I don't think we did the neck knife yet. Here you can see three of mine, plus a shoulder carry knife. At left is a Cold Steel Urban Pal. Not much utility for hunting, and it has a poor sheath. However, it is a good one for carrying when you're out cycling. Next to it is a Fallkniven WM1 with a 3" blade. It's a great small game knife and skinner! Has an excellent sheath. The knife with the Plastic-dipped red handle is a CRKT Stiff Kiss. It has a flat sheath and is an excellent outdoor knife but has an uncomfortable, skeleton grip. To fix it, I dipped it in 8 coats of Plastic-Dip. That gave it a great grip and transformed it into a hard use knife. To the right is a CRKT Polkowski-Kasper Companion. It's a heavy knife, designed as a concealed carry fighter. The protrusion under the grip makes it clumsy for field- dressing. Otherwise, it's a really good cutter. It's too heavy to wear around the neck, so I use a paracord shoulder strap. Let's see your neck knives!

Joe

Bark River Bumblebee Overall Length: 6" Blade Length: 2.4" Blade Thickness: .093" Blade Steel: Bohler Elmax @ 60-61RC Weight: 2.7oz

Not a neck knife per se, but I wear it in the sheath with a lanyard as one. Very handy and tough little knife, easily part out a deer or hog with it too...

Strictly a patch cutter.

Traded for this one on the wall. I don’t know who made it. But it’s very nice.

Damascus steel blade. Very well made. Anyone know who made it?

I made a few and gave some way on here.

This one I made for my brother Tom.

A few of mine.

My favorite.

My grand daughter picked out the flowered glass for her neck knife. Harder stuff for me to work but she liked it anyway.

Those native style neckers are really cool Frank and Jon. What kind of stone is that Jon? Amazing!

It is fused glass Don.

That's what makes it harder to knap because everywhere there is a flower there is a chance the the flake will stop causing a step fracture. But she was happy and that's what counts, lol.

Totem Gave me the one with the sheath. And Jon gave me the cholla handle and the knapped obsidian blade For the other. It came out pretty darn good. Thanks again Dave and Jon.

Totem Gave me the one with the sheath. And Jon gave me the cholla handle and the knapped obsidian blade For the other. It came out pretty darn good. Thanks again Dave and Jon.

Made 15 of these for son hunting friends.

I've made a few as gifts, just don't like wearing one myself.

I could never see the point of them besides a decoration. I never wanted a steel point that close to my heart either.

Something about 'neck' and 'knife' together makes me leary.

Seems like an idiotic way to carry a knife but hey that's just me.

Native Americans, Mountain men, trappers found them very useful.

Native Americans, Mountain men, trappers found them very useful.

Here's another made by Jon Stuart

Bark River Knecker. I normally carry with the Kydex sheath in my pocket with paracord attached to my belt

No pictures but I carry a Essee Izula that way constantly. When my case folder is not quite enough the Izula is always there and much stronger.

There's a plus side to over the heart carry. If someone shoots at you, and aims for the heart, there's a chance the blade will stop or deflect the bullet.

Joe

"Native Americans, Mountain men, trappers found them very useful."

I'm not one of those so I find them pointless (no pun intended) .

No but we're sort of playing those roles.

Carrying a well sheathed knife on your person is about equally safe no matter where you carry it.

It's not like it's strapped to your jugular.

The stone knife was made by Jon Stewart and gifted to my son. Stag handle is mine.

Here’s the couple I have. The antler one was made by R. Barbee as the labor day challenge prize and the cholla handle one was won as a giveaway here but for the life of me I can’t remember the maker without going out to the shop and finding my notebook with my LW names and addresses.

I have never adapted to carrying one either but I love to make & use them. This is a couple of the ones I made. >>>>-------> Ken

They are excellent skinners. >>>----> Ken

some stellar work there Ken

I don't wear one that way but this one with less than 2" blade could be a neck knife. It's used for small game.

Have many “neck” knives but the Izula is probably the most neck carry friendly.

Really nice, Ken.

Here’s a few of mine. Carrying one is as safe as you make it. Tucked inside your shirt is convenient and safe, can’t stand a knife on my belt when hunting.

The two on the far left are my neck knives. The wood handle I carry from my neck the stag handle is on my back quiver.

Two on the left,,Case Mini Finn, have a couple more that I don't have pictures of.

My one and only neck knife. Made by Jeff Cover . Kydex sheath.

Better pic

Hmmmm....I wonder if WWII Marines carried neck knives?

Some Eastern Native Americans did.

After Reading Joe’s post on neck knives. I decided on making a couple more.

Nice! The Deadheads have good steel.

Joe

I personally don't see the attraction for neck knives. To each his own. I'm glad we all don't like the same things. The world would be horrible. BUT for me neck knives SUCK

Don't get me wrong I've gutted many a animal with a broadhead. IT wasn't because I wanted to but because I had too.

A broad selection for steel for a broadhead in a one time use is TOTALLY different than a knife steel. It's easy for normal people to get confused.

That post made no sense and unless I'm a idiot I can't edit.

What I’d like to know. Who was the first guy on here to make a neck knive from a broad head? Anybody know?

Coop's Grandfather was.

After having to improvise by using a broadhead many times he glued one to a handle and the neck knife was born.

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