{{Short description|Knife designed to be carried in or on a boot}} right|thumb|400px|Four boot knives, including a SOG Pentagon, custom stag handled boot knife, Ek knife and Parker Bros knife A '''boot knife''' or a '''gambler's dagger''' is a small fixed-blade knife (usually, a dagger) that is designed to be carried in or on a boot.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gun Digest Book of Cowboy Action Shooting|url=https://archive.org/details/Cowboy_Action_Shooting_The_Gun_Digest_Book_of|pages=[https://archive.org/details/Cowboy_Action_Shooting_The_Gun_Digest_Book_of/page/n41 40]–41|author=Kevin Michalowski|author2=John Taffin|year=2005|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=978-0-89689-140-1}}</ref> Typically, such a knife is worn on a belt or under a pant leg.<ref name=des>{{cite journal | last = Steele| first = David| title = Boot Knife Fighting| journal = Black Belt| volume = 26| issue = 4| pages =48–51 | publisher = Active Interest Media, Inc.| year = 1988 }}</ref> If worn around the neck (by means of a chain or lanyard) they become a neck knife. Boot knives generally come with a sheath that includes some form of a clip. Most have double-edged blades, like a dagger, that range from 3 to 5&nbsp;inches (7.62 to 12.7&nbsp;cm).<ref name=des/>

==History==

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==Legal issues== A boot-knife carries with it a multitude of legal issues, as each defining factor is likely to cause legal trouble in certain jurisdictions. Some regions prohibit carrying fixed-blade knives, double edged knives (dirk or dagger), concealed knives, or knives over certain length.<ref name=des/>

==Manufacturers== Boot knives have been made by companies such as Blackjack Knives, Ek Knives, Valor Cutlery, Gerber Legendary Blades, Kershaw Knives, Parker Bros., and Cold Steel.<ref name=ebs>{{cite book | last = Loveless| first = Bob| author-link = Bob Loveless|author2=Richard W. Barney|title = How to Make Knives | publisher = Krause Publications | year =1995 | location =Iola, WI | page =171| isbn =978-0-87341-389-3 }}</ref>

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