Leatherman Multi-tool

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So my Dad surprised me by getting me a Leatherman Wave. The model has a 2.9" locking blade on it (Shame on you Dad). I've been reading about how you need to have a reasonable excuse to carry one in public.

I'm going back to uni in a few days, with my presents of course. Am I allowed to put it in my holdall to take it with me?

Another example, lets say my friend needed the pliers to fix something in his flat. Would that be a reasonable excuse to say I'm on my way to my friends flat so he can fix something? Or does it have to be that I need a reason for the locking knife over a non-locking one?

Of course it will be rare for me to be carrying it outside at all but I'd rather know what I'm allowed to carry it for.
 
Yes you can put it in your bag as it's classed as a tool like a pen knife or stanley knife in a tool box is IIRC.

PS Got a Wave myself and a few others (Crunch and a very early one) which are used as tools frequently.
 
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If you want to carry it outside, file the locking bar down or the blade where it latches.

Stupid law anyway, criminals have someone else to carry their blade for them, and using a knife without a lock just makes it more likely you will chop your fingers off.
Yay for the Nanny State :mad:
 
Useful link: https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can-buy-or-carry-a-knife

If it was a folding knife (it's not) it would be fine to carry around on a day-to-day basis.
As it is classed as a fixed blade knife you need a good reason to carry it.

Transporting it to uni or taking to fix something *should* be ok. Although you still could get it confiscated.
If you are worried about getting stopped and quizzed about it the only safe option is to remove the locking mechanism.
 
You need a reason for it to be in your possession at that time. Being in your bag is still in your possession.
 
bitslice said:
If you want to carry it outside, file the locking bar down or the blade where it latches.

Stupid law anyway, criminals have someone else to carry their blade for them, and using a knife without a lock just makes it more likely you will chop your fingers off.
Yay for the Nanny State :mad:
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Wait, since when has it been illegal to have a locking blade...? Almost all outdoor style (leather mans, Greiber, climbing) knives have them... Or is it just the standard reasonable excuse line, which basically means you'll get done if you're walking round with it in your pocket at 11pm on a friday evening without an excuse...?

EDIT: Actually I think the police would have a hard time suggesting I was up to no good with "lock" knife I have occasionally carried round (in a bag after walking, forgetting to unpack the pocket), It's bright yellow and has a blunt end... About as useful for stabbing people as a teapot...:p
 
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keep it in its little leather wallet thingie..they can hardly argue its ready for use
 
Really? this is an issue? i carry multitools with locking blades all the time, got them in my cars, always have them in my bag, never given it a second thought, so long as your not walking about with the damn thing in your hand its not really gonna be a massive issue, just use a little common sense and dont be whipping it out in public places unless there is a good reason.
 
I've heard of the police confiscating them from cars etc and sometimes doing the driver even though it seems perfectly reasonable to carry a multi tool in the glovebox. They don't see all the other tools, pliers etc on it, they just see the blade.
 
I have a Gerber Suspension which I carry all the time. It (like most multitools) has locking blades. I've never been worried about the police having an issue with it as I can justify it's usefulness in most situations.
 
afaik it's 3 inches from the tang [or in this case the hinge], not sure about the locking part, but logic would dictate not considering Stanley blades etc aren't a problem despite being locking. tbh unless as has been said you're walking about at 1am on a Saturday morning with it in your hand you'll probably be fine. unless ofc you actually try to stab someone with it in which case any sharp object can technically count
 
Please just don't worry about it. You're obviously young and nervous, but the chances of you being searched are probably minute, and I don't think the police really care if you have a multitool, in your bag, in it's holster thing when you're on the train. If you were wearing a machete on our belt, on the other hand...
 
The blade length and locking laws are very strict and clearly written, there is no common sense to them as they were written on the back of a media/political campaign, effectively lock knives are as illegal as you think flick knives are. I suspect they have caused great inconvenience to no gain in public safety or cuts in criminality as let's face it a 2ft long stick is a better weapon than a 4 inch lock knife, it's a nanny state but nanny keeps dressing up as a policeman and looks an awful lot like big brother.
 
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