@@GearOutfitterbullshit. Knives aren’t allowed on planes dude. Are you too young to recall the box cutters used on 9/11? TSA is told to confiscate these knives for damn good reason. Learn some history and get some perspective on life
@@scottprather5645after approx 250 flights, I took a jacket I havent weared for a while and hurried to the airport. Surprise surprise, I had a nice Swiss Army folding Knife in a pocket, which I completely forgot. So rather than throwing my knife away, I exited the airport and sent my knife home with taxi. True story.
When I was still on active duty I was late for a flight and TSA found a little 2" auto opener from a high-end brand in my bag. You could practically see their eyes light up when they said they would seize it. I opened it, popped the blade between the two metal tables, and snapped it off before handing it to them. Then I just walked away.
Still sucks. Those SOBs took my sealed gourmet salsa, calling it liquid. B*tch, maybe your salsas liquid, but good salsa isn't. I bet she ate it. It was expensive.
I bet a fair amount of decent knives are stolen by TSA as well but you will not see any of them because the ones who stole them actually kept all the good ones for themselves!
I had a friend who worked for TSA. He gave me a lot of legit Swiss Army knives. Not really my choice to carry, but a good knife to have in your glove box.
Per TSA, they DO NOT “confiscate” knives. They give the owner the option to return the item to their car or put it in checked luggage. The TSA will never take your belongings forcefully. That’s why you will NEVER find an expensive knife in these, because the owners would know the worth of those and not give them to the TSA.
@@RedRider1600yep this youtuber is a big ass loser. He would likely rob your mother if a cop said he could. This guy would most definitely have been a good german in 1940 cause the law let him.
Those buck 55 lookalikes seem to be interesting for light edc cutting tasks. Something that you're not afraid to ruin with dirt or duct tape or even lose.
TSA confiscated knives can be found at government surplus auctions. I’ve regularly seen entire boxes of Benchmade, CRKT, Gerber and other decent knives. I bought a box or around 75 knives with a mix of very good to average knives for $500 at auction last year. Many good knives in the mix. I still see them in almost every government auction.
My dad had one of these on him for 40 years! always with a leather string on the loop. He made paper mill machinery. Thanks for highlighting I missed it in the video.
@@GearOutfitter randomly found this video, but I had a TL-29 surplus knife my brother gave me for Christmas of 22. It was left in my backpack a few months later when I went on a flight. I was dropped off and didn't have anyone to give it to, so I let them have it. I wonder if that's my knife 😂😂
I hope you didn't pay very much. I think someone hand picked everything of value and you got the SCRAPS😂. I find it improbable...no... IMPOSSIBLE to believe that every TSA confiscated knife is a gas station knife.
It ended up being about $1 a knife. It was a fun “unboxing” and I didn’t expect much. I saw a guy in Atlanta airport trying to give a knife he forgot to check to a police officer. Not sure what was said but the guy ended up putting the knife in front of the police officer then walking off. The officer picked it up and put it in his pocket. Maybe that’s where all the good knives go??
seems to me a person that wouldn't know not to try to bring a knife through an airport secured area checkpoint is exactly the kind of person that would be carrying a gas station knife: they're either uneducated on regulations pertaining to knives, or know about them and simply don't care because they only spent $10 on the thing in the first place and probably have one or more others in their glove compartment.
@@starelikeajunkie I'd agree the ratio leans to that side of the human demographic 😂, but there's got to be people who are ignorant, forget they even have it because they always carry it, or have other factors that wind them up in the security line without the ability to turn back, that have better quality knives. At least a FEW have to be keepers...
Either the TSA is "absorbing" all the good knives or Americans are walking around with shockingly poor quality knives in their pockets. No excuse for that! A good knife is not that expensive and they last for decades. They're much cheaper than any of the handguns I carry everyday.
You can mail a knife to yourself in the airport if you dont want to just give it up. I did this with a squirt ps4 multi tool. So I think anything over about 30$ will be mailed back to yourself if you opt for that and have time.
