Ballistic Knife

marsalla · May 12, 2015

Can anyone tell me what is the legal definition of a ballistic knife and are there any collectors.

Just wondering.

R.c.s · May 12, 2015

Are you talking about the knives that fire out the blade using a cartridge ?

marcinek · May 12, 2015

Ooh! "Ballistic knife" threads are always entertaining!

poolhustler · May 12, 2015

I am pretty sure that owning a true ballistic knife is a Federal Felony........

Captain O · May 12, 2015

The aforementioned are unlawful to possess under both State and Federal Statutes. I would advise avoiding them, period.

The Captain

Colorodo · May 12, 2015

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1245

LEGION 12 · May 12, 2015

Ballistic knives are Bad.

marsalla · May 12, 2015

I will listen to the advice from the group and avoide them like kryptonite.

nick21 · May 12, 2015

Yeah they're federally banned. For good reason, imo...they don't have utility value like a regular auto does

Sosa · May 12, 2015

Why not try one of these[video=youtube_share;Sa_NC-_fvKs]http://youtu.be/Sa_NC-_fvKs[/video]

Converge · May 12, 2015

I think the most popular "ballistic knife" would have to be the spetznaz ballistic knife supposedly carried by them. I've seen it feature in some shows before so that's probably the best known example. Cool concept but I have no idea how reliable or effective they are. I'd be very curious to see how far the blade can fly staying stable in air as well as how fast it goes and how much flesh it can penetrate

9999years · May 12, 2015

Why not just carry a gun at that point??

marcinek · May 12, 2015

9999years said:
Why not just carry a gun at that point??

I dunno. Maybe because we are discussing knives here?

SURVIVAL&WEAPONS · May 12, 2015

poolhustler said:
I am pretty sure that owning a true ballistic knife is a Federal Felony........

They are federal felonys.

R.c.s · May 12, 2015

Converge said:
I think the most popular "ballistic knife" would have to be the spetznaz ballistic knife supposedly carried by them. I've seen it feature in some shows before so that's probably the best known example. Cool concept but I have no idea how reliable or effective they are. I'd be very curious to see how far the blade can fly staying stable in air as well as how fast it goes and how much flesh it can penetrate

https://youtu.be/gbm6enX1k0g

LEGION 12 · May 12, 2015

Go the gallery here there is a Russian gent who posted some pictures of his ballistic knife I believe he designed it among others on page 11.

Twindog · May 12, 2015

Converge said:
I think the most popular "ballistic knife" would have to be the spetznaz ballistic knife supposedly carried by them. I've seen it feature in some shows before so that's probably the best known example. Cool concept but I have no idea how reliable or effective they are. I'd be very curious to see how far the blade can fly staying stable in air as well as how fast it goes and how much flesh it can penetrate

About 75 feet and still stick, but the velocity drops off fast.

crom · May 12, 2015

I remember hearing they could cause damage to the operator if not holding it properly. I'd imagine discharging a powerful coiled spring could ruin your day if you didn't have two hands on it.

mwhich50 · May 12, 2015

Big deal. It's just a shooting knife. It needs to be treated like a gun. The Gov teats them like they are as dangerous as a stick of dynamite. When are we ever going to get the stupid laws off the books.

RevDevil · May 12, 2015

A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters by pressing a trigger or operating a lever or switch on the handle.