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Tip up vs Tip down
When you carry your knife do you use4 Tip up or Tip down? I personally use a Tip up carry.
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Permalink Reply by Keelen Grimm on
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For the most part I like tip up. I can orient my hand better on the initial grasp of the knife which makes deployment faster for me. There are a select few that I like tip down like the BM Barrage.
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Permalink Reply by Joe D. on
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I prefer tip up carry although I am a little bias since most of my folders are of the Emerson Wave variety.
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Permalink Reply by kage on
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I generally prefer Tip Up carry for knives carried on or below the waist, and Tip Down carry for knives carried above the waist. Although a specific placement with a specific knife/deployment design might dictate whether it will be TD or TU, regardless of preference.
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Tip up for me
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Permalink Reply by Halicon on
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Tip up since it flows with my training. It's also rather easy to just flip the sheath and knife to tip down if you want to do a low draw slash, at least easier than it is to flip a tip down knife up if you're deploying it against the wrists or something.
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Permalink Reply by dennis carlson on
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Tip up if possible but some knives you have no choice but tip down like the Gerber Covert/Combat for instance.
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