Penknife

FrostedNipple

FrostedNipple

FrostedNipple

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I have an old swiss penknife titled 'camping'. I'm missing the tweezers, and the blades are a bit blunt and dented, and all the joints are grotty and horrible.

What is the up and coming penknife? I'm looking at £20-£30 and want something good. My dad has just a single blade one, it's quite nice, but at the same time not very convenient. A lock knife also appeals to me. Are there any lock knifes that have tweezers on them?

What are the sites to be looking at?
 
AFAIK knives with locking blades aren't legal.
Gerber are a very good brand, but they may be out of your price range, as will be Leatherman.
 
*Remembers back to when you could get air pistols, paintball guns, knives etc on ebay* :(

You have any outdoor shops near you, to have a look at some?
 
clean it, sharpen the blades and i'm sure if its a victorinox knife you can get tweezers for nowt
 
Lol, of course lock knifes are legal. It's button action flick knifes that are ilegal. I personally don't like pen knife blades for the lack of the lock function. Got a nice scar on my little finger when the blade decided to close inwards. Pretty sure i damaged my nerves because now when my little finger is bent at a certain angle it twitches :p. Never once cut my self with a lock knife. Also thanks for suggestions. will be looking on ebay :p
 
Anyone know what the law on carrying a knife is these days? IE obviously not for offensive purposes, just because they can be handy e.g. whilst hiking etc.?
 
anything below 3 inches and without a fixed blade can be carried (not everywhere such as pubs etc) but anything larger than 3 inches or with a fixed blade cannot be carried without a valid reason to do so (say your a scout heading to a camp or a fisherman etc).

At least that was up to date last time I looked, I have a small folding stanley knife type affair that I keep on my keyring all the time as it comes in really handy
 
Rich1988 said:
anything below 3 inches and without a fixed blade can be carried (not everywhere such as pubs etc) but anything larger than 3 inches or with a fixed blade cannot be carried without a valid reason to do so (say your a scout heading to a camp or a fisherman etc).

At least that was up to date last time I looked, I have a small
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Pretty much, although if you forget it is in your pocket go out with some mates and you then get pulled over by police for whatever reason and are under 30 be prepared to be arrested and charged for carrying a weapon. Although i think it is 3.5 inches just to be picky :p
 
I gots me a lovely leatherman skeletool CX.

Awesome thing but if only i had more use for it :D

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FrostedNipple said:
Although i think it is 3.5 inches just to be picky :p
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As did I until I visited the government website concerning knives;
The government said:
knives where the blade folds into the handle, like a Swiss Army Knife, aren't illegal as long as the blade is shorter than three inches (7.62 cms)
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I think it used to be 3.5 but they must have reduced it I suppose
 
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