As I'm living in Germany with its wonderful new regulations: The only folders that you are allowed to carry without a legal reason in the back of your mind are those with either a lock or a one-hand opening mechanism. The combination of both is not allowed as long as you don't have a legal reason. Those could be shooting a movie or photographs, acting or of course an "eligible interest" (berechtigtes Interesse). And it's getting even more confusing. Such an interest can be your job, tradition/local customs, hunting or an "commonly acknowledged/accepted purpose" (allgemein anerkannter Zweck). My translation is supposably wrong, but I think you get the idea.
Nobody knows what exactly that "purpose" is, but I'm pretty sure that those who changed the law don't know either. For me, the purpose of a knife is cutting and chopping with the big ones, so I should be safe all along as it is common sense. But somehow I doubt that...
So if Kevin Wilkins designs a tactical folder, I guess it will have a one-hand opening mechanism but no lock, maybe a blackcoated blade, a G10 handle and most important for me, it'll have a pocket clip. These kinds of knives are pretty rare on the market today. Unfortunately I don't think I'll have enough money to buy one.
So, I hope I was able to clear things up a bit concerning German law...it is soo stupid!:barf:
Morales