Recommend me a new EDC that cannot be opened by inertia

Lapedog said:
Spydie drop will open pretty much any Spyderco with inertia.

Manix 2 is easy to inertia shake open. Try holding it with the pivot facing the ground and snappinf your wrist downward. I find knives that are difficult to inertia shake open in forward grip are an absolute cinch in reverse grip.
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Well, I have to admit, you fellas are right. I tried my Dragonfly 2 just pinching the balde and point facing me and away from me and such and only got it to snap open once out of over twenty tries. And my M2LW not at all. But, doing just what you said with the pivot pointed downward, they snap right open. The D'fly is a little less consistent but surely doable. The Manix just pops right open every time.
 
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Before knowing about the laws in NYC, here is what I carried around NYC / Queens / Brooklyn for the last 3 years...along with a Benchmade clipped to my pants pocket.

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I guess I should have got the electric chair! Even though I've never won the lotto, I was very lucky!
 
I'm confused about the concealed fixed blade thing, if you're actually using it to cut something then it's no longer concealed right? Is it a case of only use indoors (private property) or you can carry but not use?
 
Pomsbz said:
I'm confused about the concealed fixed blade thing, if you're actually using it to cut something then it's no longer concealed right? Is it a case of only use indoors (private property) or you can carry but not use?
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Knife laws vary widely between different jurisdictions. What’s legal in one place is illegal in others. NYS is very restrictive (although concealed carry is legal) and NYC is far worse than the state overall. By comparison, MD is a knife owner’s paradise where very little is illegal. You need to research what’s the case where you live. If you start your research with the kniferights.org website and then google "________(the state you live in) knife laws", you’ll be on your way.
 
craytab said:
I believe so. It can be considered open carry and give a cop the reason to stop you and gravity test your knife. You should really check and read the actual law though.
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It's one hundred percent the case. Even "pocket printing" (a visible bulge in the pocket) has been cause for police intervention.

I live on Long Island and travel to the city frequently. I am hyper aware of my carry there and always switch out my usual knives for a slim, small, stiff traditional when I do so.
 
Any traditional slipjoint.
If you insist on a locking blade, a Buck 110 or 112 or an Old Timer 6OT or 7OT, or Uncle Henry LB7.
 
colin.p said:
Not too long ago, what with the CBSA fiasco and all, Sal mentioned something to the effect (in their own forums) that the reason that one hand opening knives were being targeted was that a person (holding a knife in their closed hand) could walk up to a cop and, flick it open without the cop noticing or realizing it. Then supposedly it could be used against the cop.
(http://www.spyderco.com/forumII/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79614#p1233081)

However, if it takes an exaggerated motion and several attempts at that, that would make the sneaking up to a cop rather moot?
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You’re going to have to stop assuming any of this is based on logic. A small fixed blade can also be hidden in hand or up sleeve and produced almost instantly.

Logic has no place in these laws.
 
afishhunter said:
Any traditional slipjoint.
If you insist on a locking blade, a Buck 110 or 112 or an Old Timer 6OT or 7OT, or Uncle Henry LB7.
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Again... negative on all the lockbacks...read the dang thread before replying please.
 
Slightly off topic. Took a ride to REI today in Carle Place, Long Island NY. A LOAD of Benchmade auto openers. All of which are illegal in NY State unless your hunting or fishing. I was contemplating a "proper" series slip joint which to my surprise wasn't even there.
 
afishhunter said:
If you read my post, you'll see I gave a viable non-locking blade/non-lockback suggestion first.
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I did.

But why follow with options that have already been proven to fail the test?
 
Lapedog said:
You’re going to have to stop assuming any of this is based on logic. A small fixed blade can also be hidden in hand or up sleeve and produced almost instantly.

Logic has no place in these laws.
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I agree wholeheartedly. The unfortunate fact is laws and logic have very little in common.
 
Lapedog said:
Spydie drop will open pretty much any Spyderco with inertia.

Manix 2 is easy to inertia shake open. Try holding it with the pivot facing the ground and snappinf your wrist downward. I find knives that are difficult to inertia shake open in forward grip are an absolute cinch in reverse grip.
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Yeah, I only said difficult to shake out, not impossible. I don't think there's many one hand opening, modern knives that undoubtedly meet this criteria. I can't think of a single one, personally.
 
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