBON) or a scimtar spike or a Svord peasant knife.

 

[NaturalMystic]

I was gonna suggest the Izula or Izula II and also just learned about this one from Knives Ship Free`s e-Newsletter that I just got. This Black Jack Necker looks really nice and is made in 154CM steel and your choice of colors on the Canvas Micarta.

The new black jack necker seems awesome

I really like the Benchmade Snody too.

 

[kip44]

Where do you guys get the nice sheaths at? I think I would like a serrated or half serated for cutting seatbelts and such. What blade design would inheriently work best for defensive use?

 

[T.K.C.]

I wear a Todd Begg Tree Frog neck knife. It is perfect for me.

 

[BloodGroove4570]

Izula or Eskabar, both great and you dont know they are there until needed...:thumbup:

 

[kip44]

How would these traditional knives compare to a punch dagger? How do you guys feel about the Emerson La Griffe?

 

[mdauben]

How would these traditional knives compare to a punch dagger?

Personally, I like punch- or push-daggers as fighting weapons. They tend to be very intuative to use and provide a very secure grip on your weapon. The downsides are that they can be somewhat clumsy for every day cutting chores, they can be illegal in many places (especially if double-edged), and IMO need to be a minimum size to be truly effective (3 to 3½ inch blade).

How do you guys feel about the Emerson La Griffe?

I've never seen any knife done by Fred Perrin (the designer of the La Griffe) that I didn't like. The hooked blade can be very effective as a fighting weapon, although IMO it does detract at least a bit from its usability as an every day cutting tool.