What Knives Do Europeans Carry? European EDC Pocket Checks!
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Huge thanks to MKM for getting us all the way out to Italy! We know that European knife laws can be considerably stricter then in the USA so we decided to track down some knife nuts who live all over Europe to find out what they were carrying. We were definitely surprised to see the variety and types of carry that people had on them not even knowing we would be checking!
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0:01 Introducing the European EDC world!
0:15 Axel from Germany is a Titanium EDC guy
1:02 Tommaso Rumici is an incredible knife designer in Italy and has a special MKM carry
1:36 Mateo Co-0wns Mercury Knives based in Maniago Italy and is carrying a cool EDC fixed blade he designed and a custom pen
2:41 Andy from Germany has great EDC tool and knife taste
3:14 Jesper Voxnaes from Giant Mouse gives a sneak peak on a new project!
3:45 Tim came from Germany with his grail knife
4:22 Andreas runs a family knife shop in Austria that has been around since 1835!
5:20 Denis Simonutti designed the Fox Radius for FOX in Italy and is carrying a very rare 1 of 10 custom!
6:11 Luka is the president of Mercury Knives in Italy and has his own slip joint design that was my favorite
6:32 Larenzo with MKM in Italy has a great carry made with magnesium and is a great guy!
6:57 Jonathan Voxnaes favorite carries are the Giant Mouse Clyde and Iona
7:41 Maxi runs Knife Lounge in Germany has a great carry and is absolutely wonderful!
8:26 Gunter from Germany brought a briefcase of knives and shows us his grail knife
10:01 Jim from Giant Mouse came representing the USA with a little EDC knife sneak peak
10:49 Igor from MKM in Italy has the most epic carry and is the reason we are in Italy he is our knife brother!
Zac, you got a natural gift for interviews and showing the human side of EDC/Knives with the knowledge to keep it interesting. Awesome content!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Zac you’re goofy in a smart and fun way. I really enjoy your videos 😁✌🏻
A lot of European countries have more relaxed knife laws then a lot of US states. In Austria, Czech republic, and a lot of other countries you can carry knives like in Texas. Europa is not just one Country or culture.
True. It's pretty much the UK with very, very strict laws (like non locking tools on folders or automatics.)
The only thing you'll find is that certain places (certain government buildings, night clubs/bars) won't allow you to carry certain knives or no knives at all. But I this is also the case in most of the US.
Austria is very strict on knives. Most European countries are. Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland in the EU (probably) have the loosest laws. There you can carry almost anything.
In Italy can't carry anything: multitool, prybars, micro screwdrivers, sak.. anything.
@@petronela910 It seems like Austria is strict on certain type of knives but not in carrying. Most knives used for EDC or surviving are perfectly allowed. Unlike Italy where you may only carry a knife when you are going to use it in a permitted way. Such as camping activities or fishing.
Most EU countries have laws like Austria and lots of states also have similar laws regarding certain knifes like switchblades (automatics) and gravity knifes.
@annekedebruyn7797 yeah. I live in Slovakia and have to regularly check my pockets before I travel to Vienna 🙄
Europeans are not joking about EDC gear! Great collection, guys.
I enjoy your videos a lot Zac. There's something about your energy that makes me want to go outside, hike, run, camp, cook and experience the world. You seem like a very happy and pleasant person and there aren't many people like you these days. Well done sir
Out of the park with this one bud! Love all the pocket checks. Even though there's a little language barrier, it felt like they were very comfortable with you and it's great to see that. Have fun out there and safe travels.
These pocket check videos are always fun! Love your charisma and energy you bring in the videos when checking people's pockets!
I concur!
More A+ content Zac! I love these friendly chats with designers and insiders. Such a pleasure to watch, thanks!
This video is why I enjoy watching this channel always thinking outside the norms. Awesome vid.
I really like this type of videos ❤️
I really enjoyed this video!
