Thread: importing knives

Thanks guys. Re the serated edge, I have had these in the past on the knives in SOG mulit tools etc. And have a nice Gerber River Resuce double edged blade….I am set up pretty well to shapen normal blades, chisels etc. I have a Tormek wet stone, dimond stones, Japanese wets stones etc. Id prefer to stay with a normal edge.

On another edge related topic, I just found and joined ABF last night, and had my first post deleted as apparently I "highjacked" a thread….I guess there is a first time for everything!

Serg I use a kershaw folder for all my hunting skinning work and all round knife and its a cracker got it throu snap-on. Who are the abf?

That's interesting, I was going to order in a SOG multi-tool from ebay.com. The appeal of it is you can open the blade with one hand (spring "assist")..... Usually when I want to use a knife, I'm holding what needs cutting in the other hand... So to get out and fiddle "opening" the leatherman (that's incredibly handy and always on my belt) can be frustrating at times (eg: I'm under the ride on mower trying to untangle what is wrapped around the blades).

Thanks for the heads up, I'll make sure the label the package "multi-tool" not SOG if I get around to buying one.

seeya,
Shane L.

I recently (about 12 months ago) purchased two "Spyderco" folders from USA and was delivered without problems. They have a hole instead of thumb knobs or such and I believe that gets them by the regs.
:: Spyderco ::

I think those that get the one hand opening folders through are just lucky. I spent most of last night and this morning searching the web, you tube etc. It now appears any one hand opener is not legal to be imported.

Im starting to get that feeling of paranoia….who is trying to control us and why

I dont' think I'm even allowed by law to carry a leatherman with me, or any knife of any sort... I've always carried a pocket knife ... I don't see the big deal. My grandfather carried one his whole life too ... It wasn't a big deal back then ( No-one including the police cared about the rifle and shotgun under the back seat of his 4wd either .... Back then it probably would have been odd not to find a knife and .22 in most 4wds).

I think there trying to cut down on the people that feel unsafe carrying knives "for protection"... ie: kids/teenagers/gangs...Which is hilarious in the case of a leatherman. It would take you 30seconds to get the blade out. Dunno about you, but any fight I find myself in would be well and truly over within 30seconds. So for "self defence" use, there is nothing more useless than this multi-tool.

When we went to parliment house a few years back, we were, um, "surprised" to find that between me an my wife we were carrying 4 knives I had my old french knife on my belt my parents bought me years ago, she had a small swiss army knife in her handbag, and we both had little french knifes as our key rings ................ WOOPS!!!

seeya,
Shane L.

Wrt imports a distinction needs to be made between what is legal and what may be possible. Obviously customs can't intercept all prohibited items but if you do get caught twice it is almost certain you'll be prosecuted. For the record I haute all this nanny state Bull**** too!

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

I dont' think I'm even allowed by law to carry a leatherman with me, or any knife of any sort...

Both my son and daughter have declared and carried knives through Perth airport customs in their 'checkin' baggage. My daughter had a backyard manufactured machete she bought back from Timor as a bit of a souvenir and my son had an assortment of traditional village manufactured knives bought back from Nepal. None of the knives were little ornamental things.

They were simply handed back after inspection with the comment they are not folding knives and they are not doubled edged knives. I guess by implication you can possess and carry such things otherwise I don't understand how they would have been allowed to enter the public spaces of the airport.