Penknife

[FrostedNipple]

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?

 

[FrostedNipple]

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 . Never once cut my self with a lock knife. Also thanks for suggestions. will be looking on ebay

 

[FrostedNipple]

buy the victorinox forester, I have one its got a good 3 and a bit inch locking blade and a saw and the other gubbins you would expect

http://www.swisstool.co.uk/st/product.php?productid=336&cat=256&page=1

thats just the first hit you might be able to get it cheaper

WOW, thats perfect and pretty cheap too! Thanks

Get a Leatherman

Leathermans are overated, and super chunky

 

[FrostedNipple]

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

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

 

[FrostedNipple]

But so much better than anything else on the market.

KaHn

and also double the price. Although i have to agree that the pliers are probably the most useful tool ever for a bodge job.

 

[FrostedNipple]

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

 

[FrostedNipple]

I dunno how recent this information is, but:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/CrimePrevention/DG_078569

The relevant line is this one:
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)

point?