Canadians that EDC a fixed blade?

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lambman5

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Hi everyone,

I'm a Canadian knife enthusiast. After the new ruling by the CBSA on banning the import of flippers and other types of folders,

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html

I was wondering, are there any Canadians on here that EDC a fixed blade of some sort? Because this new ruling doesn't affect them, at least from what I know. I'd be curious to see if more of us would switch to a fixed blade of some sort. If you do EDC a fixed blade here in Canada, where in Canada are you, which fixed blade and why? I'm curious to know. Thank you!
 
The sky isn't falling.

I carry a fixed if I'm in the woods but most of the time I have a folder.

The sky isn't falling so I expect I"ll still have lots of folders to chose from.
 
No fixed blade, only folding knives. Tight pivots. CBSA ruling is only how the CBSA interprets the law, it doesn't apply to the courts. If I can't flick it open I don't have to worry.

You can always go with a Douk-Douk too.
 
lambman5 said:
Hi everyone,

I'm a Canadian knife enthusiast. After the new ruling by the CBSA on banning the import of flippers and other types of folders,

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html

I was wondering, are there any Canadians on here that EDC a fixed blade of some sort? Because this new ruling doesn't affect them, at least from what I know. I'd be curious to see if more of us would switch to a fixed blade of some sort. If you do EDC a fixed blade here in Canada, where in Canada are you, which fixed blade and why? I'm curious to know. Thank you!
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It's actually more legal to carry a fixed blade in Canada! Crazy man! But aside from the odd city bylaw ( Calgary for one), a fixed blade that isn't "scary" is perfectly legal. But a "flipper" thats like "thwack" is deadly as hell! So sad and stupid!
 
danbot said:
It's actually more legal to carry a fixed blade in Canada! Crazy man! But aside from the odd city bylaw ( Calgary for one), a fixed blade that isn't "scary" is perfectly legal. But a "flipper" thats like "thwack" is deadly as hell! So sad and stupid!
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Yeah its unfortunate but I'm going to wait to see how this all plays out. Ironically enough, the day before this ruling was released, my CRKT Jettison came in the mail. I guess I'm really lucky.
 
lambman5 said:
Yeah its unfortunate but I'm going to wait to see how this all plays out. Ironically enough, the day before this ruling was released, my CRKT Jettison came in the mail. I guess I'm really lucky.
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Its actually really messed up because if they are saying that any knife with a thumb stud is illegal, well they are ubiquitous for almost 2 decades now! it's rediculous to criminalize everyone at this point for that! It's a. Modern folder FFS!
 
I’m not worried. Just sucks that I might not be able to order most folders from the US or carry them into Canada.

I always carry a fixed blade at the cottage, but only on weekends and when on holidays. Always a folder at other times.
 
lambman5 said:
Hi everyone,

I'm a Canadian knife enthusiast. After the new ruling by the CBSA on banning the import of flippers and other types of folders

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html

I was wondering, are there any Canadians on here that EDC a fixed blade of some sort? Because this new ruling doesn't affect them, at least from what I know. I'd be curious to see if more of us would switch to a fixed blade of some sort. If you do EDC a fixed blade here in Canada, where in Canada are you, which fixed blade and why? I'm curious to know. Thank you!
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As a fellow Canadian, I have to say, this indeed sucks if I did read that correctly and they do follow through and enforce it as seriously as they make it sound. I own a few flippers and now I'm not sure what my options are going to be if I need to send them back across the line for maintenance at some point in the future. And then there's how this will affect retail - off the top of my head ZT's entire catalog (or darn near most of it) are flippers. Since they are obviously made in the US and shipped here, does that mean whatever ZT stuff is up here now is all that there'll be for the foreseeable future? Are ZT's and other flippers from large US and international manufacturers going to become "grandfathered" now, seeing as they've essentially been banned with the CBSA cutting off the supply of foreign made flippers?

I'll be remaining cautiously optimistic if for no other reason than if something were to go wrong with say, my ZT 0452CF, I'm not stuck with what will then be a $300 chunk of titanium and carbon fiber.
 
I do pest control in vancouver and carry a 3 1/4 inch fixed boker magnum called a mate. Carbon fiberwith leather sheath
Never had issues and a conversation starter and it's not tactical....actually a good outdoor /skinner profile
 
The flipper thing is neither here nor there in this case. So as long as your local bylaws are cool, you might as well. I used to carry an izula and leatherman combo when outside of Calgary city limits.
 
