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| Lanyard Specifications, Options, & Accessories |
| Select a lanyard type that best fits your intended use: T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, Leads, or Collars . Then personalize it by choosing General Options and Accessories: Call Loops, Compasses, Whistles, Counters, Quail Call . | |
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T1 lanyards.
I am not currently taking orders for
T1
lanyards. T1
lanyards are 4X plaits of 1/8" kangaroo leather with a nylon twine core. The
nominal diameter is 5/32". The standard half length is 21" to the
bottom of the whistle snaps. Select the slide: braided knot, or mesquite
knot or antler. Select two snaps, one snap and a tassel, or a fixed loop
with a braided knot and drop with one snap. A second accent color may be
selected for the lanyard and braided knots. A call loop may be added.
Plastic flush counters can be added.
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T2
lanyards and their
options.Lanyards in the T2 family (T2, T2FL, T2P2, etc.) feature kangaroo leather braided over nylon cores. The nominal diameter of a T2 lanyard is 1/4", and that of a T2P2 lanyard is 3/16". A T2 may be had with two snaps, one snap and a tassel, or with a fixed loop and drop with one snap (T2FL). Flat Neck, FN, Option: T2 and T2FL lanyards may be had with a flat braided neck portion, and thus equipped, they are designated as T2FN or T2FLFN. Slide stopper knots, placed at the points of the collarbone, are functional in that they establish a minimum loop on a T2 lanyard by stopping the slide. These knots are also decorative, and in fact are frequently ordered on T2FL lanyards were there is no slide to stop. Slides are normally braided knots, but slides of wood or antler can be had as an extra cost option on T2P2 lanyards. Call loops (duck, goose, quail, etc.) may be permanently fixed on the legs of T2 lanyards or on the drop of T2FL lanyards and additional permanently fixed call loops may be added to the cheeks of these lanyards. Such lanyards with permanently fixed call loops are designated T2CL or T2FLCL. Short detachable call loops may be attached to the whistle clips on T2, T2FL, T3, and T4 lanyards. Long detachable duck call loops may be attached to dee rings installed at the stopper knots on the lanyard cheeks. |
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T3
Leash/Lanyards.
Worn around the neck with the 1/2" bolt snap fastened in the small loop, the T3 Leash/Lanyard is a whistle lanyard, but it opens to provide a tough 32" leash (traffic lead) when leaving the bird field. For T3 (1/4" diameter and a 1/2" bolt snap) and T3M (5/16" diameter and 3/4" lockjaw snap) select the color and accents (if desired) as described under General Options. Standard length has a 5.5" handloop and opens to produce a 32" lead. In the "lanyard" mode, the whistle hangs a bit lower than those on a T2 lanyard, i.e., not quite a 22" half length. The weight of the 1/2' bolt snap is 3/4 oz. Flush counters can be added to T3 leash lanyards, but because of the larger diameter, counters do not fit on the T3M. Extra whistle snaps can be added for consideration. A compass can be added to either. A T3 leash lanyard with a brass compass, two brass counters, brass swivel, and brass whistle is designated as a T3SSM. |
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Select the color and accents (if desired) as below under General Options. Standard head loop is 29." Standard handloop is 5.5" The half length in the lanyard mode is about 22." Extra whistle snaps, flush counters, and or a compass can be added for consideration. |
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T5
Pistol/Transmitter/Rangefinder
LanyardsApproximately 58"long, 1/4" diameter, worn over the left shoulder with a ring on one end and a MiniClip or MicroClip on the other to carry a transmitter or rangefinder on the right side just above the belt. A whistle drop with snap swivel can be added so that it hangs just to the right of the left shirt pocket ($50). Pistol lanyards typically have a 48" headloop, a 10" drop and a swivel with a MicroClip. |
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TL
and TLS Leads
Select the color(s) as described under General Options.. Standard TL length is 36"; for longer lengths, add $20 per foot, for shorter lengths call. A bronze ring in the handloop is standard on the TL but can be omitted. An optional sliding bronze ring and sliding adjustment knot can make the TL a slip loop lead. TLS slip leads are typically 42" from the back of the handloop to the ring that forms the slip noose. |
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TC Collars
TC Collars can be had in the color combinations described in General Options. Give the minimum (firm but not excessively tight!) measurement of the dog's neck. The collar will be made to the right size to wear comfortably without slipping over the head. Brass name plates may be had with 1-3 lines of text. |
