Knife porn thread

any blade that locks, is illegal. full stop!.

although, I have been carrying a "locking blade" for over 10 years, and never have been pulled over (for it, or anything else) so really down to you to take a chance...(disclaimer, if you are pulled over, it wasn't me who said you are allowed to carry such a thing)

unfortunately, most Leathermans, Gerbers, multitools, etc, DO have locking blades, and are easily available in this country????????

and I carry a 14" Bowie knife everywhere :)

^ maybe a 2 inch "blade attached to a Leatherman"..

Depends on the tool, but there are bigger ones with locking blades.

yup, the charge, and quite a few others, do have a 3"blade. (locking)

Yep, under UK law carrying any lockable blade in a public place is illegal. You can have something with you for work, so say for example you were a carpet fitter and you had a Stanley knife with you while travelling home from work - you could prove that it was legitimate.

However, it has to be straight from home to work so if you stopped off at the pub for a swift pint on the way home and got searched you could get done.

The Met can't stop and search randomly, so it can't be because they don't like the look of someone for example. There must be grounds. Walking down the road smoking a spliff for example would be grounds to stop and search.

The law says you need a reason, so just say you need it to stab someone and you should be fine.

http://thejusticegap.com/2012/06/stop-and-search-know-your-rights/

The grounds can be I(the fuzz) believed....

This thread is moving away from knife porn to another area.

There have to be grounds to carry out a stop and search unless there's a Section 60 in place, which is rare - Notting Hill Carnival for example. Grounds can't be 'I believe' and nothing else.

Yep, under UK law carrying any lockable blade in a public place is illegal.

But it is a defence if you have 'good reason'. The eg of needed a knife for work is a good example often used. It's not the only one though - camping, taking a present home, etc.

In your eg of stopping off at the pub, you could probably do a few things to evidence that you use it for work and don't plan on anything else - putting it in the glove box of your van or in the bottom of your work bag as opposed to on your belt.

Ultimately you just need to ask yourself the same question a magistrate would, 'do you need something more than a sub-3" folding knife'?

Yep, the onus is on you to prove to the police / court that you have good reason. Point being that the onus is on you. If as a carpet fitter with a locking knife you stopped off at the pub for a swift coke (because you're driving) your knife was in your van or toolbox it's highly unlikely it would ever be discovered.

However, if it was in your pocket and your defence was 'I forgot it was there' then that may not wash. People forget there's a large amount of common sense involved where the law is concerned.

Stealth knife ordered. Won't make it in time for Xmas :-(

Where did you order yours from?

anyhow, back to porn:

Direct from their website.

Fair enough. Mine are in the US somewhere, being shipped to massechusets before being carried back by someone from my office. Will be Jan 5th before I get hold of them.

I gots me a chunky cleaver a while back but haven't bought anything since to butcher. I miss the BBQ season.

When funds replenish I think this will be my new carving/slicing/posing knife...

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Bread knife lust.

http://bernalcutlery.lightspeedwebstore.com/k-sabatier-stainless-11bread-knife-big-honkin/dp/308

that slicer is a bit sexy

..and so's the bread knife!

Not true. If it's under 3 inches with a non-locking blade that requires both hands to open, you don't need any reason to be carrying it.

A locking blade falls into the same category as a fixed blade - can be carried with a legitimate reason or excuse. These can be occupational or recreational as long as it's lawful.