Shallot pocket carry question

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bryan11

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I love my S110V Shallot but am new to carrying a knife clipped to my pocket. When my Shallot arrived, it was open a bit with the point showing.

If I clip this to my right hand jeans pocket, the blade opens away from the seam. If I swap the clip, then it's facing point up, which seems more dangerous.

So, it there basically no chance the blade will open in my pocket?

I wish Kershaw could have drilled the other side so the clip could be moved without making the tip point up.

UPDATE: After carrying point up for one day, I now see that's the way to go if you're carrying in a right-hand pocket. There's basically no chance of it opening at all against the seam, and that's opposite of where you hand goes. Additionally, it's much faster to withdraw and open the knife with the clip reversed and the tip up. It's a good design choice by Kershaw.
 
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for me i have never ever had a knife open accidentally when carried tip-up right hand carry. that way the blade is tucked against the pocket's seam and has more resistance when trying to open.
 
tip up is safer for AO right-handed. The seam prevents the blade from being able to accidentally open all the way, and if it could somehow open it would be pointing down the leg rather than up into your gut. Plus when you remove the knife from your pocket the flipper is not at the top of the pocket & so less likely to be accidentally flipped while you are reaching to extract the knife.
 
Could someone explain to me why all tip-down knives are set up for left pockets. I'm not complaining (I'm a lefty), I'm just curious.
 
Might be a safety issue. Tip down in a left pocket puts the blade spine against the rear pocket seam, just as tip up does the same for right pockets.
 
Or, tip down, against the seam of the right back pocket. This is my preferred position of carry for the Shallot.
 
Speaking of which, is there a specific size of bit that's best for unscrewing the clip screws? I seem to remember hearing that it's a Torx bit or something, and there's some numbered size that will fit it? Thanks for the help. :)
 
Cool, thanks for the help. Got it flipped around, I really like it this way, it's nice and easy to draw, and the fact that it's safer is nice too.

I noticed when I removed the clip that there'd been a bit of grime and stuff where the clip was held on and wiped it off, so it got me thinking that I oughta do some general cleaning and maintenance on the knife in general. I found a thread about general cleaning/maintenance made a few years ago here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=397077

Since that post was about a normal Leek, is there anything I ought to do differently if I want to try the same steps on my CB Shallot? I'd be a little nervous about messing it up or voiding any warranties or anything. Thanks!
 
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Hmm. It might have been that, but I was mostly talking about around the perimeter of the clip itself, gunk that had gotten stuck between it and the handle. Some of the rest of the knife seems a bit grimy too, in recessed bits where I haven't been able to wipe it clean, so I figure it couldn't hurt to do a bit of maintenance on it.

Is there anything in the linked thread that I shouldn't do, given that I'm using a CB Shallot and not a Leek?
 
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