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It does pre-date the bali-song fad of a few decades ago. At one time Texas did use the language of " designed, made or modified for offense or defense." as a general definition of a knife you couldn't carry. Up until 1979, lockblade folders were considered " prohibited weapons." The revised penal code made a distinction between "illegal (to carry); and, "Prohibited"( banned except as curios).
the old Italian folders we called Stilettos were shaped just like most of the switchblades and would open readily with a flip of the wrist. They had a double edge of sorts- though both edges were pretty dull at best.
The kid next door used to get a new switchblade every couple of weeks. He would take it out into the back yard and throw it at the chinaberry tree. It would break and his dad would get him another one. I learned the word " impeach" from him. I thought he was talking about the peach trees were were growing at the time but he explained that Eisenhower ought to be impeached because he had outlawed switchblades.
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