When I Can't Conceal Carry A Firearm.....

Greg Cimms

 
Greg Cimms product. These spikes are made from high grade 440C stainless that has been differentially and cryogenically heat treated for maximum toughness. They are also coated with cerakote H series for great corrosion resistance.
 
it's cool, but I don't believe that thing about tuna fishermen at all. Sure, maybe one...
 
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it's cool, but I don't believe that thing about tuna fishermen at all. Sure, maybe one...

Nice looking blade but not very concealable. In close encounters when a firearm is not available one thrust to center chest and/or one to the neck normally will take care of an attacker.
 
That's a pretty piece, but I don't think the tuna tuner story will get much traction in the courtroom. A push dagger by any other name still works the same.

A standard knife is much more utilitarian, although I once read a CA case that stated that kitchen knives are not protected by the second amendment.
 
I carry this.
I assume you're aware that VA law prohibits concealed carry of dirks (generally a double edged pointed knife for stabbing). I'm not certain how they'd treat openly carrying in that lovely sheath.

18.2-308 reads:

If any person carries about his person, hidden from common observation, . . . (ii) any dirk, bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife, machete . . . razor, or (v) any weapon of like kind as those enumerated in this subsection, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Blade geometry fits the dirk definition.
 
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Cold Steel Sword Cane ...
Nobody looks twice at the old guy walking with a cane ...
Hidden inside is 30" of Cold Steel sword blade ...
And the best part ... perfectly legal in Louisiana !
Yes !!! ... Archaic Louisiana knife , dirk, dagger and sword laws were amended in 2021 !
Gary
 
I assume you're aware that VA law prohibits concealed carry of dirks (generally a double edged pointed knife for stabbing). I'm not certain how they'd treat openly carrying in that lovely sheath.





Blade geometry fits the dirk definition.
Yes, I have researched VA knife laws a great deal. however, I can not find an accurate, legal definition of a dirk other than this:
With a 51/4 inch blade, it does not seem to fit the description of a long-blade-thrusting dagger. The edges are not sharp and useless as far as cutting is concerned. Most knives can be classified as a "thrusting" weapon. And I wonder if a valid concealed weapons permit plays into the legality of VA law regarding switchblades, etc.
 
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a long-blade-thrusting dagger
It will if the authorities want it to and you have stated it is by design for thrusting into a large animal to kill it. As to parsing "long bladed", 4" is the most common legal blade length and anything over will be considered "long bladed" if that is a consideration in getting a chargeable characteristic for a knife. Your 5" T handled thrusting knife will easily meet VA's dirk definition if the authorities want it to.
 
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Yes, I have researched VA knife laws a great deal. however, I can not find an accurate, legal definition of a dirk other than this:
That was a big problem with the old TX knife laws before they got changed. They listed illegal knife types but didn't define them. Dirks, daggers, stilettos, poniards, bowie knives. Even experts can't agree on exactly what a bowie knife is and without any definition of dirk or dagger, the common assumption was that anything double-edged was illegal. Fortunately they changed it and now there are no illegal knives. The only restricted category of knife is a "location-restricted knife" which is a knife with a blade over 5.5". Those can't be carried in certain areas.

Anyway, you're in the same situation we were before they cleaned things up. There are a few things you can do.

Talk to a number of cops, preferably from a number of different departments and find out what they are being told about illegal knives. I'm not saying that will give you a good understanding of the law, but it will give you a feel for what will get you attention from the cops, which is useful to know.

Pick knives that clearly don't fit the description of any illegal knife. A single-edged clip point folding lockblade is pretty obviously not a dirk. On the other hand, just about any double-edged fixed blade knife might be categorized as a dirk.

Support knife right organizations who have the capability to get legislatures to wipe stupid knife laws off the books.
 
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