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    UK Knife Law change?

    That Gear Guy in his video on this uses the BOKER Plus XS as an example of one caught in the change which Hennie are still advertising as UK Legal... I think the UKPK was designed with the help of British Blades so there would have been Lawyers involved however you might want to check out That...
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    UK Knife Law change?

    You may have the term precedents in US legal dramas well that is case law in the UK so there is a written law and then judges get involved. There is a case Regina v Deegan: CACD 4 Feb 1998 were the judgement in Harris v Director of Public Prosecutions; Fehmi v Director of Public Prosecutions...
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    UK Knife Law change?

    The Judge said in charles broker vs dpp 2005 that a knife blade does not have to be sharp to be a knife blade under the law. You will see that both Police forces say Blade and not cutting edge as per the law.
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    UK Knife Law change?

    The law is Criminal Justice Act 1988 which says: 139 - Offence of having article with blade or point in public place. E+W (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) below, any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be guilty of an offence. (2)...
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    UK Knife Law change?

    I was looking for the thing about taking the ring off an Opinel not making it UK legal and saw BlackBelt Barristers new Knife videos. It is like the locking knife decision a Judge made it in Charles Brooker vs the Director of Public Prosecutions case.
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    UK Knife Law change?

    That still requires the good reason exemption to cover it. This is a change to the 3" non-locking knife rule.
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    UK Knife Law change?

    I may have missed the post however did people know the UK knife law has changed a little bit in that the length of blade is now the total length of blade and not just the sharp bit? Just double checked my Rough Rider Canoe which is the first of my Nessmuk set and it 3 inches under the new law so...
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    Interesting tool site

    Daegrad Tools aimed at the re-enactment market however lots of different tools from the past for all crafts.
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    Ideas for retired fire hose please?

    Mr Mike, I was told by a fireman that the water is basically grey water and have had a discuss about the pump units which they through into lakes to run. What do they care as it going onto a fire.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Hardcore Histories is really good however often very long. They also have another podcast called Hardcore Histories addendum which is good as well. The First World War series is brilliant and it really makes you think. To add another book to the list Memory Code by Dr Lynne Kelly which would be...
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    What are you currently reading?

    Hardcore Histories? Listening to British Woodland by Ray Mears for the second time. I think I should point out that after the first time I just started it again really good and interesting.
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    Mess kits

    I have BB68 on top and PSL on bottom. No arrow.
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    Ideas for retired fire hose please?

    Yeah I was going to mention this as the water going through fire hoses is basically coming straight out of the sewer.
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    My Covid-19 and later projects

    I love those tins! They are great for those military/old school scout shirt front pockets.
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    Mess kits

    Really interesting reading.
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    Ridge Lines

    I think my latest definition of Bushcraft is that it is trying to see the world around me in the present moment. I guess my point is that if you know you need a tight ridgeline how you get it tight is your business. There would be a slight thing in that if I see you doing something dangerous I...
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    Felix Immler and Victorinox Venture Bushcraft fixed blade collection

    The drill bit is a standard sbs (something like that) so you can have any size you want.
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    Felix Immler and Victorinox Venture Bushcraft fixed blade collection

    Felix's first video is worth a watch as it was interesting the issues they had with the edge.
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    Felix Immler and Victorinox Venture Bushcraft fixed blade collection

    Yeah that looks a bit worrying especially when a Mora costs a lot less and does not have those problems.