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Wildrags
for Bird Hunters Keep your neck warm and maximize your visibility while bird
hunting.Hunter Orange Silk, 36" square, with embroidered logo and braided knot slide. Choose the color scheme of the knot. Modeled at right by Edward Erickson, Autumn Breeze Kennel. Order. |
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| General Options | |
Length: specify half length, the length from the back of the neck to the bottom of the whistle snaps. Make a loop of cord around your neck over the clothes you will be wearing afield so that the tip is where you want your whistle to hang. Remove the loop, and measure the doubled up length of the loop (the half length). That is the number I need. Standard half length is 21." For T2FL, specify the total half length, the loop sized and the drop length. Normal headloop is 30". The standard leash length on T3 leash lanyards is 32" and the standard handloop is 5 1/2". The resulting "half length" (analogous) is approximately 21". Color of the lanyard and accents (if desired): Standard color is tan. Available colors include white, natural, chocolate/brown, burgundy, forest green, red, and black. For the lanyard body, you may choose a solid color or a combination of two colors (e.g., black/natural, black/tan, chocolate/natural, or tan/natural --- or the reverse of these). Variegation in the lanyard may be complete (i.e. half and half) or partial (i.e., one quarter). The accent pattern may be slashes // or chevrons \/. For the knots, choose a solid color or choose a combination of two colors to compliment the lanyard color. That is, a lanyard might have knots of the same color as the lanyard, knots of the lanyard color plus a lighter or darker accent, or solid colored knots of a second color.
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| Accessories | |
| The SSM Package: Collectively a brass compass, two brass counters, brass swivel(s), and brass whistle are called "The SSM Package" because it evolved from a review and ads in Shooting Sportsman Magazine, and lanyards with this group of accessories have the SSM suffix, i.e., T3 SSM or T2FL SSM, etc. These accessories are discussed individually below. | |
![]() Compasses:
Tru-Nord
Compass, $65, brass or black, are ordered
pre-adjusted to compensate for the magnetic declination in your region;
Marble Compass,
$45, brass only. Either of these compasses may be installed
in the fixed knots on T2FL (one or two drops), T3, T3M, or T4 products for
the prices shown or, for that plus $35, may be inserted into T2 slides. Compass
weight is ~1/2 Oz. (Compasses
are not
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![]() At
left,
Acme Brass Whistles (60 1/2)
with logo, $20 installed; and at right,
Fox40 Classic Whistle with KNOTSMITHTM logo,
$10. Current version has a cushioned mouth guard,
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![]() Flush Counters
(one or more) can be installed on
T2,
T3, and
T4 lanyards during
production at $75 each for the brass or anodized black aluminum counters or
$20 each for the red and white plastic counters. Flush
Counters are only sold installed on lanyards or drops. Counters
may be added to my lanyards (e.g., new or replacement for plastic counters)
provided the lanyard diameter is not greater than 1/4". Price is the
cost of the counters plus consideration for the knots that must be removed
and reconstructed to make the installation. The weight of a brass counter is 1/2 oz; the weight of a aluminum counter is 1/6 oz.
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| Quail Call (by Thomas Game Calls) with dee ring attachment and braided knot to match your lanyard, $35. To use, place your upper lip in the depression on the side with the larger hole and your bottom lip below the rim of the call. Inhale to produce the "where 'yee" call of bobwhites trying to regroup. Click to open a copy of these instructions you can download: Quail Call Use. |
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above are the "standard options." If you have questions about these
options, please send me an email
lsmith@knotsmith.com and include "lanyard" in the Subject line
so that I will recognize that it is not junk mail.
When placing an order, give your name, telephone number,
and address and order information. Send your check or money order (or
Visa or Master Card information) by regular mail. Credit card information may
be communicated by telephone, but do not send it via email. |
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| KNOTSMITH Larry Smith PO Box 830219 Richardson, TX 75083-0219 |
(214) 893-9003; Email: lsmith@knotsmith.com Return to KNOTSMITH page Frequently asked questions. Page updated 11/15/08 |