BLACKDOG KNIVES

"We have  sensible knife laws in the UK that allow you to use a knife for it’s intended purpose – REMEMBER it is a tool for doing a job and it has, and always will be an offense to use it as a weapon".
 


The Criminal Justice Act (1988) says that you may carry a knife with a blade length of 3.0" or less as long as it is capable of folding -  This means no fixed blade knife (Lock Knife ) can be carried on your person .
 
Lock knives (knives with blades that can be locked when unfolded) are not folding knives, and are illegal to carry in public.

If you wish or need to carry a larger knife then you really need to have “Reasonable Cause”. That means that you must be able to prove that you had a genuine reason for carrying the knife. A “Reasonable Cause” can constitute a whole host of scenarios such as:

• You may carry a larger bladed knife/tool if it is associated with your work, for example, a Butcher or Chef may carry his knives to work. A Gardener or Woodsman might  use a knife with a blade longer that the minimum legal length of 3in (75mm)
• If it is associated with your sport, for example a fisherman may carry a larger knife for filleting, cutting line etc., a hunter may carry a  fixed blade hunting knife of almost any size, if you are camping you may need a larger knife/tool for any manner of tasks .

 
These should all constitute a “Reasonable Cause” and you should not have any issues or dilemmas with the law -  BUT don't forget it is there! If you stop off anywhere on your way home , take the knife off of your belt and put it in the boot of your car. If on foot, be sensible, take it off your belt and put it at the bottom of your rucksack. These actions will demonstrate that you have made the tool as inaccessible as possible and not available in “The Heat of the Moment”. Ignorance is not a defence in law and you cannot simply say "I forgot".