Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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bob the builder wrote:
lonewolf wrote:I think it all depends on the copper at the time, if they want to make an issue of it they will.
This is what worries me I carry my leatherman for work as an engineer and pop into shops before/during/after work and not alway sure on the legality.
Which one?
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Probably the newsagents and chippy :D
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grenfell wrote:Probably the newsagents and chippy :D
Smart Alec :P
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
Londonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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redskies wrote:I have a penknife on me at all times too. And a leatherman. And an athame*, which I use for digging up roots and interesting bits of quartz.




*An athame is a religious knife and absolutely never, not ever ever, used to draw blood. Feel free to google :)
Google or show us yours?

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No I do not carry them or these

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Having said all that is it not perfectly legal to transport any tool to and from a place of legitimate use in a suitable place ie your rucksack, relatively inaccessible until you're there?

unless you have one of these

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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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ForgeCorvus wrote:
bob the builder wrote:
lonewolf wrote:I think it all depends on the copper at the time, if they want to make an issue of it they will.
This is what worries me I carry my leatherman for work as an engineer and pop into shops before/during/after work and not alway sure on the legality.
Which one?
A wingman

And it's normally the roll shop and asda which is across the road from a cop shop
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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Plymtom wrote:
redskies wrote:I have a penknife on me at all times too. And a leatherman. And an athame*, which I use for digging up roots and interesting bits of quartz.




*An athame is a religious knife and absolutely never, not ever ever, used to draw blood. Feel free to google :)
Google or show us yours?

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No I do not carry them or these

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Having said all that is it not perfectly legal to transport any tool to and from a place of legitimate use in a suitable place ie your rucksack, relatively inaccessible until you're there?

unless you have one of these

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Top picture, right hand knife. Mine has a plain black handle. I may get around to decorating it at some point. As well as getting a leatherworking friend to make me a decent sheath.

I like simple and functional :)
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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cpslashm wrote:That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
Well as Redskies said that's not what it's for, but they don't like it up em missis
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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Plymtom wrote:
cpslashm wrote:That top middle one looks broad enough to give a fatal stab.
Well as Redskies said that's not what it's for, but they don't like it up em missis


Definitely not what it's for. I really would never use it to draw blood. You just ... don't!
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Re: Including a knife in your uk get home bag

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redskies wrote:You just ... don't!
Apologies - offence unintended :oops:
I have two knives and they're both a lot smaller than most of yours!
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