Any knives with strong detents for NYC carry?

[Blade and Flame]

I live in NYC and carry a knife everyday. I think as long as you don't carry a clipped knife and are not using a knife on the street, you'd be completely fine.

 

[vic2367]

I have friends that are NYPD officers and the advice they gave me was don't carry a locking folder in NYC but if you must then keep it completely concealed with no clip showing, if an officer finds it during a search NEVER say it for self defense!! They can and will turn any locking folder into a gravity knife so A slip joint or small fixed blade is the best option.

exactly ,,i work in NYC ,and i work everydat with the officers, onlt thing you might be ok with is a swisss army, case sodbuster,jr or a uk penknife

and no pocket clip

 

[craytab]

Thanks for the advice guys. I think right now I will just continue to not bring a knife into the city. I don't live there but commute there weekly.

Judging from the comments if J do get a knife it will probably be a slipjoint of some sorts. I was originally thinking of ZT knives since I have heard the have strong detents. Any experience?

It varies quite a bit.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

Might want to look at some knives that lock closed as well. Buck Redpoint is one. If you want something higher quality you can look for a knife with the Paul Axial lock. They're out of production now, but Gerber, Lone Wolf and Benchmade all made some in the past.

 

[fsatsil]

Thanks for the advice guys. I think right now I will just continue to not bring a knife into the city. I don't live there but commute there weekly.

Judging from the comments if J do get a knife it will probably be a slipjoint of some sorts. I was originally thinking of ZT knives since I have heard the have strong detents. Any experience?

All the non assisted ZTs I've owned failed the gravity knife test. Carrying a "tactical" folder in NYC is just asking for trouble and IMO it's not worth the risk especially when the punishment for carrying a gravity knife is up to one year in Rikers!

 

[vic2367]

All the non assisted ZTs I've owned failed the gravity knife test. Carrying a "tactical" folder in NYC is just asking for trouble and IMO it's not worth the risk especially when the punishment for carrying a gravity knife is up to one year in Rikers!

yup

 

[Nap]

The Byrd Tern is a non-locking one-handed folder, but although it's part of Spyderco's budget line, don't mistake it for "the Byrd UKPK"—it's a very different knife with an unbelievably strong detent and a half stop; I honestly can't imagine being able to "flick" it under any circumstances. It's also 2.75" long, so blade length shouldn't be an issue anywhere.