Visiting Scotland

UK law is very restrictive when it comes to the carriage of knives.
There are actually two separate laws governing the situation, so although it seems legal to carry a folder with a blade up to 3", another regulation forbids the carriage of any "offensive weapon" in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. It is up to you to prove that "reasonable excuse", which seems OK but generally it means arrest and you have to do that proving in court. Do you need that hassle?
Note, legally there are no "defensive weapons"
It's bad law but it's the law.
My advice is to carry a Swiss Army Knife

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Dennis

 
When I went over Keith, I carried a SAK in my backpack and checked a Spyderco Cricket (about the least offensive looking knife I could think of) through in my luggage. They take this stuff pretty seriously and they will rummage through your carry-on if they suspect anything. My SAK didn't raise an eyebrow though and next time I'll probably just limit myself to that. If you do a search you can find a couple of other threads that go into this in more detail.

Jack
 
DenCQB is right, a SAK is the best deal around. Or a Victorinox Swisstool.

Keith- y the way, where are you heading to?
 
DenCQB is right, a SAK is the best deal around. Or a Victorinox Swisstool.

Keith- By the way, where are you heading to?
 
A Leatherman Wave is a non-weaponly looking multitool with two one-hand knife blades. "Good reason?" You can't conveniently go home to cut something or repair something, because "home" is on the far side of the pond.



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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001
 
I have a question on the international carry of multi-tools.

I know there are some countries (and some states!) that prohibit boarding an airplane or carry of locking blades and/or serrated blades. Are the locking and/or serrated blades on multi-tools such as the Wave, Swisstool, etc., exceptions to this rule?
Jim
 
Exceptions? Probably not (especially when some rules, like serrated blades, are more rumor or whim than statute), but so far the jungle telegraph has been saying that mulitools are generally regarded as terribly benign. When they do show up in police reports, it's usually on account of somebody actually threatening or cutting somebody. Also, courthouse security in my part of the world is more paranoid than most security, and may have a conference over a Leatherman Micra.


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001
 
I have been there both for business and to visit the family. SAK or Multi-Tool and that about it. When I reported to RAF Mildenhall for temporary duty my Spyderco Police model was quickly confiscated until my departure. I was also given a stern lecture on the weapon policy of the land. If you want a weapon carry a kuboton, they dont raise any eyebrows there.

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SSgt Christopher Wardlow
USAF Security Forces
425th ABS Izmir Turkey
 
Keith - Waterfoot, South West of Glasglow, heading anywhere else? If you have the time, I suggest Edinburgh. If you really have time, Inverness. I leave a few mile from Inverness, 15 minutes train ride.
 
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