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Bestech Junzi S35VN Slipjoint Knife
hoffman
72
Aug 12, 2020
I received an email from drop informing me that the shipment will be delayed. The shipping date was indicated as yesterday 11/8/2020. They have given the option to cancel the order but I will wait. Many products from China are delayed on account of Coved
Josh4240
0
Sep 5, 2020
hoffmanAnyone had any updates on the shipping for this knife?
hoffman
72
Sep 5, 2020
Josh4240I still have not received info. I messaged Drop support a week ago but have not received a reply yet. They did inform that they are taking longer to reply because they are very busy. I did order something from Ali Express 3 months ago and their time frame was within 5 weeks, it finally took 10 weeks. They told me in China that goods are being sent out but they cannot get enough freight aircraft to ship them at the moment. Hope this helps.
modness
13
Sep 25, 2020
hoffmanJust got the message that mine shipped today. Maybe yours is on its way already as well. :)
Josh4240
0
Sep 25, 2020
modnessYessir! Got the same message just now. Glad we don't need to wait until November!
hoffman
72
Sep 25, 2020
modnessJust got the message it is on its way. Wanted a slip joint because here in the UK it was nice to get a knife I can carry anywhere with no questions asked
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modness
13
Sep 26, 2020
hoffmanThat's nice to hear!
I bought it mostly for the same reason. As I mentioned before in another comment, I live in Germany, where it's not allowed to carry knives that you can open _and_ lock with but one hand in public . The fine is quite hefty: up to 10,000 Euro and the withdrawal of the knife. So I'm not allowed to carry my other knives bought here outside my home or workplace. That's quite a restriction for an EDC item. So luckily there was the junzi to satisfy my edc knife needs. :)
hoffman
72
Sep 26, 2020
modnessI have lived in Denmark and it is more or less the same there. I lived in Switzerland for 4 years and they have a much more relaxed attitude to knives. I do not know if it has changed but there are knife shops everywhere and they do good business. Knife crime is low but this is because everyone is in the army until they are 42 so they learn how to handle weapons. More or less every Swiss person has a service rifle that they keep at home.
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Josh4240
0
Sep 26, 2020
hoffmanThis whole conversation is fascinating to me. I live in Florida, USA. We have virtually no restrictions on knives. Some US states do. What really intrigues me is all these restrictions may apply to me in a couple of years as my wife's career may bring us to Germany.
modness
13
Oct 1, 2020
hoffmanI would have thought, Denmark as a scandinavian country would be more relaxed as well. At least they got less strict hunting and fishing regulations compared to Germany AFAIK. So I figured they would go softer on knife regulation as well.
BTW: Hunting and fishing or being a paramedic in Germany are legally valid reasons to carry a one handed knife outside your private or business rooms.
But to get a hunting or fishing licence you've got to take courses and an exam. Hunters especially have their own traditions and culture here, even their own jargon (Jägerlatein, literally translates to hunters' latin) which is quite hard to understand, if you're not a hunter yourself. Quite fasinating from the outside perspective, but just not my thing.
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hoffman
72
Oct 2, 2020
Josh4240Generally if you do not bring attention to yourself and stay away from demonstrations etc one does not normally get problems. An example is the UK. I have never been searched for a knife. In the UK one can carry a knife in your backpack etc if you are camping and hunting. Normally if you are stopped by the police if you are respectful and not challenging or aggressive it is possible to talk yourself out of it
hoffman
72
Oct 2, 2020
modnessDenmark is relaxed but Denmark is a land that never applies many of the laws. An example I have been a cycle taxi driver in Copenhagen. Once I was driving a middle east business man and my shoe lace got wrapped around the peddle so I could not peddle further, or get off the bike. I gave a lock knive to the passenger and explained what had happened. He got this knife and started cutting at the lace wrapped round the peddle. Suddenly a police car stopped nearby and watched. When they had seen what had happened and I folded the knife and put it in my pocket they just drove off. Legally I was breaking the law but because it helped to free my foot or they could not be bothered nothing happened. I carry a knife often in England but keep it in a bag and not in my pocket. If I have a valid reason for having the knife I am not breaking the law
modness
13
Oct 3, 2020
hoffmanNah, it's fine. These knives are more collectibles to me, so I'm ok with just having them at home with the junzi in my pocket.
hoffman
72
Oct 8, 2020
modnessWell most of knives are mainly used at home. Strange though how some knives get literally unused while ones favourites are used all the time. I probably only have 2 knives I use a lot. I love in a little village, so carrying knives anywhere is not a problem in our around the village. We see a police car about twice a year and they are always friendly
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