Chariotz4 said:
As a fellow Canadian, I have to say, this indeed sucks if I did read that correctly and they do follow through and enforce it as seriously as they make it sound. I own a few flippers and now I'm not sure what my options are going to be if I need to send them back across the line for maintenance at some point in the future. And then there's how this will affect retail - off the top of my head ZT's entire catalog (or darn near most of it) are flippers. Since they are obviously made in the US and shipped here, does that mean whatever ZT stuff is up here now is all that there'll be for the foreseeable future? Are ZT's and other flippers from large US and international manufacturers going to become "grandfathered" now, seeing as they've essentially been banned with the CBSA cutting off the supply of foreign made flippers?

I'll be remaining cautiously optimistic if for no other reason than if something were to go wrong with say, my ZT 0452CF, I'm not stuck with what will then be a $300 chunk of titanium and carbon fiber.
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I say that this new crap ruling won’t change my buying habits but it already did.

I have never owned a ZT and as I am in California in a week on business, I have knives shipped to my hotel from BHQ and USA Made Blade. I was close to buying a 0909 and a 0801, but as they are flippers, I settled on the non-flipper Emerson Wave-ed 0620 just in case.

I would have definately brought back the 2 flippers if it wasn’t for this BS. We shall see if I have any issue with the 0620 in my checked luggage...

I have concerns about warranty though. Almost all of my knives have lifetime warranty, but getting them to and from the USA could be a real PITA moving forward.
 
Just carry as usual. CBSA wankers have no say in actual law. They will primarily be rejecting declared commercial orders, so its retailers that are really going to suffer. Individual purchases will most likely still make it through with the odd one returned to the sender as before.

That said, a good friend of mine open carrys a fixed for many years. Riding his Harley most days so easier access. He's never had an issue, and been pulled over numerous times for this and that. Ill have to ask him what it is next time i see him as now im curious...
 
Its wonderful that our governing bodies waste their time on putting laws or bans in to place that make no difference as to the health and safety of the population. The type of knife doesn't matter if an individual has it in their mind to use it for an illegal purpose. I carry a fixed and folder on the daily. Size varies depending where I am, Normally its my Bk11 and ZT0562. The only thing this means is that if I'm crossing the border I'll leave everything in my suitcase and have a simple slipjoint in my pocket.
 
Not carrying what a border guard would define as a "weapon" is a good idea crossing the border either way. The US guards are surprising sensitive about tooled up Canadians headed South to create mayhem.

For ZT flippers if you want to buy therm in Canada start a GBU thread as it's OK to discuss non-supporting vendors in that small section of the site. I'm waiting to get a 0460 in hand to see if it works for me. Hate the numbers instead of names though.
 
The government is trying to protect us from ourselves, I guess.

I actually cut myself fairly often with my knives. Also boxes, fruit, veggies, wood.....
 
I very strongly recommend getting in touch with your MP and sending a complaint email to the CBSA and those governing bodies.

If we let them know that we are unhappy, and make a logical point about how these new changes are a problem, we may be able to make a positive differnce.

When in doubt, use the (reasonable) torch and pitchfork method.
It seems to be the only thing the government understands.
 
SharpieB said:
I have concerns about warranty though. Almost all of my knives have lifetime warranty, but getting them to and from the USA could be a real PITA moving forward.
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I have two flippers and and a couple assisted blades, but I also own my fair share of Benchmades, most of which are sporting the axis lock and thumbstuds, and due to convenience of use, their pivots certainly aren't cranked down super-duper tight. Given, the relative vagueness of the language used by the CBSA, are these other knives of mine going to come across as suspect too (I sent my 940 and 535 off to Benchmade for warranty work to be done on the Omega springs and they're going to have start making their way back to me in the wake of all this)?

mt666tm said:
Just carry as usual. CBSA wankers have no say in actual law. They will primarily be rejecting declared commercial orders, so its retailers that are really going to suffer. Individual purchases will most likely still make it through with the odd one returned to the sender as before.
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While I fully realize and am extremely thankful that this doesn't really affect my day to day life, I'd hate to see a substantial decrease in the selection of blades available the next time I'm shopping around for one online or in-store due to this kind of defacto import restriction.
 
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