Warborn BladesCalifornia Knife Laws
Strictly governed · read 2026-09-04
California governs edged steel closely, and more than one common pattern is barred outright. Automatics over 2in barred; balisongs and ballistic knives barred; dirks may be carried openly in a sheath only.
Concealed carry in California is capped at 2 inches of blade. A blade over that ceiling carried out of sight is an offence regardless of why it was carried.
Open carry carries no statewide length ceiling in California. Sheathed, visible and plainly for work or display is the safest posture anywhere in the union.
California does not preempt local ordinance. Cities and counties may — and do — write stricter law than the capital, so the town you are standing in matters as much as the state.
What California says, pattern by pattern
Towns in California that are stricter
Municipal code read 2026-09-04. A town ordinance may only tighten the state's rule, never loosen it.
Los Angeles
Carrying a knife with a blade over 3in openly in a public place is barred.
L.A. Mun. Code §55.10
San Francisco
The city restricts carry of blades over 3in in public places.
S.F. Police Code §1291
Can this house ship steel to California?
Shipping is possession, not carry — most provinces permit ownership of what they forbid on the street. Warborn Blades ships to buyers of age in the United States and Canada, and the counter refuses a barred road before a card is ever touched.
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This reading is drawn from published California statute as it stood on 2026-09-04. Law changes. It is offered freely as a reading of law and is not legal counsel. Where your carry matters, ask a lawyer in your own province.