Schrade sch111?

It's a $20 knife made by a so-so company, is it worth buying? That's up to you and your finances and how you plan to use it. Is it going to be your only knife?
 
If you need and want an inexpensive karambit neck knife, you could probably do worse.

Research is your friend. Use a search engine for the following search string: "schrade sch111 karambit neck knife review"
 
rje58 said:
If you need and want an inexpensive karambit neck knife, you could probably do worse.

Research is your friend. Use a search engine for the following search string: "schrade sch111 karambit neck knife review"
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I did it seems ok but I wanted to learn a bit more
 
Be sure to check local laws! I live in a state that allows me to open carry just about any size fixed blade, and conceal carry most folding knives with blade length around 4-inches or less, but conceal carry of a karambit is not legal in many states and municipalities.

Knife devotee said:
No it's for concealed carry and self defense
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I have one. Decent little knife, will take a hair shaving edge. Sheath is ok, I don't use it as a necker. I carry concealed in my waistband or rear pocket with the sheath tethered to a belt loop.
I like it because it fits my hand, is light, and flat. And also the price. $ 20 for a knife that is carried but never (hopefully) used, and will be lost to the Judicial system if it ever is.
I carry a decent folder for everyday tasks.
 
rje58 said:
Be sure to check local laws! I live in a state that allows me to open carry just about any size fixed blade, and conceal carry most folding knives with blade length around 4-inches or less, but conceal carry of a karambit is not legal in many states and municipalities.
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90 percent sure it legal I live in Oregon so just about all knives are legal .... at least that's what I read
 
Todd21969 said:
I have one. Decent little knife, will take a hair shaving edge. Sheath is ok, I don't use it as a necker. I carry concealed in my waistband or rear pocket with the sheath tethered to a belt loop.
I like it because it fits my hand, is light, and flat. And also the price. $ 20 for a knife that is carried but never (hopefully) used, and will be lost to the Judicial system if it ever is.
I carry a decent folder for everyday tasks.
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If I get it I want to make sheath for it so It can go in boot but my hands might be to big i hope i am wrong
 
Knife devotee said:
If I get it I want to make sheath for it so It can go in boot but my hands might be to big i hope i am wrong
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It is on the smalle side. Some reviewers have a problem.with their pinky touching the edge of the blade.

I don't have that issue.

The only way to know is to buy one. Not to much of a financial risk. And if it doesnt quite fit you could always turn it into a $20 trainer in a few minutes with a dremel.
 
Todd21969 said:
It is on the smalle side. Some reviewers have a problem.with their pinky touching the edge of the blade.

I don't have that issue.

The only way to know is to buy one. Not to much of a financial risk. And if it doesnt quite fit you could always turn it into a $20 trainer in a few minutes with a dremel.
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Yup
 
rje58 said:
Be sure to check local laws! I live in a state that allows me to open carry just about any size fixed blade, and conceal carry most folding knives with blade length around 4-inches or less, but conceal carry of a karambit is not legal in many states and municipalities.
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I have never seen a law that names a 'karambit' in any way. Not saying you're wrong, just that I've never heard of this in all my knife law research. Do you have an example?
 
I live in North Carolina, so here is the law for my state:

"North Carolina Statute 14-269 prohibits the concealed carrying of any “bowie knife, dirk, dagger,” or “other deadly weapon of like kind.” The statute provides an exception for an “ordinary pocket knife carried in a closed position.” In Matter of Dale B., 96 N.C. App. 375 (1989), the court ruled that a knife that was “about four and one-half inches in overall length, when folded,” was an ordinary pocket knife. However, the exception doesn’t cover switchblades, i.e., knives that that may be “opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action.” So it is illegal to carry a switchblade or a fixed-blade knife concealed in North Carolina. Open carry appears to be OK."

Karambit would fall under "other deadly weapon of any kind" and "fixed-blade knife", and does not meet the exception granted for concealed carry of "a folding pocket knife, with a closed length of about 4.5 inches" (other cases have provided precedent for a folding pocket knife with a "blade length of about 4 inches or less").

Open carry of a karambit in NC would be legal, but apparently NOT concealed carry. The knife in question was a neck knife. If the neck knife is concealed by a shirt or other outer garment, that's concealed.

Additionally, if both blade edges of a karambit (top and bottom) are sharpened, that would fit the legal NC definition of a "dagger" which would also make it illegal to conceal carry.

Knife, firearm and self-defense laws have been changing, nationwide, recently. So NC law may have changed since I found the above information, which I saved off a while back.

W. Anderson said:
I have never seen a law that names a 'karambit' in any way. Not saying you're wrong, just that I've never heard of this in all my knife law research. Do you have an example?
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rje58 said:
"North Carolina Statute 14-269 prohibits the concealed carrying of any “bowie knife, dirk, dagger,” or “other deadly weapon of like kind.” The statute provides an exception for an “ordinary pocket knife carried in a closed position.” In Matter of Dale B., 96 N.C. App. 375 (1989), the court ruled that a knife that was “about four and one-half inches in overall length, when folded,” was an ordinary pocket knife. However, the exception doesn’t cover switchblades, i.e., knives that that may be “opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action.” So it is illegal to carry a switchblade or a fixed-blade knife concealed in North Carolina. Open carry appears to be OK."

Karambit would fall under "other deadly weapon of any kind" and "fixed-blade knife", and does not meet the exception granted for concealed carry of "a folding pocket knife, with a closed length of about 4.5 inches" (other cases have provided precedent for a folding pocket knife with a "blade length of about 4 inches or less").

Open carry of a karambit in NC would be legal, but apparently NOT concealed carry. The knife in question was a neck knife. If the neck knife is concealed by a shirt or other outer garment, that's concealed.

Knife, firearm and self-defense laws have been changing, nationwide, recently. So NC law may have changed since I found the above information, which I saved off a while back.
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Thanks, sometimes I forget how good it is in my state when it comes to knife laws
 
I hear you! The laws in my state are about as restrictive as I can stand. I wouldn't want to live in a state with tighter restrictions on knives, firearms or self-defense. It's nice to know that there are places one can still go if the laws in any particular state become too oppressive.

The good news for North Carolinians is that the prohibition against switchblades apparently doesn't apply to assisted opening knives, where the blade must be moved in order to activate the opening - only to fully automatic opening knives.

And that's why I made the post you initially replied to - I wanted to remind people that what may be legal in one state - or even municipality - may be very illegal in another.

W. Anderson said:
Thanks, sometimes I forget how good it is in my state when it comes to knife laws
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