Your suggestion???

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My girlfriend is planning a trip to Canada in September.
I know automatics are illegal to carry in Canada. So she will have to leave her Puma Booster in Germany.

But i dont want to let her go without a good knife.

What about fixed blades? Are they legal to carry in Canada (BC)?

What are your suggestions for a small, good but inexpensive fixed blade and a good folder for her????
Should be lightweights but durable.

Nothing with a thumbhole. For some reason she is not able to open a thumbhole-folder with one hand.
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Thanks for any suggestions.
 
It is illegal to carry ANY knife or other possible weapon for the sake of self defense in most provinces of Canada.
IF you defend yourself against attack with a knife, stungun, CS spray, big rock, ANYTHING, you will be facing criminal charges.


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I cut it, and I cut it, and it's STILL too short!


 
Ok, but what about in the woods???

Is it illegal to carry a knife while camping, hiking, fishing or something????

The knife is not tought for self defense.
Just as a tool.

I will also give a pepper-spray to protect herself.


 
If you are going to give her pepper spray, give her the stuff labelled as bear repellant. If she is hiking, fishing or camping there should not be a problem. I do not remember who sells the stuff but someone here probably does.
 
As I recall, the conventional wisdom for Canada around here is "any knife that isn't an evil switchblade, an evil gravity knife, or an evil push-dagger," as long as you don't carry it "for protection."

Chances are, any pocket knife that you can buy openly from a Canadian knife dealer is OK to have in your pocket in town, and Canadians carry fixed blade knifes in the woods.


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001
 
Being Canadian, here's my two cents.
Yes, to all that J. Mattis has stated. As far as the Criminal Code is concerned, knives are only mentioned specifically ONCE. Anything that is opened by a spring device, gravity, or centrifugal force, is a "prohibited weapon." (except, of course, for RCMP, CSIS, & military personnel) "Push daggers" don't fall into any of those categories. To my knowledge, no case laws exist prohibiting the OPEN carry of anything else. A person could, technically, carry a Ka-Bar Tanto on his or her belt. I wouldn't recommend trying it, though - as someone pointed out on this forum, the average police officer's understanding of the law is very shallow. Especially in BC, where it seems to me they have a very liberal (read: PC) government, I'd try to make whatever your girlfriend decides on carrying as low-profile, and as crappy, as possible/tolerable. 'Cause you never know.

It wasn't always like this here - until recently, in the smaller communities, carrying a knife wasn't a sign of someone waiting to cause trouble, but more a sign of someone who was prepared in case something did happen.

General Canadian carry rule-of-thumb: If the House of Knives carries it, so can you.

Almost forgot suggestions! Whilst in the woods/camping, I bring two along: a wee old Kinfolk for cooking, & a Ka-Bar on the belt for the big, non-food type jobs. In town, I carry a Gerber Fairbairn/Applegate without any troubles.

Long-winded, but hopefully helpful.

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Yeah, well, people ... They're just not my bag

[This message has been edited by willOthewisp (edited 08-08-2000).]
 
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