Legal question.. Leathermans??

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Here you go rules direct from the horses mouth
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CRIMEJUSTICE.../DG_181675Basic rules on knives If you’re planning to buy or carry a knife, it’s important to know the rules. Anyone found breaking these laws can face up to four years in prison.
These include:

• it is illegal for any shop to sell a knife of any kind (including cutlery and kitchen knives) to anyone under the age of 18
  
• it is a crime to carry a knife in public without good reason – for example, if you work as a chef
  
• the maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is four years in prison and a fine of £5000
  
• it is illegal to carry, buy or sell any type of knife banned by the government (the list of banned knives is below)
  
• knives with folding blades, like Swiss Army knives, are not illegal as long as the blade is three inches long (7.62 cm) or less
  
• if any knife is used in a threatening way (even a legal knife, such as a Swiss Army knife), it is regarded as an 'offensive weapon' by the law
  
• any sharp instrument – even a screwdriver – can be viewed by the police as an illegal offensive weapon if you do not have a good reason for carrying it
  

  Illegal knives There is a complete ban on the sale of some knives, which are considered to be offensive weapons.
These include:

• flick knives - knives where the blade is hidden inside the handle and shoots out when a button is pressed; these are also called 'switchblades' or 'automatic knives'
  
• butterfly knives - where the blade is hidden inside a handle that splits in two around it, like wings; the handles swing around the blade to open or close it
  
• disguised knives - where the blade is hidden inside something like a belt buckle or fake mobile phone
  
• gravity knives
  
• sword-sticks
  
• samurai swords
  
• hand-claws
  
• foot-claws
  
• belt-buckle knives
  
• push daggers
  
• kubotan (cylindrical container, holding spikes)
  
• shuriken (also known as 'death stars' or 'throwing stars')
  
• kusari-gama (sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire)
  
• kyoketsu-shoge (hook-knife attached to a rope, cord or wire)
  
• kusari (weight attached to a rope, cord or wire)
  

This is not a complete list. If you think a knife you want to buy might be illegal, please check with your local police force.