Very recently, there’s been some talk on the Spyderco forum trying to gauge interest for Lamnia to run a Spyderco exclusive, since almost all of the exclusives are from dealers in the USA.
Part of the discussion has been about whether most Europeans actually carry non-locking knives. It seems to be a common sentiment that a lot of people do carry locking knives.
I thought this video actually showed this too, so I found it pretty neat!
If you’re interested in that Lamnia exclusive, I highly recommend either going to the Spyderco forum, which has a poll up, or maybe voicing your support directly to Lamnia!
It’s not set in stone yet, and no model has been chosen, but it would be great if this comes to fruition!
Europe is an continent every country has its own laws. In eastern Europe basically everything is legal. In Germany basically everything is illegal.
@@gregkollaeg2365bs. You can carry a 12cm Blade fixed concealed without giving a reason. Also locking folders if not one hand opening. Stop spreading this stuff.
Greetings from Austria, land of no knife laws at all.
The thing is find a little misleading is that all the germans in the video would probably not carry the knives they carried in the video in germany for legal reasons. But they were in italy while being recorded for the video and so those knives were legal and they were able to enjoy their hobby.
But (and that's where most german knife nuts aren't looking into the details enough) they may not be allowed to carry fixed blades above 11cm blade lengths and onehand edopening locking folders, but they are legally allowed to transport them . Meaning as long as the knife is in a closed container, even if it's just a little bag with snaps or a zipper or inside a backpack pocket they can "transport" said "illegal to carry in germany" knives.
And they also have a § in their weapons law that states you can carry them if you got a valid reason for doing so.
But there's no discussion if it's "just" transported according to their laws.
edit: and in my opinoin the UK is where most things are illegal. They really are a little insane with their "knife laws". They got the most "knife crime" in europe, but 99% of it is with kitchen knives on the street and not with all the pocket knifes and enthusiasts knives they banned or "illegalized" to either own, buy or carry or transport.
another sweet video!! all those people seemed sooo nice and chill. Love to see it. Cheers
I really enjoyed catching a glimpse of the European edc community. Very cool. Some of those knives are stunning.
Some really amazing pocket dumps, but that fixed blade the gal pulled out is the bomb, and the sheath is fantastic. ENVY!!! Thanks for doing this for us.
Great video! Very interesting pocket checks. It's really cool to see people you know mostly from Facebook or Instagram appear on the same video on Zac In The Wild channel! 😁
I love Italian knives and MKM does a really good job!
I enjoyed this video, your interviews and the variety of EDC’s.
I always love your Pocket Check videos, please keep them coming! 😊
Great vid- so cool to see what ppl carry in other countries 👊👊💥
No limits on knives in Poland. If it's sheathed you can technically carry kriegmesser.
Same here in the Czech republic! 🇨🇿🤝🇵🇱
@@Bolfiik ...and Slovakia.
In Hungary the official rules for public areas (including the private ones which are open for the public and the interior of the cars) are max 8 cm (approx 3.14 inches) for cutting edge/stabbing length, no switchblades and not even assited ones (as in the regulation the springknife word used) and you cannot have anything on demonstrations. Since there is a significant shortage of police personnel (their salary is a third of the European police average), they are rarely on the streets and checks are very rare (probably they will check your pockets only if you have already committed something or if you are very visibly carrying something large like a fake katana or machete).
The MKM small fixies are really cool and greatly designed. I'm most impressed by the leather work on that big fixie sheath the German lady had and the 1st magnacut Igor pulled out, what a gorgeous knife.
Love your videos! Keep up the good work.
Your interview skills are absolutely on point!
Oh these all seem like really cool people, that’s why I love learning more about this community
Awesome video!! So cool to see what our knife brothers and sisters across the sea are carrying. Thank you.
Axl is such a great dude! And shout out to the edc cooperative!!!
