request for neck knife review

nate1714

nate1714

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ok well im intrested in getting one of these three neck knifes and looking for the best prices. they are:
Timberline Mini Pit Bull Neck Knife
CRKT F4 Carson Neck Knife
Camillus® Arclite
any and all info on these babys will help me im most intrested in steel quality and general quality and of course price....

if you know a reallly good place to get one of these for good $$ i would like that very much... man i cant spell sorry.... but thanks for your time
 
Having purchased all three I would go for the Arclite. The Carson was too small to be useful for my needs. The Pit Bull was OK but the sheath was junk.
Leaving you the option of having a $40.00 custom sheath made for a $20.00 knife.
 
www.newgraham.com is a good place to buy knives.

Of the three you mention I would say arclite. I would also take a look at the Becker necker, also made by camillus.
 
i know the steel for the arclite is 420 thats a pretty soft steel and will require lots of sharpining wont it...its used in diving knives if i remeber correctly..
 
It's 420 HC (High Carbon), which is a step up from regular 420J2. Since the steel in a neck knife without scales is exposed to (potentially corrosive) sweat, high rust resistance isn't such a bad idea, especially when the knife is not coated.

But if you really want better steel, someone sells or at least used to sell a D2 version of the Arclite - a bit pricier than the standard model though.
 
nate1714 said:
im most intrested in steel quality and general quality and of course price....
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Just curious as to why the steel quality on a neck knife is really important? I'm not fixin' to contradict you, but if a knife is going to only be used as a small, last ditch weapon, just can't help but wonder. If I had to use it in defense and there were no witnesses, I might be tempted to wipe it down and use the chain to send it to the moon. In that case, a cheaper Maxam bear claw might be the best.

Smith & Wesson's double-edged neck knife is made with gen-u-ine 440C steel, which nowadays is a premium steel. The double edge and steel quality, plus price, make it a good pick in my oh, so humble opinion. And their blackened steel single edge can be sharpend on the false edge with only a carbide cutter and some judicious work with a medium and then fine ceramic stone.

Cheers and good luck!


Confed
 
I just picked up a spyderco ronin...... this one doesn't have the neck sheath anyway, it came with the belt sheath.
But, the thought of unsheathing a splinter picker with an extremely sharp edge like the ronin while undermeath my shirt and under stress doesn't sound like a great idea at all.
I figure I must be missing something that should be pretty obvious here..... anyone kind enough to fill in the blanks for me?
 
You aren't the only one who considers neck carry to be a bit on the unsafe side. I don't, but it needs to have a ballchain (instead of paracord) and the sheath must be very well-made and secure.

The idea is to pull the knife down and away your body.
 
Quiet Storm said:
You aren't the only one who considers neck carry to be a bit on the unsafe side. I don't, but it needs to have a ballchain (instead of paracord) and the sheath must be very well-made and secure.

The idea is to pull the knife down and away your body.
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That much I figured - I guess it must take quite a bit of practice though, huh? I think I would shred all my t-shirts pretty badly. (I live in Florida, and hardly ever wear a button shirt.

I don't think I would be able to carry one anyway.....I tried putting a piece of heavy string (just to see) on a tops scalpel, and no matter how I hung it, it still printed pretty obviously no matter howI hung it.
It seems like a great idea, but pretty much undoable for myself.....
 
If you intend to carry it for self-defense, drawing practice is always in order, no matter how you carry it.

The TOPS Street Scalpel is one thick and heavy mother. Try the above-mentioned Arclite, it's barely noticeable.
 
Of all the neck knives I have, the SOG Outline is the smallest/lightest and least noticeable of them. 440A steel and the handle doubles as a bottle opener.
 
I carry a neck knife every day at work (an oil company) to open boxes and other such everyday chores. The ones that I cycle through are as follows:

CRKT Falcon
Outdoor Edge Wedge 1&2
Fred Perrin Street Cleaver
CRKT Carcajou

RIght now my favourites are the Falcon and Wedge 2. IF consealed carry is your thing then I would go with the Falcon and Perrin. They are both unobtrusive when under a shirt and are very good as EDC. The Wedge 2 I have been carrying for almost a month and I think that it is a real sleeper. It is ground very thin for excellent cutting and the handle is among the best that I have held as far as neck knives go (and it is VERY cheap).
Back to your original Question- My girlfriend uses an Arclite for her steak knife at home and carries it camping so it has her stamp of approval. I have held the Becker necker and found that it did not feel right in my rather large hands, plus the sheath held onto it with an iron grip.

If you are worried about soft steel then I recommend learning how to use a sharpening system because no matter how abrasion resistant the steel is it will have to be sharpened someday especially if it is an EDC knife.

I hope this helped a bit. :o
Kris
 
Forgot to mention the Emerson La Griffe. The most unobtrusive neck knife I've ever seen. Exellent design, well-made, great steel and coating, decent sheath. It's strictly for SD though. Might make a good box opener, but other than that, its usefulness for utility chores is very, very limited.
 
A.G.Russell had an exclusive on the Arclite in D2. They are no longer in production, but he may have a couple left in stock with the partially serrated edge. Sweating will cause corrosion as I found out the hard way, but Tuf-glide eliminates that concern. Great necker IMHO.
 
Well, bottom line is whatever you're comfortable with. Just saw a documentary about a serial killer who was able to get the drop on a police officer. Later the officer was killed in addition to another man the guy had captured. An extra edge is always useful.

A neck knife is a steel blade carried around the neck. Its only three requirements are: 1) that it's sharp; 2) accessible; and can be effectively weilded. Cost, type of steels, etc., is irrelevant unless you're going to let the weapon double as a knife, such as cutting coupons, boxes, seatbelts in an emergency or knife fighting in a defense situation. Cold Steel makes a small neck knife called a "Para Edge" that puts all the advantages of a neck knife with a tanto blade, fingerguards, blade serrations and a rubber handle. The steel is AUS6A. The tanto configuration is helpful for penetration, which is difficult in a small knife, the serrations are very good for slashing and the overall weight is 1.4 ounces. It's an excellent backup knife.


Confed
 
Quiet Storm said:
It's 420 HC (High Carbon), which is a step up from regular 420J2. Since the steel in a neck knife without scales is exposed to (potentially corrosive) sweat, high rust resistance isn't such a bad idea, especially when the knife is not coated.

But if you really want better steel, someone sells or at least used to sell a D2 version of the Arclite - a bit pricier than the standard model though.
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Pretty sure I got my Arclite in D2 from A.G.Russell. :)
 
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