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Strange but true. I live in Japan and have always carried a fully serrated Police model around with me. Now, I always felt kind of bad about this because I normally dont break the law but the legal limit for carry here is 6cm. I had purchased a straight edge Hunter to use around people so it wouldnt look intimidating (drop point blades just dont have that same scare factor as others, I think.) I still carried the police around though. Well, today I found out I was breaking the law. Yes, carrying that straight edge Hunter with the 7cm blade was illegal, however carrying the 11cm bladed Police was perfectly legal. Thats right.
7cm Hunter Bad.
11cm Police Good
It seems that in Japan, a straight edge knife must be under 6cm for daily carry, unless you have a clear reason for having it on your person i.e. fishing, hiking, camping, etc.
A serrated edge blade can be any length. I was a bit dumbfounded at this. I pointed at the straight edge Harpy in the display case and confirmed that it was illegal to carry that in Japan. Yes it was. I pointed at the fully serrated Civilian and confirmed that yes, that was ok to carry.
This country never ceases to amaze me. They are now holding the Civilian for me and I pick it up next week, and since I dont like breaking the law, I picked up a straight edge Cricket and will only carry that and my Police, or my Civilian. No more evil bad wicked Hunter. I guess Ill have to use that for camping.
What about a partially serrated edge? The straight part is measured from where the serrations stop. Now I know why there are so many serrated and partially serrated knives in the shops here.
Just thought you might find that interesting.
Ian
7cm Hunter Bad.
11cm Police Good
It seems that in Japan, a straight edge knife must be under 6cm for daily carry, unless you have a clear reason for having it on your person i.e. fishing, hiking, camping, etc.
A serrated edge blade can be any length. I was a bit dumbfounded at this. I pointed at the straight edge Harpy in the display case and confirmed that it was illegal to carry that in Japan. Yes it was. I pointed at the fully serrated Civilian and confirmed that yes, that was ok to carry.
This country never ceases to amaze me. They are now holding the Civilian for me and I pick it up next week, and since I dont like breaking the law, I picked up a straight edge Cricket and will only carry that and my Police, or my Civilian. No more evil bad wicked Hunter. I guess Ill have to use that for camping.
What about a partially serrated edge? The straight part is measured from where the serrations stop. Now I know why there are so many serrated and partially serrated knives in the shops here.
Just thought you might find that interesting.
Ian
