Warborn BladesWashington Knife Laws
Strictly governed · read 2026-09-04
Washington governs edged steel closely, and more than one common pattern is barred outright. Switchblades barred; Seattle bars fixed blades over 3.5in.
Washington sets no statewide blade-length ceiling on concealed carry. That does not mean any blade may be concealed — intent, pattern and place still govern, and a court will read all three.
Open carry carries no statewide length ceiling in Washington. Sheathed, visible and plainly for work or display is the safest posture anywhere in the union.
Washington 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 Washington says, pattern by pattern
Towns in Washington that are stricter
Municipal code read 2026-09-04. A town ordinance may only tighten the state's rule, never loosen it.
Seattle
Fixed blades over 3.5in are barred in public; switchblades barred outright.
Seattle Mun. Code §12A.14.080
Can this house ship steel to Washington?
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 Washington 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.