Pocket Knives

[Potatosniper]

Do you own one, how old were you when you bought it, do you carry it with you religiously.
I noticed that many males in my country when they turn 17-18 and get their first job they seem
to always spend one of their first paychecks on a pocket knife, I myself have even fallen into this
trend, do you?

[Violeta]

Do I own one? Probably if one of them is still around. People would give me them for xmas sometimes.

Buy one myself? nope

[Netaris]

Of course, it's a great tool to have, can do a lot of things with it. Especially if you aim for a multitool, like that kind of things : https://www.leatherman.com/fr_FR/surge-830165.html

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

Nope. I'd feel weird if I owned one and even weirder if I carried one with me everywhere.

[BlackBloodRum]

I do, but mostly because it's a useful tool. Much for the same reason I'm not a smoker but I always carry a lighter.

[Candyy]

My parents still hide the knifes from me so.... No v:

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Yeah I got a knife. My NCO took it away from me then my Captain gave it back. :/
It's in a closet if I need it. :)

EDIT:
I forgot to mention why I got it in the first place. If NCO and Captain didn't give it away, military service. That's why.

[Sir Dookface McFerretballs]

If we are talking about a Swiss Amry Knife, or multi-tool, yeah I couldn't survive without one.

They work a lot better for impromptu fixes or needing to open things. A lot easier to carry a multi-tool or Swiss army knife than a separate set of screwdrivers, bottle openers, knives, pliers. toothpicks, files, saws, scissors, and so on.

[Gwynddraigon]

i have one for work

[[N]ebsun]

Got my first one when I was 4 as a present, sliced my thumb deeply within a few days (healed up just fine - and I learned not to cut towards myself). Still have the knife (and my thumb) 30 odd years later.

[Γαῖα]

"spend one of their first paychecks on a pocket knife"

Even if your paid daily, that's an expensive pocket knife. Then again with todays cost of living maybe it isn't. I remember first getting a swiss army knife when i joined the army cadets. Certainly was more useful than my bayonet.

[ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ]

nope, thats illegal.

[BlackBloodRum]

Początkowo opublikowane przez 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

nope, thats illegal.

Actually. Not illegal in the UK. Common misconception.

But the law has a few "gotchas". For a pocket knife to be legal to carry without good reason it must be less than 3 inches long (7.62 cm) and non-locking.

Being non-locking it basically means if you tried to stab something (or someone) the blade would probably close and cut your own fingers off (don't try it, it'll hurt).

You are allowed to carry knives with a longer blade but in those instances you need a good reason to have it. For example, it's necessary for your job (think fisherman). Moving antiques etc.

Although there are some areas where even those instances are not allowed, but it's not national.

Of course, using any knife in a threatening or abusive manner is still very much illegal. But assuming you're sensible with it and/or have good reason to have it or keep to a simple non-locking pocket knife, you're fine.

[TWPanda77]

No, I have never owned a pocket knife and I would have no use for one.

[steven1mac]

The first one owed was probably 1st or 2nd grade, first one I bout I am guessing I was around 10 or 12. A lot of kids had them, and no one caused any problem with them.

[Kobs]

My dad gave me my first one at around 10 years old, I've been carrying a knife ever since.
the EDC I've had now for almost 5 years now is a Sog Vulcan. Excellent knife I recommend it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xw51mYbL4&ab_channel=BladeHQShorts

Edit: I also carry a leatherman's wave (not the +) multi tool which has everything in it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5vjxP-V9mQ&ab_channel=gideonstactical