Is it legal to possess a brass knuckles in a car in United Kingdom?
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Legal position
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Keeping a knuckleduster in a car is not lawful in the United Kingdom unless a narrow statutory exemption applies.
Conditions
What would need to be true
A knuckleduster is a band of metal or other hard material worn on one or more fingers and designed to cause injury.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Narrow statutory exemptions exist for limited museum official historic or similar cases described in the government guidance.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
GOV.UK guidance says private possession of a knuckleduster is illegal unless an exemption applies and Border Force guidance says illegal possession or import can lead to seizure arrest and prosecution.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Police can seize the item from a vehicle and classify it as a knuckleduster or other banned offensive weapon.
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Australia
Australia does not have one uniform civilian brass-knuckles rule. Victoria Police classifies a knuckle-duster as a prohibited weapon, and Victoria Police approval material says prohibited weapons generally require Chief Commissioner approval or an applicable exemption for purchase, possession, carriage or transport. Australian Border Force treats knuckle-dusters as weapons subject to border controls.
Austria
Austria classifies brass knuckles as prohibited weapons in category A. The official weapons overview says acquisition, possession and carrying of category A weapons are fundamentally prohibited.
Belgium
Belgian Justice lists American brass knuckles as prohibited weapons. Prohibited weapons cannot lawfully be possessed, bought, transported or carried by civilians.
Canada
Keeping brass knuckles in a car is not lawful in Canada for the public because they are prohibited weapons.
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