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Posted: 9/2/2010 4:21:10 AM EDT
| I live in Kentucky. I have my Concealed Deadly Weapons License (CDWL) This permits me to carry a Switchblade however all the dealers(online) I have spoke to only sell to LEO or active duty military. Does anyone know how I can purchase one. |
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I've never had a problem at http://www.uniqueblade.com/
Uh, if I were to purchase such a thing, I would have had no problem at Uniqueblade.com... That's what I meant. |
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Seems like many places will sell MicroTech but MicroTech won't service them unless active military or LE. Stupid policy but they way it is. +1 I may or may not know of the existence of a Troodon OTF. If I do know of it's existence, and it does indeed exist, it would no longer offer the benefit of factory work. And if I do know of one, the owner was on active duty .mil at the time of purchase. |
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Crazy F****** country isn't it!? Most states will allow, AOW,CCW, Class Three weapons, and suppressors, but folks STILL get all worked up and jinky over switchblade knives! That's a good point. What is the big concern with Switchblades. I wonder what the original reason was for the regulation. I'm sure someone here knows. |
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That's a good point. What is the big concern with Switchblades. I wonder what the original reason was for the regulation. I'm sure someone here knows. I don't know, but I read on the interwebz somewhere that most of the switchblade laws date to about the same time as that musical ... West Side? Something like that. To a day when inner city gangs sang and danced with Italian stilettos in their hands. Similar to the AWB, I suspect - there were probably some gang related knifings, and the popularity of switchblades in Hollywood led to laws against them totally overlooking the fact that every kitchen has a knife that's better suited to mayhem (if not concealability) ETA - From Wiki Switchblade are often covered by very specific laws—enacted at times of moral panic by newspapers and films about knife use by criminals.[1] This was most prominent in the late 1950s, when films such as Rebel Without a Cause and High School Confidential in 1955, the Broadway play West Side Story and 12 Angry Men in 1957 all featured switchblades, and were closely followed by the USA Switchblade Act of 1958 (a federal law; individual state laws differ widely).
It must be true, I quoted it! |
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Quoted: Why bother? I've owned a microtech and a MOD. They are overpriced and slower than the flipper systems many manuals come with. If I am holding something that needs cutting, I can retrieve a Dual Action OTF from my pocket, deploy the blade, cut with it, retract the blade, and put it back into my pocket without any hassle. With a side-opener, I'd have to drop the object. stop what I'm doing, disengage the lock, and put it way. Either that or toss it aside while it's open, or do the risky "close it against you leg and hope you don't sever an artery" trick. Whether or not autos are "overpriced" is relative, because there really aren't a lot of people making a high quality DA OTF knife at the present time. They can actually be had on the secondhand market for some pretty good deals. Last Microtech I bought was a NIB stonewashed blade UTX-85 for $150. A nice Emerson or Benchmade manual opener isn't that much cheaper by comparison. Different strokes for different folks I suppose... |
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Quoted: Quoted: Why bother? I've owned a microtech and a MOD. They are overpriced and slower than the flipper systems many manuals come with. If I am holding something that needs cutting, I can retrieve a Dual Action OTF from my pocket, deploy the blade, cut with it, retract the blade, and put it back into my pocket without any hassle. I can do the same thing with my $40 CRKT, and it will open just as fast if not faster one-handed. Autos are cool to play with, but they aren't a superior product with regards to speed, ease, or functionality over the correctly chosen manual knife. If you want to buy one, great- have at it. I'm just providing practical experience from someone who has BTDT to try and save people money. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Why bother? I've owned a microtech and a MOD. They are overpriced and slower than the flipper systems many manuals come with. If I am holding something that needs cutting, I can retrieve a Dual Action OTF from my pocket, deploy the blade, cut with it, retract the blade, and put it back into my pocket without any hassle. I can do the same thing with my $40 CRKT, and it will open just as fast if not faster one-handed. Autos are cool to play with, but they aren't a superior product with regards to speed, ease, or functionality over the correctly chosen manual knife. If you want to buy one, great- have at it. I'm just providing practical experience from someone who has BTDT to try and save people money. If you are holding an object that requires your attention and closing that manual knife with the other hand, you can't tell me you're doing it 100% safely. Regardless of how many times you've done it, you are risking cutting up your fingers, leg, or whatever you are trying to close it against. I've seen too many people cut themselves trying to do just that. Flipping an axis-lock closed isn't much safer. I've also "been there done that" and in my experience, the DA OTF auto excels at cutting tasks that really are hands-on and both hands are needed. At the end of the day, a $40 CRKT can't even compare to a Microtech. One is bottom of the barrel and the other is top-of-the-line. |
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I can do the same thing with my $40 CRKT, and it will open just as fast if not faster one-handed. Autos are cool to play with, but they aren't a superior product with regards to speed, ease, or functionality over the correctly chosen manual knife. If you want to buy one, great- have at it. I'm just providing practical experience from someone who has BTDT to try and save people money. Once again... in your opinion. I disagree entirely. Maybe a $40 CRKT works better for you. But assuming that it works better for EVERYONE is laughable. 
