Hi Todd, i checked the weblinks you gave and i must say that compared to their cataloque 10 to 15 years back it's not ....well the same anymore. Undoubtly the quality will be the same but the actual appearence of the knives is very different. And of course things do change and expecting it not to is a bit childish. But i am a bit old fashioned and i like a wooden handle on a knife. So there you go....personal preferences. The one that i like is the nomad because of shape of the blade and the compactness of it. That's a good candidate.
Fallkniven is another good knife company but i haven't considered their knives to be an option. I certainly will look into that.
Thanks for your info and if you the whereabouts of old school Al Mar knives and the owners are willing to depart with them i'll be most interested.

Enjoy the weekend.

Eric

I usually just carry a stainless steel folding buck-knife with a locking blade. Sometimes I also carry a leatherman, as well as a swiss-army style knife. I also carry around a Ryobi Craft knife (Boxcutters, Xacto knife) in a handy belt sheath.

Hiding a knife to sneak it into a concert or past a bouncer makes it a 'concealed weapon' though. Unless it remains hidden all the time, you'll get into serious legal trouble. This is true even if you did 'have' to use it in the middle of a concert or nightclub. In the unlikely event that someone else pulls a knife they also snuck past security on you, and your knife is hidden well enough to avoid detection by the bouncers...yet accessible enough to draw quickly, my guess is that you would both be charged for carrying concealed weapons, attempted murder, etc. Saying that the other guy 'started it' won't help you either, since the other guy will be telling the cops the same thing. Not to mention the fact that even psychos don't generally pull knives on people, for no reason.

If someone pulled a knife on me in a public place, I would either run away if I could...or use a chair, table, or something else to sheild me while I yelled 'He has a knife! Someone call the Police/ Security!' as loudly as I could. As far as 'sneaking' weapons past bouncers or cops goes...I would suggest a cane or a walking stick. It has the same reach as a sword, and cannot be taken away from you even in a Police station, jail, airport, or court of law.

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It's legal to carry a knife of any length in Canada, even for self-defence. However, if the Police ever ask you why you carry a knife, it is generally not a good idea to answer that you use if for self-defence. The primary purpose of a knife is that of a tool, not a murder weapon. The knife has to be carried openly, otherwise it is a) considered a concealed weapon and b) too inaccessible to access when needed for self-defence.

One woman carries a knife and claims that she uses it because she has a phobia about being burned to death in her car while trapped by her seatbelt. Thus, in her mind it is not a weapon, but a tool to cut through seatbelts with.