cold steel safekeeper II Legality

[Guest devonjevon]

I am looking into buying the cold steel safemaker II but im wondering if its legal to carry. the blade is under 4 inchs.

Also It is an A-symetrical grind so whats the best way to sharpen them?

[Guest bkelm18]

Yes it is legal to carry. The only restriction on carrying knives is that the blade be 4" or less from the tip to the hilt.

[hso]

Just be sure not to take it on school property or you'll be in violation of the dagger prohibition.

[Oh Shoot]

Yes it is legal to carry. The only restriction on carrying knives is that the blade be 4" or less from the tip to the hilt.

I wonder if the Safekeeper II design might be more than 4" all the way to hilt? I'm pretty sure CS only counts the 3 3/4" on the sharpened area.

But further, is there some definitive ruling about the "to the hilt", as I see that stated here from time to time?

Meaning, the statue only says "..a knife with a blade length exceeding four inches", and there is no further mention of that in the definitions section either.

Certainly, the narrow section of the push knife is not a "blade".

- OS

[hso]

The problem is that measuring to the guard or handle of a conventional design is conflicted enough when you have a ricasso or choil. WE'D argue that only the portion that is sharpened should count, but that's not the way that some officers or courts consider it. In a case like a push dagger it wouldn't surprise me to see the tip to the grip measured.