Originally Posted By: yee
Assuming that my assumption that lanyard's primary purpose is to reduce the risk of loosing a tool (such as a knife) when using it, it SHOULD break-away when unusual forces are applied, say tool getting caught in machinery.

lighthound has black plastic breakaway connectors for use with paracord here.
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