I have a Helle #56 blade from Ragnar's Forge (it's the one in the middle in this picture. I cut maybe 1/4" off the tang and it fits diagonally into my BCB tin. If I lose knife #1 then I have a reasonably effective backup, certaintly more sturdy than a scalpel. Thanks to Chris K. for the idea.

I understand not wanting to fashion a handle in the field but when dealing with the space limitations of a PSK, everything becomes a trade-off. I plan on wrapping the tang with paracord if necessary, a simple if inelegant solution. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />