UK Legal Carry Thread!

[enki_ck]

and EVENTUALLY (fingers crossed) there might be a Byrd Tern to add to the list 

It's in stock! Finally. Just checked it.

http://www.bladehq.com/item--Byrd-Tern-Folding-Pocket-Knife--9133
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/SPBY23GP/spyderco-by23gp-byrd-tern-folding-knife

[AimlessWanderer]

Excfellent!! Hopefully handyniknaks.co.uk shouldn't be far behind

[AimlessWanderer]

OK I've added the Boker Subcom and Trance 42 plus the CRKT Slip KISS and Slip KISS 2.   I'm going to work on the rest later.

Nice one  That list has helped me in out choosing tools a few times now 

[Benner]

Its good to see that this thread is still going 

[Essexman]

OK I've added the Boker Subcom and Trance 42 plus the CRKT Slip KISS and Slip KISS 2.   I'm going to work on the rest later.

You forgot the Pink subcom 42       

[Gareth]

OK I've added the Boker Subcom and Trance 42 plus the CRKT Slip KISS and Slip KISS 2.   I'm going to work on the rest later.

You forgot the Pink subcom 42   

I wasn't going to bother with colour variations but it can go in if folks want.

[Gareth]

OK, I think that's all the links now working.   Anything else folks want added just post here and I'll add it to the list, if it passes the obvious criteria of course.

[badwolf]

What about this, just in here SOG-Knives-Contractor-II

[Gareth]

What about this, just in here SOG-Knives-Contractor-II

done.  Plus the Gerber Pocket Tool - http://www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Tools/Pocket-Tool_31-001050N

 

[5hif7y]

What about this, just in here SOG-Knives-Contractor-II

done.  Plus the Gerber Pocket Tool - http://www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Tools/Pocket-Tool_31-001050N

 

does anyone have the pocket tool yet? im unsure to if i like it or not, and would like to know what people think of it ?

[Sazabi]

I don't feel like looking through 35 pages, but would the Coleman Pro-Lock count?  Despite the name, I just looked at mine and realized the blades don't lock.

[AimlessWanderer]

It appears the Pro-lock is perfectly fine 

[Essexman]

Cheap and cheerful - EKA Compact Folder - http://www.heinnie.com/Compact-Folder/p--8424/

Cheap (ish) and soooo cool Boker Plus  Nano 42 - http://www.heinnie.com/Nano-42/p--8405/

I've a nano on pre order   

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

The EKA is a cracking wee knife

Seriously tempted by that Boker though!

[AimlessWanderer]

The Boker looks like it's got a frame lock 

[Gareth]

Cheap and cheerful - EKA Compact Folder - http://www.heinnie.com/Compact-Folder/p--8424/

Cheap (ish) and soooo cool Boker Plus  Nano 42 - http://www.heinnie.com/Nano-42/p--8405/

I've a nano on pre order   

happy to say the EKA Compact was already on the list (and it really is a good knife, especially at under £15).  Boker Nano now added.

[Gareth]

The Boker looks like it's got a frame lock 

the non-locking 'Sub-com' has the same look so I'm not too worried.

[Essexman]

The Boker looks like it's got a frame lock 

Confused ?  It's a framelock type design but it extends to run next to the back of the blade/pivot radius and uses a ball indent to cause a slipjoint type action. Make sense?

Same as the 42 subcom or trance, all UK legal.

[AimlessWanderer]

The Boker looks like it's got a frame lock 

the non-locking 'Sub-com' has the same look so I'm not too worried.

Ahhh ... ok 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Not a smooth action if it's like my Subcom slippy though

Perfectly functional though

[Neil]

That Boker looks cool.  I wonder is its "un-smooth" as the subcom slip joint though? 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That Boker looks cool.  I wonder is its "un-smooth" as the subcom slip joint though?

I hope not, but it's not a deal breaker if it is, as you soon adapt to it

[Essexman]

I've been using my 42 Nano all day yesterday. I love it, feels bigger in the hand than it should.


 

 

 
With 42 Subcom, and squeak.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Damn that looks great

It does look like a lot of knife for the money

[Neil]

Nice pics   How smooth is it to open?

[Syph007]

I figured this thread would be the appropriate place to ask.

Ok, when it says 3 inches or less for blade length for legal carry in a folder, is that sharpened edge part or total steel length or from the pivot?

For example is a 108mm SAK too long for legal carry?  I want to create a custom MT pocket knife in the future but I want to design it to be legal to carry in most of the world, so Im just thinking ahead about the max blade size I can have.

Thanks!

[AimlessWanderer]

3" cutting edge, but if it "looks" big/bigger, be prepared to answer questions.

[Gareth]

Yeah, it does say "cutting edge" of no more than 3", but I'm always a little wary of carrying something with a blade that is more than 3" tip to bolster.

"(3) This section applies to a folding pocketknife if the cutting edge of its blade exceeds 3
inches."

[Syph007]

Ok, so a good rule would be 3 inch max cutting edge, and a regular pocket knife look to it so it's not scary... I think I get it.

[Gareth]

I have had someone try and convince me that carrying a folding knife with a 6" long blade, but only the front 3" being sharp would be OK.  Technically he might be right, but I think he would have a hard time convincing a Police Officer of that in the middle of the street.