Traditional Neck Knives

[Trout Hound]

Howdy Y'all,

I tried doing a search for this, but didnt find a whole lot. Are there any established patterns for traditional neck knives? I've seen lots of customs, but I didn't know if there were specific patterns out there. Or, just feel free to share pics of any trad. neck knives in your collection. Thanks!

TH

 

[knarfeng]

Traditional Neck Knives

No such animal.

 

[Henry Beige]

Dunno if this is exactly what you are talking about, but this Marttiini is a neck knife, because I say it is.

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[btb01]

Some Native American tribes carried knives in sheaths hung around their neck. Of course, prior to European colonization, those knives would have been made of stone or bone rather than steel. Still, seems pretty traditional to me.

 

[paulhilborn]

Heres one from Alan Davis from several years back. Think he called them Misery Whips due to the steel they were made from?

 

[A.L.]

I like my mora classic on neck. Maybe not the traditional way to carry but who cares? I'm sure someone has done it before, and that is traditional enough!

 

[abcdef]

Eldris, maybe a new trad.

 

[brownshoe]

At trapper or mountain man rendezvous, you'll see some carry small fixed blades around their necks. There's usually at least one guy selling knives and they often have one or two neck knives.

 

[Stropping Young Lad]

Lots of people use traditional pattern Moras as neck knives. The upside is you get an excuse to dispose of the awful factory sheath.

 

[screened porch]

Think he called them Misery Whips due to the steel they were made from?

I've heard old two-man cross-cut saws called misery whips. Maybe he makes them out of those? Cool knife.

 

[paulhilborn]

I've heard old two-man cross-cut saws called misery whips. Maybe he makes them out of those? Cool knife.

That's it exactly thanks for the compliment on Alan's knife

 

[Pomsbz]

I think this would qualify perhaps. Shown with a toothpick for size reference. L.T Wright Patriot in D2.

 

[Guitarist7.62]

Some countries in Northern Europe (Finland and Sweden I think)are known for carrying knives around the neck. Supposedly it was worn there so no matter what the weather was you could pull your knife out easily, and if you fell in the ice you could grab it and use it to stop yourself from falling all the way thru the ice.

You will see a lot of living historians carrying small knives around their necks, those are patch knives used for cutting cloth to reload their rifle/muskets. Put the cloth on the barrel, push the ball partially into the barrel and cut the excess cloth off with the little knife. Keeps the knife handy and close.

 

[Grateful]

I sometimes carry my Mora 2/0 as a neck knife hung from a piece of paracord. Seems pretty traditional to me.

Jim

 

[b2edhmep]

Almost any knife can be a neck knife, if you choose it to be. Since knives were here long before belts or pockets, neck carry was very practical and simple.

 

[CVamberbonehead]

There are many historical examples of neck knives. A lot of people today carry moras that way, and it works ok with a mora classic #1 in my experience.

 

[kvaughn]

I believe there is such an animal from the well illustrated response.--KV

 

[Frailer]

As others have indicated, the defining characteristic of a “neck knife” isn’t the knife, but the sheath.

I bought this superbly-made neck sheath from a seller on the big auction site. It holds a Mora 2/0, and I use it when fishing—particularly when doing so from a boat.