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Posted: 3/2/2024 9:33:03 PM EDT
I just picked up a Benchmade Claymore and while looking around before deciding to get it I saw a lot of knives with lanyards. I have never really had a knife with a lanyard other than a Bear Gills Gerber hollowed out handle with a paracord wrapped grip that is mounted by my seat on my Kayak. I wrapped it and left a loop so I could slip it over my wrist if I ever use it and not have to worry about dropping it. So on to my ? what is the purpose of the little 2-3" solid(not loop style) lanyards and do I want/need one? Only thing I can come up with is they are there to aid in removing the knife from your pocket.
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Posted: 3/3/2024 10:24:35 AM EDT
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I think a lot of it is just show.
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Posted: 3/3/2024 11:49:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: MPi-KMS-72]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: I think a lot of it is just show. The main reason I use a lanyard to help find the knife if I lose it. I use reflective paracord on some of mine and I've actually dropped one and found it agan after dark because of that. |
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Posted: 3/5/2024 12:57:04 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tsg68]
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The one time I really sliced myself bad it was because the lanyard got hung up and my hand slipped over the edge because the knife was hung up and I couldn’t see that it was.
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Posted: 3/5/2024 5:51:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tsg68: The one time I really sliced myself bad it was because the lanyard got hung up and my hand slipped over the edge because the knife was hung up and I couldn’t see that it was. Almost did that as well. We keep my dogs diabetes things in a plastic tool box. The lid was open, and when I moved the knife forward to cut open a bag of syringes, the lanyard knot caught itself in the gap between the box and lid. As soon as the lanyard tightened I felt my hand slip forward. But no ER trip that time. Paladin |
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Posted: 3/6/2024 2:25:19 PM EDT
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Years ago I ran across some website that showed proper lanyard use, if you’re trying to ensure you won’t drop it.
Overhand knot of the loose end on the standing line, x2  Open the “hole”  Stock your hand through  Tighten it up and it ain’t coming loose. 
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Posted: 3/7/2024 5:57:07 AM EDT
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I prefer to use a lanyard like this. It still gives you retention, but you can also get out of it quickly if you need to.
 Attached File Attached FileThis one helps get the knife out of the sheath.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/7/2024 5:57:51 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2024 7:50:24 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Stryfe]
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It's not a lanyard It's a fob.
Same as your key fob, it gives a little more to grip if needed. (Yes we think of key fobs as remotes now. But you can still buy decorative key fobs.) I have one on a Swiss Army Knife. I put the knife in my pocket and drape the fob over the edge. It works like a pocket clip and I don’t have to play pocket pool to get my knife. I first put a loop of 550 through the keyring on my SAK so I could clip it to a 'biner. On a full size folder I think they're more decoration. |
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Posted: 3/7/2024 7:57:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trails-end: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/460899/kephart_lanyard_2_resized_jpg-3151759.JPG Same for me. Fobs on smaller blades to grab them easier. Proper use of a lanyard o select large blades. Not a one size fits all as some seem to think |
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Posted: 3/7/2024 8:00:41 AM EDT
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 Attached FileSome times they are decorative though. This is a knife I made to give to a young man who just earned his Eagle Scout rank. Lanyard colors to match his Troop’s neckerchief and 12 knots for the Scout Law |
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Posted: 3/13/2024 9:25:15 AM EDT
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Anything of value that you take outdoors, and don’t want to lose should be tied down.
I once dropped a 1911 in the desert sand in SoCal. I didn’t lose it but I had to completely disassemble it to get all of the fine sand out. Now any handgun that can have a lanyard does. Same goes for knives, compass/GPS, etc. |
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Posted: 3/14/2024 7:54:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jeepnik: Anything of value that you take outdoors, and don’t want to lose should be tied down. I once dropped a 1911 in the desert sand in SoCal. I didn’t lose it but I had to completely disassemble it to get all of the fine sand out. Now any handgun that can have a lanyard does. Same goes for knives, compass/GPS, etc. I work in the woods All of my instruments are tied to me. |
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