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Locking blade leatherman etc...illegal??

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Llanigraham:
That Scouting link is really useful and explains it well.
As I read it, if you cannot justify it, you shouldn't be carrying it.

I carry a Herbertz Lock Knife with a 88mm blade (3.5") but have been told by the local police that since I am a registered First Aider than that would be justification UNLESS I was seen to be using it inappropriately.
Was also told that being a shop keeper might be considered too, as I needed it to open packages

Eeyore:
Just to complicate matters, I have also been informed that many Leathermans bypass the locked blade rules because the device must first be opened to access the blade. Whilst the agruement could be applied to any form of butterfly knife, on such knives the blade is exposed in one operation, whereas many Leathermans require two explicit operations to access the blade (open tool, open blade).

Now, I've only been informed of this (by a Constable) so I'm not saying it's gospel. All it does show is that something as simple as multi-tool is still shrouded in mystery, half truths and confusion.

If anyone can post a link to the whole legislation, I'd be fascinated to go through 'em and precis.

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

dreadnought110:
:? I also have the Gerber version of the leatherman and you don't need to have this open to access the locking blade so is this illegal???

floyd fan:
Oh dear

From..... http://www.seax.demon.co.uk/kl.htm

For a knife to be a folding pocket-knife within the meaning of this section, it must be readily and immediately foldable at all times, simply by the folding process. A lock-knife, which required a further process, namely activating a trigger mechanism to fold the blade back into the handle, was held not to be a folding pocket-knife

LANDYTIM:
Dads been a copper for 30 years and I believe from what he said that it is illegal to have any locking or gravity opened blade.

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