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Thanks for doing this ! Been living in Luxembourg for the past 5 years, so had to adapt my EDC accordingly. It was difficult at first switching from locking to non-locking knives, but I quickly fell in love with Slipjoints. My current rotation consists of a Giant Mouse Ace Farley, an MKM root, and a Tactile Knife Co. BeXar all purchased from KnifeLounge 😅
In Scotland carrying a knife can lead to a custodial sentence. You can carry a non locking knife with less than a 3 inch blade so your looking at a swiss army knife at best
That was an outstanding review bravo bravo😊🎉
To answer your question; it depends on the country and even the city. In the Netherlands for example you can carry a knife (within certain boundries) but in cities like Amesterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague there is a local law that bans all kinds of knives. Even SAK.
But seriously, who follows the ridiculous laws?
That’s interesting because Spyderco holds an annual knife show or meeting in Amesterdam.
I actually think I have heard about that sort of rule from people who have attended.
@@Dynotop1a you can transport a knife in a case or pouch in a bag but you cannot have it within eaay reach (like in your pocket).
@@durango8882 people who cannot afford a record because of work or hobby. I work for a semi governmet company and getting a record can cost me my job.
@@madzero0 In Hungary, there was a case where a professional hunter lost his gun license for a year (which is largely his livelihood) because his knife did not meet the regulations (since then, I think it has been made easier for them)
Some countries like France, Italy and Germany have much more tradition in carrying knives than Holland, where I live, for example. Even worse, Holland is going to ban all pocket knives and it’s already started in the city where I live.
As I remember recently it became more restricted in other places also, e.g. in some areas in Germany because of the increased number of criminal activities using knives.
@@KobaltaWhich is very stupid because *criminals* will still carry knives... They don't care if it's legal or not.
@@Kobaltait gets weirder, some of the cities in Germany it is specific zones and times where almost anything is banned. I think the Stuttgart downtown anything larger than a Victorinox classic is banned on weekend nights from 8pm-5am type deal.
@@miklospinter It's usually used like weapons laws in general to have something they can use when they find a suspected criminal and have nothing else: if the suspect at least has broken such a law, they can "extract" that person from the place they found them.
(Not that that makes anything that much safer, as most crime even in the Netherlands i would suspect isn't commited with a swiss army knife or an enthusiasts expensive folding knife but with cheap kitchen knives and simliar "equipment".
@@nirfz That's a good point
Nice to see you abroad. I’m sure Italy is beautiful. Thanks 🔪🎸
Great Video Zak!!! I love seeing all the Italian knives and the love of EDC across the pond. Thanks!
love all of your content !!
im from austria, glad to see one of the important austrians here :) they have a really nice choice on different knives ! very exclusive things but also budget knives ! great expertise there !
As always, this was a great Video Zac! Keep them coming!
For all those who complain about the video here and about the legal situation in European countries, you should shift down a gear.
This video was great and it was awesome to see what people in European countries carry in their pockets.
I am from Germany myself and live in Portugal. In both countries the laws are very strict.
But if you don't give the police a reason to frisk you, nothing will happen. This is a tool that you carry in your pocket and nothing you should present like a fidget spinner in the city.
Lots of cool people there! Hope you guys are going to get footage of the knife show there too.
Love these pocket check videos. Axel should get the new tailcap for the Pineapple mini.
This video presentation was so cool!
This is awesome Zach, and I just nabbed a Campo from Prometheus Design Works with RWL-34 and stag handles. Very cool knife
depends where you live .. where I`m I can EDC double edge sword legally than I cross borders and I`m limited to nonlocking small folders. You can even have small folding knife on board on some flights in EU ..
Denis Simonutti's 1 or 10 custom knife was sick as hell. Maxi's fixed blade was also super dope.
Thanks zack I really needed this
I love the passion of these collectors
That Mercury Luc has Buck 110 DNA. No doubt about it!
edccooperative ftw!! go matteo!! ❤ awesome video zac!
