Looking For An Edge:

When you live with high levels of violent crime .. deluded politicians often choose to limit civil rights rather than make the required funding allocation to actually do something. - Passing unnecessary new laws while they are in the majority is the low cost choice that lets them claim they are 'taking action' over problems .. the very same issues that they caused by their lack of proper spending in earlier days.

A classic example from Britain was to reduce Police numbers massively .. closing many police stations - to a level where there is now zero response to burglaries and theft other than for victims themselves to lodge a statement of loss record for their insurance claims. - Then as street crimes and stabbings rise to record numbers .. your elected millionaires pass new regulations restricting the law-abiding from having any folding pocket knife blade longer than 2.99 inches - with Nottinghamshire district police force handing-out complementary pointless kitchen knives. That'll fix it.

In typical colonial manner - New Zealand's politicians have followed the leader by reducing police funding & resources, restricting Court services - eliminating prison building programs, and closing residential facilities for the mentally ill .. while all the time blaming our legally licensed firearms owners for increasing community violence and by holding them responsible for a racist terrorist massacre.

The Ka-Bar LDK  Last Ditch Knife is so small as to remove every excuse for not having a legal blade at hand ..

Designed by Greg Ellifritz for law enforcement use, this 1.7 inch blade comes with a neck sheath that can be suspended or laced just about anywhere - Just don't forget you are wearing it (or them) when trying to fly commercially as you will be arrested and embarrassed.

The Smith & Wesson branded Neck Knife is a lightweight back-up blade that is suspended inverted under clothing such as next to the skin under a Bra.

Opinel are a world-wide retail French brand of 'ring lock' folding blade pocket tools costing very little for the best of steels .. they come in every size needed 

- Moving slightly up market SOG Knives build a range of useful tools that includes my choice of the Flash II spring-assisted straight edge Tanto ..

SOG Tanto  Has a Short 3 1/2 inch Blade & Pocket Clip.

Those of us working on our own properties and in the great outdoors will be able to keep their choice of a full sized blade at hand for multiple tasking .. such as something with military utility .. maybe a Glock FM 78 Field Knife or something like a K-bar.

I grew-up in 1950s London when every boy had a pocket knife, bike and a watch .. while boy scouts had sheath-knives - and I was so trusted as to be taught how to shoot and drill with a military rifle at school.

Cellphones - a 'Tablet' & a "smart watch" are poor 'virtual' substitutes for gear that can actually do something useful.

Marty K.