Terrifying Weapons in Wales – Kitchen Knife Described as “Makeshift Bayonet”

Ammoland ^ | 16 March, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

As with many leftist writers in Europe and the United States, the author appears to glory in their ignorance of weapons and weapon technology. The short spear improvised from a kitchen knife, above, is not a “makeshift bayonet”. A bayonet is a blade that is to be attached to a firearm for use in hand to hand fighting. There is no firearm associated with the blade in the picture above.  From walesonline.com:

Police raided a home and found two loaded crossbows and a makeshift bayonet.

Officers entered a house in Sandfields , Port Talbot on Saturday afternoon, following a complaint relating to domestic violence, only to be shocked by the weapons they found inside.

A man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

A spokesman for the police said: “NPT Sandfields forced entry to an address.

It is not clear what the man was arrested for.  It is legal to own crossbows in the UK without any license if the owner is over the age of 18. Spears are also legal to own in the UK, without a license. Swords may be owned; but they may not be sold, traded, or given away unless they were made by “traditional methods”.

Using the keyboard to scale the blade, it appears to be 5 or 6 inches long.

I find it bizarre that some of the press in the UK label this crude attempt at making effective weapons, “terrifying”. Just about any teenage boy with a hacksaw, file, drill, and hammer, could do much better in a few hours.

[marktwain]

One of the main desires of those who push gun control is to make the population fearful and dependent on the police for protection.

[Flick Lives]

“Makeshift bayonet” is actually a “makeshift spear”, and a rather crude one at that. basically a kitchen knife screwed to a 1x2.

[cranked]

Idiocy should be a bonafide mental disease....and the world is literally plagued by a sh*tload of idiocy...

[WayneS]

Oh noes!

That guy has a knife on a stick! That’s much more technologically advanced than our 2x4s with nails in them!

Run away!

[Bryanw92]

In the UK, a magenta trefoil on a box is a “makeshift nuclear weapon”.

[Celerity]

“kitchen knife screwed to a 1x2.”

I think it’s already tough to get lumber and building supplies in the UK without being a professional carpenter.

It always blew my mind when I went to Europe - Where do people get building supplies and stuff ? There is nothing there to get ! Nothing but grocery stores.

[SIDENET]

Heck, that thing is practically an AK-47!!!

[Navy Patriot]

Police raided a home and found two loaded crossbows and a makeshift bayonet.

Heaven forbid!

Did any of the coppers cut themselves?

[SIDENET]

OMG, is the country safely on lockdown?

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[OttawaFreeper]

I have an article in my collection one that was written during the 1997 handgun buyback/turning in period and the author interviewed local junior police officers. The officers said they were far more likely to see knives and sawed off shotguns or rifles used in the commission of a violent crime as opposed to expensive Olympic target shooting pistols or family heirlooms.

[miss marmelstein]

It looks like the chef knife I use in culinary class.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Heck, that thing is practically an AK-47!!!

AK = Assault Knife.

[TADSLOS]

What a sad state of affairs from the empire that was built on the broadsword, pike and battle axe.

[libstripper]

Nowhere nearly as good for stabbing as a genuine carving knife.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Well don’t that beat all!

Wonder if I could cause a panic in Wales swinging around an old sweat sock with a roll of quarters inside? ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Wait ‘til they get a look at my ‘Assault’ Cast Iron Frying Pan!

[papertyger]

One of the main desires of those who push gun control is to make the population fearful and dependent on the police for protection.

Disagree.

Their main desire is to make panicked rabbits who will rat out anyone who isn't willing to be prey.

[jonrick46]

I guess pitchforks are weapons of insurrection.

[Calvin Locke]

In one of the "Top Chef" seasons, an epi's challenge started out at an airport, having to cook at a food place there.

The knives were all attached to steal cables. Anchored steal cables.