On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:42:28 -0800 (PST), Andy Dingley
wrote:

On 16 Nov, 21:25, TheOldFellow wrote:

Interesting, probably not an Opinel though - they are lock knives as
defined the new laws.

Really? Which law, and where is the "button" by which they are
locked, as the law defines things?

A quick search on 'knife law' yields this nugget:

3 For a knife to be a folding pocket-knife within the meaning of this
section, it must be readily and immediately foldable at all times,
simply by the folding process. A lock-knife, which required a further
process, namely activating a trigger mechanism to fold the blade back
into the handle, was held not to be a folding pocket-knife (Harris v
DPP [1993] 1 All ER 562); followed in R v Deegan [1998] Crim LR
562,[1998] 2 Cr App Rep 121. The section applies to articles which
have a blade or are sharply pointed, falling into the same broad
category as a knife or sharply pointed instrument;

Regards,


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Steve ( out in the sticks )
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