my swiss army knives

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  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    leatherman wave a brilliant multitool but im not well up on the law, all i can say is read the knife legislation link above.

    i think the law goes along the lines of:
    its ok to own a locking knife but it illegal to carry it
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    Flasheart wrote:
    Is it illegal for me to carry it in its pouch on my belt?
    No you'll just look like batman with a rather budget utility belt...
  • Homer J
    Homer J Posts: 920
    I'm sure i remember some old gezzer getting nicked for having one in his glove box or something?
  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    leatherman wave a brilliant multitool but im not well up on the law, all i can say is read the knife legislation link above.

    i think the law goes along the lines of:
    its ok to own a locking knife but it illegal to carry it

    basically you need to have a reason for carrying any knife type item that is more than your basic penknife (no flick out blade, no locking blade, blade below 3").

    Your reason has to be a good one though, such as a fisherman on the way to/at/way back from a fishing trip having a locking penknife in order to gut a fish.....simply saying it's "for protection" or "just in case I need it" wouldn't be enough.

    Exception being flick knife varieties which are illegal in all situations, owning or carrying!
  • Cressers
    Cressers Posts: 1,329
    On the subject of Leatherman, I've had to return my Juice twice times under warranty, on both occasions due to the pliers loosening at the pivot. The small screwdriver blades on the third don't seem that robust either, and I don't abuse them, using the tool for light DIY repair and bike maintainence. Has anyone else had similar problems?
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    Watch it. Harry the Morgue collected stanley knives.

    http://open.spotify.com/track/638rEkp6KNjRyQG4vkN8kG
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Thread hijack but - on one of the occasions years ago that I went to the France v Eng rugby match in Paris, I was stopped and searched at the gate by a Gendarme. I had a large bladed knife which also had a bottle opener attached. On explaining it was to cut up cheese and open a bottle of red wine (produced from my rucksack) at half time, he let me and my wife in. Happy days.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Looks like alot of the legislation states the intention to sell or hire a knife or use it maliciously represents an offence. The specific references to types of knife (flick knives and gravity knives) would appear to be important as these are the types of knives potential criminals would choose to use. (maybe that's a massive assumption though).

    A 'pocketknife' is also detailed somewhere in there. That could mean that pocketknives with locking blades are ok? All depends on the definitions which are probably detailed in later (unshown on wiki(no surprises) sections or subsections.

    Aggieboy's is a good example. Seems like a degree of 'common sense' applies when considering the intended application of the knife. If you're not out to stab anyone, then don't worry about being 'done' for posession of a knife with intent to harm or injure.

    I wouldn't use wiki as a legislative source though.
    Canyon Endurace CF 2014 | Canyon Ultimate CF 2010
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    Scrap that, looks like you could get scroood over for having a Swiss army knife with a locking blade. You'd have to be extremely unlucky though.

    In fact one of those sources on Wiki - the one about the policeman isn't really valid as the initial decision was overturned and the Judge said he did in fact have a good reason for posessing the knife.

    Basically, don't carry a knife unless you really do have a clear and specific reason for having it at that moment in time.
    Canyon Endurace CF 2014 | Canyon Ultimate CF 2010
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Do you have matching leather pouches for each knife to fit on a belted pair of trousers?

    I have a Gerber which has a fabric pouch which is woven from some tough material. It has a belt loop which I do utilise at work.

    The blade is very sharp and is serrated for half the length of the blade, which is a metric measurement not imperial.
  • Ollieda
    Ollieda Posts: 1,010
    Interestingly when i was returning from an exped in costa rica I didn't have enough room to fit my machette in my bag so I had it strapped to the outside in plain view.......customs didn't seem too bothered, one of them actually asked if he could see it then made swooshing actions as if he was fighting an imaginary foe with it. I then took it back and traveled on the underground with it and no one seem to care, not even the large amounts of transport police officers I went past.

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