They don't like knives that can be opened by the hand it is in. They call them automatyic. and classify them with switchblade,butterfly, ratchet andsheathed knife. if you have it o you, I amm shure the immigraytion will take it. Or I am guessing they wil.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deebee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">where in negril can i get one? and how much $$ are we talking? I would love to buy one there. </div></div>
there's a hardware store just past the roundabout on the way up the West End Rd, near the library and the all-age school....they might be able to help you, or at least point you in the right direction....
Lots of Jamaican men are carrying a knife on them at any given time. Look at the waistbands on lots of guys under 30 and you'll see a knife clipped. They are most often used as tools but do not be fooled they are also for protection. In 5 years of travel to Jamaica I have been in one knife fight at the bus terminus in Kingston and seen at least 5 others take place all across the island.
Most recent one a man threw a bottle at another man who responded with two swift chops from his machete to the mans shoulder and back as he ran away. He's still in the hospital a week later with some deep gashes I understand. No charges filed. I have had Jamaican youth play with their knives in an attempt to intimidate me or to prove their toughness I suppose and one of them cut his finger while flicking it around. It was SO FUNNY!
Most common are wooden handled folding knives with a curved blade about 5 inches in length. You can buy them at the two hardware stores on West End Road for less then $5 and with a little practice they handle nicely in the hand.
I have also noticed what I call the Hustlers Smile which is a large number of Jamaican men with a long gash on their face or neck which obviously came from a knife attack. Some of them are very pronounced scars with a hook from the ear to the lips and can run the length of a mans face or neckline usually on the left side of the face from a right handed attack.
It's kind of freaky when you think what you have to say or do to someone to illicit such a response. I steer clear of those guys.
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