“I’m Axel. I’m kind of working for Maxi. “ Best description of Axel ever. I love that guy. 🤣
He is awesome 🤘🏼😁
Likewise, my friend! Hope to see you again as soon as possible.
Missing you, Ben!!
Hi Zac.
I love this video.
I am german. My last acquisition is a Macro1 and the next one will be the Macro2. I am in Italy at the moment, unfortunately in Piemont. Close to the french border, far away from Maniago. And on my whish list are still a lot of Maniago made knives....
Ciao, "tedesco" mate. Maniago-made folders I own and LOVE (talkin'about mid-range knives around €200-300, not authentic pieces of art like a €2000 Lionsteel Rok Damascus Limited Edition, to be clear) are:
MKM Hero, designed by Tommaso Rumici (knife and designer you can see at 1:10 in the video, an absolutely gorgeous piece)
LIONSTEEL SR, designed by "Molletta" (in all its SR1, SR2, SR11, SR22 variants)
EXTREMA RATIO Caimano Nero and BF2 CD (ok, they're made in Tuscany and not in Maniago, but still two awesome "Made in Italy" folders)
MASERIN Nimrod, again designed by Tommaso Rumici, specifically for Police and Carabinieri but very good for a civilian use too.
FOX Eastwood Tiger, designed by Gudy Van Poppel... a real pirate's blade lol.
That's my Top 5 (6).
Also, among the best slipjoint folders you can legally carry in various Euro countries, I'd suggest you:
MKM Edge, a fabolous design by the Maniago born and bred Maestro Bruno Bruna aka "Graciut".
LIONSTEEL Gitano, designed by Gudy Van Poppel
VIPER Dan1 and Dan2 with wooden handle, by Tommaso Rumici.
Ciao, stammi bene.
@@Davide.A.Visconti-Borghese Buona sera.
On my whish list are the LionSteel Gitano, MKM Malaga, some Old Bear knives, LionSteel BestMan, Fox Kives Libar, Fox Knives Livri, the Fox Knives Multipoupose M390 and the Fox Knives FX-140XL.
I love italian knives. Folders and fix blades.
Ciao.
@@kingarthur488 Great list. You really love and know them. In Europa, the Scandis too make great knives. Very different from the Italian ones (we always have an irrepressible love for design and details, above all) but super-reliable, vigorous, effective and very often they're affordable too, that is always a good thing. A bit surprising that Germany have lost a great part of its knife-making culture, especially considering that a German guy from Solingen, centuries ago, was one of the first (or maybe the first ever) to make knives in Maniago. Who knows why... certainly you wouldn't lack the know-how.
@@Davide.A.Visconti-Borghese
You're right, the Scandinavians make some awesome knives. I own some finnish knives and i love them.
To be honest, we germans, lost a big part of the manufacturers by our fault. For years we where told everything must be cheap and the scene of knife enthusiasts got much smaller.
Except Böker, a company marketing also abroad we are left with some smaller manufacturers and some dealers importing and rebranding chinese knives.
To be honest, i own such a rebranded knife. I can not recommend it and would not buy it again. Still i keep it and carry it evry day in my pocket, as a reminder "quality has its price"!
That was an epic who's who pocket check!
props to matteo for repping the Edc ccop group. one of the best groups about
Awesome video! I really want to go to the Maniago Knife festival once! There’s a lot of misconceptions about European knife laws. In Germany for instance, fixed blades up to a pretty substantial size are absolutely allowed. So are locking folders, as long as they’re not one hand operated. You can have one hand operated knives though, but they can not be locking then 😅. In Austria on the other hand, basically everything is allowed. And in Switzerland, almost everything is legal, as long as it’s not an automatic knife. And so it goes on, every country has subtle differences in their laws. Spain for instance limits the allowed blade length to 11cm. The most restrictive European country is probably the UK… there are many online sources that list what is allowed and what not, and when travelling it’s certainly a good idea to know your law situation.
