I wanted to use my Anglo Arms locking knife as an EDC because the serrated blade part, belt cutter and glass breaker are apparently illegal to carry in my backpack because it`s a locking knife, and it can barely exceed 7.62cm, depending on where you say the blade starts counting. I hope at least something like this goes well in my car in case of an emergency, probably also under the car with the pipes so that I can`t reach it easily. The government website itself states: “Locking knives are not classified as folding knives and can be worn illegally in public without good reason. Lock knives: have blades that can only be locked and folded at the touch of a button. There are no buttons on an opinel or anything that could be interpreted as such. And come on, you don`t need anything bigger than a number 6 Opinel to do everything you need to do, day in and day out, anywhere in the UK. Locking knives can be worn legally if you have a good reason. There`s a chance you`ll have trouble carrying a long knife while camping, but technically, the law is on your side. I only take my full blades with me when I`m camping in the UK You can carry any knife to the UK for no reason as long as it`s a non-lockable folder of less than 3”.

If you have a reason, you can take everything with you (cooks on the way to work, camping, fishing, etc.). There are “forbidden” knives, switch knives, butterfly knives, among others, but you can have them in your home. Locking knives are not considered folding knives and cannot be carried in public without a valid reason. This is not an exhaustive list of prohibited knives. Contact your local police department to check if a knife is illegal or not. It is a misconception to say that we can wear for no reason. If a search is conducted and a legal carrying knife is found, we must always be able to tell why we are in public with a knife if the officer suspects that we are carrying it for illegal purposes. We have yet to be able to defend ourselves against the accusation that we are carrying the knife for illegal purposes. Even if it falls under the law, it can still be used as grounds for arrest if the officer believes we are trying to exploit a loophole. One of the most common questions we are asked is: “Which knives are legal?”, and here are some of the types of knives banned: From 2021, banned knives/weapons will be illegal in the UK. End of story.

The exceptions are collectibles, that is, sword sticks and katanas, which I believe are over 100 years old. Victorinox long-blade knives with blades of 86mm or more, such as the Ranger series, are all equipped with lockable blades. No, they are not. They are only illegal to “wear”. The answer to this question is yes, if it falls into the above descriptions of a British friend knife, then yes, it is legal for you to carry it. For example, the Boker Plus Tech Tool 1 and the Spyderco Bug are both UK-friendly knives, but both are designed and look completely different. Fortunately. Both are part of the “legal” framework. However, if you look at the Rough Ryder Reserve Heavy Trapper Denim Micarta, it`s not UK Friendly Carry, as its cutting edge is longer than 7.6cm, and the Kershaw Shuffle II Blackwash isn`t UK Friendly Carry as it has a locking blade. To say it legal in the UK is completely false 4 countries make the UK and each has its own laws You can`t have a locking knife like every day wear here You can`t carry a fixed 3-inch blade or locking knife of any size “It is illegal to carry a knife in public for no good reason – unless: It is a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less. So it seems like it`s legal to carry a bigger knife or even a solid blade as long as it`s for a “good reason,” but I wouldn`t push my luck. Given the current level of knife crime that we are currently experiencing in the United Kingdom, I would expect to feel the full weight of the law if I were to carry my bush knife in public, how else can one fight knife crime with a zero-tolerance attitude towards the wearing of blade objects.

So, in my opinion, this is a simple case of “don`t be stupid” because, combined with the actual legal restrictions, the epidemic of knife crime mentioned above should be reason enough to tell anyone with a mastermind carrying a bladed gun in public that this is a big no. I think a significant entry needs to be added (although this article was written in April but redistributed via email today) – the new Benchmade 319 Proper – a 2.86-inch sliding seal which, as far as I know, would be legal in the UK. A few years ago, Victorinox acquired the Swiss Army knife manufacturer Wenger. Although very similar, Wenger knives are slightly shorter (85mm vs 91mm with a long blade 65mm vs 68mm). Unlike Victorinox, Wenger produced some models with locking blades, such as the Evolution series. With the acquisition, these models are now part of the Victorinox brand. Models with lockable blades are marked with an “S” in the model number, i.e. Evolution S17 (locking blade) vs Evolution 17 (non-lockable blade). I read this article and all the comments with great interest. As a man in his fifties, I was crammed into a store door by two police officers, obvious dagger vests, pepper spray ready because a member of the public was alerted when my pocket knife fell to the ground as I was pulling my wallet out of my pocket to pay for chips! At that time, I had my open bag of chips in one hand and my dog and leash in the other. This in a county town in the far west of Cornwall. I am not a Toxteth ffs hoodie.

I`ve been carrying a knife since my grandfather put me on his lap and taught me how to sharpen a pencil. During Arctic survival training in Norway, it was against local orders, so “illegal” for me not to have my knife with me. I`m lost without a knife, and a locking blade is a safety feature to protect the user`s fingers from accidental closing. I had to remove the locking collar from my opinel and grind the blade to 3 inches. Madness. This country, which I fought in two wars and two tours in Northern Ireland, went to the dogs. I would have liked to emigrate to Canada. It is illegal to possess a knife or prohibited weapon. It is also illegal: no, lock knives are not illegal, they are only illegal if you carry a locking knife or a fixed blade without a good reason to have it on you, for example, you go fishing and carry g a bag with all your equipment with a fixed blade or lock is fine, You have your good reason, but if you have one in your pocket while you are a no in a supermarket, you do not have a good reason to carry a hermetically tight or lockable knife, but if you are an electrician who works in a supermarket and needs it for your job, then that`s fine.