EDC items photo thread

[NickA]

a very large, very drunk Mexican wedding and dance this evening.

Is there any other kind? ☺

The statute states:
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter (1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and includes but is not limited to the following (A) blackjack;(B) nightstick;(C) mace;(D) tomahawk.

Now, you can carry a "club" on your premises. And a blackjack is legal to own. But your CHL is a HANDGUN license only, and will not cover brass knuckles, clubs, blackjacks, etc... I can also carry a folding knife with a 5" blade as long as the blade is one sided. If I carry a "dirk or stiletto" with a 5" I am somehow that much more deadly and in violation of the law. I don't think the guy who was stabbed would be able to tell the difference in blade style.

And as a LEO, I think you should be exempt from prosecution for carry of a blackjack. But my agency wants us to hit folks with a Monadnock collapsible baton. At one time I could hit folks with an ASP steel baton, but now, that baton is unworthy of striking people per my policy manual. Apparently, If I hit someone with a Monadnaock, all is right with the universe... but if I hit them under the exact same circumstance with an ASP, PR-24, Mag Light, SL-20, Motorola Hand Held, or a leather sap, I am now a vile person worthy of an ass chewing from command. Politics get in my way.

Jody,
I like the concept of the Dixie Top Popper, but being titanium and from Shiv Works, It is probably too rich for my broke ass.

Yeah the laws are a freaking mess. Any statute that references a poniard needs updating. I wonder what the odds are of a double edged knife or sap being a problem if you're clearly defending yourself, but I'm not willing to find out the hard way. I think some dude tested out the "CHL loophole" by carrying an over length blade and got arrested, but I never heard if he beat the rap. Somehow I doubt it.

I'm surprised there's no exception for LEOs, though it sounds like internal policies would screw you anyway.

[Appalachained]

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[Malamute]

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Is that a Keith style grenade? I'm so out of touch... I always prefered the mini baseball's when OCONUS.

[Malamute]

Yeah, I'm pretty retro about many things.

[RevolverRob]

Rob sorta hard to tell, is that OC Sabre, what size if so & where did you order it?

Also looking forward to your feedback here after a week's carry, per your post above.

It is Sabre - This one and I ordered it from CopsPlus - https://www.copsplus.com/prodnum8464.php. This is the first time I have seen H2O is the main inactive ingredient. I bought it both for can design and for the fact that it is, ostensibly, non-flammable. My office is contained within a broader lab that has active natural gas taps for bunson burners and I prefer to be as "non-flammable" as possible.

Revolver Rob, what part of the country are you in?

I love that slap jack and sap, but here in Texas, they are specifically prohibited...

The key ring "single brass knuckle" is pretty sweet too.

Currently, I am in Chicago. I'm not sure what you mean sap though....you mean my paperweight? . Being an academic in the windy city, I sometimes need to keep things from flying away.

The top popper, as mentioned, is a bottle opener. In fact I used it to open a bottle of root beer yesterday.

-Rob

[ReverendMeat]

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Jody, what is the fixed blade knife in the picture?

[JodyH]

Jody, what is the fixed blade knife in the picture?

A semi-custom clinch pick from Viking Tactics Germany. Picked it up off the TPI classifieds a couple years ago.

[GRV]

It seems like we're long overdue for a thread on pineapple grenade carry theory. Seems like the in-style accessory of the year

[HCM]

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You been hang'in out with that Voodoo Man too much ......