what's your prefered pocket knife? + pics!
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it's nice to see a knife that's been well used qweeg500!
I've never been a fan of shiney knives, don't see the point in a knife that you are scared to use.
who else has old beauties?
I've never been a fan of shiney knives, don't see the point in a knife that you are scared to use.
who else has old beauties?
This is my favourite
You don't spare the oil with these.
Now that's a proper bloke knife!
I can picture an old boy gutting a few rabbits with it, wipeing it on his mole skins then using it to cut his ploughmans sarnie in half!
More like sturgeon and wiping on seal skins. That knife has character and history. I love that stuff.
indeed that was my point people get fooled into the 'easy' way out which can make life just as complexif you accept the caution you are accepting you broke the law, when you actually haven't!
That wasn't realy what the chap was asking though was it. If you have a sub 3" slippy on you, you dont have to justify anything - it will be up to the police officer to demonstrate that you had it in your posion as an 'offensive weapon' whether thats to the desk seregent, cps, jp or full jury will indeed depend on a number of things.
I'm unaware of Guyceps thread but seeing as he's still 'out' and making knives i assume the matter was dropped - and that the perfectly legal pocket knife was returned to him (cant check BB's down)
I'm not interested in an individual police officers understanding of the law, i'm legally entitled to carry my slippy so i do, in the very same way i'm intitled to carry my lighter - if the police want to try and assume I'm an arsonist goodluck to them.
anyway these are mine, infact apart fro an ALOX SAK they are the only knives i own
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Guyceps UKPK was taken and destroyed as he was not prepared to contest it in court. Not so his Leatherman Wave. It's an interesting thread and the reactions of the officers are also interesting as to how they perceived the UKPK compared to the lockable longer bladed Leatherman. You can see both sides of the argument well presented.
corso that big friction folder at the top looks pretty cool, do you have a picture of it open?
and jonathand, do you have a link to that thread of guyceps? I can't give a decent opinion on the matter untill I've atleast glimpsed at it.
and jonathand, do you have a link to that thread of guyceps? I can't give a decent opinion on the matter untill I've atleast glimpsed at it.
Yeah.
http://www.britishblades.com/forums...Arrested-with-my-Spyderco-UKPK&highlight=ukpk
Take the time to read all posts and you will see that the UKPKs looks can certainly be detrimental. Shame as it is a cracking knife and I will continue to take mine with me despite this. It was a great discussion.
It won't load dude..
the knife does look good though, it's a shame our laws are to a universal standard around Britain, one copper undertsands the knife IS legal another nicks you and treats you like law breaking vermin.
not alot we can do though as any mention of softening the knife laws atm would just be another selling point for the damned press to f' about with!
oh.. it's now loaded!
the knife does look good though, it's a shame our laws are to a universal standard around Britain, one copper undertsands the knife IS legal another nicks you and treats you like law breaking vermin.
not alot we can do though as any mention of softening the knife laws atm would just be another selling point for the damned press to f' about with!
oh.. it's now loaded!
Ok, just read a few pages of it..not all as I'm a bit tired( cider infused ) but from what I can see the police in his circumstances were right 'sorts' but..and that is a big but, he was working a door with a quick opening knife in his pocket.
IMHO I wouldn't feel safe as a punter to a club or pub with doormen who were carrying knives ..BUT..I wouldn't be too fussed if some were carrying multi tools (like he was also carrying) and I think that is due to the fact a multi tool is considered (ignorantly?) as a 'tool' whereas a knife like the ukpk could very easily be seen as a knife that opens one handed and fixes in place like a knife used for 'defence' or as a 'weapon'.
That's not to say he commited an offence as our law does say he was lawfully carrying his knife but..he was facing an assault charge so obviously the police considered him a pretend authority figure and thug who was carrying a 'weapon'.
I would have gone to court about it, genuinely I would ahve, but I don't have a career in the forces or a job where it matters.
The knife is sweet though and I'd hate to have any fuss with my edc knives.
) but from what I can see the police in his circumstances were right 'sorts' but..and that is a big but, he was working a door with a quick opening knife in his pocket.IMHO I wouldn't feel safe as a punter to a club or pub with doormen who were carrying knives ..BUT..I wouldn't be too fussed if some were carrying multi tools (like he was also carrying) and I think that is due to the fact a multi tool is considered (ignorantly?) as a 'tool' whereas a knife like the ukpk could very easily be seen as a knife that opens one handed and fixes in place like a knife used for 'defence' or as a 'weapon'.
That's not to say he commited an offence as our law does say he was lawfully carrying his knife but..he was facing an assault charge so obviously the police considered him a pretend authority figure and thug who was carrying a 'weapon'.
I would have gone to court about it, genuinely I would ahve, but I don't have a career in the forces or a job where it matters.
The knife is sweet though and I'd hate to have any fuss with my edc knives.
Thats as maybe but i'd rather argue reasonable cause to carry than be without it. I'd feel naked!
Hi
I carried a Schrade Wostenholme lockback with bone and nickel silver bolsters for years, I then lost it so I carried this old Pradel for a load of years (it had a gold Eiffel tower on the scale which I wore away in my pocket)
I now carry a small Opinel on my key ring
John
I carried a Schrade Wostenholme lockback with bone and nickel silver bolsters for years, I then lost it so I carried this old Pradel for a load of years (it had a gold Eiffel tower on the scale which I wore away in my pocket)
I now carry a small Opinel on my key ring
John
Its VEY cool
its by a chap called smokepole/kharoo on BB - he's just launched them - turn around fro order to delvery was about 10days from South Africa!
will sortsome pics son - but thre are plenty of reviews on BB
Carried a Swiss Tool for 13 yrs from new until I lost my job last year. Didn't need to carry all that about any more so downsized to this sweet little CK Lambfoot.
It was my birthday last week, and Mrs Bilmo bought me this SAK Alox Farmer. So far, I'm delighted with it.
It was my birthday last week, and Mrs Bilmo bought me this SAK Alox Farmer. So far, I'm delighted with it.
