hi woft, as previously mentioned by pete, in the UK, its generally taken that sub 3" non locking folders are the only lawful carry, with out a reason. however. if you do ahve a reason, ie you use a knife for your work etc then you can carry a lock knife etc. a point in case is ray mears who uses a small(4") pukko type knife. if you had that stashed at the bottom of your rucksack then i don't think that the coppers would have a problem, especially if you said that you were living off the land etc. to be fair its not that often people get stoped and searched over here. i certainly never had, but i play it safe these days, and only cary a vic huntsman. two blades, saw, scisors. does me.
oh well just my twopeneth
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