New Neck Knife

It's a Spyderco. Snaps in with the little "domes" into the detents in the sheath. Pulls out quickly with a little thumb pressure. Very thin - I like it.

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Looks like a winner to me!

How well do you like the handle? How useable is the blade for you?

John

I like the handle a lot - very ergonomic and large enough. The blade is small, but I'm not exactly sure how "usable" it is - seems that it's plenty enough for a last ditch defensive weapon, which is what a neck knife is primarily for (or at least what *I* bought it primarily for). Gives you a lot of hand leverage per length of blade - lots of power behind it. Obviously, it's a better slasher/cutter than a stabber....As long as the steel is strong enough to take what you dish out - that I'm not sure of.

You gonna use a reverse grip? Saber?

Where'd you buy it? Price? 1sks.com (http://www.1sks.com/store/spyderco-spot.html) has them on sale right now for 44.99 with plain handles, or 69.99 with micarta handles.

Those are nice, and been a great seller! Spyderco makes gooood stuff! paul

I got it from a very nice husband and wife dealer at a gun show (they do that for a living, not just some weekends). $50 plus tax (no shipping - obviously), regular handle. It seemed like a better knife AND $10 less than the other big name brand similar neck knife for sale beside it (brand escapes me at the moment)

JShirley, I don't understand what you mean? I'm not that well-versed in edged weapons. Maybe someone could enlighten me, but I got the knife to use in situations as an emergency defense tool, where I'm out in public, but have no pockets or other place to put a gun or folding knife - say, I'm just wearing shorts without pockets and a t-shirt. Is this considered the primary purpose of neck knives, or are they considered more all-purpose? This particular knife does not have a long enough blade to be an all-purpose knife, but it's quick to pull out in a pinch once you get your hand under your shirt, and the cloth-covered link chain is not nearly as strong as nylon, which is a good thing, not a bad thing, so that it cannot be used as a weapon against you (a garrote of sorts); rather it will break.

Futo,

A reverse grip would have the blade pointing down if your arm was held out at a right angle to the ground. Less range, arguably harder to detect or take away.

Saber grip would have the blade pointing roughly up and away if your arm was held at that same right angle. More range, possibly more fine control. You can probably find all kinds of stuff on this at Bladeforums, if you're curious.

John

"I got it from a very nice husband and wife dealer at a gun show "
Out of curiosity - this wasnt Lee Beene and his wife was it? If so, nice folks, picked a few things up from them, at excellent prices, over the past couple years.

The SPOT is cool... me likes it. I dunno if I like the blade as much as on an Emerson La Griffe, but I do like it. Need to get one eventually.