Ever conceal a large knife?

I have a cold steel tanto that i have concealed IWB in my own homemade kydex sheath and in a shoulder rig. I have never carried something like this in public because it is illegal, but it is nice to know that if i ever needed to i could.
 
Not exactly what you're asking, but a friend on the job gave me an old 18" bayonet, and I carried it home under my overcoat, walking through Central Park in New York. That would not have been a good night for someone to try mugging me! :)
 
River City Sheaths makes a sheath called Southern Comfort that can really hide a big blade - even if you're wearing shorts and a tee shirt. Mike regulary carries a Bagwell Hell's Belles that way - people never know he has it on him.
 
The human thigh typically measures 18" from the center of rotation of the hip to the center of rotation of the knee.
Most men can carry a 13" to 18" knife on the outside of the thigh, under pleated trousers.
A person wearing suspenders can reach down his waistband and pull such a knife up out of his trousers, or, wearing a belt, he can cut the bottom out of his front trousers pocket and pull it out that way.

Gene Osborne made a 13.5" heavy-dagger/short-sword for me for the express purpose of carrying it under trousers on the thigh.
The sheath/system defies description.
KNIVES ILLUSTRATED featured it in a six page article in their November 2002 issue, as THE SWORD OF EHUD.

Contact Gene at http://www.centercross.com.
 
Hehe... managed to slip my BK&T Combat/Utility 7 complete with sheath in the small of my back, held by the friction of my back against my belt... why did I choose to? because it was a handy place to shove it as I was carry other stuff up the stairs as well... the way it worked out in terms of concealment just happened to be a coinkydink.

Though... to my concealment credit... I *HAVE* managed to conceal a 2-D Cell Maglite on several occaisons (was carrying it as a passive weapon around a dangerous neighborhood I was visiting, but didn't want to walk around stores with it conspicuously in my hand.)
 
Well i simply took the J-hook from my CRKT companionsheat and screwed it to the holes at the tip of a Cold Steel OSS colcealexsheat. (It fits!)
Now in summer i carry it a lot just cliped upsidedown into a vest under my left arm.
OK, i wear XXXL...



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Why? because it`s legal and it`s fun! :cool: :eek: :D
 
Home made inverted shoulder rig under jacket or shirt. Cut out the insides of the pocket of a pair of slacks. Strap a sheath to my thigh so that the handle is where the inside of my pocket used to be. It is impressive to pull an 8" fixed blade out of your pocket. It is a bit of a trick to resheath.
 
Yes. I carried my 21" Bowie every day, and concealed it now and then just to keep sheeple from getting scared. I carry it in the old way where the scabbard is just tucked into the belt crossdraw, and kept from sliding down by a frog. This carry method is extremely versatile. To conceal it, I wear jeans and a t-shirt, and a flannel lined canvas button up shirt over it like a jacket. I'd turn the sheath so the knife's handle was under my armpit, and button the top 3 buttons on the overshirt. This kept it closed so the handle couldn't be seen, and the bottom tip of the sheath was covered by the shirt tail. By leaving the bottom buttons undone, I could instantly move the scabbard with my left hand so that the handle protruded from the shirt, providing an instant cross draw. When the weather gets cold, and I wear a long wool overcoat, it's very easy to conceal. I haven't had to conceal it all day among crowds of people; in that situation, someone might eventually spot the knife if I moved wrong. In hot weather, I don't know if I could do it. Though I could conceal it on the 4-wheeler I'd be riding.
 
i always thought that the best way 2 conceal a knife would be on ur back. anybody ever see crocdile dundee. he has a nice bowie. i just dont know how he kept it there.
 
Yes, but looking back on my youth there seems to be many things i wont do again, and tend to make me shutter when reflecting upon them, and how bad things could haved turned out. Dont do anything you see in the movies.
 
with this kind of sheath it isn't too hard with proper clothing. the frog keeps it from slipping down while belt pressure allows for a quick draw.

Bagwell Hell's Belle 10 1/2" blade
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I have carried my Busse Battle Mistress IWB in the small of my back on a couple of occasions. One time to see if I could and could get away with it and one time because it was more convenient than clipping it to my belt. I believe its an 11.5" blade.

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It is very easy to conceal large objects with a little creativity. When living in Atlanta I had a rig that could conceal a shotgun (pistol grip, 18.25 barrel, extended mag tube) under an overcoat. It was not noticeable, a number of my friends used it also. We had to work in some very bad areas on occasion. It was all legal with the CCW.
 
During a school camping trip, we were allowed to carry knives and I didn't want idiot trying to grab mine, so I concealed a 12 inch camp knife from a shoulder rig under my jacket. No one really noticed.
 
My Southern Comfort sheaths are designmed to work like a "broken-in" Bagwell leather sheath with the stud (frog) - sheath clings to the knife, yet draws easily from concealment. Old style carry that works extremely well, and I make them for anything over 6" in blade length. More blade length, the better it works.
 

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Ken Cox said:
The human thigh typically measures 18" from the center of rotation of the hip to the center of rotation of the knee.
Most men can carry a 13" to 18" knife on the outside of the thigh, under pleated trousers.
A person wearing suspenders can reach down his waistband and pull such a knife up out of his trousers, or, wearing a belt, he can cut the bottom out of his front trousers pocket and pull it out that way.

Gene Osborne made a 13.5" heavy-dagger/short-sword for me for the express purpose of carrying it under trousers on the thigh.
The sheath/system defies description.
KNIVES ILLUSTRATED featured it in a six page article in their November 2002 issue, as THE SWORD OF EHUD.

Contact Gene at http://www.centercross.com.
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Wow I'm just a stones throw from ya in Redmond,OR

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