Would you (American knife collectors) still collect if you lived in the UK?

No. I buy knives to carry and use them. What would be the point of collecting them in the U.K.?

And I'd be making my way back to the U.S. of A.

My 4 times great grandfather left there way back when. Joined the Continental Army on July 22nd, 1776. Kicked the redcoats out.

He'd roll over in his grave if I bowed to the crown.
 
not2sharp said:
I was born into communism and left. I have no desire to live like that again. For me it would be either fight or flight. I am not passive enough to survive as a subject.

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So would you still collect knives if you lived in the UK with the restrictive laws or not? Didn't really answer the question.
 
I would.

We have laws in the US, a lot of the states prohibit the use of "automatic" knives

But everyone still carries them.....;)

knife laws are a joke.
 
Much more of a collector than a user, so as long as the knives I like are still available to own, even if they can't be carried, I would still collect.
 
NeverBeenTimid said:
But if you lived in the UK would you still buy knives for indoor use only?
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I suspect this thread will turn into a legal discussion and get locked/etc., but your question is an interesting one and it made me pause.

My first instinct was no, I probably wouldn't be a knife collector. I'd collect something else with a similar appeal; not sure what.

But then I thought about it a bit more, and where I live 50% of my knives -- including many of my favorites -- are legal to own but not to carry locally. It's not quite analogous, as I can carry them in other parts of the state, but my primary enjoyment of them is at home.

So in the end I'd say yes, I'd still collect knives. :)
 
Hopefully it doesn't get locked. Like I said, I understand why the laws are there. It is what it is.
Just curious how many people over the pond would stop collecting if they couldn't use their favourite blades.
 
The knives I collect stay indoors, so it probably wouldn't change my habits much. I do carry a knife every day. I'd probably try to find something legal, provided such a thing was possible, and just carry on.
 
NeverBeenTimid said:
Hopefully it doesn't get locked. Like I said, I understand why the laws are there. It is what it is.
Just curious how many people over the pond would stop collecting if they couldn't use their favourite blades.
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It's unfortunate so many people see this thread as just another chance to beat on their chests to try and show all us other monkeys how tough they are.
 
NeverBeenTimid said:
The police actually tweeted this:


Regents Park Police

✔@MPSRegentsPark

These items were found during a #weaponSweep near #MackworthHouse #AugustasSt during #OpSceptre . Safely disposed and taken off the streets



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Wow... Those are ordinary household tools. I literally have the same orange scissors sitting in a cup with pens and pencils on top of my fridge. It's astounding to me that such things would pass as weapons. I suppose the screwdrivers could be used to stab someone but the file and pliers are a stretch. Is this for real?
 
My first inclination, as an American, is to say yes, I’d still have my knives. But I don’t really collect - I’m a user, and they’re tools to me first and foremost. So I’d be buying them to use...

So my answer depends.

If teleported to the UK, as an American, I’d still acquire knives I could legally use as tools (can you have a fixed blade while hunting or farming there?).

If born and raised there? I probably wouldn’t know anything else, and be preoccupied with things I could use and enjoy. Thankfully, I’m not in that situation.
 
In the spirit of this discussion, I would retain some of my collection, only carrying what was actually legal. The paring knife in my lunchbox would stay home. For EDC, I've never been to England. I only a bit of the knife culture from what I read here. Would I be in trouble if I carried a modern, legal slipjoint? A Classic? I know what the law says, but how strictly is it enforced? I'd rather stay on the safe side, personally.
 
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