sharpening clips

[vilePossum]

jup i found this highly interesting as well. btw, germany has pretty strict laws about any kind of "weapon", so i am lucky my bow is still considered sports gear. crossbows aren't though.
also @ jdm quite interesting about knives being considered more intimidating.
i would like to have some more knife makers chime in on this, cause as scubasteve said, there are lots of really nice daggers shown here in the forum. though as far as i know (please correct me if i am wrong), daggers are supposedly thrust/pierce weapons whereas knives would usually fall more into the slashing/cutting category, right?

 

[jdm61]

From what I am told, the list of the types of knives that you cannot own or manufacturer is much smaller than the list of those that you cannot carry. The 12 cm rule and the no one handed/locking blade combination rules are for CARRY. OI have not heard anything to indicate that you have the same confusion as to daggers like sometimes pops up with the Dutch customs people. You are, however, more likely to be charged the full import duties and VAT by the Gimmeallofyourmoneyamt because, well, it is Germany and everything must be en ordnung. IIRC, the non-Germanic skinny switchblade rule is for possesion, manufacturing, etc. They specifically wrote the law so that it would not outlaw the old school lever lock knives like the classic Hubertus, Boker, etc. Likewise, I think that you might be less likely to be hassled where you live compared to say the not so nice areas of Hamburg or the east side of Berlin.

jup i found this highly interesting as well. btw, germany has pretty strict laws about any kind of "weapon", so i am lucky my bow is still considered sports gear. crossbows aren't though.
also @ jdm quite interesting about knives being considered more intimidating.
i would like to have some more knife makers chime in on this, cause as scubasteve said, there are lots of really nice daggers shown here in the forum. though as far as i know (please correct me if i am wrong), daggers are supposedly thrust/pierce weapons whereas knives would usually fall more into the slashing/cutting category, right?

 

[Hengelo_77]

I know the law but I EDC a 2 3/8" linerlock (with thumb stud)
My life style doesn't give any police officer any reason to search me. And if, the knife looks sheeple friendly and small so not weapon like.
And the law applies only in the public room, on my own land (or some body else's) I can cary whatever I chose

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Yeah laws can be very confusing as they are written. I'm allowed to OWN a automatic knife, or Balisong (butterfly) knife, but I cannot carry it in public at all.

Unless I'm dreaming this up, I believe there are rules (in some places at least) that allow folks with one arm to use autos, but the dagger rule may still apply. Weren't the original "switchblades" made for amputee soldiers? I know for a fact that some knife (and other tool) designs were created for vets of the American Civil War, and possibly for returning soldiers from World War 2.

This certainly is an interesting topic.

 

[jdm61]

The one armed rule may have been part of the original Federal statute, but I could be wrong. It did make its way into some of the state laws. Some of the other stage old state laws regarding daggers, dirks, bowie knives (Mississippi) blade length, (Texas) and such are much older than WW2. Up until the 1990's there was still a law on the books in Florida from the days right after the most recent version of the state Constitution was ratified in the 1880's that specifically made it a crime for a merchant to sell a "Bowie knife" or "Winchester rifle" to anyone under 18. That law was repealed/replaced about he same time as the old prohibition against "notorious cohabitation" was repealed.

Yeah laws can be very confusing as they are written. I'm allowed to OWN a automatic knife, or Balisong (butterfly) knife, but I cannot carry it in public at all.

Unless I'm dreaming this up, I believe there are rules (in some places at least) that allow folks with one arm to use autos, but the dagger rule may still apply. Weren't the original "switchblades" made for amputee soldiers? I know for a fact that some knife (and other tool) designs were created for vets of the American Civil War, and possibly for returning soldiers from World War 2.

This certainly is an interesting topic.

 

[scubasteve4sq]

Heh I'm a notorious cohabitator!
Florida has some crazy old laws.
One I remember is you can't hang your feet out the window of your house on a sunday.

I'm sure there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for why that made sense in the 1800s but it sounds rediculous today.

 

[jdm61]

The Legislature went through a few years back and cleaned house. Most of those funny old statutes are no longer on the books.

Heh I'm a notorious cohabitator!
Florida has some crazy old laws.
One I remember is you can't hang your feet out the window of your house on a sunday.

I'm sure there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for why that made sense in the 1800s but it sounds rediculous today.

 

[Teppojutsu]

for a fighting knife so that it does more damage and cuts deeper I would imagine.

Why not sharpen it?

Yes for me if the design Incorporates a clip I prefer it sharp because like you said it makes it a more effective defense tool and I dont mind sharpend clips on most of my utility blades you can use the clip for rough work saving the main edge for finer tasks . You can also keep the main edge with a shaving polish and the clip can have a "toothy" edge for rope.

the list goes on lol
oh yea BACK CUT