01-21-2009, 04:30 AM | #51 |
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Oh, yeah.. wouldn't suggest that either unless you're active military or law enforcement.
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01-21-2009, 04:45 AM | #53 |
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don't think active military can have one either... but
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Perhaps not, or maybe it depends on your particular job
I just remember back when EDGE company sold automatic knives, they were labeled "For military or law enforcement only" From Jax Knives' website: Quote:
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ahh intresting... wonder if only certain jobs are authorized to.... and I know when I went to the desert I was issued a bench made knife that was spring loaded... fuck'n bad ass knife... too bad they were accountable and had to be returned...
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01-21-2009, 05:33 AM | #56 |
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Well, iirc, you can own "assisted opening", which has a tension spring that makes opening it one-handed easier.
You just can't have the true autos.
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thses weren't spring assisted... they were spring loaded... good amount of force when they opened too... if you didn't hold them tight they'd fly out of your hand...
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01-21-2009, 05:38 AM | #58 |
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Yeah, I figured your issued knives were either McHenry or Pardue designs.
Did they open out the front or flip open from the side?
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01-21-2009, 05:42 AM | #59 |
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flip from the side... like a normal pocket knife...
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01-21-2009, 05:45 AM | #60 |
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Ok, then probably a Mel Pardue design.
But we've veered way off course... but who cares. I have more respect for a man who owns a good knife and knows how to use it than for one with a closet full of guns and no clue.
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