Regarding Singapore carry laws, what cop friends explained to me is that it's very much based on intent or perceived intent.
If you're in public holding a knife and a watermelon,
you're probably ok.
If you're in the same place with the same knife but facing a guy that's holding a broken beer bottle,
you're probably going to jail.
If a cop stops you and notices your knife, and you say your knife is for self-defense, that means you intend to use it on a person.
you will lose it, maybe worse. I dunno.
I can tell you that I've never heard of any cop stopping anyone on the street to check for weapons. That just doesn't happen here. If the knife is in your pocket, no one will care... unless you do something stupid with it :)
Thanks again to everyone for your warm welcome :)
Hi, I'm not new here...
Wai Chung,dancer wrote:Regarding Singapore carry laws, what cop friends explained to me is that it's very much based on intent or perceived intent.
If you're in public holding a knife and a watermelon,
you're probably ok.
If you're in the same place with the same knife but facing a guy that's holding a broken beer bottle,
you're probably going to jail.
If a cop stops you and notices your knife, and you say your knife is for self-defense, that means you intend to use it on a person.
you will lose it, maybe worse. I dunno.
I can tell you that I've never heard of any cop stopping anyone on the street to check for weapons. That just doesn't happen here. If the knife is in your pocket, no one will care... unless you do something stupid with it :)
Thanks again to everyone for your warm welcome :)
Thank you. A GB with shaving one-self purpose seems to be ok
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Thanks guys.
hey Spyderedgeforever,
I wouldn't consider us to have a traditional knife. Singapore is too new and too mixed.
our country is something like 85% Chinese, 10% native Malay, and then small mix of Indians, Eurasians and others. All these are groups are considered local and have been here at least 3-6 generations. The country itself has only been independent for <50years
Individual groups have their own traditional knives though.
The Malays have the Kris. It's a wavy fixed blade with a wooden scabbard curved handle. Since the Malays were indigenous to this island before us Chinese came, I guess that would be the closest to our traditional knife. (I believe Ed shempp made a version) But I don't really identify with it...
It's like if I asked about a traditional musical instrument. Im guessing Most Americans probably wouldn't identify with something native American.
hey Spyderedgeforever,
I wouldn't consider us to have a traditional knife. Singapore is too new and too mixed.
our country is something like 85% Chinese, 10% native Malay, and then small mix of Indians, Eurasians and others. All these are groups are considered local and have been here at least 3-6 generations. The country itself has only been independent for <50years
Individual groups have their own traditional knives though.
The Malays have the Kris. It's a wavy fixed blade with a wooden scabbard curved handle. Since the Malays were indigenous to this island before us Chinese came, I guess that would be the closest to our traditional knife. (I believe Ed shempp made a version) But I don't really identify with it...
It's like if I asked about a traditional musical instrument. Im guessing Most Americans probably wouldn't identify with something native American.
Y