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QSP Neckmuk D2 Fixed Blade Neck Knife

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QSP Neckmuk D2 Fixed Blade Neck Knife

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Designed by well-regarded knifemaker Arthur Brehm, the QSP Neckmuk is one fixed blade that feels at home in the hand. That’s because it features a handle made from your choice of G-10 or Micarta with special curvatures shaped to accommodate each finger and ensure an ergonomic grip Read More

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reswright

3850

Apr 15, 2020

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D2 Duck Shaped Nessmuk Necker

Say that three times fast. Working backwards up the title: It's a necker -- a small fixed blade in a neck sheath. Like so:

It's a nessmuk -- a thin ground curving blade with a humped spine that follows the curve of the edge, kind of like a bolo head that's more distributed along the blade. Like so:

It's duck shaped. Like so:

Don't even tell me you can't see that. And it's made out of D2. Like so:

What else? Well, it's got nice jimping as you can see in the above pic. If I wanted to be picky I'd say 'why not put it on the finger choil too, it belongs there' but maybe Sal Glesser has spoiled me on that one. Where's the balance? Oddly enough, on the second finger groove -- not the choil. The balance is actually behind that first Torx fastener on the blade.

That duck head keeps the weighting back a bit. There is no universal right place for knives to balance -- sometimes you want it in the middle, sometimes forward, sometimes back. In the Neckmuk, the knife is not that heavy, so the balance being back is keeping the grooves in the handle locked into your fingers, which means you can work pretty damn quickly with the knife and it won't go tumbling. That goes OK with the nessmuk theme -- it's a bush knife, meant for everything from skinning to cutting and slicing. On that note, is it sharp? Eh, it'll push cut a Post-it, but it isn't very slicey. More of a utility edge. Hard to achieve sliciness with D2 which is one reason I'm a little tired of it as a pocketknife steel. But it's still decent stuff for a budget fixed blade, especially one meant for heavy work -- D2 will keep a working edge longer than most steels, including some super steels. So I'd say 'good but not great' and restate for the record the narrator's bias against D2, then move on. How's the ergonomics? Decent. The main grip will be with thumb on jimping. It's a three finger grip -- the fourth finger's resting against the back of the duck head pommel.

You can also reverse the grip.

That's not what I'd call optimized for self defense, but in a pinch, you could get your point across. So to speak. The fit and finish are competent -- not luxurious but everything lines up where it's supposed to and at least some time has been spent finishing the blade. There's a lanyard hole, and I'm a lanyard guy, but I'm not sure this neck knife wants one of those, what with the weight already back and the duck bill lip on the handle being easy to find with your reaching hand. The sheath is actually pretty damn well made. It's not luxurious but it's got good craftmanship, and while it's not exactly a hideaway sheath -- you guys wanting a concealable necker first and foremost, this one won't be for you -- it's still fairly lightweight, and the dit-dash ball chain is a nice change from the standard steel ball chain. Like a lot of QSP knives, they're priced maybe $5-10 higher than some of their competitors would price the same model, but they at least are trying to offer you something for it, and it's tough to sweat someone five bucks on a well built item when they're paying a designer for the design. Happy with this pickup.

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HarrySmith

Apr 30, 2020

Dang..... your review read just like one of his. Well, if you like cars, Doug’s YouTube channel is worth watching just to see various cars’ “quirks and features”.

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reswright

3850

Oct 20, 2020

reswrightSix months update: still a good knife but I don't believe this is made of AISI D2. I left the edge stock and used it as a shop knife and it worked great at that task, which speaks to a good design. But the steel dulled quite quickly and it scratched up quite a bit. Too fast and too much for this to be 'real' D2. Many steels are sold as analogues of AISI D2 but they as a rule tend to have less vanadium and molybdenum. In some ways that's not a bad thing -- easier to sharpen, maybe fewer giant carbides, possibly tougher -- but it means much less wear resistance compared to real AISI D2. D2 is not a trademark, it is not copyrighted, the patent on its formula came out in the Great Depression and hence has long ago expired, and what's more all these other steels really are considered to be analogues of it, so none of this is strictly speaking illegal, and depending on who you listen to, some people will tell you that the differences aren't statistically significant in terms of their impact on knife function. That said, this is one reason I prefer to see steels other than D2 on new knives.

