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JohnnyO said:
Interesting article on lock knives by Mike Finn in the Law Gazette for 05/02/2009 on Lawgazette.co.uk Sarge which mentions this very concept of ' reasonable excuse '. In it he cites the instance of a man carrying a lock knife home in a carrier bag with other assorted items fot the purpose of home decorating. He received a custodial sentence. But, as I said Sarge, we make our choices and take our chances.

JohnnyO. o/
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But what previous did he have ? Even a Stanley knife is classed as a locking blade.

To the normal bod going about their business and behaving themselves you have very little chance of plod pulling you up for a pocket search. There's also where your going, out for the evening for example, not a good idea.

Myself I wouldn't carry a locker anywhere. My sweet little Lagouile, not a locker and under 3", has a stiletto profile, for that and the reason I don't want to mislay it, it stays at home.

I'd never even carry in the glovebox of a car. I do have a Gerber multi tool in boot though with the jack and screwdrivers. I haven't had a car with wheel trims for a while but it's a throwback from the day. I use to zip tie them on, try getting one off with a zip tie on.

But you get any knife out in a public place and in front of people the boys in blue would have something to say. Then again when was the last time you saw one outside the comfort of a Police car ? Last time for me was one shopping in Tesco. Loads of knives in there, all fixed blades, but according to the law you can't take it out of the store.
 
I doubt the local man cited in my original post anticipated collapsing in the street, being taken to hospital and the staff there contacting the police. From there on in the case would just roll straight on like a stone going downhill gathering speed. Although during my 30 operational years in the police I dealt with offensive and prohibited weapons of all sorts, from replica samurai types through bayonets, switchblades, stanley knives with double blades etc through to many adapted coshes, leaded and otherwise, ironically enough the implement I and most of my colleagues encountered most frequently in assaults with weapons was the basic screwdriver. Especially the palm grip variety which is prohibited on a knife blade.
As far as the man carrying his knive home goes, I don't know if he had any previous, however that would have no bearing on the offence libelled, merely on the sentence ( possibly, if relevant ) after conviction. The main thrust of Mike's argument was actually in regard to the anomaly of lawfully selling an item which becomes a prohibited weapon as soon as it passes over the counter from stock into private ownership in the public area of the shop.

The law being an ass ? Well, I certainly saw that often enough in 30 years of court appearances !

JohnnyO. o/
 
Funnily enough I was going to mention screwdrivers !

Like I have said previously I do sometimes take my knives to Scouting activities. They go and stay locked in a tool box in the boot.

I feel I have to teach about the different types of knives and their uses, sharpening and knife safety. We also touch on a bit of wood carving, Making a spoon out of a lump of wood and the likes.

I'd hope not to give the Police a reason to stop and search, but I'd also hope they would see that I had good reason. To back up that I simply carry my Scouting membership card.
 
Northam Saint said:
But what previous did he have ? Even a Stanley knife is classed as a locking blade.

To the normal bod going about their business and behaving themselves you have very little chance of plod pulling you up for a pocket search. There's also where your going, out for the evening for example, not a good idea.

Myself I wouldn't carry a locker anywhere. My sweet little Lagouile, not a locker and under 3", has a stiletto profile, for that and the reason I don't want to mislay it, it stays at home.

I'd never even carry in the glovebox of a car. I do have a Gerber multi tool in boot though with the jack and screwdrivers. I haven't had a car with wheel trims for a while but it's a throwback from the day. I use to zip tie them on, try getting one off with a zip tie on.

But you get any knife out in a public place and in front of people the boys in blue would have something to say. Then again when was the last time you saw one outside the comfort of a Police car ? Last time for me was one shopping in Tesco. Loads of knives in there, all fixed blades, but according to the law you can't take it out of the store.
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Traditional Lagouile have a spring lock-back and released by pressing the 'bee'?
 
Darkbulb said:
I looked it up and it appears that Tritium has a half-life of about 12 years (meaning it has lost 50% of it's light by then) but can still emit light for up to 25 years :)
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It's worth noting that Tritium isn't actually generating the light. It's reacting with a phosphorus coating on the inside of the vial. The Tritium does have a half life of about 12 years but the phosphorus will probably give up in (maybe) half that time.
 
MarkB said:
It's worth noting that Tritium isn't actually generating the light. It's reacting with a phosphorus coating on the inside of the vial. The Tritium does have a half life of about 12 years but the phosphorus will probably give up in (maybe) half that time.
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I tried deciphering the decay section but then rembered that I hated chemistry in school :)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium

Well, 7-8 years of use is still not too bad
 
Wazzer3 said:
The Law is without a doubt an ass. Parliament introduced this Nanny State law in response to murders due to knifing, these people will carry weapons whatever the punishment. So the law abiding are criminalised just going about their business.
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Exactly. The problem with all these draconian laws around potential weapons is that only the law-abiding are actually affected. The ridiculous pistol ban back in 1997 didn't take as much as single round of illegally-held ammunition out of circulation.
 
Keyring lamps to glow in the dark, small knifes on the keyrings, carabiniers to attach the small stuff, handywarmers to thaw the fingers to operate the carabiniers, spinners to keep the thawed out fingers quick and nimble ... what will the next small desireable edc items be ? Any suggestions ?

JohnnyO. o/
 
JohnnyO said:
Keyring lamps to glow in the dark, small knifes on the keyrings, carabiniers to attach the small stuff, handywarmers to thaw the fingers to operate the carabiniers, spinners to keep the thawed out fingers quick and nimble ... what will the next small desireable edc items be ? Any suggestions ?

JohnnyO. o/
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You forgot sNotrags !

On EDC sites you'll often find brass knuckles. But that's illegal in the U.K.
 
JohnnyO said:
Keyring lamps to glow in the dark, small knifes on the keyrings, carabiniers to attach the small stuff, handywarmers to thaw the fingers to operate the carabiniers, spinners to keep the thawed out fingers quick and nimble ... what will the next small desireable edc items be ? Any suggestions ?

JohnnyO. o/
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This: http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/handyman-multi-tool-clip-watch
or this: https://www.amazon.com/Franmara-810..._links-20&ascsubtag=bestproducts.gallery.1476
or even this: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/inkr/
 
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