........at no point would I accept any offers of help financially or replacing my knife this was not even a consideration when I made the post........
I can understand that Mouse, it wouldnt be my style to accept financial help either, but the offer still stands.
Im just very irritated for you mate, and Im left scratching my head, about whether to take a knife out now, secure in a rucksack, for a perfectly lawful purpose.
Apparently, it all depends on the whim of the policeman you meet, not the law as it is written......
I wonder what would happen if you were going to attend a Woodlore course for instance?
Shame it wasnt a woodlore blade. You could have written to RM, and told him he better stop selling his knives altogether.