It might only be a 2-inch triangle, but it’s super thin behind the edge. The real attraction of this knife is that the blade is screamingly sharp. It’s also one of the lighter knives on this list, so it’s pretty comfortable around the neck, and even though the sheath is fairly simple, the retention is good and the angled way it fits in is a good extra assurance that it won’t fall out by accident. It still has the hard-angled feeling of a skeletonized handle, but it’s pretty easy to use in a three-finger grip, a sabre grip, or a detail grip with the index finger along the spine. The ergonomics on the All Day Fixie are really well thought out. It’s also handy if you’re wearing sweatpants that don’t hold pocket knives very well. It’s handy to have a blade hanging around your neck or sitting scout carry so you don’t have to worry about arranging a bunch of stuff in your pocket. You don’t usually see people carrying a tiny fixed blade as an EDC but it’s not an unreasonable idea. ![]() Here are our top picks for the best neck knives with good sheaths Schrade SCHCC1 Neck Knife w/ Money Clip Feel free to comment below with recommendations of something you’ve handled personally that I may have overlooked. I’ve included neck knives in a broad price range from cheap to expensive to make sure this article offers an option for any budget. My own use tends toward light EDC stuff, but I talked to those weird people who are really into backpacking, and the even weirder people who see every knife as a tactical puzzle waiting to be solved. I’ve personally tested all of these knives, and loaned several to folks with a different set of needs to get their input. The Victorinox Outdoor Master Mic (on the left) and the Condor Pangui (on the right) were two of the top neck knives we tested. Either the retention is weak, or the construction as a whole is just too weak to rely on in extreme conditions. The problem is that even when a neck knife is made well they often come in a sheath that was a haphazard afterthought by the manufacturer. We'll also need a copy of your ID-card or passport by email, scan, fax or mail.A Neck Knife Can be Okay, but the Sheath Needs to Be GreatĪ neck knife is a great way to keep a blade close at hand that’s quick to deploy. Please provide your birth date when ordering. We do not sell this product to customers under the age of 18. Cold Steel® Product No.: 49NDE / 49NDEZ ![]() Including Secure-Ex® neck sheath with bead chain lanyard Blade material: Japanese AUS 8A stainless steel ![]() This steel has tested amazingly well over the years and has proven to be an excellent steel for working knives - tough, corrosion resistant, with good edge holding and easy to re-sharpen. The handle is subtly contoured and deeply checkered to give the hand great purchase and security on such a small, thin knife, while still enabling effortless transition between grips.Ī Secure-Ex® sheath and a bead chain lanyard allow you to wear this knife discreetly and comfortably all day long.Ĭold Steel® has been using the same expertly heat-treated Japanese AUS 8A steel for nearly 3 decades. Its full tang is encapsulated in a weatherproof Kray-Ex™ handle that has been designed to be very thin and flat. Its high satin-polished, double-edged Japanese AUS 8A blade is Scandi ground, which makes it very sharp and also very stiff, allowing for a strong and durable tip, despite its sharpness. The resulting blade is a true featherweight, weighing a meager 1.9 oz (approx. Hide Out®, Neck Knife with Double-Edged BladeĬold Steel®'s Hide Out® was designed as a small, inexpensive and astoundingly functional neck knife.
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