Tsa approved knife

I was just thinking about this, since I fly quite often. I'l probably take a Victorinox Cadet or a Leatherman Squirt, I like having a couple of extra tools. A Case CV slipjoint (small congress, peanut or swellback jack) would also work nicely.

I'll still keep packing a larger knife and a full size multitool in my checked luggage, though.
 
Is the SAK cadet TSA compliant? It's a little shorter than the full size models but I don't have measurements on hand and I'm not positive how they are measuring. If it is TSA compliant most people will be set.
 
Cadet should be fine. Mine measures 2.5" long for the blade (2.16" cutting edge) and 0.5" wide at the widest point. Non-locking and non-molded grip.

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My guess is they'll have a test "box" 2.36" deep and 0.5" wide, the third dimension won't really matter, if the blade of your knife fits in the box all the way to the handle without bottoming out, it will meet the size requirement. The regs say nothing about the length of the cutting edge, it's all about the distance from the tip to the handle, in which case the Cadet would fail to fit in the box.

Erik
 
FreebornErik said:
My guess is they'll have a test "box" 2.36" deep and 0.5" wide, the third dimension won't really matter, if the blade of your knife fits in the box all the way to the handle without bottoming out, it will meet the size requirement. The regs say nothing about the length of the cutting edge, it's all about the distance from the tip to the handle, in which case the Cadet would fail to fit in the box.

Erik
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We have a winner! Blade length laws almost always mean distance from handle to tip, not the length of the sharpened part.
 
FreebornErik said:
My guess is they'll have a test "box" 2.36" deep and 0.5" wide, the third dimension won't really matter, if the blade of your knife fits in the box all the way to the handle without bottoming out, it will meet the size requirement. The regs say nothing about the length of the cutting edge, it's all about the distance from the tip to the handle, in which case the Cadet would fail to fit in the box.

Erik
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We have a winner! Blade length laws almost always mean distance from handle to tip, not the length of the sharpened part.
 
FreebornErik said:
My guess is they'll have a test "box" 2.36" deep and 0.5" wide, the third dimension won't really matter, if the blade of your knife fits in the box all the way to the handle without bottoming out, it will meet the size requirement. The regs say nothing about the length of the cutting edge, it's all about the distance from the tip to the handle, in which case the Cadet would fail to fit in the box.

Erik
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Oddly enough, they use a pic of what I assume is intended to be a "typical" SAK as their go-to example for an approved knife, but none of the 91mm models (the most common size) or even the 85mm Alox models (Cadet) fit the criteria. Are the Wenger ones much different (blade size) from the Victorinox lines?

Sounds like I need to find myself an Alox Rambler...
 
As you all probably heard, the new rules were meant to go into effect Apr 25 but they are 'on hold' until further notice. You can blame the Boston bombers for that....

Many are speculating that they will decide to scrap this proposal altogether and continue with a no-knife policy.

I wouldn't go investing in any TSA-approved knives just yet....
 
By the time anyone gets around to producing a TSA approved knife, the TSA will either decide not to relax their rules after all, or they'll realize that pocket knives are completely inoffensive and allow you to carry anything up to an Espada XL.

Personally I think the former option is more likely.
 
MattBPKT said:
As you all probably heard, the new rules were meant to go into effect Apr 25 but they are 'on hold' until further notice. You can blame the Boston bombers for that....

Many are speculating that they will decide to scrap this proposal altogether and continue with a no-knife policy.

I wouldn't go investing in any TSA-approved knives just yet....
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I strongly doubt the boston bombers had anything to do with it. the flight attendants unions and soccer moms all across the country lost their mind and protested as soon as the TSA announced they would be relaxing their regulations.
 
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