Washington state RCW 9.41.250 and karambit ring

[XSevSpreeX]

So RCW 9.41.250 specifically lists "metal knuckles" as being illegal in Washington state. Would the ring on a karambit be considered under that? I had read that some states don't consider it while it's questionable in others. Can anybody here offer clarification as I can't find anything on the subject?

 

[fishface5]

I think "kind usually known as" means that a karambit can't be called a metal knuckle for charging purposes
BUT it could still be charged under (b) as a dangerous weapon if carried concealed


a) Manufactures, sells, or disposes of or possesses any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slung shot, sand club, or metal knuckles, or spring blade knife;
(b) Furtively carries with intent to conceal any dagger, dirk, pistol, or other dangerous weapon;

 

[glistam]

I have yet to find a single court case in a database I searched (or here a single anecdotal account) where a karambit was actually prosecuted as metal knuckles. In fact, I have yet to hear a karambit be prosecuted, period, under any weapon statute. There's nothing that really makes them more "weapon-like" than a conventional linoleum-cutting knife. Remember the karambit was an agricultural tool that was adapted into martial use, rather than made as a weapon. I fear that all these wannabe martial arts gurus painting it as the world's greatest defensive tool are shooting themselves in the foot if the public starts viewing them as a weapon. Switchblades were originally used by sailors and paratroopers for cutting ropes, and look what happened to them.