It is molded to the knife for a tight friction fit, making a retaining strap unnecessary. The supplied glass-reinforced nylon hard sheath fully covers the blade.
Illustration courtesy of Columbia River Knife & Tool, Inc. Wrap the first three fingers of the hand around the handle and the little finger around the cord fob for a more secure grip. The scales are secured to the tang with two Torx screws. The Minimalist Bowie's short handle has tough, resin infused fiber scales and three deep finger grooves to prevent slipping. The spine of the blade has a short area of jimping for a thumb-on-blade hold when it is necessary to increase cutting pressure. The cutting edge has sufficient curve to allow for caping and skinning. However, its short 2-1/8 inch long blade seems disproportionally wide, mitigating against its usefulness for very fine cutting. This little knife's husky, truncated Bowie pattern blade is hollow ground with a sharp clip point that should be good for detail work. It would have been nice if CRKT had specified a more all-purpose stainless that requires less frequent sharpening, such as 8Cr13MoV, for a $40 survival knife. However, compared to the steels used in higher quality outdoor knives, it wears quickly and is indifferent at holding an edge. It is stain resistant, tough, very easy to sharpen and often used in kitchen knives. Sheath Material: Glass-reinforced nylonĥCR15MoV is an inexpensive Chinese stainless steel.Donny, even used the paracord neck thong to lace a Minimalist Bowie to the holster of his concealed carry pistol double protection, should he need it. They are not only handy to have around camp in the evening, but are capable of field dressing small game. If you get into a tough situation, you may not be able to reach your belt knife, or open a folder, but a neck knife might be within easy reach and readily deployed. A good neck knife is one of the best insurance policies you can buy. This, my friends, is a major mistake for anyone who ventures into the outdoors.
I would venture to say that most of us do not carry, or even own, a neck knife. (It is pretty hard to imagine skinning game with a Wharncliffe blade or dressing-out anything with a tanto blade.) Of these three, the Minimalist Bowie blade pattern is probably the most versatile for outdoor survival use.
For those who prefer other blade styles, CRKT offers similar Folts mini knives with Wharncliffe and tanto blade shapes. This little knife was designed by Alan Folts of Melbourne, Florida. CRKT describes their Minimalist Bowie as a compact utility knife. However, it would be a stretch to call any knife with a two inch sharpened cutting edge a fighting knife. Most knives with Bowie pattern blades are big fighting knives. It can be conveniently carried on a belt, using the removable belt loop on its sheath, or worn inverted around the neck on the supplied paracord strap. The CRKT Minimalist Bowie is a small, fixed blade, sheath knife.
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