Recommend a small fixed blade for concealed carry

Not really looking for a neck knife. I want to carry it in my pocket or on my belt.

When you pocket carry, how do you secure the sheath so that it doesn't pull out of your pocket with the knife when you draw?

I think the ideal rig would be on my belt, but mounted horizontally so that i could cross draw it easily.
 
I occasionally carry a Tom Krein TK-2 in my pocket, but when I need the knife, I take the whole thing out of my pocket, and remove the knife. Tom's knives come with a an excellent kydex sheath, with a tek-loc. I prefer belt carry for this knife.
 
I EDC an AG Russell Hunters Scalpel. Fixed blade with a hard plastic snap-off sheath. I just tie the lanyard around my belt loop and the knife itself slides into my pocket, feels about the same as a slipjoint.

-Bob
 
The Benchmade Nimravus Cub is an excellent little knife that can be carried IWB with the simple addition of an IWB belt-loop to the "plastic" sheath that it comes in. There are also the 210 & 211 Benchmade Activators to take a good look at.
 
I just bought a Bud Nealy Aikuchi. Fast shipping from them and excellent communications. The Nealy knives isn't only a neck carry knife. It has the Multi Carry System (MCS) which allows yo to carry your Nealy in quite a number of ways. If you check out the website you'll understand the concept. My preference is to neck carry the Nealy and have my Kershaw Leek 1660 clipped to the inside of my pocket and my Leatherman Wave looped on my belt.
 
Pocket carry is usually pretty viable : many sheaths come with a clip on the side that will hold the sheath securely in place. Not the fastest to draw, but fairly natural and not as questionable as most other carry locations. In most situations, inside waistband at either the 2:00 or 5:00 position, is fairly viable. A belt and a loose shirt will keep it covered, and the draw is both fast and natural.

You may also be able to do well with horizontal belt carry, but doing so is usually difficult to conceal for all but the shortest knife. Draw is fast and natural from both sides, though.

I'm personally against neck carry. It's impossible to keep both concealed and keep easy access, and is very limiting as to what size of knife you can carry, with a very unnatural draw. Similar problems to 'boot' or shoe carry : you have to either mess with your pants/dress to get to the blade, or show it off to the world.

The majority of situations where boot or neck carry is viable, I'm a bit fan of upper arm carry. Very natural draw, fairly simple to jury-rig, and remains concealed pretty reliably. A few long boot knives don't fit short arms for this, though, and heavy clothing gets in the way.

In more formal wear, inside shirt pocket seems to be the most assuredly concealed, but can feel heavy or leave the knife behind. Depending on clothing, you may

As to what knife... what are you looking for, and how much are you willing to spend? Utility? Self-defense? Quick Access? A Camp Knife (emphasis on sturdy material and survival uses)? A Plug Knife (cheap, light, and designed for control for uses that may be destructive)?
 
Another way to carry a sheathed knife in your pocket is to tie a cord to the tip of the sheath and attach it to your belt or pants' belt loop. Put the knife in your pocket handle up. To remove it, grab the handle and pull it out and the sheath will remain attached to the cord which is attached to your belt.

Also, you can carry a sheath IWB -- Inside the WaistBand. This can be located crossdraw or 3:00 o'clock or SOB -- Small Of the Back. This is really stealthy, and with a small to medium fixed blade, it's not uncomfortable at all.

Bob Dozier makes a great Kydex canted crossdraw sheath, like the one I have that comes with his Model 6. Or you can have a sheathmaker do one for you. I know Ken Collucci kcollucci@optonline.net can make a nice leather canted sheath, folder or fixed blade.
 
Jens Anso is taking fixed blade orders until August 22nd, and then no more for the foreseeable future. If people want one of his amazing knives, it's time to get in touch with him.

He makes a killer small fixed blade. This is an Anso Hybrid in damasteel. It came with both a lizard skin covered leather sheath, as well as a standard horizontal carry kydex sheath (Tek-Lok compatible).

Jens has the best fixed blades I've tried. The ergonomics are exceptional, for the small size of many of his knives. They also carry extremely well, due to their thinness. The cutting efficiency of his grinds is excellent. The beautiful looks draw far more nods of approval, than they do frowns.

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