Hope this never makes it across the pond

[BadenP]

Tahawk

 

No this was not a scout fair it was a county fair, but the police confiscated not only the sheath knives but the folding knives as well. These boys were part of a scouting promo booth.

[Eamonn]

Back when I first became a Boy Scout in the UK, Boy Scouts were allowed and did wear sheath knives, when in uniform.

I remember at the time when we were informed that we were no longer allowed to wear them, that the reason was that Scouts were being stopped by gangs who were taking the knives away from them.

We were still at that time allowed to wear sheath knives at camp.

 

Back when I first joined this forum there were several threads about knives.

I remember it well because OJ had been at an OA weekend and won a pie eating contest. The prize was a small knife.

He put it in his overcoat pocket and forgot it was there.

Come Monday he wore his coat to school. He showed it to someone who informed a staff member and he ended up being suspended from school for three days.

I used to carry my Swiss Army knife with me all the time.

I don't anymore.

The main reason being that I'm not allowed to take any sort of a knife to work. But also because just having a knife on me has at times become a real hassle.

In fact I have now attached a line to the knife and it is kept with the rest of the gear I take to camp.

Eamonn.