Thoughts on pocket knives

[Sourdough]

I also wear a folder in a sheath, A "OLD TIMER" 510T

Any of you knife people know what the "T" stands for.......?

I am advised by member "Mertell" that the "T" is really "OT" and the stands for Old Timer. Thank you Mertell, well done.

[ieatcrayons]

Thought you might like to see the actual law regarding knives in the UK

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJus...tion/DG_078569

Winnie...... what is a Knuckle-duster!!??


i carry one every day almost every where i go. but i do not do it for safety. i do it because i seem to be always using it.. i carry a Kershaw 1660st. best knife i have ever had. it has lived a very hard life with me.. an it looks like hammed .... well it doesn't look so good. but if an when it ever falls apart. i'm gettin another.!

[canid]

a knuckle duster is a metal knuckle.

[Winnie]

IEC It's one of these

http://www.brassknucklescompany.com/...les--c-42.html

Very nasty, The Krays were well known to carry them, they date back hundreds of years!

[trax]

because of my un-ending crusade! In the last 6 months, I've given away 8 pocket knives because of exactly the situations you folks have been discussing. I'm always the only one around with a knife in my pocket so I usually wind up giving the knife to the person who needed it and going home to my little private stock of pocket knives and dropping another one in my pocket. Suddenly! last week I found myself out of pocket knives! Blasphemy says I, but there is a hunting and fishing store right across the street from the office, so I'm going to nip over and pick something up this afternoon.

I could really relate to that thing about flying. I put my pocket knife into my check in luggage at the airport just before I turn the luggage over and then I don't want to let go of the bag.

[Swamprat1958]

I carry two every day. The primary knife is a Case Trapper. The other knife is a Gerber Ridge which I use as a money clip.

[FVR]

I carry this 16 year old Gerber thin locker. My Gator is just too big in the pocket, kinda makes me look..............

Now, I also have within reach in the truck 5 throwing knives and a hawk.

At work I also carry this fancy plier thingy that has a few blades.

Depending on the worksite, I sometimes strap on a machette or belt on the bowie.

And before we got the new leather couch, I wore a patch knife on my side. Kinda stopped wearing things on the belt when I'm home relaxing.

I don't fly anymore, when I did pocket knives were acceptable. Now........just put an obsidian lucky rock in my wallet.

[hoosierarcher]

That's the trouble Pal, interpretation
It is generally an offence to carry a knife in public without good reason or lawful authority (for example, a good reason is a chef on the way to work carrying their own knives)
This is the bit that causes the problems.


There have been cases where a small pocket knife has got a person into trouble. Personally, much as I don't like it, I'd rather not carry one than get into trouble. Although the liklihood of me getting stopped and searched is remote, Murphy's law states.......

Winnie, give the following reasons for carrying a knife.
1) You never know when you'll need to cut something with all haste. Like a seat belt holding someone into a wrecked car, or a leash that an dog or person or both are tangled in and strangling or anything else.
2) I made need a sharp knife to cut a burger in half and the fast food restaurant doesn't even have a pitiful plastic one available. Also food related I may want to have an impromptu picnic with some bread, cheese, fruit and wine with a lady I just met.
3) I want to open the mail I pick up at my postal box, envelopes, packages and taped boxes all require cutting.
4) If accosted by ruffians I have the God given right, According to English Common Law to defend myself. Then say,"This knife would be pitious for that purpose but better than nothing at all. I can't wait for you lot to arrive and save me. Anyway like our American cousins say, 'Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.' You can't fault that logic."
All more than good reasons.

[Jonesy]

I carry a Strider AR folder daily. Never let me down.

[tonester]

ive been carrying a knife on me ever since my pops gave me one when i was 8. i still have it but keep it in a safe place. its a simple Buck slipjoint. he also gave me an oldtimer stockman that i carried for a while.

at work i carry a large benchmade griptillian. it deploys fast, stays sharp and can take a real beating. when not at work i carry a queen cutlery canoe. just got it a few weeks ago. this is my favorite knife that i have ever carried! the stag and the nickle bolsters are pretty! and the D2 blades are wicked sharp and stay that way for a long time, i havent sharpened it once since ive started carrying it.

right now i have a slipjoint addiction and im pretty sure my next knife is gonna be a barlow knife. thats a really nice barlow Pal334! im jealous! heres a picture of my canoe:

[Rick]

I have a couple of Barlows that I've had for years. Just a nice, rugged knife.

[COUESAZ]

My SAK also fits in the palm of my hand just perfect. So when i close my hand in a fist to defend my self i now have what we call a cheeter. It makes your fist as solid as a rock. put that to the nose of most normal men and you will have a guy that is to busy holding his broken nose with eyes full of tears. It makes for a easy get away or that second shot to the cheeck bone just to remind them you will not go down with out a fight.

[Winnie]

My SAK also fits in the palm of my hand just perfect. So when i close my hand in a fist to defend my self i now have what we call a cheeter. It makes your fist as solid as a rock. put that to the nose of most normal men and you will have a guy that is to busy holding his broken nose with eyes full of tears. It makes for a easy get away or that second shot to the cheeck bone just to remind them you will not go down with out a fight.

I find a jab in the eye with your index finger an excellent method of incapacitaion, and you don't break your knuckles in the process.

[Pal334]

Winnie: think rolled up newspaper. I have used it to deliver a jab to the throat when I was in a position that I was forced to be unarmed. Completely innocent looking, especially for a lady. The bad guy becomes occupied trying to breathe and loses interest in further nefarious activity. The other adantage, you don't risk injury to your fingers or hand

[hoosierarcher]

I carry at least 4 knives at all times. I wear my Cold Steel Finn Bear on my belt on my right side, my Leatherman Wave on the left side, a lockback all steel folder with a half serrated blade in a horizontally mounted sheath on my back right side(that knife for me is a one trick pony, cut the seatbelt or rope quick) in my right pocket I have a Timberline Neeley lock single blade pocket knife. In my left pocket on my keyring, that is also on a carbiner and lanyard attached to my beltloop, is a Victorinox SAK Farmer model. I also occassionally wear a semi-custom Helle neck knife. It's a small skinner/hunting knife. All my knives are at least razor sharp. I have actually shaved my face with three of them before.

[oldsoldier]

Not prying at all Pal. If you're caught with a blade or something resembling one out in the street, say byebye. It's the nanny state gone bonkers over here.

Soooo..... Winnie your sayin that if I cross the pond I should leave my Barrett .50, my 9mm, and my 14" bowie at home???

[Rick]

All my knives are at least razor sharp.

What is sharper than razor sharp?

[crashdive123]

Super duper double and triple razor sharp.

[hoosierarcher]

Razor sharp is just sharp enough to cut dry hair. There is sharper all the way to one molecule of material for the length of the edge. The only substances we can currently get to one mole of thinness are ceramics, glass and obsidian.
Beyond razor sharp is what is commonly referred to as "scary sharp."

[Rick]

Oh, well, there you go. I knew someone had the answer.