Do you carry a pocket knife? - Page 3

Castout · 03-02-11, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

I wan't to, but the school won't let me

gimpy117 · 03-02-11, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

some schools have strict policies about any kind of weapon on campus. I know we can't have knives over 3" at mine

frau kaleun · 03-02-11, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

my mother told me that and she did used to carry a knife (Bowie knife to be precise) and be rather good with throwing knives, but that's Deptford for you.

I don't know why but this made me

I guess it's because I now have this image in my mind of a sleepy little English village called "Deptford" where all the women practice throwing Bowie knives at things in their spare time.

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At work, if something needs cutting, I usually steal a bread knife or a steak knife.

As a budding connoisseur of the finely crafted kitchen knife I don't know whether to be horrified, annoyed, or just plain sad.

Do you know what that sort of thing does to a proper kitchen knife? For shame, sir, I say, FOR SHAME!

In other news... now I want a pocket knife.

Platapus · 03-02-11, 09:20 PM

A few years ago I visited a friend who was working for a TLA. In his office I saw him stabbing at packing boxes with a ball point pen trying to cut the tape.

I walked over to him and handed him my swiss army knife. His eyes got wide "you can't have that in this building!"

What? A swiss army knife? I have been carrying a swiss army knife since I was 8 years old.

Guess I am violating federal law by packing a weapon of mass destruction to work.

This is the one I carry every day

http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/...product=54854&

I have others that I carry for other occasions.

http://www.emersonknives.com/ekEK_Karambit.php

Onkel Neal · 03-02-11, 09:29 PM

No, I already have too much to carry and I don't find myself needing to cut things that often. Maybe if I was a farmer or construction worker I would need it.

TLAM Strike · 03-02-11, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by the_tyrant

I wan't to, but the school won't let me

Same here. For the past few years I've carried a Dollar store imitation Swiss army knife for opening boxes and fixing stuff at work. Now my college doesn't allow knifes or other weapons on campus so I don't carry it anymore.

Funny thing is I can carry an exacto knife for one of my classes. That thing is more dangrous than my crappy knife.

Feuer Frei! · 03-02-11, 09:50 PM

I don't carry a pocket knife, never been that 'type of guy'.
Plus it's illegal here where i live.
I do have a tiny swiss knife on my keyring for cutting loose threads off clothing or anything that might need a trim, but that's as close as i get to the 'real thing'.

Gargamel · 03-02-11, 11:07 PM

Yes.

Swiss Armoy Scout knife.

McGyver Style.

03-02-11, 11:25 PM

I carry one of those things that make AirCraft hit Tall Buildings.
And I thought my Gerber Boot and Belt was bad!

Maybe if I felt that things were peachy keen?
I would not carry a knife.
But I'll be damned if I'm ever caught unarmed in this day and age!
(The sword is just to big to carry around until December 2012)

Bubblehead Nuke · 03-02-11, 11:34 PM

I always loved the 'You can't carry a dangerous weapon' rules.

Like it has to be sharp or pointy to be deadly ond/or dangerous.

Such nonsense is coming here in the USA soon enough the way we are going...

jumpy · 03-02-11, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

A few years ago I visited a friend who was working for a TLA. In his office I saw him stabbing at packing boxes with a ball point pen trying to cut the tape.

I walked over to him and handed him my swiss army knife. His eyes got wide "you can't have that in this building!"

What? A swiss army knife? I have been carrying a swiss army knife since I was 8 years old.

Guess I am violating federal law by packing a weapon of mass destruction to work.

This is the one I carry every day

http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/...product=54854&

I have others that I carry for other occasions.

http://www.emersonknives.com/ekEK_Karambit.php

It's surprising how some people get a bit shifty if you use your swiss knife in the office (or wherever at work) - most commonly used by me for cutting open rolls of AO paper for the plotters... "you can't use that here, it's a knife! They're dangerous."
Safer than the blunt scalpel in the stationary cupboard, any day of the week.

