Shoulder Carry Large Fixed Blade EDC

If you adjust it so it's pretty much up high under your arm it doesn't flop around much at all.
 
I've carried a fixed-blade in a shoulder rig for awhile (under a jacket), but I stopped in order to stay on the right side of the law (no concealed fixed-blades in California).

I made this rig myself over 20 years ago out of nylon web strap. It has two adjustment points (one lets me control the angle of the knife as it hangs). These days I use it to carry a Cold Steel Ti-Lite 6 (under a jacket). I designed it to accept a variety of knives and sheaths.

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Gives good access and you can go beltless ( or even bottomless ) in casual comfort . 🤗

But very difficult to conceal without a jacket or other cover .

Necker size on a mercharness type rig, can work under a T shirt , but not a bigger knife .
 
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Almost finished..... Should be heading to me Monday....... I'll ask Paul to post a few pics here or video if possible.........🤔.........OR

CPE_Knives CPE_Knives ...If its not too much grief. A peek at your work for the crowd....😉
Thanx in advance for any consideration you may give my request.🙏
 
jfk1110 said:
Almost finished..... Should be heading to me Monday....... I'll ask Paul to post a few pics here or video if possible.........🤔.........OR

CPE_Knives CPE_Knives ...If its not too much grief. A peek at your work for the crowd....😉
Thanx in advance for any consideration you may give my request.🙏
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That shoulder harness is gorgeous and looks to be very heavy duty. Makes mine look flimsy. You should be able to carry a heavy knife on one side and maybe a tomahawk on the other.View attachment 2597820
 
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jfk1110 said:
Almost finished..... Should be heading to me Monday....... I'll ask Paul to post a few pics here or video if possible.........🤔.........OR

CPE_Knives CPE_Knives ...If its not too much grief. A peek at your work for the crowd....😉
Thanx in advance for any consideration you may give my request.🙏
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Here are a couple pictures.

I put a full 9 hole tek lok pattern with eyelets on each mount location so just about any mount or strap can be attached. Finishing that today. Then just the strap fasteners and some leather conditioner and it is done.

The back piece and mounts are 8 ounce leather with steel hardware and copper rivets. The straps are 4oz. It is very sturdy.

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CPE_Knives said:
Here are a couple pictures.

I put a full 9 hole tek lok pattern with eyelets on each mount location so just about any mount or strap can be attached. Finishing that today. Then just the strap fasteners and some leather conditioner and it is done.

The back piece and mounts are 8 ounce leather with steel hardware and copper rivets. The straps are 4oz. It is very sturdy.

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Thanks Paul... Most appreciated!!!👍👍👍

Looks awesome👌 ....I luv it...
 
w said:
If you adjust it so it's pretty much up high under your arm it doesn't flop around much at all.
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That's the "secret" for snubby revolvers - high and tight, and you can wear them under a suit well-fitted to accomadate that carry without flashing the weapon or holster or "printing". Anyone who carries a weapon needs to be aware of such things - especially in restrictive environments. For the average self-defense knife, I'd suggest that you find someone who makes fairly flimsy shoulder rigs out of chamois (except for the actual sheath) that more or less match in color with your normal shirt. A heavy leather shoulder holster rig is going to "print" (i.e., show its lines through the fabric of the cover garment) and thus not stay concealed from knowing eyes. If what you're doing is illegal ... you're busted at that point.

I've been trained in knife-fighting ... so I prefer to carry a firearm which is my right here. Everybody is going to get hurt who's in a knife fight, many times that hurt is terminal. It's OK as a last-ditch weapon in an outright brawl, but I'm not squaring-off against another knife fighter if I can run or otherwise avoid it. I can give you simple examples of my training:

Knife against stick - Stick wins.
Two knives against a stick - Nearly a draw, but unless you get lucky the stick wins.
As many knives as you want against two sticks - Sticks wins again.