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the ability to easily close a knife, with one hand, is what i love about my BM710 (Axis lock) and my balisongs. i can totally relate to the desire to have something "flick" back in just as easily as it "flicks" out.
as for the switchblade law, believe it was racially motivated the same way A LOT OF LAWS are. oh, and i almost forgot - FIXED BLADE FTW!!!!!!! 
edit to add - while it may be legal for you to own, or even carry, that doesn't mean it's legal to send them across state lines for sale 
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Quoted: "If you are holding an object that requires your attention and closing that manual knife with the other hand, you can't tell me you're doing it 100% safely. Regardless of how many times you've done it, you are risking cutting up your fingers, leg, or whatever you are trying to close it against. I've seen too many people cut themselves trying to do just that. Flipping an axis-lock closed isn't much safer." Speaking of opinion, that is yours. I disagree. I close almost all my pocket knives one handed, and I don't cut myself. If you don't feel that you can handle it, you're correct in avoiding it. "At the end of the day, a $40 CRKT can't even compare to a Microtech. One is bottom of the barrel and the other is top-of-the-line." |
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I had three different autos...Gerber/Emerson, Benchmade, and Microtech. Still have my Microtech Ultratech. I have to admit...auto knives are pretty much not as good as say my favorites...Benchmade Mel Pardue Axis locks. My Mel Pardue Benchmades are faster to deploy than my Microtech. Emersan waves are even faster. I am fine with non-auto knives as long as it is an Axis lock for me at least |
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i just saw the part about "flipping an Axis closed isn't much safer". dude, seriously, if you can't close a traditional folder (with one hand) and feel safe about it, you should really stay away from knives in general. if you want an auto, get one, you don't need an excuse nor do you need to tell us how we've all been closing OUR knves wrong (or in an unsafe manner) for years now yet somehow manage not to cut ourselves, wow, that's strange isn't it?!?!
the TRUTH (in terms of PHYSICS) - a balisong will be easily opened AND closed (safely) with one hand AND be significantly stronger than a MT OTF, that's not opinon, that's mechanics. |
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That's a good point. What is the big concern with Switchblades. I wonder what the original reason was for the regulation. I'm sure someone here knows. I don't know, but I read on the interwebz somewhere that most of the switchblade laws date to about the same time as that musical ... West Side? Something like that. To a day when inner city gangs sang and danced with Italian stilettos in their hands. Similar to the AWB, I suspect - there were probably some gang related knifings, and the popularity of switchblades in Hollywood led to laws against them totally overlooking the fact that every kitchen has a knife that's better suited to mayhem (if not concealability) ETA - From Wiki Switchblade are often covered by very specific laws—enacted at times of moral panic by newspapers and films about knife use by criminals.[1] This was most prominent in the late 1950s, when films such as Rebel Without a Cause and High School Confidential in 1955, the Broadway play West Side Story and 12 Angry Men in 1957 all featured switchblades, and were closely followed by the USA Switchblade Act of 1958 (a federal law; individual state laws differ widely).
It must be true, I quoted it! Same thing happened with Numchuks in the 70's and 80's... 
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I just thought it would be cool to have one. This is the first time I could legally carry one. There was no speed or safety thought process involved. Didn't mean to start any crap. I've learned a lot though. I settled on a Piranha Amazon in Desert Cammo. http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv286/stoltfus/switchblade.jpg So, what do you think of it? |
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I just thought it would be cool to have one. This is the first time I could legally carry one. There was no speed or safety thought process involved. Didn't mean to start any crap. I've learned a lot though. I settled on a Piranha Amazon in Desert Cammo. http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv286/stoltfus/switchblade.jpg So, what do you think of it? The Quality of the Knife seems very good. The power of the Knife opening is really strong ( It surprised me a little) Of coarse it brand new and time will tell how it holds up. I hadn't heard anything about Piranha on this forum so I guess I rolled the dice a little. Its very cool though. Considering joining the local Latin Kings now
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You may want to look into "assisted open" knives such as the SOG Twitch line. I love my SOG Twitch and it is very close to a switchblade. You can look at videos on youtube about how it opens.
http://sogknives.com/store/TWI-21.html |
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you are in luck...knob creek is in a few weeks and at the last fall shoot (last year) a knife dealer from florida was there (he was here in the spring too) and had a large selection of both good high quality auto knives (microtec,lone wolf, gerber) and cheap import knives and he will sell to anybody (le or civilian, any state of residence)
also you could drive to west louisville (its by owensboro NOT louisville) and visit whitakers guns hes the largest firearm dealer in kentucky and he sells autos (to le and ky residents WITH a permit to carry a cdw) |
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