scubamikey
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How about preferences between blunt or pointed tip? I'm not sure which to get.
Choosing A Dive Knife
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If you don't spearfish, a blunt tip will be most useful, most likely. If you do spearfish, you'll want the drop point.
As scuba gear goes, knives are cheap. I recommend you buy both, and a pair of scissors/shears; carry one knife and the shears; select the knife based on what you're doing on the dive.
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I forgot to mention I also always have a pair of Shears tucked away in my pocket, just in case. They are so cheap, I'd be crazy not to have one.
Just to add to this topic.
When buying a dive knife, buy a very cheap one, if you drop it, lose it and you spent $100 on it, you might be tempted to go after it, if its cheap, buy another one....
Once you have your cheap knife, go buy one of those cheap coiled key rings (normally in a nice bright neon color)
For example:
Replace spilt rings with SS ones, chuck the clasp and attach one end to knife and one end to bcd...sorted
When buying a dive knife, buy a very cheap one, if you drop it, lose it and you spent $100 on it, you might be tempted to go after it, if its cheap, buy another one....
Once you have your cheap knife, go buy one of those cheap coiled key rings (normally in a nice bright neon color)
For example:
Replace spilt rings with SS ones, chuck the clasp and attach one end to knife and one end to bcd...sorted
Clammy
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I keep one knife on my leg, one on my bc, one up each wrist, one on my waste, one on my tank, one on my shoulder, one on my mask, one in my booty, two small spear guns on my hip, and I am currently working on my underwater knife fighting specialty! 
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And I never, ever, read the dates on posts.I keep one knife on my leg, one on my bc, one up each wrist, one on my waste, one on my tank, one on my shoulder, one on my mask, one in my booty, two small spear guns on my hip, and I am currently working on my underwater knife fighting specialty!
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And I never, ever, read the dates on posts.
Oh, I read the date! I just couldn't resist!! And someone found it anyways!!
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Just to add to this topic.
When buying a dive knife, buy a very cheap one, if you drop it, lose it and you spent $100 on it, you might be tempted to go after it, if its cheap, buy another one....
Once you have your cheap knife, go buy one of those cheap coiled key rings (normally in a nice bright neon color)
For example:
Replace spilt rings with SS ones, chuck the clasp and attach one end to knife and one end to bcd...sorted
I would definitely NOT want a coil line on my knife. In an emergency that is one more thing to get tangled and complicate the situation. Why make your gear more complicated in order to "save" a cheap knife?
If you are worried about dropping it, a small elastic lanyard would seem to be a much simpler solution.
I carry one sharp (pointed) knife on a sheath on my leg, in the same location for both scuba and snorkeling and also have a small back-up knife on my BC waist strap that is pretty much in a DIR fashion.
I am with D2 on this one.
I carry a knife and shears on my harness. Paid $5.00 or $6.00 a piece for them. Clipped off in a wetsuit pocket I carry a folding knife should I loose the other or ditch my rig. Also carry the folder clipped off to the comb loop in my board shorts if I am snorkeling (or surfing) without a wetsuit.
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