Medium Swiss army knife with locking blade
Discussion
Mario149 said:
V8RX7 said:
Devon and Cornwall police said officers had concerns there was a “potential danger”.
Would seem to me this is the key bit. I like to think no plod in their right might would pursue a locking swiss army knife in a glovebox with other emergency bits in the sticks unless there was potentially something else going on."Mr Knowles, a grandfather-of-four from Newton Abbot, Devon, was charged after police stopped him in his car in February. The keen caravanner used the multi-function knife for picnics during camping trips in the countryside with his wife.
Police discovered it alongside a torch, maps and a first aid kit when they searched Mr Knowles’s car after he had passed a roadside breath test."
He sounds like a real danger to society
Bigends said:
The disabled caravanner was below the drink drive limit when tested at the roadside so wasnt arrested
I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
That's is indeed the question.I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
There clearly were grounds, otherwise he wouldnt have been convicted, as the search would have been unlawful. Unfortunately this part has been ommitted from the story.
Terzo123 said:
Bigends said:
The disabled caravanner was below the drink drive limit when tested at the roadside so wasnt arrested
I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
That's is indeed the question.I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
There clearly were grounds, otherwise he wouldnt have been convicted, as the search would have been unlawful. Unfortunately this part has been ommitted from the story.
Terzo123 said:
Bigends said:
If he'd been driving down the road waving it at other drivers, or he'd threatened someone with it or someone had reported him as having the knife - then there would be grounds
That wouldnt fit with the narrative of the news report though would it? 
Edited by Bigends on Sunday 8th December 22:38
Out of interest what constitutes a locking knife? I only have a SAK, the blade folds out and kinda pings into place but folds in by hand.
I presume the locking ones require a button press of some description?
Mine is this :
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Products/Swiss-Ar...
I presume the locking ones require a button press of some description?
Mine is this :
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/Products/Swiss-Ar...
Mario149 said:
Mario149 said:
MiseryStreak said:
That Gerber 600 looks good. Decent price as well. Very tempting....Gerbers from memory you just open the blade and hold the handles together to use it, no button push required to unlock the blade and fold away....
That said, carrying a Gerber in your pocket must weigh a ton so not massively practical in this context
Non locking blades are held open by the pressure of the back spring on the heel of the blade.
Locking knives use a physical lock to hold the blade open.
Disable the lock and you get a floppy blade
No one likes a droopy tool.
Conversion is a waste of time. look for a different Swiss army knife.
Locking knives use a physical lock to hold the blade open.
Disable the lock and you get a floppy blade
No one likes a droopy tool.
Conversion is a waste of time. look for a different Swiss army knife.
Edited by Some Guy on Sunday 8th December 23:36
Mario149 said:
At the risk of re-opening a can of worms, gov site state states that locking knives are one that you need to push a button to close: https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
Written, approved and published by a completely f
king clueless idiot. Anything that stops the blade from closing just by folding is illegal unless good reason. Bigends said:
Terzo123 said:
Bigends said:
The disabled caravanner was below the drink drive limit when tested at the roadside so wasnt arrested
I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
That's is indeed the question.I wonder what the grounds for searching his car were?
There clearly were grounds, otherwise he wouldnt have been convicted, as the search would have been unlawful. Unfortunately this part has been ommitted from the story.
The gentleman in question was convicted of something much more serious a little later, the Police were clearly on to him...
V8RX7 said:
I bet that's what he thought
"Mr Knowles, a grandfather-of-four from Newton Abbot, Devon, was charged after police stopped him in his car in February. The keen caravanner used the multi-function knife for picnics during camping trips in the countryside with his wife.
Police discovered it alongside a torch, maps and a first aid kit when they searched Mr Knowles’s car after he had passed a roadside breath test."
He sounds like a real danger to society
He certainly was "Mr Knowles, a grandfather-of-four from Newton Abbot, Devon, was charged after police stopped him in his car in February. The keen caravanner used the multi-function knife for picnics during camping trips in the countryside with his wife.
Police discovered it alongside a torch, maps and a first aid kit when they searched Mr Knowles’s car after he had passed a roadside breath test."
He sounds like a real danger to society
V8RX7 said:
Mario149 said:
V8RX7 said:
Devon and Cornwall police said officers had concerns there was a “potential danger”.
Would seem to me this is the key bit. I like to think no plod in their right might would pursue a locking swiss army knife in a glovebox with other emergency bits in the sticks unless there was potentially something else going on."Mr Knowles, a grandfather-of-four from Newton Abbot, Devon, was charged after police stopped him in his car in February. The keen caravanner used the multi-function knife for picnics during camping trips in the countryside with his wife.
Police discovered it alongside a torch, maps and a first aid kit when they searched Mr Knowles’s car after he had passed a roadside breath test."
He sounds like a real danger to society
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/child-rapist...
768 said:
AndrewCrown said:
Solved
The gentleman in question was convicted of something much more serious a little later, the Police were clearly on to him...
They did him for a penknife in a glovebox as part of trying to get him for child rape offences from 30+ years ago?The gentleman in question was convicted of something much more serious a little later, the Police were clearly on to him...
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