Assisted Opening Knives

Knife law in Massachusetts?

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:43:14 +0000

What are the laws regarding the carrying of a pocket knife when not committing any other crime?
I’d like to know about blade length, concealment, and age requirements.
I think i found the ‘official law’ online here:
http://pweb.netcom.com/~brlevine/ma.txt
From the long paragraph i thought it said a normal folding locking pocket knife (no assisted opening) could not have a blade longer than 1.5 inches. Did i understand this correctly, and if so do police enforce this, because i don’t know many knives that short.

Why aren’t spring assisted knives as illegal as switchblades?

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:39:36 +0000

I find that they can open as fast as/as easily as switchblades, but why aren’t they as harshly regulated? I mean, I have to go through so much more trouble getting a tiny italian stiletto switchblade than a gigantic spring assist knife

Carrying a fixed blade knife in Pennsylvania?

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:37:00 +0000

I have a friend who lives in Philadelphia county and he carries a Buck 119 almost every where he goes. He knows three Philadelphia police officers and they told him he can carry it, the knife just has to be kept in a sheath and on the belt and you can’t carry in restaurants, malls, and hospitals. I was looking up and it looks like you can legally carry a fixed blade, but I’m getting a lot of flak from my uncle and especially my best friend who says it’s a concealed weapon which I don’t know how since it’s in a sheath and on my waist. They say if I get pulled over I can be arrested for that but since it’s legal I don’t see how they will have a problem with that unless I get an a**hole or over sensitive cop. After a internet search

here’s the only thing I can find:

Pennsylvania – Pa. C.S.A. 18.908. Prohibited offensive
weapons. (a) Offense defined.–A person commits a
misdemeanor of the first degree if, except as authorized
by law, he makes, repairs, sells, or otherwise deals in,
uses, or possesses any offensive weapon. (b) Exception.–
It is a defense under this section for the defendant to
prove by a preponderance of evidence that he possessed of
dealt with the weapon solely as a curio or in a dramatic
performance, or that he possessed it briefly in
consequence of having found it or taken it from an
aggressor, or under circumstances similarly negativing any
intent or likelihood that the would be used unlawfully.
(c) Definition.–As used in this section “offensive
weapon” means… any… dagger, knife, razor or cutting
instrument, the blade of which is exposed in an automatic
way by switch, push-button, spring mechanism, or
otherwise…
- also see 24 P.S. 13-1317.2. re: students bringing weapons
on to school property.]

Pennsylvania case law:
Where opening knife required lock to be released, and
once lock was released blade could be exposed by flip of
wrist, knife did not have blade which could be “exposed in
an automatic way”… by “otherwise” legislature referred
to knives that were opened by some sort of mechanism which
is not a “switch,” “push-button,” or “spring” mechanism
but still a mechanism… (1979)

The state defines offensive weapons as:
“Offensive weapons.”
Any bomb, grenade, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches,
firearm specially made or specially adapted for concealment or silent discharge,
any blackjack, sandbag, metal knuckles, dagger, knife, razor or cutting instrument,
the blade of which is exposed in an automatic way by switch, push-button, spring
mechanism, or otherwise, or other implement for the infliction of serious bodily
injury which serves no common lawful purpose.

My understanding of this is that the state of Pennsylvania prohibits you from carrying any dagger, knife, razor or cutting edge instrument that can be opened atomically like a switchblade or spring assisted knife. I can’t see anything regulating the carrying of fixed blade knives so I assume there are no blade length requirements as long as it’s a reasonable length. I assume I can have it on my belt but does it have to be visible 100% or can my jacket cover most of it or does the handle have to be visible to every body around. Specifically how about carrying in Bucks, Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

Any insight on this will be helpful.

Legal Issue of Knife Care?

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:24:41 +0000

If a minor in California takes a assisted-opening pocket knife, with a blade length over two inches, to a blade smith/blacksmith and asks him/her to sharpen the knife, is it illegal? The law says that it is illegal to carry a pocket knife over two inches if it is open or in any way that makes it easier to take out and attack. BUT, if it was closed, then it’s legal. So, could a minor take the pocket knife and get it sharpened by a professional?

What is the best knife to get? Pics and description?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:56:47 +0000

Which knife would be the best knife to have, which one will last longer, wont break, and which one is durable

here is the first one

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stiletto-Spring-Assisted-Black-Wood-Pocket-Knife-NEW_W0QQitemZ220530930054QQihZ012QQcategoryZ43335QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26ps%3D63

here is the second one http://cgi.ebay.com/Spring-Assist-OPEN-Knife-9-Stiletto-Blade-Switch-BK_W0QQitemZ350299102638QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518f741dae

Does anyone know the best way to go about oiling this knife?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:48:01 +0000

I have a Buck Rush 290 and I’ve had it for about 3 years now. I keep it in my pocket so it potentially has a bit of lint in the mechanism. The assisted opening has been slowing down significantly and most times won’t open all the way until it locks unless I push it the extra distance manually. What’s the best way to go about oiling this knife so it will perform the way it originally did? I didn’t want to disassemble it without proper instructions for fear of not being able to put it back together correctly.

http://www.amazon.com/Buck-290BL-Assisted-Opening-Knife/dp/B000EHWWIC/ref=pd_sbs_sg_3

california knife law clarification?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:32:48 +0000

i am being charged with posession of a switchblade ca pc 653k
but the knife in question is the sog trident
it has 2 locking mechanisms and i am pretty sure that it is not a switchblade legally
i have heard that the kershaw assisted open knives are allowed under ca law so why would this knife be any different

ca knife laws, is the sog trident a switchblade?

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:17:48 +0000

Remember the original thumb assist to open a folding knife?

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:09:32 +0000

Years ago, there was a metal thumb opener that could be attached to the back of a blade on a folder knife like the Buck 110. It was a simple design made of a single piece of stainless and allowed the knife to be opened with one hand, like the knifes of today with a built in one. I am looking to one to put on my Schrade LB7 folder, any suggestions on a source? Thanks, God bless.

What type of steel will give me a super sharp knife blade? ?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:26:28 +0000

I don’t want something that will rust if you leave a fingerprint on it(some do) but definitely a step or three above 440C, which is pretty good.

I also would like to know the best company to buy from that makes knives with that steel. I’m looking for a folding pocket knife, probably assisted opening.