ratcheting mechanism on Spanish Navajas

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by fernando

Y...palanquilla 'functional' example ... with 35 mm. (1 1/2") length open and weighing less than 1 gram. ...
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nice little one. if you ever come to the UK, carrying that one would be illegal to carry without a good reason and could get you a few years in jail as, due to the locking mechanism it is considered an 'offensive weapon'. a man recently was arrested because he had one of similar size on his key chain 'without good reason' the judge was a bit lenient and only gave him a large fine, and a few months in jail.

as a real antique offensive weapon, it fits in here of course.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by kronckew

... nice little one. if you ever come to the UK, carrying that one would be illegal ... as a real antique offensive weapon, it fits in here of course.

I will be prepaired for that, Wayne; maybe it is not so offensive nor a weapon, as only a graceful minature, but certainly an antique one, by the looks of it .

[Chris Evans]

kronckew,

Originally Posted by kronckew

nice little one. if you ever come to the UK, carrying that one would be illegal to carry without a good reason and could get you a few years in jail as, due to the locking mechanism it is considered an 'offensive weapon'.

As was the case in old Spain. It wasn't the blade size but the lock that determined its potential as a weapon.

....a man recently was arrested because he had one of similar size on his key chain 'without good reason' the judge was a bit lenient and only gave him a large fine, and a few months in jail.

The Brits are lenient - In Spain he would have been sent to the galleys!

Cheers
Chris