We did those drills/sparring at my martial arts school often, and invariably the stick wins unless there's a great disparity in the skills of the respective fighters. We didn't use rubber knives, we made our own knives that resembled what we normally carried, except we rounded the points a little. Believe me, you knew if you got cut or stuck because it hurt. Often we chalked the wooden knives' edges so we could get a better idea of the slashes we failed to block or avoid.

You can buy proper "fighting" canes, and your local Hapkido school (among others) can show you how to use them to good effect.
 
Thorgrim said:
That's the "secret" for snubby revolvers - high and tight, and you can wear them under a suit well-fitted to accomadate that carry without flashing the weapon or holster or "printing". Anyone who carries a weapon needs to be aware of such things - especially in restrictive environments. For the average self-defense knife, I'd suggest that you find someone who makes fairly flimsy shoulder rigs out of chamois (except for the actual sheath) that more or less match in color with your normal shirt. A heavy leather shoulder holster rig is going to "print" (i.e., show its lines through the fabric of the cover garment) and thus not stay concealed from knowing eyes. If what you're doing is illegal ... you're busted at that point.

I've been trained in knife-fighting ... so I prefer to carry a firearm which is my right here. Everybody is going to get hurt who's in a knife fight, many times that hurt is terminal. It's OK as a last-ditch weapon in an outright brawl, but I'm not squaring-off against another knife fighter if I can run or otherwise avoid it. I can give you simple examples of my training:

Knife against stick - Stick wins.
Two knives against a stick - Nearly a draw, but unless you get lucky the stick wins.
As many knives as you want against two sticks - Sticks wins again.

We did those drills/sparring at my martial arts school often, and invariably the stick wins unless there's a great disparity in the skills of the respective fighters. We didn't use rubber knives, we made our own knives that resembled what we normally carried, except we rounded the points a little. Believe me, you knew if you got cut or stuck because it hurt. Often we chalked the wooden knives' edges so we could get a better idea of the slashes we failed to block or avoid.

You can buy proper "fighting" canes, and your local Hapkido school (among others) can show you how to use them to good effect.
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

It's a shame we can't like a post more than once. This one is the essence of common sense and truth.

Although with snubby revivers, like the S&W 642 air weight, I've found pocket carry in pants that are a bit loose, and a good pocket holster like the DeSantis X4 is both more comfortable and you can take off your jacket if you need to.
 
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Doesn't everyone else just clamp it in their teeth?
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Only when boarding a ship!

I just realized that my opinions of what a shoulder rig should be is heavily weighted toward concealed carry in light clothing. If you're in a non-permissive society/environment, my heart truly goes out to you. Like many of you I have had training in knife-fighting, which mostly taught me that I don't want to be in a knife fight.
 
killgar said:
I've carried a fixed-blade in a shoulder rig for awhile (under a jacket), but I stopped in order to stay on the right side of the law (no concealed fixed-blades in California).

I made this rig myself over 20 years ago out of nylon web strap. It has two adjustment points (one lets me control the angle of the knife as it hangs). These days I use it to carry a Cold Steel Ti-Lite 6 (under a jacket). I designed it to accept a variety of knives and sheaths.

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u4rUv83.jpg

AmIJGph.jpg
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can you make a video going into depth on the ti-lite attachment sheath?
 
vduwj2bdusiqjq said:
can you make a video going into depth on the ti-lite attachment sheath?
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Although I appreciate your interest, I'm going to have to decline your request. I really don't enjoy making videos, and trying to make a video to explain how I made that shoulder rig sounds particularly unpleasant, as it was rather complicated.

In regards to the question you asked in the "Knife Trios" thread, there really isn't a good place to discuss that subject here as the messaging feature for basic members no longer exists at Bladeforums, and discussing the buying and selling of knives is not permitted in most subforums (like this one). For any such inquiries I would direct you to my youtube channel where you can post questions for me. You can find my youtube channel by clicking the link at the bottom of this post.
 
I have a very nice custom shoulder rig for a very special Sam Lurquin fighter

To be honest, I carry a gun every day and a small knife, a shoulder harness blade is not to practical


 
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