is this legal?

blacksheepkiller · Mar 24, 2012

hey guys i want to know if this knife is legal in Sacramento California. it is a six inch fixed blade knife. i think it is a bayonet because of the loop on top. but i dont know. my grandpa gave it to me before he died. so i cant ask him lol. thanks for your help guys

blacksheepkiller · Mar 24, 2012

i messed up on the picture. here it is now
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/4raeh

RogueBowie · Mar 24, 2012

I'm in California also and while you should check into your specific municipality, as far as I know from what I have read it is legal to open carry a fixed blade that size (as long as you're not in a school or airport of something) and illegal to conceal carry it.

Minibear464 · Mar 24, 2012

But you can't bring it in the government buildings there. Under 4" only I think.

blacksheepkiller · Mar 25, 2012

how can i find out who made this knife? there is no markings on it. or any screws

tltt · Mar 25, 2012

blacksheepkiller said:
how can i find out who made this knife? there is no markings on it. or any screws

It's an M-4 Bayonet from WWII onward, lots of American firms made them, and lots of foreign companies copied them. Google should help with history.

Sidehill Gouger · Mar 25, 2012

The photo isn't that great but I don't think it is really an M-4. Looks more like a "surplus parts knife" using some M-4 parts. Doesn't look like it has a mounting latch on the butt.

Ossa1970 · Mar 25, 2012

As far as stae law is concerned that knife is legal to carry openly, (not concealed). However Sacramento city or county may have a municipal ordinance regulating the carrying in public or in a vehicle. To own in your own residence is legal everywhere in the state.

medusaoblongata · Mar 30, 2012

This is a good start: http://www.qcode.us/codes/sacramento/view.php?topic=9-9_32&showAll=1&frames=on