Universal Blade Rig {Blade shoulder harness}

BenR.T.

BenR.T.

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This is a shoulder harness based on Tom Maringers shoulder rig design. Once they are ready, I will offer them with the Vorpals I make and also as a stand alone for mine and other makers knives. This is a prototype and I should have some available soon. These are a great way to carry either knives or tomahawks underarm. It is fairly universal as the snaps are attached via screws to the sheath. The pull the dot snaps means it stays in place until you want to remove the sheath.
Here is a video showing how it is carried and blades can be deployed very quickly. These will work best on pancake style sheaths where the snaps can be attached to the non edge side of the sheath. This helps keep the sheath from twisting.
Let me know your thoughts!

 
Pretty sweet Ben that's what I think, and a great idea. That knife comes out of that sheath nice and quick.
 
I strongly dislike the snaps, I've used them and they are a major pain. Please give us an option for screws. I would buy a harness that had screws. Other than that I really like that rig. :thumbsup:
 
fastone052 said:
I strongly dislike the snaps, I've used them and they are a major pain. Please give us an option for screws. I would buy a harness that had screws. Other than that I really like that rig. :thumbsup:
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I find the snaps are working quite well, and help the knife move with you a bit more.

But I can certainly offer it with eyelets in place of the snaps.
 
Cool design. I love shoulder holsters but they're a no go in Oregon for anything but firearms with a permit. Weird law but it is what it is.
 
Shotgun said:
Cool design. I love shoulder holsters but they're a no go in Oregon for anything but firearms with a permit. Weird law but it is what it is.
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Really? Do you any more info on that law, never heard of it.
 
I like it but with my luck and coordination I'd miss getting the knife back into the sheath and send it up between my ribs instead. :eek:

Clean up on aisle 12...
 
I like the snaps. I assume switching out one knife/sheath for another would be a lot quicker than monkeying around with nuts and screws. :thumbsup:
 
Too bad concealed carry of fixed blades is illegal here... I'll stick with CM Carry.

 
BenR.T. said:
This is a shoulder harness based on Tom Maringers shoulder rig design. Once they are ready, I will offer them with the Vorpals I make and also as a stand alone for mine and other makers knives. This is a prototype and I should have some available soon. These are a great way to carry either knives or tomahawks underarm. It is fairly universal as the snaps are attached via screws to the sheath. The pull the dot snaps means it stays in place until you want to remove the sheath.
Here is a video showing how it is carried and blades can be deployed very quickly. These will work best on pancake style sheaths where the snaps can be attached to the non edge side of the sheath. This helps keep the sheath from twisting.
Let me know your thoughts!

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Sweet. Its like a fully evolved MercHarness. I could use one of these.
 
Shotgun said:
Cool design. I love shoulder holsters but they're a no go in Oregon for anything but firearms with a permit. Weird law but it is what it is.
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Can you cite a source on this claim? I'm pretty familiar with Oregon knife and gun laws and never heard of this.
 
kvaughn said:
Looks a little awkward and possibly dangerous to re-sheath.--KV
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I make the resheathing look a bit awkward, but it's not that bad after you do it a few times.
 
stonproject said:
Can you cite a source on this claim? I'm pretty familiar with Oregon knife and gun laws and never heard of this.
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I'm no lawyer by any means but you can't conceal anything that isn't a "common pocket knife." Anything like a fixed blade or a hawk would be considered a concealed weapon and therefore illegal. A concealed carry permit is for guns only. If I'm wrong please let me know.
 
Shotgun said:
I'm no lawyer by any means but you can't conceal anything that isn't a "common pocket knife." Anything like a fixed blade or a hawk would be considered a concealed weapon and therefore illegal. A concealed carry permit is for guns only. If I'm wrong please let me know.
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Nothing in Oregon law talks about "common pocket knives"
Here is the law.

https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/166.240
 
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