Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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Knife laws are the worst. Being in the US, we actually have a pretty easy time but there are still some states/cities that have silly laws that seem to be written by someone who doesn't even understand how a folding knife is built.
You must be referring to San Francisco, @tvenuto
I live there and it's ridiculous. I want to own an OTF however that'd practically make me a felon! -
Ha I actually wasn't referring to any one place in particular, but I (did) travel a bit and it was always a pain to try to decipher knife laws where I was going. I'm lucky that in MD most jurisdictions don't have length limits on folding knives, but they make up for it with other dumb stuff.
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Updated 7
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Snagged a little horizontal pull sheath from Texas. Digging it.
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Just began carrying this again after many years of not doing so. Phill Hartsfield, Sr. kozuka made with A2. What I didn't know is that Hartsfield influenced Emerson and helped Emerson get his first special ops contract, etc.
Either way, I adore this thing.
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That thing is awsome!
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Last year when I was hiking on Svalbard one of the guides had a knife that attracted my attention. First, I thought it was a puukko (from Finland, also great knives, different story) but it turned out to be Sami knife.
The Sami are the indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting northern Skandinavia (historically known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by some Sámi people). Sami knives have been made and used for centuries, with more or less the same shape and materials. The handle is generally made from birch, the blade from carbon steel and the sheath from reindeer leather. They are definitely not delicate, but strong tools for everything from wood cutting to butchering tasks.
When we were in Karasjok in northern Norway I had the chance to visit Knivesmed Strømeng a traditional knife maker for Sami knives. You can visit their workshop and see how the knives are made. And of course you can choose knives from a variety of sizes (not much variation in style though, since they are all traditional).
This is the one I got:
The blade is 20 cm, total 32cm.
It feels very durable and I like the traditional aspect. Should be a life-long companion.
Check out their website if you're interested. They do international orders (I think, via contact). -
Lovely backstory, @endo
I happen to adore fixed blades over folders myself and can appreciate this sorta thing. Looking at that site this very moment lol
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That thing is absolutely badass @endo
I would love a nice fixed blade but you can't take them anywhere here without going to directly to jail, do not collect £200 etc.
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That thing is absolutely badass @endo
I would love a nice fixed blade but you can't take them anywhere here without going to directly to jail, do not collect £200 etc.
It's that bad there?? I'm in San Francisco (tied with Los Angeles for the most restrictive knife laws in CA) and I can carry a fixed blade under 3" in my pocket. Anything larger must be open carry (like a machete :D).
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The law here is that can carry an under 3 inch, non-locking folder with no questions asked, any lock knife or fixed blade requires a damn good reason
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Yikes dude. That's pretty intense. And to think that, in Texas, it just became lawful to conceal carry handguns w/o a permit
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I suppose a key thing with UK law is you can't carry a weapon for self defence (not even pepper spray), so even if you had a fixed blade for self defence you would get convicted for murder/attempted as possession of the weapon indicates pre-meditation
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Not a bad approach by the UK. I do often think that carrying something dangerous invites danger to a degree.
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I would tend to agree, but a debate I have learned the hard way to steer clear of online
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I would tend to agree, but a debate I have learned the hard way to steer clear of online
Hear, hear my friend.
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The law here is that can carry an under 3 inch, non-locking folder with no questions asked, any lock knife or fixed blade requires a damn good reason
Here in Germany only a fixed blade under 12cm (app. 4.7'') is ok in public without good reason.
But really, why should I carry this knife in town? I'm not crocodile dundee.
No, I keep it in my bus and it's a good tool when camping.
