to be in the woods with a half-carved spoon. Legal. I bought my first Opinel No.6, it has the turnbuckle, is it legal in the UK? Or do I need to remove the lock? The blade has a legal length, but I don`t know if it`s legal because of the lock. You can remove the small steel locking collar from an Opionel, then it has no locking mechanism. I have fixed blades for sculpture and other things and a massive opion with which I cook while camping. I`m always amused by the fact that these are legal British stretchers 😀 standing next to your sailboat/canoe, anything that`s about to take off. Legal. I always had the illusion that the Opinel was correct because you have to manually move the locking mechanism into position, unlike a framelock knife which is automatic when you open the blade. But don`t worry about Swiss Army Knife Apple Slayer. Ignore the bad reviews of people who bought the wrong knife, and then blame the knife they bought – it`s a great little peasant knife for the price. The blade is very thin and sharp. I had fallen in love with an Opinel No.
8 Stainless steel, and I wanted a smaller Opinel that would be legal EDC in the UK (i.e. with a blade of less than three inches and no latch) so I could put it in my pocket and forget about it. It turns out that No. 5 carbon steel is not quite that – the spine shows signs of oxidation after only a few weeks. If you buy one, be sure to treat it from time to time with a drop of oil and keep it dry. My favorite pocket knives are a bit indiscreet to open in good company, and that, once oiled, is not ideal for food preparation. I have a stainless steel Opinel No. 5 added to my wishlist.
In case the information is useful to someone, this is my post from 5 years ago with links to the relevant section of the Criminal Law Act and the precedent that initiates the legal case. singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/penknife-law/#post-7505732 knives and tools are everyday objects that have many legitimate reasons for possession and use. Unfortunately, they are sometimes abused by a tiny fraction of the population, which is why we have regulations to control the “unreasonable” wearing of blades in a public place. Below is a summary and simplification of the current law. This guide is not intended to replace qualified legal advice and should not be understood as such. The question you need to ask yourself is; How often are you stopped and searched by the police? If you`re stopped and searched a lot, it`s a smart decision to stay legal with a knife. TL: DR Technically, you would have removed the collar to remain legal in the UK. But I have a No. 7 provision everywhere and I don`t worry about it. I think what I`m saying is that it`s up to you. You`re probably fine leaving the knife as it is. But if you are worried and want to remain British knife legal, you need to remove the closure collar.
Transport your knives from the store to the car at home. Legal. I just exchanged the Opionel for a Swiss Army knife. What I meant by that is that you can have a completely legal alternative, and if you`re able to bend a Swiss Army knife over your knuckles and cut a pork cake, you probably shouldn`t get more than one blunt 😀 spoon and you could still be arrested for it. It`s only legal in a “court would almost certainly decide you had a good reason to wear it.” Yes, it`s the other way around. It was the solid blades that were banned, a folding knife does not need to be lockable as it was later decided that a locking knife essentially turns it into a fixed blade. As Yak says, your opinion is also illegal wearing, I`m afraid. ^That`s fine, but once the cake is eaten, you have an illegal knife. I would play it safe and get a legal stretcher.
It must be a non-lockable folder of less than 3.” So a fixed doesn`t count. Also no opionel when locking. If you really want to be legal, it has to be a non-lockable folder. I have a nice Hultafors chisel knife I got for camping, but it stays in the camping box. The law is (naturally) quite short in terms of loopholes because it has to give the police the ability to arrest a Yout` with a knife without allowing them to say they opened boxes and forgot. Technically, you have to be on your way to where you need that knife, use it, or on the way back to use it (and you`d better have the pork cake wrapped…) Those screens they look at – Agents have repeated tests every day.