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Everyday carry knives by country
These are filters, not rankings. We list the knives that the law in each place does not single out for carrying, and say why. We have not tested them.
Austria
32 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
California
18 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Canada (federal Criminal Code)
22 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Czechia
34 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
England & Wales
10 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Florida
32 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Germany
20 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Illinois
32 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Massachusetts
20 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Netherlands
28 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
New Jersey
8 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
New York State (outside NYC local rules)
32 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Northern Ireland
10 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Pennsylvania
34 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Poland
34 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Scotland
10 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Switzerland
30 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Texas
32 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
United States (federal law)
10 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Washington State
34 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
Washington, DC
8 of 34 popular knives with no restriction found
A place appears here when at least three of the products we have specified clear its rules. Places with stricter rules are on the laws page.