Can you all please give me your recommendations on a budget UK legal pocket knife please this would mean under 3inch blade and non locking blade and budget would be under 20 of my pounds even better if under 10 of my other pounds . I am aware of the Spyderco bug and honeybee these are about the sizes im thinking of but are there alternatives? . Thank you all for any help given.
How about a SanRenMu H03 ?
Small , Spyderco-like and has a sturdy bottle opener . ( Which I’ve used more than the blade )
I’m trying to think of a knife I saw a review on a while back that would be a good option but I can remember the name for the life of me….
This is a link to a search for “slip joint” on bladehq, sorted from low to high price: Slip Joint for sale - Knives, EDC, and Outdoor Gear - Huge Selection | Blade HQ
Maybe you can get some ideas there, I don’t know how their shipping cost is to the UK. I don’t use slip joints much because locking folders are legal here, so my experience is limited, but if I can remember the name of that other knife I was thinking of I’ll post it.
There are also the Chinese knives, try a search for slip joint on aliexpress or fasttech or your vendor of choice. Happy hunting 
Thank you both for the replies.
UK law is ironic isn’t it? I nearly lost the tip of a finger when the blade of a penknife folded in on itself. My hand was covered in blood, it looked very spectacular. I now regard penknives as unsafe, and I am wary of them.
Check out this store in the UK if you haven’t yet, they have a very good choice of UK legal folders.
http://www.heinnie.com/knives-and-tools/f/uk_friendly_carry/yes/?dir=asc&order=price
Sorry I could not resist.
I know the knife laws in the UK are for everyones safety, and that everyone feels better with them.
The UK knife laws are a bit of a farce in my opinion lets be honest the people who are going to carry a knife to hurt someone dont care about the law anyway so ignore the the 3inch non locking rule and carry a huge carving knife to kill not a little penknife to cut open packages . Thank you all so far for your suggestions i have looked on heinnie haynes but didnt really like the look of any of them i may end up with a spyderco bug it just seems a little expensive to me .
Sanrenmu has some slipjoint models, without lock, i think all those can be a good option.
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_281695.html
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_282712.html
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_281697.html
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_281283.html
and more and more…
Wow! These are the U.K laws.
Here is a British site discussing your knife choices, with recommendations.
Best Legal Folding Pocket Knife for UK Survival
Good luck, you face terribly bad knife laws, even California allows me to wear this if I desire.
Spyderco UKPK.
It was created specifically for the UK market to conform to the law.
JayT - have a look at Fasttech - they have a massive range of folding knives in their sports and outdoors section - free (or very cheap) delivery options to UK. I’ve ordered 50+ different items from them and they’ve been super reliable - only one mislaid item which was quickly refunded. They have a huge range of SanRenMu knives, many of which are UK legal. If you want to know anything more about some of these knives just drop me a PM - I have quite a few of them so could give a reasonable run-down on which ones are better than others. They are all either well within your budget or hovering around it. But they’re excellent value.
Best regards,
SP
“Non-locking”?? Really?
I know you were being ironic, but that’s mean. Here’s why:
It makes me sad to see how many people are forced to tolerate this sort of harm-inducing “regulation”…
As to the OP, I’m sorry, but I would never carry a knife that was designed to cut me when I use it, nor tolerate anyone who “required” me to do so. I committed to that the first time I shared Leif’s experience, and that commitment has served me well. YM (and scar tissue!)MV.
What are your permitted options in a fixed blade? If your ruling class is uncomfortable with your personal safety with useful tools, that seems to be the only viable option.
EDIT: Sorry, I type slow. Apparently you’re not permitted any fixed blade knife? Really? That makes me sad. Maybe flint-knapping… A nice obsidian blade would be “fixed”, but it wouldn’t show up on a metal detector, and there’d be no order-history trail to connect it to you.
Sorry I couldn’t help.
BTW, you might check the Letter of the Law to see if there’s a modern lock design that isn’t specifically prohibited to you.
And buy a cut-proof glove!!!
HTH…
Sanrenmu Plus 4077
Worth a look!
This is a great review also!
Yeah we’re not even allowed a pointy stick here.
http://hunters-knives.co.uk/legal-information-for-knife-and-sword-ownership-in-the-uk/
http://www.hrcr.org/safrica/arrested_rights/Harris_DirPubPros.htm
The legislation is laughable.
That radical level of over-regulation makes me think… Do you have something similar to our “Occupational Safety and Health Administration” (OSHA)?
Since a non-locking knife essentially puts your fingers in the path of the cutting edge of the tool, with no safety other than a low-friction pivot joint and the finesse of the user, I’d bet (no, that’s illegal here) that non-locking knives are banned in another section of your rules.
Here’s a thought: Take a Road Trip to Sheffield. Unless the haters have bombed that town into rubble, I’d bet they still know how to smite a blade there…
This is mine:
But since the knife blades are folding, it is semi-useless as a knife apart from basic tasks e.g. whittling. Victorinox are well made from good quality steel, well finished, and last a lifetime.
For those confused at the UK knife laws, the sub-3”, non-locking is what you can carry without any specific reason.
You can carry (pretty much) whatever you want with valid reason (however, without getting too bogged down with complications, self defense is not a valid reason). Ie, if you’re a butcher on the way to work, a full knife roll is legal; if you’re off camping, then a locking knife or fixed blade is legal.
You can’t just go into the pub or wander around ASDA (Wallmart) with the latest and greatest “12 inch serrated tacticool zombie slicer” fastened to your belt “because you want to”.
For the OP- Spyderco Bug is pretty nice but I usually have a Leatherman Squirt PS4 on my keys as the scissors and pliers are more useful than just a blade.
in a country where police got no guns what knifes you should be allowed to carry ??