I have already decided to purchase an Emerson LaGriffe for on my duty belt (it'll tuck under the speedloader case for a swift weak-hand draw) and would like to hear opinions on something in a boot knife.
I only recently had this epiphany regarding backup weapons and am interested in something that I could lace to my boot. I wear zipper-side Original Swat boots so fixing a sheath to the laces wouldn 't pose a problem. I just saw a Lightfoot knife at the gunshop that was dirt cheap ($28!!) and think it would do well. The blade wasn't more than 4" and the kydex sheath had lashing holes, but the thing just looked tiny. It would undoubtedly do the job, however.
Another thought was to get one of those push daggers, but I have't seen any around and can't tell how good they are. This is an emergency fallback weapon, not a working knife. I like the idea of the super-positive grip a push dagger affords and it would seem to allow one to maximize blade length without getting an overall lenght that would be unmanageable.
For my pocket knife, I'll retire my Ol' Timer in favor of something larger and more defensive, but I need it to be left-side carryable. Most of these clips are built around a right-hand carry and my holster doesn't allow access to a knife in that pocket.
Is the benchmade Axis lock a good choice? It's a far sight cheaper than the Emerson CQC7, which I hear great things about.
What thoughts come to mind, gentlemen?
I only recently had this epiphany regarding backup weapons and am interested in something that I could lace to my boot. I wear zipper-side Original Swat boots so fixing a sheath to the laces wouldn 't pose a problem. I just saw a Lightfoot knife at the gunshop that was dirt cheap ($28!!) and think it would do well. The blade wasn't more than 4" and the kydex sheath had lashing holes, but the thing just looked tiny. It would undoubtedly do the job, however.
Another thought was to get one of those push daggers, but I have't seen any around and can't tell how good they are. This is an emergency fallback weapon, not a working knife. I like the idea of the super-positive grip a push dagger affords and it would seem to allow one to maximize blade length without getting an overall lenght that would be unmanageable.
For my pocket knife, I'll retire my Ol' Timer in favor of something larger and more defensive, but I need it to be left-side carryable. Most of these clips are built around a right-hand carry and my holster doesn't allow access to a knife in that pocket.
Is the benchmade Axis lock a good choice? It's a far sight cheaper than the Emerson CQC7, which I hear great things about.
What thoughts come to mind, gentlemen?