Show us your knives

[paps]

Went camping with the lads a few years ago. Heres the result!

[pokethepope]

Oakey said:

andy_s said:

Why are they illegal - not being funny just thought these would be legal

Butterfly knives are illegal, I don't know the ins and outs of why. Something to do with being a lock knife that can be operated one handed (if that makes sense?).

IIRC It's any knife with a blade 3 inches or less and folding (ie non-locking) can be carried in public perfectly legally. So lots of swiss army knives and multitools can actually be carried in public, although obviously if you take one into a football ground or nightclub you will run into trouble.

[omgus]

pokethepope said:

I have one of these, neat little thing but it is illegal to carry it in your wallet in the UK which renders it rather useless:

Illegal?

Really?

Damn i have one in my wallet. Very useful little thing and when seen by a policeman he commented on what a good idea it was and then left it in there.

[omgus]

Now can people stop posting pictures of knives that i have forgotten i own.

[Bill]

pokethepope said:

IIRC It's any knife with a blade 3 inches or less and folding (ie non-locking) can be carried in public perfectly legally. So lots of swiss army knives and multitools can actually be carried in public, although obviously if you take one into a football ground or nightclub you will run into trouble.

So the fact I have a 20 year old Swiss Army knife with a locking 3 1/4" blade means I am a knife wielding criminal. Hark at me.

[pokethepope]

omgus said:

Illegal?

Really?

Damn i have one in my wallet. Very useful little thing and when seen by a policeman he commented on what a good idea it was and then left it in there.

Yep, it's technically a lock knife so illegal to carry without a good reason (not defined in law, but for example a chef going home from work or someone fishing - although those reasons probably wouldn't work if you got caught with that knife as it's not really suitable for those tasks).

However it's always down to the individual plod to implement it, he either didn't know the law or figured you weren't a teenage chav carrying it to hold up a post office so let it go

[Nedzilla]

Couple of Rambo jobbies bought many years ago when I was a kid along with many throwing stars,catapults,crossbows and a blank firing beretta m92f!
These are the only things left as it seemed a shame to get rid.
Still come in handy for the odd bit of DIY and garden work and scaring the st out of a potential burglar.

Excuse the crap pic,quick snap from my phone!

[omgus]

pokethepope said:

Yep, it's technically a lock knife so illegal to carry without a good reason (not defined in law, but for example a chef going home from work or someone fishing - although those reasons probably wouldn't work if you got caught with that knife as it's not really suitable for those tasks).

However it's always down to the individual plod to implement it, he either didn't know the law or figured you weren't a teenage chav carrying it to hold up a post office so let it go

I thought the whole point of them was that they just snuck into being legal in the UK. I got it to replace an old lock blade i had worn on my belt for years.

[Pixel Pusher]

Nedzilla said:

Still come in handy for the odd bit of DIY and garden work officer

Not much of a defence Ned.

[JontyR]

Pixel Pusher said:

Nedzilla said:

Still come in handy for the odd bit of DIY and garden work officer

Not much of a defence Ned.

depends on your definition of defence...compared to a spoon I think it will defend you far better!

[roadman]

this is one of mine, a Bayonet of some sort..if anyone knows anymore then let me know. I think it was from WW1 but not 100%

[Japveesix]

Odie said:

I have a frost mora, what else do you really need?

Hopefully nothing. I've just bought a mora spoon gouge (arrived today!) and think I'll get a knife to go with it (mailnly for carving but will be useful for work as well).

[EDLT]

I've got one of these, it came with my tool box:


I've tried sharpening it, with no success. Is it because the knife is rubbish or is it user error?

[JontyR]

I take it youve got the sealy tool kit?

I really like the knife, but you are correct you cant sharpen it for toffee!



Oh and the rubber grip bits fall off too.

[gingerpaul]

EDLT said:

I've got one of these, it came with my tool box:


I've tried sharpening it, with no success. Is it because the knife is rubbish or is it user error?

I used to have one of those. It's not you. The material the blade is made from is terrible!

[Art0ir]

Not mine sadly, guy's dad on another forum made it.

Member said:

da's been working at this recently.

Blade was forged in denmark, etched and inlayed with gold with the forgers initials

The wood isnt dyed, its black african iron wood. supposedly the densest wood you can get. i tried a file at it and barely made a mark in it.

bands are 925 silver.

and the ivory is from a mammoth tusk that was pulled from the north sea

[markmullen]

^^^

That is gorgeous

[AndyS2]

EDLT said:

I've got one of these, it came with my tool box:


I've tried sharpening it, with no success. Is it because the knife is rubbish or is it user error?

I'd say user error, you can sharpen anything!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXLaE1JvQ94

[FreeLitres]

Those knives where the blade "shoots" the blade straight up into position via a little switch on the handle... What are they called? Are they legal or not?

[matlee]

Some of my brother's collection....