United Kingdom Knife Laws Using Knives In Public Banned Knives - The list of knives which are banned from import into the United Kingdom includes, automatic knives, butterfly or 'Balisong' knives, concealed knives and knives designed purely as weapons. A ban on the import of samurai swords, with certain exceptions, has also been recently introduced. Possessing Knives In Public - UK law restricts the posession of knives in public places. Knives are only allowed in public where there is a good reason for having the knife. An acceptable reason to have a knife in public would be where the knife is needed as a tool of the trade. For example, an electrician actively working on a job would probably not be breaking the law by using a lock knife. Similarly a chef on his way to work in a kitchen would legally be able to carry a set of kitchen knives. These legal restrictions in the UK apply to public use of knives and not to situations such as camping, hunting or fishing trips on private land or private collections of knives. In general, the only knife allowed to be carried in public in the United Kingdom without a specific reason is a non-locking pen knife with a blade no longer than 3 inches. United Kingdom law is highly complicated, and depends on individual circumstances. There are severe penalties in place for breaking the law on knives and readers are encouraged to fully familiarise themselves with the law and not to rely wholly on this general information article. Further information can be found online on the UK Government Website. Sale of Knives - Over the past few years the law relating to the sale of knives has been tightened up, making it against the law to sell knives to anyone below 18 years old. In order to ensure compliance with the law, it is necessary to carry out an age verification check when selling any knife. There are various ways of doing this with increasing levels of certainty. It is fairly easy in a retail shop outlet to tell by looking whether the customer is over the age of 18. Selling online presents a particular problem when the customer is unseen and true identity is never 100% certain. Various companies now provide identity and age verification services. These have been used by the online gambling industry for some time. It is possible to confirm the identity and age of 95% of the UK population by cross referencing credit records and electoral register information. The customer may never be aware that these checks are being carried out as it is usually integrated into the website checkout system. If further proof is required, actual documentary evidence may be requested such as a photocopy of a driving license, passport or utility bill. This creates a permanent audit trail of age confirmation recorded for each sale. UK law look set to be tightened up even further with the Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill. Currently processing through the parliamentary approval process, this will make it a legal requirement for online knife retailers to take all reasonable steps to establish the age of customers.
UK Legal Knives
UK Legal Sheffield Knives
Selection of UK Legal Carry Knives  | 1 - Taylors Eye Witness Clip Blade Knife Sheffield Pocket Knife- Flat grind, 2 mm thick, Sheffield steel blade, stainless handle liners and bolsters, synthetic handle scales. Excellent quality for the modest price with a lifetime guarantee. |  | 2 - Taylors Eye Witness Spear Point Pocket Knife Hardwood Handle - Designed and made in Sheffield, England, stainless blade and bolsters, hardwood handle scales. Solid as a rock, multi purpose spear point blade, ideal for every day carry |  | 3 - Taylors Eye Witness Clip Blade Pocket Knife Hardwood Handle - 2 mm thick, 2.75 inch long clip-point blade, natural hardwood handle scales, stainless bolsters. |  | 4 - Taylors Eye Witness Lambfoot Pocket Knife Hardwood Handle - 2.75 inch long, 2 mm thick stainless lamb-foot blade, natural hardwood handle scales. made in Sheffield, England, lifetime guarantee. |  | 5 - Taylors Eye Witness Barlow Knife Hardwood Handle- 2.75 inch, clip-point, stainless, Sheffield steel blade, stainless handle with hardwood handle scales. Updated Barlow design, every day hard working knife. |  | 6 - Eye Witness Sheffield Tackler's Knife Ettrick Blade- The Ettrick blade is a traditional Scottish design, essentially a lamb foot blade with a thinner tip. An ideal knife for cutting cardboard, with a strong back-spring, stainless handle liners and bolsters, imitation buffalo horn handle scales. |  | 7 - Spyderco UK Penknife Titanium Handle- Top of the range UK Penknife, with solid titanium handle, which provides secure anchorage for the pocket clip and pivot arrangement with no blade play after continual long term usage. The blade is 3 mm thick, flat grind, high spec S30V steel, with non slip thumb ramp and finger choil jimping. |  | 8 - Spyderco UK Penknife FRN Lightweight Leaf Blade C94PBK- The lower price, made in USA Spyderco UK penknife has thumb opening hole, side changeable pocket clip and adjustable pivot pin. Unlike the original UK Penknife the half length back spring provides very low degree of tension. The advantage of this is it much easier to open and close the knife. It is recommended to place the index finger in the finger choil when using the knife, to prevent the blade accidentally closing. |  | 9 - Spyderco Kiwi Knife Stainless Handle - With a very strong back spring, the thumb hole on the Kiwi knife is not a practical method of opening the knife. The wharncliffe blade shape is more suitable for cutting and slicing rather than piercing tasks. Handle ergonomics are excellent with finger gooves providing a secure forward grip. |  | 10 - Case Knives Sodbuster Junior Knife Chrome Vanadium Blade- A mid price, traditional style production folder. The chrome vandium steel version of the Sodbuster Junior knife has better edge holding abilities than stainless steel, but is less resistant to corrosion. This is not a problem when the knife is in regular use and only occurs if the knife is left in storage for some time. The sheer strength of the back spring here is the safety mechanism against accidental closure. |
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