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Knot craft

Flashlight Paracord Grip-ring & Lanyard

This project was an attempt to emulate the tactical grip-ring and lanyard attachment found on some LED flashlights.

A flashlight with commercial grip-ring and lanyard.
A 2x CR123 size flashlight with factory fitted grip-ring and lanyard (photo from sunwayman.com).

The main issue was finding a binding knot which would hold securely enough on the smooth body of the flashlight, without being excessively bulky.

One of my first experiments was a 3×5 Turks Head, which looks nice and neat, and provided a nice grippy ring, but proved impossible to get tight enough to stay in place.

A 3x4 Turks Head with Mathew Walker knot to keep the tails tidy.
A 3×4 Turks Head with Mathew Walker knot to keep the tails tidy.

After a bit more research and experimentation, a Double Constrictor knot appeared to fit my needs very well, gripping very securely and having minimal bulk. Creating a couple of temporary loops in the working ends of the double constrictor made pulling it very tight a little bit easier.

Double constrictor with Matthew Walker knot to keep the tails tidy.
Double constrictor with Matthew Walker knot to keep the tails tidy.

jetbeam-lanyard-2

A cord lock provides very quick size adjustment, and acts as a safety 'breakaway'.
A cordlock provides very easy size adjustment for the lanyard, and acts as a safety ‘breakaway’.

When the neck lanyard is not required, it can easily be shortened using a chain sinnet. This then gives a handy fob for added grip, gear management, etc.

Lanyard shortened with a chain sinnet.
Lanyard shortened with a chain sinnet.
'Cigar' grip using ring and lanyard.
‘Cigar’ grip using my 550 paracord ring and lanyard.
'Pen' grip using ring and lanyard.
‘Pen’ grip using my 550 paracord ring and lanyard.

The flashlight shown in these photos is a Jetbeam RRT0.