The germans often don't even realize, that while they may not be allowed to carry things like onehanded opening locking folders, they can "transport" them. Difference is the ease of access. Transport means it's in a "closed container" of not described form (geschlossenes Behältnis).
This could be a pocket of a backpack as long as it has a zipper and is closed, or women in their handbag (As long as they close the handbag), or even a carbord box that is closed.
Most germans i saw on forums think that "carry" (führen) means having with you in any form, and 99% of them haven't even read the weapons law they refer to. (even though that's pretty easily accessable via their government homepages. There you can find and read any law that exists.
As an austrian i am used to this from my country, so i looked the german law up one time)
I don't think theres any misconception in the individual countries, i think the misconceptions are some non Europeans not realising there are different counties and cultures and laws😊
Nice pocket checks - but the title threw me. I was expecting pocket checks from very restrictive Germany (no autos, no balisongs, no gravity knives, one hand opening only without a lock, with lock only with 2 hand opening, fixed blades up to max. 12cm) to Poland where you can carry anything you like, just like Lynn Thompson. In general, I think actually carrying a knife in Europe on a daily basis is very seldom. I am the only one I know that does, and when I do, people look at me funny.
(In Hungary it is even more restrictive and complex with the max 8 cm cutting edge or stabbing lenght, no autos or even assisted, but at least it can have a blade lock and one hand opening at the same time.)
I know a some people here in Hungary who do, but I know more people who are surprised about it.
@@KobaltaMany of these laws make it clear that they were made up by people who know nothing about knives at all. And/or they are totally outdated. For example, autos, gravity knives or even assisted ones are neither faster nor more dangerous than a manual flipper / thumb stud / hole whatever.
Ppl usually say something like "you are scaring me" when they see a knife. For a joke, but still they find it weird. And how are so many german EDC ppl there running around with five illegal knives in their pocket.
great to see these carries. I gotta get one of that Giant Mouse magnacut Riv
In Poland you can have a knife you like. No restrictions on lockable blade, blade length. With a few exceptions, e.g. a blade in a walking stick.
Very cool, love my MKM Micro
Maxi!! Love the Knife lounge!
😍😍🤩
@@KnifeLounge 👋👋👋
Great video. 👍👍
Hey zac great video!
What was the knife at the end in the pocket sheath. ?? Thanks
Hello Zac funny this showed up on CZcams while I was playing with my viper start a knife I'm very happy with and hande made in Mariago 14:28
Un france carrying a knife is strictly illegal regardless what type of knife unless you have a good reason. For instance if you are hiking and have a SAK or an opinel in your backpack it is ok. Globally you may face more trouble if the blade has a locking system. In neighboring Switzerland it is much more flexible.
It was kinda weird seeing you roaming around Maniago, actually! 😅
7:07 Finally someone is saying Aluminium!
Bohemia here: SOG Telux, Golgoth G11, NEX 16 batton, NEX NP 20 pen, Fenix PD 35, SWAT-T tourniquet, iPhone, wallet + there is a Hellcat sitting on the belt.
I love knifes but in Greece its illegal to carry any knife and the laws about knife and guns its strict so if the police catch you carrying even a Very small knife you can go to jail
I am from Romania and I currently carry a Spyderco Para 3 LW and a Victorinox Evogrip 18. They are perfect for what I need them for. At home I mostly use traditional, handmade Hungarian pocket knives with a lot of antler. Currently shopping for either a Kunwu Orion 2 or X-Tao just to satisfy my craving for Titanium and supersteels.
as a hungarian I aprecciate you using hungarian pocket knives, are you using the ones made by szeklers or anything else specific?
@@vadvariova4419 I am a Hungarian as well and a Szekler to be more specific. 😀 I have one Szekler pocket knife, actually two, one Fejesgörbe, one Náder, one Cakli.
