Who carries a knife to back up their pistol?

[Lars]

If so what and where do you carry it?- George

Yes.... Two of them actually....

Kershaw Junkyard Dog II.
one in each front pocket.

 

[Tomcat_AL200]

Once the permit comes in the set up will be:
Walther P99 first gen in 9mm
2x 15rd mags
A SOG Vulcan folder in the right pocket
A SOG Pentagon or Pentagon-Mini on the weak-side belt for retention.

As the saying goes, "Two is one, one is none"

 

[451_Detonics]

Nope...I carry a gun to back up my gun and another gun to back up the back up. I do carry a knife but not primarily as a defensive tool

 

[vietboy1st]

wow this is interesting i should buy myself a kbar and molle pouch to carry it around.

 

[mercop]

wow this is interesting i should buy myself a kbar and molle pouch to carry it around.

For everyday carry?

 

[Eddie]

For everyday carry?

I think that I had asked you that in another thread Mercop. Why not a fixed blade knife for everyday carry as opposed to a folder?

 

[Hansolo777]

Honestly, I use my Alfa Benetti Primial Force Folder all the time so I guess you could say my Glock is my back up for my knife. I was trained to use knives since I am also a avid fencer.

 

[bwframe]

I think that I had asked you that in another thread Mercop. Why not a fixed blade knife for everyday carry as opposed to a folder?

I can't speak for mercop, but he adjusted my Mercharness for optimum carry and comfort this past weekend. I carry a Rat RC4 positioned for inverted edge tactics.

MODERN COMBATIVE SYSTEMS - Mercharness Review

 

[mercop]

Kinda the same reason why people talk about their tricked out 1911 but actually EDC a J Frame. People go on an on about "fixed in a fight" and then carry a folder. The truth is that you need to dance with who brought you. Most people EDC a folder. The only time I EDC a fixed blade is if for some reason I cannot carry a pistol, it then becomes my primary deadly force option. Saying that you are going to use so and so knife to back up your pistol without having trained to do so is wishful thinking. If we can induce stress by having people get out of their seat belts fast, something they do all the time, how do you think it is going to go when they try to deploy their knife to back up their pistol?- George

 

[jbombelli]

Kinda the same reason why people talk about their tricked out 1911 but actually EDC a J Frame. People go on an on about "fixed in a fight" and then carry a folder. The truth is that you need to dance with who brought you. Most people EDC a folder. The only time I EDC a fixed blade is if for some reason I cannot carry a pistol, it then becomes my primary deadly force option. Saying that you are going to use so and so knife to back up your pistol without having trained to do so is wishful thinking. If we can induce stress by having people get out of their seat belts fast, something they do all the time, how do you think it is going to go when they try to deploy their knife to back up their pistol?- George

Personally, I DO EDC a fixed blade. Every day. I hate folders because, in my opinion, no matter how well they're made, they start out broken. The only things I ever use a folder for are simple jobs, like cutting string or clamshell packaging, etc. For anything heaver, fixed blade all the way.

As far as trainers... I haven't been able to find one that is a model of ANY of my particular knives, so I had to go with a trainer that's as close as I can get, and carry it the same way I carry the live blade. It's not perfect, but it's quite a bit better than nothing!

An example of my thinking, and feel free to tell me why I might be wrong: I carried a 1911 for years. I practiced drawing and firing I don't even know how many thousands of times. About 10 years ago I switched to a .40 HiPower. I didn't lose all of my skills and have to start all over again just because I switched pistols. All that training and practice was not wasted, and I adapted to the new pistol very quickly. I view knives the same way. I can adapt from one knife to the next pretty quickly as well. Just because I might switch knives, or have a trainer that's not an exact match, doesn't mean all my practice and training are wasted. Does it?


Anybody who thinks my training and practice were all wasted is welcome to come and see if I can pull my knife out under stress and stab them with it.

 

[Rennas89]

I'm a little to young to carry a gun so I just carry a fixed blade in a kydex sheath on the back of my belt. The knife is above my wallet and lays sideways just incase I need it.

 

[Patrolman1981]

Gerber 06 auto in frp, and Smith and Wesson tanto auto in flp

 

[41mag]

I don't really carry my knife as a backup but I always have a knife in my pocket as a tool that I use every day. Currently a S&W SWAT.Use it all the time and would not go without one as I haven't from about 1970 and later [grade school].

 

[The Survivor]

If so what and where do you carry it?- George

I carry an AK47 Cold Steel front right and Kershaw left another in back right and Leatherman on the belt left.

 

[Chiefpilot]

Glock 19 or Ruger LCP depending on clothing. Benchmade mini Dejavoo (gentleman's tactical knife) as EDC. Spyderco Tenacious and SOG trident always nearby in other pocket or carry bag.

 

[clt46910]

Not at the same time, but one or the other.

 

[PeacekeeperMX]

Benchmade AFCK all the time & a Leatherman Supertool most of the time

 

[jjlaughner]

E2 Surefire Exec in my left front and an Emerson Karambit in my front right

-you can blind with the surefire, you can use both the light and karambit as impact weapons

 

[Rammer]

Benchmade Griptilian in front left pocket. Spyderco Endura in right hand side carpenter pocket.

Rammer

 

[JBusch8899]

One inexpensive S&W SWAT II in my left pocket, in order to be prepared to retain the right handed handgun carry.