Neck knives?

Boattale said:
My ARK is the fully serrated version. As designed by Mr. Shirley. I bought mine when he still got a royalty.
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I wish I would have done this. I kept talking myself out of buying one for the longest time. By the time I finally decided to pick one up, the serrated version was discontinued and I couldn’t find one anywhere. In my opinion, it’s a great design for its intended use and they shouldn’t have stopped making the serrated version.

I still like the plain edge version enough that I bought my wife, both of my daughters, and my mom one. I hope to find one second hand or that Spyderco may do another serrated version at some point.
 
Midgetje93 said:
That’s more or less what I was looking at. Don’t want to be the guy to carry 2-4 knives. But like the idea of a designated defensive knife. I don’t do a lot of the “tacticool” stuff. My most carried knife is a SAK Small Tinker. Which is great. And I love it. But have contemplated a blade such as a neck knife as a last ditch for places I have to leave the pew in the car.

Before everyone starts cracking their knuckles to type. I know knife fights are last ditch effort. I do agree with the if you’re close enough for a blade. It’s a VERY dangerous situation. And I don’t want to come across as the “oh I’m a badass.” Because I’m not. I’ve trained in CQC, I’ve trained with knives and basic disarming. But know that’s very dangerous territory. But in places I can’t bring the pew, it’s a small force multiplier if needed.

And I may get one I like. Wear it for a bit. Then decide against it and tuck it with my knife collection. But I have been thinking of a smaller neck knife.

(Rabbit hole) I did order a discrete fanny pack for my pistol (again. In Texas these next few months will be hell.) so I figured I’d try an off body carry. I thought about a dagger (along the lines of the SOCP) to put in the back of the fanny pack. But even as a BM fanboy in the Navy. I loved their product, they go above and beyond to take care of us. I don’t see their prices reasonable. I’ve looked at a few BMs the last few years. And definitely not what it used to be. I had half a mind to order a $20 knockoff from Amazon. But really don’t like the idea of “clones”
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I don’t know how much you want to spend on trying this out or how big or small you want the overall package to be but I’m going to recommend a few to you. There is no shortage of knifes in the neck knife size but I am only going to recommend stuff that I have owned, used, or at least handled.

ESEE Candiru
ESEE Izula

BK&T BK11
BK&T BK13
BK&T BK14

LT Wright Patriot
LT Wright Frontier First
LT Wright Frontier Trapper
LT Wright JX3 Neck Knife
LT Wright Lil Muk

Tactical Pterodactyl mini or midsize models

Cerberus R.I.O.T.T

JakeBCreates Chikadee

Knives by Nuge Wicket

Deep Cuts Cutlery Little Rascal
 
Midgetje93 said:
What would you recommend
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Impossible to say without knowing your preferences in fixed blades, your hand size, and intended use cases.

In my case, I hate small knives with handles smaller than the blade, handles smaller than 3.8" or so, and ANYTHING that I can't use from my initial reactive grip, as there won't be time to change it, because to me a neck knife suggests defensive use. If to you it's a utility piece, the need for a solid using grip right from the draw isn't nearly as important.

The SOCP's ring (as I understand it) was meant to aid in drawing, as well as to clue the user into what he had on him by the nub pattern on the ring (rescue, dagger, trainer, etc.). As a reactive combat last-ditch "get off me" piece (again what I understood the designer was going for), the SOCP fails because there won't be time to adjust the grip.

As a get off me piece, the TDI Small or Investigator, or the ShivWorks Clinch Pick are better choices, although neither is intended for neck carry.
 
I really only use neck knives for aquatic activities in lakes or streams. I've had good luck with stainless and no scales in those cases.
 
JWright214 said:
I wish I would have done this. I kept talking myself out of buying one for the longest time. By the time I finally decided to pick one up, the serrated version was discontinued and I couldn’t find one anywhere. In my opinion, it’s a great design for its intended use and they shouldn’t have stopped making the serrated version.

I still like the plain edge version enough that I bought my wife, both of my daughters, and my mom one. I hope to find one second hand or that Spyderco may do another serrated version at some point.
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Send one to David Mary for a grind, his serrations are awesome!
 
Hey, folks!

Let me start by saying that I don't believe the ARK is the ultimate defensive knife. There are any number of Spydercos and other knives that I believe make better defensive tools.

What the ARK does excel at, is being thin, always carryable, and rustproof. It also has excellent ergos. It's much like an "always" little pocket pistol. It's also useful for folks who don't have any other good way to way to carry a blade.

Serrated H1 is the best steel, but they just didn't sell as well. I bought the last ones Spyderco had.

The other thing I used to use the ARK for, was lashing to my life vest when I went kayaking. The serrated H1 I thought was perfect should I need to cut myself away while boating.

John Shirley
 
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Spectre said:
Hey, folks!

Let me start by saying that I don't believe the ARK is the ultimate defensive knife. There are any number of Spydercos and other knives that I believe make better defensive tools.

What the ARK does excel at, is being thin, always carryable, and rustproof. It also has excellent ergos. It's much like an "always" little pocket pistol. It's also useful for folks who don't have any other good way to way to carry a blade.

Serrated H1 is the best steel, but they just didn't sell as well. I bought the last ones Spyderco had.

John Shirley
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Glad I have the good one. Not carried often but I'm not in those places often either.
 
Daedric Panther said:
I tried it briefly and wasn’t a fan. On the occasions I chose to carry a small fixed blade, I prefer on my belt. If discretion is necessary, boot carry is a decent option for me seeing as I pretty much always wear leather riding boots.
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I also prefer belt carry for small fixed blades.

The big deal about the ARK was that it could be carried on your dog tag chains...even if you weren't wearing anything. So the one place you can't have your primary weapon, and probably don't have your Battle Buddies (the shower)- you could still have a wickedly sharp knife.

Of course, if you knew you were heading for a fight, you'd bring more weapon! And friends.

John
 
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And they are surprisingly effective at food prep! I used mine on a ocean kayaking tour I took in 2015.
 
Not "neck carry," per se, but occasionally during Polar-Vortex-type winter days (when it's too cold to open the coat to get to a knife) I have carried a Mora on long loop of paracord over my shoulder on the outside of my coat, much the same way you'd carry a Haversack or Satchel. I find it to be very convenient when I need to access the knife frequently during sub-freezing temps.
 
I dislike the neck knife mainly because it slides around a lot as you move, which means you can't always rely on its position when you reach for it; is exposed to more sweat; and re-sheathing it can be a minor ordeal.

That being said, the Mercharness is a great cheap alternate.
 
Midgetje93 said:
Anyone actually carry them? As daily or more for certain tasks?

Pros? Cons?

If you do carry a neck knife, what one do you carry?
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Not always daily but often

Carry mainly when I am walking my dogs - 2 Pomeranians 10 and 16 lbs
The smaller one can be aggressive while my 120 lb Anatolian is sweet to everyone unless they are in my yard. I also carry pepper spray

I have seen coyote, bob cat, and fox on the usual walking path so knife is a backup to spray

Pros - easy access and quick deployment
Cons - must wear oversized untucked shirt to insure the pros

Polkowski “hang tight”
Bud Nealey “peshkabz ”

Overall I am a fan of neck knives.
 
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