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Well in terms of how its described in the knife law, you cant hold/touch the blade to open it.. so the spyder drop is out
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Is a Griptilian a switchblade?
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Well in terms of how its described in the knife law, you cant hold/touch the blade to open it.. so the spyder drop is out
He won't regret it. The charge will either stick or get lowered in court. It has nothing to do with the officer after the ticket or arrest.
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If you can flick it open using inertia then it qualifies as a gravity knife, which is equivalent to a switch blade. Technically, the cop has the right to do that if he chooses. I'd go with a Spyderco slipit, a Leatherman Wave or Skeletool or even a nice Case or Queen slippie.
If you choose to tighten the pivot be mindful that if it's too tight then the axis lock may not engage as securely, ymmv. Barring that I'd go with a Spyderco slip-it or a nice strong back lock.
Although it takes a fair amount of force I can flick open a millie without touching the blade and in reverse grip as well.
Although it takes a fair amount of force I can flick open a millie without touching the blade and in reverse grip as well.
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I don't find it difficult at all.
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the grip is not a switch blade
why did the officer go into your pockets ?
if all your papers for driving your bike was in order the officer cannot check your person ,
also remember carry any small blade knife without a pocket clip in zoo york city,,keep any blade you carry inside your pocket,,zoo york has this new poicy of a pocket clip as menencing
i lived in zyc for many years,then about 4 years ago moved too a friendlier place
why did the officer go into your pockets ?
if all your papers for driving your bike was in order the officer cannot check your person ,
also remember carry any small blade knife without a pocket clip in zoo york city,,keep any blade you carry inside your pocket,,zoo york has this new poicy of a pocket clip as menencing
i lived in zyc for many years,then about 4 years ago moved too a friendlier place
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If he is arrested for having a switchblade and it is not a switchblade how is the charge going to stick?
And yes, it does have something to do with the officer after the ticket or arrest.
First, I would second the suggestion of a strong lock back. I also wonder if there is a way to change the omega springs to a stiffer stronger type. If you look at the way the axis lock works when you open the knife the bar goes back before going forward to lock into place.
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The charge will be under the same law that defines "gravity knife", so it'll "stick". The officer either used the wrong term or is ignorant, but either way the "law" will have been broken.
Imagine a female officer trying to open a GEC slippie, say good bye to those nails honey
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A gravity knife is different then a knife that can be flicked open with inertia... A true gravity knife will have a button that drops the blade out wit no other force than gravity, but the officer having jurisdiction may have his own ideas he will enforce 
How would a UKPK change anything? The cop doesn't care at all about the knife having a lock, his only concern is that it can be flicked open.
A gravity knife is different then a knife that can be flicked open with inertia... A true gravity knife will have a button that drops the blade out wit no other force than gravity, but the officer having jurisdiction may have his own ideas he will enforce
The term "gravity knife" is almost always referring to butterfly knives/balisongs.
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Wow, my Tenacious and Endura are extremely easy to flick open by the handle.
I don't own a UKPK, but I haven't ever seen a slipjoint that could be flicked open.......
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can't be a gravity knife, he used force to fling it open so force is required for opening, with a gravity knife you press a button and gravity takes over
also can't be a switch blade since there is no switch
also can't be a switch blade since there is no switch
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can't be a gravity knife, he used force to fling it open so force is required for opening, with a gravity knife you press a button and gravity takes over also can't be a switch blade since there is no switch
Keep in mind when analyzing statutes that common definitions, even proper definitions, may not be applicable. New York defines switchblades and gravity knifes as follows:
4. "Switchblade knife" means any knife which has a blade which opens
automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other
device in the handle of the knife.
5. "Gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released
from the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the appli-
cation of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in place by
means of a button, spring, lever or other device.
Based on those definitions, I do not think it is a switchblade, but a case could be made that it is a gravity knife.
