Do you carry a boot knife?

[Blade First]

Yes...when I ride instead of drive.

Usually a spear point fixed blade or a Cold Steel Safe Keeper. Easier to deploy and use with gloves on.

 

[Barry the Bear]

In Texas we are not legally able to carry double edged blades, its a shame though some of the most well regarded boot knives are double edged.

 

[hso]

"Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
(B) hand instrument designed to cut or stab another by being thrown;
(C) dagger, including but not limited to a dirk, stiletto, and poniard;
(D) bowie knife;
(E) sword; or
(F) spear.

Since a double edge blade could be defined as a dagger if it were in a dagger shape you might consider yourself to be limited, but in reality there are any number of clip points with sharpened swedge that aren't shaped like a dagger.

Knife Rights is still working in TX to remove the "illegal knife" definitions or at least to trim them down.

 

[Sistema1927]

I carry a folder now (Ken Onion Leek), but while in the Army I carried a Gerber Guardian on my web gear suspenders upside down. While off duty I would often carry that same knife inside a cowboy boot. The leather sheath finally rotted out, but I was able to get a nylon one.

 

[Barry the Bear]

Since a double edge blade could be defined as a dagger if it were in a dagger shape you might consider yourself to be limited, but in reality there are any number of clip points with sharpened swedge that aren't shaped like a dagger.

Knife Rights is still working in TX to remove the "illegal knife" definitions or at least to trim them down.

Yep, I've been keeping up with their news, I have donated to them and wish them Godspeed.

 

[MICHAEL T]

I still have and carry sometime my Gerber MK-1 Bought it in the 70's and its been many places In military and as a civilian . I carry IWB. To old to reach lower.
Also have the western boot knife. But Gerber a better knife.

 

[bannockburn]

I have several boot knives though I have only carried a Gerber Guardian as a boot knife on a couple of occasions. Two of my favorites are The Gerber Mk.1 and the Morseth Boot Knife are a couple of my all time favorites while the Gerber River Knife and the G96 Boot Knife are two decent knives that offer very good quality for the money.

 

[bannockburn]

I have on a couple of occasions carried a Gerber Guardian as a boot knife. Very easy to carry it down there and quite comfortable. The Gerber Mk.I and the Morseth Boot Knife are two of my favorites while the Gerber River Knife and the G96 Boot Knife offer decent quality for the money.

 

[T.R.]

Be careful with your state laws. Carrying a concealed double edge dagger in Pennsylvania will get you into much trouble with the court.

TR

 

[blindhari]

I am an old man now. In 1966 I went down to Main PX Ft Lee and bought a gerber MK 1. After I got out it was in the closet until a guy we trained as an Explorer Scout (search and rescue)came back by wearing E5 stripes to say thank you. I showed him the knife and he just rolled it into guard without thinking. I gave him the knife and my wife got out $200 of her mad money and told him to find a trainer. A few years back he wrote me and offered to return the knife as he was 20 years done and retireing. Told him to find a new owner and he gave it to a rotary wing warrant officer female. 15 deployments since 1966 and still in use. Gerber MK 1

blindhari