It sits on the keyring along with a Spokey tool and a bottle opener. Well made and handy to cut stuff like string, tape, remove a splinter etc. Turns out it’s a Richards of Sheffield with the little lantern logo. I looked for (and found) a tiny penknife in a boot sale last year. So if your multi-tool or the pocket knife you carry on a daily basis locks, you MUST have good reason on every occasion that you have it with you to avoid prosecution.ĮDC has become a marketing device, as it differentiates between a knife you can carry and not have to justify, and one that you can carry, as long as (and only if) you have good reason to do so. ( Harris vs DPP and Fehmi vs DPP See Harris vs DPP and Fehmi vs DPP for Justice Popplewell’s findings) If you have to press a button or lever, or push a liner-lock out of the way in order to fold it back in, then it doesn’t fit the definition. Many multi-tools have blades which lock out, and need more than a single folding action to close them. Multi-tools and pocket knives need a bit of thought. Little Johnny can carry a pair of compasses on the way to school if they’re using them that day, but can’t have them with him when he’s hanging around the rec’ with his mates that evening.

A darts player can have their sharply pointed implements with them in the pub on Friday night, but not at the football match the next morning. So a carpet fitter on their way to/from work can lawfully carry a stanley knife, but can’t have it with them in the pub that night. It’s up to the person carrying the article to prove they have good reason for having it with them in public. Section 139 Criminal Justice Act 1988.Īny sharply pointed or bladed article that does not fit the definition in bold above, may NOT be in your possession unless you have a good reason or lawful excuse to have it with you. As such it can be carried anywhere in public in the UK legally without any further good reason or justification. It actually refers to a folding pocket knife (with no locking mechanism) with a blade, the cutting edge of which does not exceed 7.62cm (3″). Irritating though it is, the term EDC (borrowed from the US firearms terminology) actually fits well with UK legislation. The Ladybug’s blade is about 1.88”, it’s tiny. I don’t take it to work, far too easy to lose it, and it’s not much cop for cutting zip-ties, unlike the little Spyderco, which is perfect for getting inside the closed loop and slicing through the tie.

I’ve seen similar things as just a pry bar, but having the handle makes it more user friendly.Īs far as pocket knives go, I’ve got loads, many are Spyderco knives, most are no longer UK legal, which is a shame, but the one I carry with me most is a CRKT Pilar it’s not strictly speaking UK legal, because it has a frame lock, but it’s just so solid and easy to use, and just feels good in the hand, and it’s not really pointed, so not threatening. That Hultaför chisel knife looks very handy, I could use something like that around the house and garden. I carry a whole load of stuff for work, which includes a Gerber MT800 Legend multitool, pens of various sorts, a scraper that holds single-edged razor blades, flashlights, a small Spyderco knife with serrated hawksbill blade, notepads, tyre pressure and tread depth gauges, radio, handheld phone/tablet, plus my phone, keys, watch, glasses, wallet…ĮDC is what you carry with you to help get you through the day, if that includes your balls, well good for you, but the term is just convenient shorthand, and from what I’ve seen other people carry I’ve dropped or adopted new things that help me get things done. A weapon is a tool used aggressively against another person, it doesn’t have to be a knife I can weaponise a Bic Crystal if I have to, no particular skill required.

Neither are kitchen knives, however plenty of people get killed or injured with them, same with screwdrivers. They don’t in most peoples either, unless you’re classing a pocket knife as a weapon, which it isn’t. Weapons don’t come in the top ten things I need. Every day carry to me is my testicles, glasses, keys and wallet.

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