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Old 7th July 2017, 03:34 PM   #63
Chris Evans
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kronckew,


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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.

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....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!

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Chris
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