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arnoldw

Oct 20, 2020

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A Novalty, A Gem

Honestly the thing attracted me is the handle shape and when the knife arrives, the blade is what brings me the most joy. The blade is a 3mm stock with a modified full flat grind, which bring a very thin edge easy for slicing. The blade shape, which I came to know as "Nessmuk" has a very balanced tip that is not scarily stabby but just atute enough for piercing. The angle of the point makes tip strong, not by adding thickness across the blade stock but rather by expanding it along the stock, which I think is genius.

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Spartan123

Apr 28, 2020

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For the moneyyou really cannot complain too much!

My only wish is for an extra 1\4 inch or so in the handle. Other than that I honestly have 0 issues with this knife. Sharp enough to shave with right out of the box. Great D2 steel. This knife will live in my EDC bag.

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14themoney

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Apr 30, 2020

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All hands on the Deck, Muck.

I have purchased a fair number of neck knives. You're in luck if you get the Duck. I really like everything about this one. Regardless of what anyone says, when held vertically, point down, it does look like a duck. This is light years away from every other one I've purchased except a Kershaw, but this is superior. The K is really small. The CS spike is OK, but it is much more of a weapon than a utilitarian blade. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this, but there are times when my vision is limited.

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jmk451

Apr 28, 2020

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Good compact fixed blade, with flaws

First things first: I'm comparing this to other compact fixed blades I own, including ESEE Izula, TOPS Mini Scandi, Morakniv Eldris, and CRKT Folts Minimalist Bowie. PRO: The QSP Neckmuk's blade is fantastic ... as thick as the TOPS Mini Scandi, came plenty sharp and has stayed so. The full-flat grind is smooth and even, the thumb-jimping is grippy but not too much so (it's not too "scrape-y"), the spine taper's nicely, but not too much. The sheath is fine -- Kydex, and it avoids one of the issues I have with manufacturer-supplied Kydex sheaths: they often have one flat side and one "molded" side, where the flat side is the one that works well for right-handers ... which sucks for left-handers. The Neckmuk sheath is symmetrical, with both sides molded to the knife and protruding equally from the surface. Works equally well for both hands. The handle feels strong and hefty and has nice grip and finger choils; it's flat on the sides, which helps prevent roll when in the hand. All the items above are at least as good as the TOPS Mini Scandi and the ESEE Izula (original, not Izula II, with micarta handle scales). I like the blade shape better than the Izula, and the grind is easier to maintain than the Mini Scandi. The D2 is nice, but I haven't had to sharpen it yet. The Neckmuk is heavier than the Eldris or the Folts Minimalist Bowie, but has a thicker, longer blade and full tang that makes it stronger overall than either of those. The sheath is better than the Izula's chunky nylon one, and doesn't appear to rub the tip of the Neckmuck's handle scales like the Mini Scandi's sheath does. CON: The Neckmuck's handle is pretty much the only significant feature I don't like. It was clearly designed for a larger hand than mine. The finger choils are so beefy that my fingers spread more than they naturally would, and the "beaked" pommel is in exactly the wrong place for me ... it's too close to the blade for my pinky finger to fit inside it, and not far enough in for my pinky to fit on the other side of it comfortably; with my pinky outside the duck's beak, it feels fatiguing to grip the knife, and my pinky wants to rest about where the tip of the beak is. In contrast, the ESEE Izula's finger-ring is just right for me, and the TOPS Mini Scandi and Folts Minimalist Bowie let my pinky rest wherever it wants to with their 3-finger handles, allowing my paracord lanyard to loop around and provide pinky grip and leverage. If the Neckmuk had a slightly more compact grip, it would be well nigh perfect. Regrettably, that's not (quite) so. But it's good enough.

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MManalang

189

May 10, 2020

jmk451I gave it less stars than that. I have large hands and my pinky is wedged uncomfortably outwards by that stupid bill. The handle is 50% of the knife and if the handle is crap, then the knife is half crap. I’m in the process of looking for someone who can grind out that bill into a maybe another finger groove or just smoothed out. But in terms of economics, I might just sell it or give it away.

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HarrySmith

Apr 29, 2020

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Fun and great price!

Finally a decent, quirky drop. Had to wait along time for Drop to come through as it seems like the same products all the time anymore. Drop, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!

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MManalang

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May 4, 2020

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Duckbill area is uncomfortable

Cool nessmuk style neck knife, but man that duckbill area is a pain! It wedges your pinky away from the rest of your fingers. It’s annoyingly uncomfortable and I’m currently looking for a way to grind that off and make it another finger groove. I wish I knew what the designer was thinking when he implemented this silly feature into the knife.

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