Just to be sure I am clear-
Is it legal to own a Butterfly Knife?
Is it legal to own a Butterfly Knife?
If you want a Bali trainer, I have the Benchmade just sitting in the box.
That would be great. I willl gladly cover the costs. Where are you?
I'm in Southern MD, Calvert Co.
One was erroneously sent to me by Benchmade, asked if they wanted it back - they told me to keep it.
Damn, that's awesome. Almost enough to put me on Benchmade for all of my knife purchases.
Damn, that's awesome. Almost enough to put me on Benchmade for all of my knife purchases.
I'm in Southern MD, Calvert Co.
One was erroneously sent to me by Benchmade, asked if they wanted it back - they told me to keep it.
Can we get this from you? I can easily meet up
By MD statute and case law Balisongs are legal to buy, own, carry, and conceal. No state law preemption though, Frederick, Cambridge, Baltimore and Ocean city have their own brand of stupid by length or type. Can guarantee a good number of officers have no idea what MD knife laws are, including allowable length (no limit by MD, frederick and cambridge <3"), so best bet is to keep it concealed. Balis are awesome, probably the type of knife I carry most when on my motorcycle being they securely lock CLOSED, and are about as much blade as you can get in a pen knife. Easy to learn a couple basic flips to use it, but best to get an unsharpened practice blade or knife to learn more. Main thing is to keep track of the "bite" handle (edge closes twards it) and "safe" handle (spine closes twards it, when starting out you hold the safe handle, release and flip the bite handle. Get a Bear and sons or basic model if you just want to try one out, but Balis are a type of knife where more money definitely gets you a much better knife, at least up to a point.
You can carry in a pouch or pocket, but some have pocket clips, I like to run my clip so when I draw, I'm holding the safe handle, and being the safe handle usually has the latch, it's a bit easier to keep track of the handle with both on it, and be careful with the plain handle. I have a few Balis, my Benchmade 51 Morpho is probably my favorite, especially to carry. It's G10/Titaium lightweight, slick bushing pivots, with a slender 4" blade and spring latch(squeeze handles together, latch pops free), zen pins(no tang pins to weaken the knife or fall out). It flips fast and very well for a lightweight knife, but with a reversible pocket clip, tough materials and spring clip it was built to carry. Can't really go wrong with Benchmade, microtech Tachyon or BRS for a good "mid priced" Bali with quality construction.
Is the 3” limit just for folders? It doesn’t apply to fixed blades, does it? Pardon my ignorance.