| Unless you are a dedicated outdoor type that | | | | The idea is to have the knife available quickly |
| reads all the outdoor magazines or a dedicated | | | | when needed. |
| knife collector or knife maker you may have | | | | A scuba diver may need his knife to free himself |
| never heard the term "neck knife" much less | | | | from a discarded fishing net so he carries it |
| seen one. The name itself makes it rather hard to | | | | securely strapped to his leg. The idea is to make |
| visualize this item. A morbid non sports person | | | | the knife as accessible as possible. Once you |
| may make a very inaccurate assessment of | | | | understand this it is easier to guess the purpose |
| these little specialty knives. It takes but little | | | | of a neck knife.Availability is the key word here. |
| imagination to understand the use of a skinning | | | | The neck knife is designed to hang around the |
| knife or a boning knife or a fillet knife or boot | | | | users neck. These knifes are made to be small |
| knife. Well that last one could be a little confusing. | | | | and yet very quickly grasped if needed. In olden |
| Boot knives are not used to manufacturer boots | | | | times before the advent of firearms when bladed |
| but rather to be carried in a boot. See how | | | | weapons were the main method of defense or |
| confusing this can be? | | | | offense, these knives may have been very |
| But what in the world is a neck knife used for? | | | | popular. Quickly drawn the knife could be used to |
| As with specialty or collectible knifes these Knives | | | | ward off a rabid dog or a rabid robber. In our |
| come in a wide variety of style and price but all | | | | civilized society the knife is more likely to be worn |
| are designed for a singular purpose. However | | | | as a piece of jewelry or perhaps as a weapon to |
| most any knife will have multiple uses. You can | | | | ward off a rabid dog or a rabid robber. Some |
| carve a turkey with an electric knife. Chop down | | | | things never change. Also if the knife is worn |
| a small tree with a large hunting knife. Whittle | | | | outside of clothing the wearer would not normally |
| cedar chips or shape a piece of art with a pocket | | | | run afoul of the carrying a concealed weapon law. |
| knife. While you would not normally walk around | | | | A quick check on the inter net reveals dozens of |
| with an electric knife it would not be unusual for | | | | styles and sizes from knives produced by knife |
| the average person to carry a pocket knife or | | | | companies to works of art hand made by artisan |
| the hunter to have a good knife hanging from a | | | | knife makers. Evidently these neck knives are still |
| belt. | | | | very popular. |