Actual pocket knife carry?

Back story: my grandfather and my dad always carried a pocket knife. Usually a two blade trapper. Several years ago my dad gave me a pretty nice Case trapper for Christmas.

I would love to actually carry it but absolutely hate a knife floating around loose in my pocket and usually ending up laying sideways in the bottom which literally drives me bonkers.

I pretty much only carry a knife with a pocket clip because it holds the knife in one place and I don?t have to jam a dirty hand all the way in my front pocket to grab it.

I have seen different options that will carry the trapper on my belt but honestly I don?t like that idea either.

Short of adding some sort of clip to the knife, does anyone have an idea of a clean, unobtrusive way to carry a traditional small folding knife without it just floating around in a pants pocket?

Sew a little knife pocket into your trousers.

I thought about adding a clip. I am pretty capable of drilling and tapping but honestly I have never tried it for something that tiny. I suppose I could try drilling and tapping something other than the knife for practice and if I can successfully make tiny, threaded holes then I could try it on the knife.

As to modifying my trousers, I have seen some stuff online where people have done that but I would have to think that through a bit as I would still want the option of carrying something else without the modification interfering with the ability to do so.

I dabble in kydex and had even thought about making a little sheath for the trapper that I could clip to my pocket just like my normal carry knife but haven?t racked my brain to think of a workable design.

Thanks for the ideas so far.

Jeans with watch pockets?

I carried a Trapper in high school. Tucked it in the back pocket next to a folded hanky.

EDC community has lots of stuff like this


Search edc leather pocket organizer


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Put it half way into the coin/condom pocket?

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/sheat...ip-slip-small/

How about using a knife built for a clip for everyday use so that in case of loss or damage it is just “oh well” instead of a sentimental item.

There are plenty of choices that can be used to tactically open Amazon boxes.

Since I'm always afraid of losing whatever I carry, I've been carrying this inexpensive lightning OTF knife for a couple of years. It has a pocket clip on the other side that works great in the small slash pocket on the right side of my 5.11 Taclite Pro Pants.

I like the combination of the two a lot!

https://www.perryknifeworks.com/item...3-25-two-tone/

https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-ar8b...481345.jpg?c=2

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Originally Posted by MarkCO

https://www.knivesshipfree.com/sheat...ip-slip-small/

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Thanks. That?s kind of the product I had envisioned in my head. You see plenty of small leather slips but usually you still just toss them into the pocket. Having the clip on the little sheath so that I can carry my trapper in a similar manner to my normal EDC is really where I was trying to head but couldn?t find a product like that.

If your Trapper doesn't have a clip, that's the problem. I am not familiar with the trapper. I understand the Trapper may be the important item here. But all my carry knives over the last 10 or more years had a clip, so I didn't need a sheath, (although at work I had one, because the knife/clip wore out the corner of pocket in my jeans). I made a nice sheath where the knife clip clipped onto the sheath, instead of my pocket. But most of the time, I just clipped he knife to the pocket.

Okay, just check out the Trapper. Seems Buck, and Case, and who knows who else has a "Trapper" knife. Doesn't seem to have a lock blade. That's a deal breaker for me. You're on your own. I had one blade fold over into my thumb about 40 or more years ago, Never Again.

Consider a neck thong?

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Originally Posted by Alpha2

...Seems Buck, and Case, and who knows who else has a "Trapper" knife. Doesn't seem to have a lock blade. That's a deal breaker for me. ...I had one blade fold over into my thumb about 40 or more years ago, Never Again.

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Here is a Boker Trapper Knife with 2 Lockback Blades
https://i.imgur.com/zL4UZyf.jpg

Pocket Pouch for a Case Knife
https://i.imgur.com/TdmIMV6.jpg

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Originally Posted by Alpha2

Okay, just check out the Trapper. Seems Buck, and Case, and who knows who else has a "Trapper" knife. Doesn't seem to have a lock blade. That's a deal breaker for me. You're on your own. I had one blade fold over into my thumb about 40 or more years ago, Never Again.

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I also had a blade close on me probably about forty years ago. Cut me down to the bone and I also swore off of ever using a knife without a lock.

Now, with that being said, those forty years since the incident have bestowed a lot of wisdom and common sense on me. I feel I am in a much better place to use such a tool in a wiser (and safer) manner.

I didn?t reread my original post but carrying the trapper is just something I want to do occasionally and not on a daily basis as my only knife. I just don?t like things floating around in my pocket.

Kind of like guys that want to carry revolvers. Are there better options out there? Sure. Does it have its drawbacks? Definitely. Does the fact that there are better carry options out there mean nobody should carry a revolver? Nope.

My dad always carried a Buck 3 blade trapper. My first pocket knife at 5 was one of his old ones that he broke the tip off of. I carried none clip knives all through school and found the best way was right back pocket on the right side of my wallet. That also hides the outline of the blade for those teachers that got twitchy.