If you open carry a 10 inch blade around, its all but guaranteed that you'll be hassled by the local law enforcement, and you'll most likely even get detained/ arrested sooner or later, even though it may be technically legal. If you absolutely insist on carrying it, by all means do (live and learn, after all), but don't forget to carry a copy of the California knife laws, with the sections/ excerpts that are relavent to you highlighted, in your wallet as well. That way, when the po-po tries to tell you that your knife isn't legal to carry (this is bound to happen if you're carrying a 10 inch blade, as the vast majority of cops don't know squat about knife laws), you can show him the law and kindly explain to him/ her that your knife is actually perfectly legal to carry. Then, you can see what its like to ride in the back of a police cruiser, because the nice officer just arrested you for going "armed with intent," despite your knife technically being legal. Note sarcasm--> After all, the only reason you would be carrying THAT big of a knife around, is if you intended to hurt someone with it. <--Note sacasm
EDIT: Sorry if I came across a little strong, I was just outlining the most probable outcome of openly carrying a 10 inch bowie knife on your belt in California. Another likely outcome is that you would be arrested for "disturbing the peace," as many people will freak out, call the police, confront you, ect. if they notice a big blade on your hip.
