[The-Distinctive-Edge]

Thought you guys would like to see a pic of what it would take me years to afford!:) Have a greatnight! Paul

http://store3.yimg.com/I/willowslover_1750_367386

[Crimper-D]

Are you selling these or just showing them off?
;)

[Combat-wombat]

Too bad I can't buy them here. :(

[hso]

CW, you won't be able to buy those anywhere for a few more years:rolleyes:

You might try to sell your folks on the idea that they make a good investment and that in these uncertain times MT's are a better investment than a university savings account.

[Combat-wombat]

huh?
I thought they were legal in most places

[hso]

The MT's shown are legally defined as switchblades. Most states (32) restrict posession and/or carry of switchblades. Interstate commerce is expressly forbidden to anyone that is not LE or Military so that selling across the internet (to another state) is a felony on the part of the dealer. As such no reputable dealer would sell one to someone below the age of 18 (face to face at shows I've met a few teenagers that were advanced enough collectors that I would not have been uncomfortable with dealer friends selling an auto to them) and certainly not to someone below 15.

There are a number of websites that give the switchblade laws (fed and state) in various forms. Some of them paraphrase, some summarize, some exerpt. The best approach to understanding the restrictions on posession and carry is to look at these sites and then look at the whole law for the respective state. The conflicting information on Tennessee is a prime example of why you need to read the state laws after checking the web. Some summaries and tables indicate that posession of an auto in TN is illegal while a review of the code shows that posession is prohibited, but it is "a positive defense to prosecution" that the knife was part of a collection, i.e. you can get charged, but if you can demonstrate that you have the knife as part of a collection you should be able to get the charges thrown out or win the court case.

A table indicating the state laws is exerpted from a Tactical Knives article at -
http://www.customknifes.com/SwitchbladeLaws.html

Bernard Levine summarizes the state laws at -
http://pw1.netcom.com/~brlevine/sta-law.htm

A search at Bladeforums and Knifeforums will reveal a wealth of information.

[Sir Galahad]

However, in some states, such as Arizona, auto knives are legal. That said, I don't see any particular advantage to them. Read my tagline...:D

[The-Distinctive-Edge]

We have a couple left, they are going very fast. Paul