The closest to mine (from your first link) is this: http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/...product=54821& but without the hook thing. It's a bit battered now: the spring broke on the scissors many years ago, both the toothpick and tweezers are missing, the end of the file point broke off, the reamer broke through the sewing eye and the key-ring and the pressed metal badge fell out.... and finally I had to epoxy bond the plastic scales at both ends to hold them in place.
I have thought about replacing it with a new one, this thread made me check out a few sites, but it's such a faithful old friend it hardly seems fair to cast it aside for a younger model

Castout · 03-03-11, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

some schools have strict policies about any kind of weapon on campus. I know we can't have knives over 3" at mine

I know I think all school would ban knives or put them as contraband even here. I don't see a reason why a student would want to bring knife. So I think Tyrant was just being funny

...or genuinely you know funny....which is spooky

nikimcbee · 03-03-11, 12:12 AM

I've got my fishing knife I carry once in a while. It's just more stuff in my pocket.

Sailor Steve · 03-03-11, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

IAs a budding connoisseur of the finely crafted kitchen knife I don't know whether to be horrified, annoyed, or just plain sad.

Do you know what that sort of thing does to a proper kitchen knife? For shame, sir, I say, FOR SHAME!

So I guess opening tin cans with a serrated bread knife is right out?

I used to have one like this

but it always felt heavy in my pocket, so when it finally wore out and died I got one like this

and it's always with me wherever I go.

Herr-Berbunch · 03-03-11, 11:51 AM

When I was in a rapid-deployable forces unit we all used to have Leatherman or Gerber multitools on our belts, at our own expense. It wasn't an official tool, so didn't strictly meet the uniform requirements but a blind eye was always turned. Also we weren't officially allowed to use it on any kit, but again a blind eye was turned, nobody was going to bollock us for using it if the alternative was a 20+ km round trip for the proper tool!

When I moved to a desk job it was resigned to the back of my wardrobe for the few weeks before Iraq in 2003, then I left in 2005 and gave it away to a new colleague - like saying goodbye to an old friend, it'd travelled to 18 different countries with me

03-02-11, 09:20 PM	#34
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A few years ago I visited a friend who was working for a TLA. In his office I saw him stabbing at packing boxes with a ball point pen trying to cut the tape. I walked over to him and handed him my swiss army knife. His eyes got wide "you can't have that in this building!" What? A swiss army knife? I have been carrying a swiss army knife since I was 8 years old. Guess I am violating federal law by packing a weapon of mass destruction to work. This is the one I carry every day http://www.swissarmy.com/MultiTools/...product=54854& I have others that I carry for other occasions. http://www.emersonknives.com/ekEK_Karambit.php __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-02-11, 09:29 PM	#35
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	No, I already have too much to carry and I don't find myself needing to cut things that often. Maybe if I was a farmer or construction worker I would need it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

03-02-11, 09:50 PM	#37
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	I don't carry a pocket knife, never been that 'type of guy'. Plus it's illegal here where i live. I do have a tiny swiss knife on my keyring for cutting loose threads off clothing or anything that might need a trim, but that's as close as i get to the 'real thing'. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

03-02-11, 11:07 PM	#38
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Yes. Swiss Armoy Scout knife. McGyver Style. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-03-11, 12:12 AM	#43
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I've got my fishing knife I carry once in a while. It's just more stuff in my pocket. __________________

03-02-11, 11:25 PM	#39
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I carry one of those things that make AirCraft hit Tall Buildings. And I thought my Gerber Boot and Belt was bad! Maybe if I felt that things were peachy keen? I would not carry a knife. But I'll be damned if I'm ever caught unarmed in this day and age! (The sword is just to big to carry around until December 2012)

03-02-11, 11:34 PM	#40
Bubblehead Nuke XO Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 435 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I always loved the 'You can't carry a dangerous weapon' rules. Like it has to be sharp or pointy to be deadly ond/or dangerous. Such nonsense is coming here in the USA soon enough the way we are going...

03-03-11, 11:51 AM	#45
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	When I was in a rapid-deployable forces unit we all used to have Leatherman or Gerber multitools on our belts, at our own expense. It wasn't an official tool, so didn't strictly meet the uniform requirements but a blind eye was always turned. Also we weren't officially allowed to use it on any kit, but again a blind eye was turned, nobody was going to bollock us for using it if the alternative was a 20+ km round trip for the proper tool! When I moved to a desk job it was resigned to the back of my wardrobe for the few weeks before Iraq in 2003, then I left in 2005 and gave it away to a new colleague - like saying goodbye to an old friend, it'd travelled to 18 different countries with me __________________