Can I get nicked for taking a lock knife to be sharpened?

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 13:15

I'm going to get a couple of chef's knives sharpened, but was thinking of getting my lock knife done too.

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 13:24

Freakbro said:
So it's not legal to carry in public anyway as it's a lock knife, but unless you are waving it arouund and are just going to get it sharpened, who would know anyway.

I am wondering if the sharpening dude is obliged to grass me up?

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 13:36

Freakbro said:
More info :

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/content.php?12-The-Law-FAQ

So I would say it's ok to carry it in public to be sharpened. Just keep it out of sight

Seems fair enough. I'm sure any reasonable copper would understand the situation.

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 14:07

Stones fine enough for chef's knives are damn expensive.

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 15:50

kaptainmarc said:
Why would you get stopped in the first place? You must be fairly dodgey looking to worry about completing a simple task

I was more concerned with the shop being obliged to inform on me, but it seems that's not the case.

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 16:16

DannyDrama said:
1)Offer knife sharpening
2)Grass up people who get knives sharpened
3)???
4)???

If it were just the chef's knives I wouldn't be concerned, but the law around lock knives seems fuzzy.

Skunkworks · 5 Mar 2014 at 16:39

I was under the impression that a lock knife was treated differently to an otherwise identical folding knife. I now see that's not the case.