@@rpgta most lattam a nevedet, igy mar minden vilagos =))))))
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Ooo that knife at 6:18 looks like a great modern traditional
Also helpful closer to home. I live in Connecticut, and work in Massachusetts. I literally had to make a spreadsheet of the knife laws in both States to figure out what I can carry. Don't even ask about Boston and NYC. All in all maybe even more restricted than in Europe.
There are some countries that are surprisingly relaxed with their knife laws. Some are pretty tough to navigate though...😬
As far as I remember a few years ago in Europe the irish regulations were the most strict, followed by the danish and british ones (because of the high number of stabbings by the city gangs)
Zac, you should look out Central Europe Knives Exhibition event in Poland, this october ;)
I did aee a decent amount of liner/frame locks and knives over 3 in long...im assuming those knives are kegal in Italy
In the UK it's a 3 inch folding non locking blade 😢
See if you can talk Ben into making a knafs uk legal slip joint!
Did I miss st or there was actually no statement about what is legal to carry in Italy?
No mention at any point. Most of these are illegal in several European countries
Yeah, I wonder how he came up with that title :D
HOLY SMOKES! How did I miss out on this video, as a European!
I’m curious to your thoughts on PKS knives? (Pathfinder Knife Shops)
Matteo representing edccooperative❤
Im from denmark 🇩🇰viking Countrie 😝⚔️and we can cary folding knifes up to 7cm i carry a spyderco pm3 and a kizer critical mini ar my go to plus knipex cobra and a olight s1rBaton2.
Nice one ❤
In spain for instance you can carry a knife always if the blade is not bigger than 4 fingers
Love to see some Europe content
Leatherman on my hip and CS american lawman and thrunite bss v4 awesome EDC
Zac, what was the make model of the knife with the fork and phillips head?
MKM Campo 7 I believe
I sometimes carry czech Mikov fixir
But i have a whole collection of victorinox and Mikov
how to scare german knife nuts: slowly approach them and whisper in their ear: "42a"
The Mercury at 6:16 😮 Veeery interesting
does anyone know what Maxis' custom knife is at 8:10? sounds like "jiggus"? thanks.
I really want the knife 🔪 , that the guy had only 1 of 10 made … it’s exquisite 😇
Got a Spyderco PITS for whenever im outside the US. Or just too lazy to look up different states knife laws.
Looking to travel to Croatia in the near future. Been trying to find what their knife laws are. Does anyone know where to look specifically? Nothing really seems to pop up on my google searches.
I carry a ka bar dozier every day. I have about 40 pocket knives in my collection but I keep reaching for the ka bar
I love how this gentlemen carry knives nice and simple. Nothing more, nothing less.
I remember the crazy girl of crkt HQ carry a bunch of nonsense on the last video
Do you remember the thumbnail of this video? 🙂
Lots of Italians, gotta love them.
Met Jesper at Castle and Key and scored a Giant Mouse Restoration Rye barrel pick 3:23
im from europe and all i caryy is an opinel no 8 that i never use and it got rusted...any sugestions on how i can clean it pls? i use the credit card knife from my victorinox more, which is in my wallet and more easy to acces. tbh i recooment credit card wallet sized tools to everyone, they fit in your wallet in your pants...i had a cheap chinefe folding one for ages and was really good at helping out at camping for doing salads and such.
Can you pls make A video in the Netherlands!
I can't even imagine NOT having my knives with me at all times. I use them countless times a day.
Maybe three knives that wouldn’t get me a criminal record here. Our laws are so stupid in the uk.
So cool to see EU stuff!! Thanks Zac!!
i am actually surprised cause so many italian people carried knives since in italy it's illegal to carry any knife whitout needing it,basically killing edc (self defence is not a good reason to carry)and you could go to jail for that
Ridiculous and very sad.
(Also most of the knives show by the Germans in this video are illegal in Germany.)
Here in Austria 🇦🇹 we carry whatever we want
I'm in Europe right now with a switch blade in my pocket.
nobody had wallet and phone. what you do with knive(s) on pocket