Penknife
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Yeah, well i just got the Forester for under £20. Might arive on saturday if i am lucky, but probably won't get it till monday/tuesday. Looking forward to it 
A lock knife with other stuff too
Need to ask a mate where he got his knife from. Some awesome 5 inch lock knife that you can flick out with some speed. It's very impressive and also is Teflon coated
A lock knife with other stuff too Need to ask a mate where he got his knife from. Some awesome 5 inch lock knife that you can flick out with some speed. It's very impressive and also is Teflon coated
Legal to own, but illegal to carry (unless you have a very good reason, i.e. you might get away with being caught with one whilst hunting).
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Got a leatherman e300 - a retired series but pretty much replaced by the c33 as far as I can see. Excellent locking knife with no gimmicks. It's never missed a beat and even with lots of use, the blade is very easy to keep sharp. I'd recommend one of their smaller multi-tools if you want something with a few more bits on it.
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I've got this one, the Outrider:
http://www.swisstool.co.uk/st/product.php?productid=340&cat=256&page=1
It's similar to the forester, with some useful extras such as scissors and a cross head screwdriver. It's never failed me, I would recommend it or one similar.
http://www.swisstool.co.uk/st/product.php?productid=340&cat=256&page=1
It's similar to the forester, with some useful extras such as scissors and a cross head screwdriver. It's never failed me, I would recommend it or one similar.
Good site to read if you want to know a little more law about carrying knives.
http://www.akct.org/page3.html
Bear in mind even a penknife with a folding blade under 3 inches long can be construed as an 'Offensive Weapon' if used to threaten someone etc., As for lock knives - any knife that has a mechanism that locks the blade into place and prevents it folding accidentally back into the handle is a lock knife - this includes all those Gerber and Leatherman multitools.
To posess a lock knife in a public place you must have a lawful or reasonable excuse, examples of these include for work use (such as a carpet layer or a carpenter), Religious reasons or part of a National costume. Note the public place aspect - you can have a lock knife in your posession in a private place, such as your house. Bear in mind though if you have a lock knife in your car whilst it is in a public place then the car itself is NOT private property.
http://www.akct.org/page3.html
Bear in mind even a penknife with a folding blade under 3 inches long can be construed as an 'Offensive Weapon' if used to threaten someone etc., As for lock knives - any knife that has a mechanism that locks the blade into place and prevents it folding accidentally back into the handle is a lock knife - this includes all those Gerber and Leatherman multitools.
To posess a lock knife in a public place you must have a lawful or reasonable excuse, examples of these include for work use (such as a carpet layer or a carpenter), Religious reasons or part of a National costume. Note the public place aspect - you can have a lock knife in your posession in a private place, such as your house. Bear in mind though if you have a lock knife in your car whilst it is in a public place then the car itself is NOT private property.
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Really? They seem to be around £100 looking around the net.
Even training knives (i.e. not a knife, just three weighted sections bolted together) are hard to come across in the UK
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I gots me a lovely leatherman skeletool CX.
Awesome thing but if only i had more use for it
I've got the normal version of that. Managed to get one for £30 (when they were normally about £80) and use it all the time.
Good solid multitool.
They're illegal in plenty of countries.
Even training knives (i.e. not a knife, just three weighted sections bolted together) are hard to come across in the UK
I found a proper butterfly knife a while back in toolbox laying in someones garage
Yes. Well when I said 'hard to come across', I meant legally. Obviously, there are loads of butterfly knives in the UK.I found a proper butterfly knife a while back in toolbox laying in someones garage
Yeah, your right but I was talking about trainers.Surely if they're illegal then it's impossible to come across one legally?
Not illegal in US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_knife
An apparently not illegal to own over here. Just the sale, lending, hiring, giving or importing is prohibited. So if you found / stole one your within the law. Learn something new everyday!!
Edit// Or make one!!
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I did a bit of research when I chose a knife for my job, I went with a Spyderco Native. Awesome build quality, about 30 quid.
