Anyone know when the bladeless swiss army knives will be available?

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Has anyone heard when the new line of bladeless SAKs are coming out? They've just introduced new laws here in Western Australia that might make EDC difficult for normal pocket knives
 
wizzinthepark said:
They've just introduced new laws here in Western Australia that might make EDC difficult for normal pocket knives
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that sucks. 😡 ☹️

Is "knife crime" an excuse for the new laws?
I "thought" most knife killings involved large "kitchen" knives. Not small slipjoints and friction folders.

Shame politicians are brainless, blaming what is used, rather than punishing the one using it to commit a crime.

I don't know the answer to your question. However, it might be a case of "the local dealers have not ordered any yet.".
The 58mm "Jet Setter" has been available for a while. Also, a "Swiss Card" (leaving the knife home) might be another option.

For a "bit" more than a SAK, I believe Leatherman has a couple bladeless multi tools out, or depending on the model, (side openers would be easiest) you could replace the blades (straight edge and serrated blades) with washers to make up the tang thickness.
 
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Wenger makes a bladeless SAK. The principal wouldn’t let the kids take one to school, and I bet it would only have a 50% chance of making it past the TSA at the airport.IMG_2531.png
 
I feel bad for yall.

That said, I would check out a knifeless leatherman rebar. I think it had a great toolset plus pliers in a package not too much bigger than a sak. Sorry I don't know about the knifeless Saks, though I did see an article about them the other day.
 
WA is a big place and most of it (area wise) is rural country outback, those folks have a daily need for a knife/knives. That is not changing. I think many of these laws have a "need for use" exception. Which would allow farmers, tradesmen, etc to keep and use their knives. That said I have not read the law.
 
donnord said:
WA is a big place and most of it (area wise) is rural country outback, those folks have a daily need for a knife/knives. That is not changing. I think many of these laws have a "need for use" exception. Which would allow farmers, tradesmen, etc to keep and use their knives. That said I have not read the law.
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Yeah. I actually live in regional WA. It's more for having something handy for my trips to the city.
 
I have found X Shears incredibly useful.

Or any sort of trauma shears. Then basically nobody can winge about having a knife. (just the x shears are possibly the best example)


The leatherman raptor or the recon Gs2u shears. You might get pulled up. But you could probably argue your way out of.

 
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wizzinthepark said:
Has anyone heard when the new line of bladeless SAKs are coming out? They've just introduced new laws here in Western Australia that might make EDC difficult for normal pocket knives
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This sort of thing is just absurd and infuriating. It helps no one. I'm sorry you have to deal with that.
 
I can see the value of still having a multi tool in your pocket if you can fly and travel in general with it. But I'm curious if just being bladeless ticks off all the boxes everywhere.
 
wonder if one cut off the blades on one, and just had the tools, if it would be allowed? somehow I'd bet no that still wouldnt fly.
 
I had a bladeless Gerber Dime get flagged and a new TSA agent got agitated about it. He was going to deny it until his supervisor over-ruled it and told me to keep in in the bag. Everything is at the discretion of the agent on the scene. Assume the answer is negative.
 
If you fly internationally - depending on company of course - they will most probably deny even multitools due screwdrivers, pliers etc. Who knows you might disassemble an airplane.
 
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