Y'all carry Boot Knives?

[FindANewSlant]

I would if I still owned boots.

 

[bikerdoc]

Was it with Western/Cowboy boots? Is it a secure grip? I'm getting ideas now...

Ye3s sir, Western boots not unlike yours. secure, yes, after I found the the one of 3 I own that fit best

 

[bannockburn]

The Evangelist Cowboy

I have several boot knives but have never carried them in my boots. Tried out my new Gerber Guardian once, clipping it on the inside of my left boot. Worked fine there but really didn't see much use for it like that so I never wore it again.

 

[kBob]

I once expended great effort to sew the leather tabs on an FS knife sheath to a near worn out GI Combat boot wore it on one patrol and cut it off and tossed the boots.

-kBob

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Sometimes

 

[Speedo66]

The problem with boot knives or ankle holsters is when you bend down to take it out you’re exposing your face to another boot........someone else’s.

 

[cc-hangfire]

Yeah, I did. When I was 15. I think I read too much Gung Ho and Soldier of Fortune.

LOL. But not cause I’m laughing at the idea of a boot knife. But cause we’re on a forum that’s pretty much about carrying lethal weapons (uh, like handguns) for EDC, and we’re calling a boot knife gung ho!

One ought to have a main gun, a backup gun, several spare mags, a flashlight, pepper spray, a tactical pen/ kubaton, & as many knives as one can hide!!

Back to the OP, sorry but no. I’m a east coast office worker and wear dress shoes. But I’d have a penny loafer knife if I could figure out how!

 

[lemaymiami]

If you let them get that close... Just because you’re armed doesn’t mean you have draw unless it’s to your advantage. At least that was how I did it - all those years ago...
When you don’t appear armed you have a lower profile to a potential opponent.

Glad I’m long out of that world...

 

[Jack B.]

Done own boots. Too hot here. Nice pocket folder works fine.

 

[edwardware]

Not since college, but I found it to be a very comfortable way to carry a rather large fixed blade. Access is slow, but a large blade disappears down there; the same blade on your belt would attract odd looks and Crocodile Dundee jokes.

 

[Browning]

LOL. But not cause I’m laughing at the idea of a boot knife. But cause we’re on a forum that’s pretty much about carrying lethal weapons (uh, like handguns) for EDC, and we’re calling a boot knife gung ho!

One ought to have a main gun, a backup gun, several spare mags, a flashlight, pepper spray, a tactical pen/ kubaton, & as many knives as one can hide!!

Back to the OP, sorry but no. I’m a east coast office worker and wear dress shoes. But I’d have a penny loafer knife if I could figure out how!

More like you just misunderstood.

Gung Ho was a magazine in the 80's (kind of like Soldier of Fortune) and it featured a bunch of German GSG and British SAS guys and one of the methods that they carried theirs knives was the whole top of the boot thing.

I was living in Germany at the time (14 year old army brat) and I poured over gun magazines, the SOF and military books like they were going out of style.

Make sense now?

I was tracking on what you were saying until you got to the kubaton/tactical pen and umpteen knives part. I carry two knives. One a tiny Swiss Army pen knife where the three items I use the most are the scissors, the tweezers and the toothpick and then a larger knife (Benchmade Presidio Auto, a Gerber folding knife or an Al Mar SERE)

 

[herrwalther]

I only carried boot knives at my last job, so not any longer. First knife I carried was a SOG mini instinct. It was used in an "incident" and taken by the local FBI office as part of the investigation. With no chance of it being returned, partial sad face.

https://www.amazon.com/SOG-Instinct...=1537229795&sr=8-3&keywords=sog+mini+instinct

After, and up until my last work day, I carried a Kabar LDK as a boot knife with the laces looped through the knife sheath.

https://www.amazon.com/Kabar-5-1478...UTF8&qid=1537229942&sr=8-2&keywords=kabar+LDK

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

Ye3s sir, Western boots not unlike yours. secure, yes, after I found the the one of 3 I own that fit best

What was the exact holster you used? Still in production?

 

[bikerdoc]

Cowboy,
A ballistic nylon right handed iwb with a metal clip I got cheap at gun show

 

[mdauben]

I've got a couple of "boot" knives, but I've only ever worn them as "IWB" knives as I don't wear cowboy boots.

 

[bannockburn]

Some of my other boot knives that I have worn on my belt instead of in my boot:

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

Cowboy,
A ballistic nylon right handed iwb with a metal clip I got cheap at gun show

Wow didn't think that would be secure, ill try a leather one with a iwb clip and see how that works thanks for the suggestion.

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

Some of my other boot knives that I have worn on my belt instead of in my boot:

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That top one is reminiscent of Randall's stinger series.

 

[bannockburn]

The Evangelist Cowboy

You might be thinking of A. G. Russell who made the original Sting knife back in the late '70s. It was designed by A. G. Russell who designed it to be a one piece, drop forged knife. The early production knives were made in Germany while current versions are made in Taiwan.

There was also a Morseth Chute knife (for cutting the shroud lines of parachutes), and a Sleeve knife that could be concealed with velcro in the sleeve of a jacket or coat. Russell bought the Morseth company sometime in the early '70s and still makes Morseth knives in their shop in Arkansas.

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

The Evangelist Cowboy

You might be thinking of A. G. Russell who made the original Sting knife back in the late '70s. It was designed by A. G. Russell who designed it to be a one piece, drop forged knife. The early production knives were made in Germany while current versions are made in Taiwan.

There was also a Morseth Chute knife (for cutting the shroud lines of parachutes), and a Sleeve knife that could be concealed with velcro in the sleeve of a jacket or coat. Russell bought the Morseth company sometime in the early '70s and still makes Morseth knives in their shop in Arkansas.

That's right, Cant believe I forgot it was Russell, I still get their catalogue...

 

[hso]

other boot knives

What's the bottom one? I had the Morseth and one of my buddies begged and begged until I sold it to him. I regret it, but he was happy.

 

[bannockburn]

hso

The bottom one is a G96 brand boot knife made in Japan and imported by Jet Aer Corporation. Got it for pennies on the dollar when a local department store was closing out their knife offerings. While I was at it I picked up a couple of Swiss Army Knives made by Victorinox that were done up for Mauser. They were also at a very decent price!

 

[hso]

I have the Mauser as well.

 

[The Evangelist Cowboy]

That boot knife costs a pretty penny.... Ill stick with my ugly cold steel for something I carry everyday that is next to my foot all day.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/G96-BRAND-...210078?hash=item5d8198721e:g:7qMAAOSwC0dbqvN9

 

[hso]

That boot knife costs a pretty penny

Sure, but that's because someone made it instead of factory. While they might generally do the same thing, the quality, materials and craftsmanship set them apart.