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A zombie knife (also known as a zombie killer knife or zombie slayer knife) is a type of ornate knife or bladed weapon inspired by zombie films and TV series. These knives can range in size and shape, but are legally defined in the UK as having a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words (whether on the blade or handle) that suggest ...
(s) the weapon sometimes known as a "zombie knife", "zombie killer knife" or "zombie slayer knife", being a blade with (i) a cutting edge; (ii) a serrated edge; and (iii) images or words (whether on the blade or handle) that suggest that it is to be used for the purpose of violence." [17] [10]
A ban on owning zombie knives and machetes came into force on September 24
A zombie-style knife is defined by the Government as any bladed weapon over eight inches with a cutting edge and sharp pointed end that also has “either a serrated cutting edge, more than one ...
Zombie-style knives are officially defined as a blade over eight inches (20.32cm) in length with a sharp point and a plain cutting edge, plus either a serrated edge, more than one hole in the ...
While there are newspaper reports of people being arrested with zombie knives , those all appear to be simple knife offences (where the supposed zombie-ness of the knife is not the issue). We should not so blithely state any fact about the law of "The UK" without showing explicitly that laws covering all of the UK exist.
A ban on owning zombie-style knives and machetes comes into force after a four-week amnesty scheme (Yui Mok/PA) New systems, currently at the prototype stage, could first be used on large crowds ...
In 2019, the Offensive Weapons Act prohibiting automatic flick knives was amended to prohibit: “(a)any knife which has a blade which opens automatically—(i)from the closed position to the fully opened position, or (ii)from a partially opened position to the fully opened position, by manual pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the knife, and which is ...