On 16 Aug 2015, at 09:15, Brad Rogers <xxxxxx@fineby.me.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:24:36 +1000
> Tim <xxxxxx@little-possums.net> wrote:
>
> Hello Tim,
>
>> This seems exceedingly restrictive for something that is essentially
>> just an ordinary tool for the given tech levels.  Doubly so when a
>
> Depends where you are;  In the UK you have to be eighteen to buy bladed
> tools;  knives, scissors, screwdrivers, you name it.  So, Jonathan's
> restrictions don't seem so draconian here.

Not forgetting the carry restrictions - can't have a folding knife with a longer blade than 10?cm, can only carry any blade with valid reason, eg the kitchen knife you just bought and are taking home, a tradesman* travelling to their place of work, weirdo attending a historical reenactment event**.

On the other hand, the UK is LL7 or 8, not a "barely functioning law level".

[* no "tradesman" means carpenter, not bodyguard or PC!]
[** even then, a member of the Sealed Knot, 17C English Civil War, would still have problems justifying a Bowie knife.]

Phil Kitching