Auto Law for CA

knife2Agunfight

knife2Agunfight

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I know that autos are a felony in CA, but I was considering ordering the Boker Automat Kalashnikov and removing the spring from it. Is that still illegal in Ca?

And on Bokers website they say that the AK74 isn't spring opening and the button is just a mechanism that unlocks the blade.
 
Well first let's clear up CA's auto law in general. You can legally own any auto you want if it is kept at home. If the blade is under 2 inches long, you can legally carry it, even concealed. It is illegal to sell or carry an auto in California with a blade longer than 2 inches. It is also illegal to ship autos over state lines.

Now to the more important matter, the Boker Automat Kalashnikov is not automatic in the first place. It just has a push-button lock you used to close it. Blade locks are not restricted in California. I think people at first glance misinterpret the the Kalashnikov as a auto because it has a button, and has the word "automat" in the title, but that's actually just the full name of the AK-47 (The AK stands for Автомат Калашникова). Their trying to exploit the popularity of the rifle for marketing.
 
There are converted ones on the market that are auto. They have been made into auto state side and Boker has nothing to do with them once this has been done to them. I agree with Glistam ( as I mostly do) about all else....
 
That's seems to be the problem (the US conversion), no website, I can find, will sell the Automat without a switchblade mechanism, you look at BladeHQ, BladeOPS, and BladePlay (all the same site), Knifecenter, SMKW, they all sell the knife with a spring-opening. But Boker clearly states that it ISN'T a switchblade... So is it mass-modification in the US, where any dealer that gets one converts it?
 
I would be concerned that certain LEOs might see the "Automat" on the blade and immediately interpret that to mean the knife is "automatic." Even Böker has to make special note the knife is not automatic, presumably because of that, as previously noted.

Besides that, glistam has Cali law down.
 
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