Found my long lost Bussekin!!

Hog Feet

Hog Feet

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About a year ago I couldn't find my INFI SS4 (one of my favorites). I thought it could be anywhere, as I have a tendency to stash knives all over (work, around the house, vehicles, BOBs, burried in the sand on deserted islands, etc.)

I looked everywhere for over a year, and recently gave up hope....then..... I was reaching into one of the hidden pockets on the kids' stroller, while on vacation, and there it was!!!:D

The funny thing was I had just moved to NH (a state with some of the best knife laws) and I was vacationing in MA (a state with some of the worst). The stroller had somehow gotten through several "security" checkpoints over the past year, and not once was anyone able to find my lost INFI for me:eek: A good thing because if they had it would most certainly have been "lost" for good and cost me a bit in court fees (at best).

The stroller had been sitting on my front porch in the rain more than once, because we forgot to bring it in. It had been stored in a hot humid garage in Florida. Been x-rayed twice...and survived bag checks at Disney and several ports. The only visible sign of rust was a small <1-2 mm of rust on the spine, which rubbed right off with 10 seconds of gentle pressure from a 3M dish pad.

I know for a fact that INFI does show up on x-rays, because I have x-rayed it in the past. I do not suggest that anyone try to sneak it past security (like they would say a Glock 7;)).

Anyone else have a story about lost and found INFI?
 
Whoa. Stop.

MA has some of the worst knife laws????

How about no lic. necessary to carry concealed. No blade length restriction. The laws that are "silly" don't pertain to carrying a Busse or 99% of what is out there. It's no-auto, no-double-edge (Hollywood laws). And those only pertain to CARRY, not ownership (which is vastly different than a lot of places that "ban" autos.)

But in comparison to many so-called "free" states, we have a lot of latitude here.


Oh, and congrats of finding the knife. And adding another conservative to NH. Too many Mass um, holes there. ;)
 
I think there's a lesson to be learned here, stash your INFI into your little one's stroller while going through security check points. Thanks, Hog Feet!
 
Glad to hear it!


I live in Washington state. Pretty good for CCW, but surprisingly, the knife laws are not so great.

There are so many ways that an officer can make you a criminal here with almost any weapon (besides a gun if you have a permit). I can carry a loaded gun, but heaven help me if an officer is able to get a knife to open with a super hard, dangerous flick of his wrist! If he can, it is a dangerous weapon (gravity knife!) and can't be carried, even if it is not concealed. Most knives can be flipped open if you use stupid amounts of force! Does not matter how he can get it accomplished, if he can, you can be charged. One officer I saw testified that a kershaw Assisted opener was a switch blade, because it flicked open. The judge bought it and "ruled" that it was a switch blade, and therefore prohibited!

There are also several catch all phrases that allow charges even if you don't meet the vague definitions (dagger, dirk, metal knuckles (think AA), or ANY other weapon APPARENTLY CAPABLE OF CAUSING BODILY HARM!) So anything capable of even apparently causing bodily harm can get you. Stick, golf club, screw driver, pretty much any impact weapon, really crunchy french fries, ball point pen.....you name it. If the cop can make the argument, and the prosecutor is a tool, bingo.

Also, any weapon that causes any namby pamby cause for alarm, they can call the cops and cry and technically you can be charged with a misdemeanor!
 
There IS a GOD, and HE loves you!!! Congratulations on your reunion. Now..., go get a bottle of your favorite, and take her out on the town (country).:D:
 
Glad ya found it man!!

Lost INFI sucks...

In 2006 my wife contacted the shop and had a specific knife made for me, inscribed, for our 25th anniversary.

A couple months after she gave it to me, I went to get it to take to show someone, and could not find it.

I looked high and low, off and on for 10 months, in every nook/cranny I could think of.

My biggest fear was that I'd thrown it out in some blade wrap paper from one of the shows.

I was devastated, and could not think of a way to tell Nancy that I'd lost the Anniversary knife she went through so much trouble to get for me.

Then one day, I went to move a sleeping bag from a closet shelf, and the knife (in a zippered pouch) fell out from behind the sleeping bag.

