Bizarre question - is a sub-3" locking or fixed blade legal?

[Minotaur]

Is a sub-3" locking or fixed blade legal?
I think the answer is obvious however I have a couple of sub 3" fixed blades that I like and was wondering if maybe I should start using them over my Moras etc.

 

[Mesquite]

In what sense do you mean legal?

If it's for an EDC carry then it's illegal to carry a locking or fixed blade regardless of length on you unless you have a justifiable reason.

Carrying them in your backpack to or from a bushcraft activity would usually be considered an justifiable reason. In your pocket on a train to said bushcraft activity wouldn't.

 

[Minotaur]

In what sense do you mean legal?

If it's for an EDC carry then it's illegal to carry a locking or fixed blade regardless of length on you unless you have a justifiable reason.

Carrying them in your backpack to or from a bushcraft activity would usually be considered an justifiable reason. In your pocket on a train to said bushcraft activity wouldn't.

That is what I thought to be honest.

 

[Tantalus]

3 inches only ever applies to NON locking knives.

Locking knives and fixed blades are treated the same by the law.

A NON locking knife OVER 3 inches is also treated the same as a fixed blade or locking knife.

Hope that helps clear up any confusion.