Neck knives, Disciples & other short fixed blades
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My paragraph below gets at the gist of this one.
For the record, since I posted these a couple of days ago, I've revisited neck knives (with Hso's help), and my current top pick would be a
Kabar Eskabar, which is getting excellent reviews everywhere I look. (It's a hybrid or chimera with the blade of a Becker Necker and the handle of an ESEE Izula.)
However, as you'll see below, John Shirley stirred to pot with news of a new knife that he's involved in the design of, and last night, Conwict stirred the pot even more by raising the issue of Shivworks Cinch Pick.
Admittedly, Eskabar and Cinch Pick fill different niches. I'm looking for more of an EDC blade that can double as a SD knife. My current EDC is a Spyderco Manix 2, but I'm strongly considering moving to something like an Eskabar, in part due to faster deployment for ... any kind of task.
We pick up the action, a little out of context ...
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^ Good point. My thoughts exactly.
Maybe even more than one form of backup. E.g., knife and kubotan.
I carry both (thanks to you, Conwict, again, for the kubotan), but my current EDC knife is a folder (Manix 2).
I'm strongly considering a small belt-mounted fixed blade with 3" or so blade. Looking at many options right now. After much reading and reflecting (including how I train with my kubotan), I would add a Disciple in a heartbeat if they were more available and I had the cash, but they ain't and I don't.