Man, I have never, NEVER, EVER felt such a feeling of relief.

I feel your pain about the lost/found roller coaster...

I do know there are those on here who have lost and still not found, so they win....
 
Bigfattyt said:
Glad to hear it!


I live in Washington state. Pretty good for CCW, but surprisingly, the knife laws are not so great.

There are so many ways that an officer can make you a criminal here with almost any weapon (besides a gun if you have a permit). I can carry a loaded gun, but heaven help me if an officer is able to get a knife to open with a super hard, dangerous flick of his wrist! If he can, it is a dangerous weapon (gravity knife!) and can't be carried, even if it is not concealed. Most knives can be flipped open if you use stupid amounts of force! Does not matter how he can get it accomplished, if he can, you can be charged. One officer I saw testified that a kershaw Assisted opener was a switch blade, because it flicked open. The judge bought it and "ruled" that it was a switch blade, and therefore prohibited!

There are also several catch all phrases that allow charges even if you don't meet the vague definitions (dagger, dirk, metal knuckles (think AA), or ANY other weapon APPARENTLY CAPABLE OF CAUSING BODILY HARM!) So anything capable of even apparently causing bodily harm can get you. Stick, golf club, screw driver, pretty much any impact weapon, really crunchy french fries, ball point pen.....you name it. If the cop can make the argument, and the prosecutor is a tool, bingo.

Also, any weapon that causes any namby pamby cause for alarm, they can call the cops and cry and technically you can be charged with a misdemeanor!
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Washington is just weird anyhow. I mean any state that will allow you to own a suppressor, but not allow you to use it. That says it all,,, :rolleyes:


Glad you found the knife,,,:thumbup:
 
resinwife's Flame Warden was "lost" for a year until it turned up in a seldom used duffel bag. Always nice to find a lost knife. :thumbup:
 
trukreltrog said:
Washington is just weird anyhow. I mean any state that will allow you to own a suppressor, but not allow you to use it. That says it all,,, :rolleyes:


Glad you found the knife,,,:thumbup:
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Not to hijack the thread, but:

In Seattle, any fixed blade knife is a "dangerous knife." Dangerous knives are illegal to carry. This is one of the reasons Washington issues a Concealed Pistol License instead of a Concealed Weapons Permit.

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Seattle Municipal Code

SMC 12A.14.010 Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this chapter:

A. "Dangerous knife" means any fixed-blade knife and any other knife
having a blade more than three and one-half inches (3 1/2") in length.

B. "Fixed-blade knife" means any knife, regardless of blade length,
with a blade which is permanently open and does not fold, retract or
slide into the handle of the knife, and includes any dagger, sword,
bayonet, bolo knife, hatchet, axe, straight-edged razor, or razor
blade not in a package, dispenser or shaving appliance.

SMC 12A.14.080 Unlawful use of weapons.

It is unlawful for a person knowingly to:

B. Carry concealed or unconcealed on his or her person any dangerous
knife, or carry concealed on his or her person any deadly weapon other
than a firearm.
 
Gov't Mule said:
Not to hijack the thread, but:

In Seattle, any fixed blade knife is a "dangerous knife." Dangerous knives are illegal to carry. This is one of the reasons Washington issues a Concealed Pistol License instead of a Concealed Weapons Permit.

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Seattle Municipal Code

SMC 12A.14.010 Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this chapter:

A. "Dangerous knife" means any fixed-blade knife and any other knife
having a blade more than three and one-half inches (3 1/2") in length.

B. "Fixed-blade knife" means any knife, regardless of blade length,
with a blade which is permanently open and does not fold, retract or
slide into the handle of the knife, and includes any dagger, sword,
bayonet, bolo knife, hatchet, axe, straight-edged razor, or razor
blade not in a package, dispenser or shaving appliance.

SMC 12A.14.080 Unlawful use of weapons.

It is unlawful for a person knowingly to:

B. Carry concealed or unconcealed on his or her person any dangerous
knife, or carry concealed on his or her person any deadly weapon other
than a firearm.
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Which was exactly my point, Washington's laws make no sense. ;)
 
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