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My New Bowie
Ricci Wright
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I wanted a Gung Ho Bowie like the Marine Raider's used in WWII but didn't want to pay the price so; here is my Case Bowie. It is pretty much a copy of the Collins # 18 issued to the Marines except the blade is stainless instead of hi carbon steel. Same 9.25" x 1/8" thick blade profile which makes for a lively blade in spite of the size (14" oal).I just talked to Case about sending it in for some work. I want the clip, the front top 3" of the blade sharpened along with the main cutting edge. Then have everything polished and cleaned up.Looking forward to getting it back.[:)]
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Its illegal in NC
FYI
S. 14-269, which prohibits the concealed carrying of any ?bowie knife, dirk, dagger,? or ?other deadly weapon of like kind.? The statute doesn?t apply to an ?ordinary pocket knife carried in a closed position.? In Matter of Dale B., 96 N.C. App. 375 (1989), the court ruled that a knife that was ?about four and one-half inches in overall length, when folded,? was an ordinary pocket knife. However, the exception doesn?t cover switchblades, i.e., knives that that may be ?opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action.? So it is illegal to carry a switchblade or a fixed-blade knife in your pocket in North Carolina. Open carry appears to be OK.
S. 14-269.2 prohibits the possession of any ?bowie knife, dirk, dagger,? ?switchblade knife,? or ?any sharp-pointed or edged instrument? other than instructional supplies on educational property. So it is illegal to bring a pocket knife to school in North Carolina.
S. 14-269.6 prohibits the possession of ?any spring-loaded projectile knife.?
S. 14-315 prohibits giving or selling any ?bowie knife? or ?dirk? to a minor.
Many statutes address deadly weapons generally and likely apply to most knives. For example, G.S. 14-269.4 prohibits carrying ?openly or concealed, any deadly weapon? in courthouses and in certain state buildings. I?m not aware of a case decided under that statute concerning the status of knives, but case law generally provides that ?[t]he definition of a deadly weapon clearly encompasses a wide variety of knives.? State v. Sturdivant, 304 N.C. 293 (1981). See also State v. Walker, 204 N.C. App. 431 (2010) (concluding that a three-inch knife was a deadly weapon).
I forgot[;)]
Nice knife.
I have a big Western Bowie that I have had for 30 years or so. I love it's big old carbon steel blade you can get razor sharp.