What makes a knife look "weapony"?

PayetteRucker said:
it's funny because legislation in Great Britain banning 'stabable knives' says the exact opposite
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legislation that doesnt exist?

or maybe you have a news story that google cant find. but usually a story gets run more than once, you know. unless this is just another case of taking that news story about that one doctor who made a suggestion and tinfoil-hatting it into "tuk ur gunz!"
 
a noticably loud lock-up, large blade (no brainer), bowie variety have spooked few people when i used one. very pointed and recurved blades, just radical styling in general...in my own experience, many people will be cautious around anyone with any knife that isn't a victorinox or a slippy with colorful handles.
 
stabman said:
So:
-Hawkbill
-double edged
-sharpened swedge
-rusty/rough finish(unless it looks "rustic")
-knuckle duster guard
-skull crusher
-serrations(although may depend on overall knife design, as with blackened blade)
-AO
-big
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+ if the person operating it calls himself 'stabman'..


:rolleyes:
 
A lanyard can also make a knife more 'weapony', or at least 'outdoorsy'. Last year I carried my Dutch army knife a lot, which is a variant of the alox Victorinox Soldier, and had a lanyard attached to it, that I made of green paracord. At some day I took it out of my pocket to open a package, some guy saw it and said that I had a "survival knife". Well, although I think the DAK is a useful tool in a survival situation, I wouldn't call it a survival knife.
 
1) Size
2) Blade shape and grind (daggers, massive false edges, double edges, recurves etc)
3) Coatings
4) All sorts of details (skulls, pictures, "skull crushers", glass breakers, serrations.)

To me anyway.
 
A police officer in Indy at the airport told me that serrations make for a weapon, but plain edge knives are OK.
Size matters, but so does the handle. I once got a wide eye stare when using a Fallkniven U2 to open a package at work. It has a 2 1/2" blade.
 
Apec said:
On a separate note, someone at britishblades lost a UKPK to the cops because they insisted it was a locking blade because there was a faint click when fully deployed (even though it's a slipjoint).
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That cop just stuck it straight into his pocket, you can be sure.
 
It depends how you use knife and what situation. Generally under 3" knives should be fine aslong they look pretty normal. No full spyderedges / serrations, tanto points loud snaps, spring assistant and other fast knives.

I find most people not looking badly my plain edge spyderco caly despite its 3" blade. I just open it descreetly with thumb, not flicking it or playing. Just gently open with thumb all the way without rush and do my thing and put it way.

You can keep no knife people calm by acting slowly with knife, not making fast movements, extra movements and restrict your movements only fare minimum when you handle knife (man that sounds something like how to handle wild animals, sorry if someone offended). Acting calmly and level head and using relatively slow motions you can calm most people down.
 
redisburning said:
legislation that doesnt exist?

or maybe you have a news story that google cant find. but usually a story gets run more than once, you know. unless this is just another case of taking that news story about that one doctor who made a suggestion and tinfoil-hatting it into "tuk ur gunz!"
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I have no idea where this bash comes from but it's common knowledge that the UK has been attempting to ban knives with "stabable" points for a good long time...
 
Roobiks said:
+ if the person operating it calls himself 'stabman'..


:rolleyes:
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Right buddy, because that's how I introduce myself and sign my name.:rolleyes:
Grow the hell up.:thumbdn:
And, look up the origin of said screen name, and you'll find it comes from a friggin COMEDY(you know, those things which make those of us with a sense of humour laugh).
 
Esav Benyamin said:
CALM DOWN. That's an overreaction in the wrong forum to a very gentle joke.
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Okay, you're likely right.:)
It just reminded me of other times when people implied that I must be a violent individual due to my internet screen name, which is a silly and annoying assertion.
Ah well, time to switch to decaf I guess.:D
 
How about "blood grooves?" Well, it probably won't raise eyebrows unless someone asks you what the indents in the blade is for. "Oh, that helps the blood drain from someone when I stab them so it's easier for me to pull my knife out of their lifeless corpse."

Or spikes on the hand guard like this:

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Perfect for opening packages in an office environment.
 
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