"Black Dagger" retracting guard knife

[Handle8]

Thank you Bill. With some investigation I have learned that switchblades are not sellable in my state - even if it is the sheath and not the blade.
Will just keep it aside for now. It is kind of a cool little knife....

[Mario]

I always found the discussion on whether or not these would still be considered switchblades in some jurisdictions that outlaw switches to be an interesting one.

Like, it’s actually a fixed blade knife and the only automatic action involves the blade cover. It seems like most places only consider the blade itself shooting out from the side or the front to be what makes a switchblade a switchblade. I guess there are some places though that simply consider a blade appearing automatically whether it moves or not to be a switchblade. Seems like it could make for an interesting legal paradox. I personally think it should be called the “Grey Dagger” because it’s a knife that’s a true grey area in terms of the law!

[Fishtail Picklock]

It's not worth much, and only as a curiosity.

Right! This knife was designed to circumvent the prohibitions of automatic knife possession/ownership.

[jerryk25]

There were 2 of them came out about the same time.

The Black Magic. . . I have two, one of which is converted into an automatic knife..
It was NOT worth the trouble, the internals are too flimsy to last.

[jerryk25]

The other was a "Tekna" knife. . . . . I might have the name wrong. . .I forget.
The Tekna knife was much more sleek and stylish.

These images came off the Tekna home page. . . .I do not know who "Eric Larson" is, or why his name is on the knife.
You can see how the blade is a fixed blade, and the hollow black sheath OTF travels inward to expose the blade.

I don't think you could make it auto-close. . . .
I think you had to pull the cover out to cover the blade manually. . . like a single action Microtech in reverse.

The red button on the bottom, automatically exposes the blade, which is then a legal sheath knife.