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Small fixed blades - underrated and underutilized for edc.
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Just the notch was a catch point and could have been slightly thinner behind the edge for my uses.
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. i make inside waistband sheaths. invisible.
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THAT is the $50 question that you have to answer for yourself and it's mostly trial and error. But cross draw is a good place to start with a knife that is no larger than 7.5" OAL. You have to be willing to try. I mostly carry my fixed blades vertical on a belt sheath. Keep it small and most people do not notice if you're concerned about what other people think. Your daily routines are important too and where you work.
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Every fixed blade knife is different when it comes to concealing. You have to spend a good minute to try different carry options and figure out what works best. I prefer appendix carry, inside the waistband. The handle can easily swing to the side when you move around. Carrying concealed with a tucked shirt, that's a whole other problem.
It all very greatly depends on where you live and what the local and state laws are.
I lived in Maryland for most my life, and Maryland has some insane knife laws. You can carry any folding knife that is not defined as a switchblade, under the Maryland "pen knife" law. This includes a number 12 Opinel or a massive Cold steel Navaja. No problem, no blade limit under the letter of the law.
BUT...conceal ANY fixed blade and its felony arrest. Concealed weapon, no matter how small the knife is. I l almost got arrested because of a tiny Buck Hartsook with a 1 3/4 inch blade. Yeah, I'm serious. A very zealous cop saw me take it out to cut something and was going to arrest me. The only thing that stopped him was my son was working there same shift and out ranked him. But Maryland has no law against a fixed blade if its in open sight. So the Hartsook went down the road and I just carried my Buck 102 on my belt in open sight. Same for when we visit family in California.
But, we moved to Texas in 2015, and its whole different ball game. In Texas its legal to conceal up to a 5 inch bladed fixed blade, and no limit on open carry. They had a Bowie knife meet up at the Alamo in San Antonio, and had lots of people showed up with very large Bowies on their belt open carry. No hassle from any LEO's. My almost everyday carry is an old well used Buck 102 woodsman that I love. Good all around knife and light weight to wear. For dress wear I use a Boker gnome in the right hand pocket. Being an old fart with arthritis, life is sooooo much easier just pulling a knife out and doing what I have to do, then put it back in sheath. About the only pocket knife I carry now is a small SAK or Leatherman squirt for the tools.
Carrying a fixed blade is not hard, just stay small and people don't even seem to notice it. A lot of the small fixed blades come with a nice flat kydex sheath that lays flat in the pocket. Think of it as an un-folding pocket knife. Go for it. After carrying a small fixed blade for a while, you'll wonder why you ever wasted all the time and money on folders.
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Yeah, something like that.
It works out great as my wardrobe for 3/4 of the year is Magellan fishing shirts worn untucked. This covers anything on my belt, be it my sheath knife or Ruger LCR in a high ride pancake. If the Ruger LCR is on my right hip, then the Buck woodsman gets replaced by the Boker Gnome in the right hand pocket. If I'm carrying a smaller pocket pistol like the North American Arms .22 mini revolver, the Buck is on the hip. The LCR is a tad too bulky for pocket carry.
I do love San Antonio, but its changed radically since I was stationed there at Ft. Sam Houston in 1970-71. I almost don't recognize the city now as compared to then. We go down for an overnight and stay at the old Hotel Havana and have a night on the town.
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Do pay attention to the state knife laws. You really don't need the hassle of getting on the wrong side of the law whether it be a knife or firearm. Assuming it is allowed from a legal standpoint, the biggest hindrance is where you work and it is often too much trouble to switch out after work hours.
San Antonio has changed a lot in the last 30 years. I spent a fair amount of time there during the mid-70's. This is when I discovered the "Buck 110" or in my case the Schrade 250T which I purchased from a knife salesman/rep in Laredo Texas.
San Antonio has changed a lot in the last 30 years. I spent a fair amount of time there during the mid-70's. This is when I discovered the "Buck 110" or in my case the Schrade 250T which I purchased from a knife salesman/rep in Laredo Texas.
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Actually, there is no limit on concealed knives in Texas. If you read the pertinent Penal Codes, the word "conceal" or "concealed" is not in ANY of the statute wording., re: knives.
Y'all are thinking back to when it was ilegal to carry fixed blades longer than 5.5" in public, i.e., off your own property. The 5.5" limit is now only applicable when packing a fixed blade IF you are trying to carry a fixed blades in a "Restricted Location", i.e., the same places where the carry of a handgun is prohibited. See Section 46.01 (6) (definition) and Section 46.03 (list of locations where knives over 5.5" are restricted from being carried).
"Concealed" ONLY applies to handguns.
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-- as an update, revised sheaths are now live and the scale kit page is in construction. I'm quite pleased with how it all came together. 
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The sheath looks nice. Looks like the blade is meant for horizontal carry. What kind of belt attachments will work?
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Paracord, for now, though the eyelets are a standard 1/4" ID. Pocket carry is how I use mine, but retention is fully secure enough for inverted carry as a neck knife. I've got a source for US-made Chicago screws lined up and will have a belt loop option in future.
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If it’s not too much trouble could you show a pic of how you rigged it with the paracord?
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It's just a simple pass through the spine-side eyelets. The weight of the knife will cause it to naturally cant rearward in a slanted draw position, but if anything hooks on the handle, it can "flop" out of the way without getting hung up. I'll snap a photo tomorrow when it's light out.
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Thanks. Simple but effective!Here ya' go.