I always enjoy these confiscated knife videos. I see a lot of tactical junk knives and Swiss Army knock-offs, but seldom see a quality knife that would actually be a useful tool like a stockman style, trapper or jack of any decent quality. I don't know who would be impressed by a purple anodized tactical knife with a color-matched blade, but I would be too embarrassed to carry something that trashy. My grandfather would be rolling over in his grave if I ever did!
I worked as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic and Electrician for 40 + years. Always carried a SMALL knife- usually a 2 or 2 1/2 inch, most often a 1 or 2 blade, some of them with a coping tip- no point, blunt on the end, but razor sharp.Zero value as a weapon or threat, but perfectly adapted to the work I did EVERY DAY.
You gotta think about the kind of people who are getting knives confiscated in 2022. 1. People who regularly carry a small Swiss Army type knife and forgot they had it on them. 2. Idiots. And sure enough the knives in the package are either little utilitarian pieces that you carry around all the time and forget about, or cheap flashy ones that only idiots would buy.
There was a military TL-29 electrician's knife, my grandpa gave me one that he confiscated when he was a Master at Arms in the Navy. Funny to see one confiscated by the TSA and end up on eBay.
Everyone saying that the TSA pockets all the good knives. I think the people with the good knives are just maybe just possibly correctly putting their knives in checked bags instead of leaving them on their person. Like someone who knows the laws around bringing knives on planes.
I worked at a sporting goods store in a touristy town for quite a few years. We had Benchmade, Spyderco, CRKT, Leatherman, etc. and probably once a week someone would come in to buy a replacement for something that got confiscated by TSA. As much as I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt, I'm betting there's more than a few TSA agents walking around with some confiscated items.
@scrungus483 "Meeting, at minimum, the specifications put forth by the DoD". Mil spec does not mean bad, or good. It means mil-spec. Sometimes this is good, sometimes it's meaningless.
What's interesting about this knife and seeing he got it from the TSA is that my brother got me one of these surplus knives for Christmas of 22. I forgot I had it in my backpack when I went on a flight. They said I could return it to my car, but I was dropped off and a little behind so I just let them have it. That happened shortly before this video came out. I wonder if that's my knife 😂
I've seen lots of random knives but some of those are super cool. Like the hammer multitool and a few of the wood handle ones. That was a fun vid to watch! Thanks so much for making it!
Obviously anything decent is going to go home with the agents, but my takeaway is that a lot of people are carrying total junk. Most of those look dangerous to the user.
I’ve got to wonder about the chain of custody following confiscation. Statistically there must be a lot more genuine Victorinox & Wenger branded SAKs and quality Gerber and Buck folders seized rather than all that made in China crap? Just wondering about what’s in many a TSA employees drawer at home.
Think the better and expensive knives, people are actually more sensible about putting into their checked luggage knowing they can't risk blades being confiscated haha
60% of TSA employees are pretty low end rejects. Just go through "security" and you'll see what I mean. Just yesterday they found 3 of them stealing from unsuspecting travelers bags. Out of control.
Well there are a ton of cameras at all the checkpoints and they are not allowed to take any home. They get thrown into a large metal bin and collected end of the month for these kinds of sales.
I have asked about this and some of the people in baggage claim said it’s kinda a free for all after a few days of bags not claimed. They go to a central location I think in Atlanta but that’s only after many people airline and tsa people have had their hands on them
Were pretty much mexico corrupt levels but worse because here you cant even bribe them, unless you have a millions of campaign donation to do it "legally".
You have to file to retrieve your confiscated belongings. I had a handgun stolen and the person tried taking it through the airport. TSA found it. I filed a report. It took months but I eventually got it back.
@@wesanderson4773How did that happen, if I may ask? Did it come from the Feds searching a theft database, and contacting local cops? Glad you got it back. Did they I.D. the thief?
I keep watching these videos looking for my TSA confiscated knife. I still can't believe I did that. I threw my case knife in my pocket just like I do every single morning not even thinking I was going to the airport. I had that knife for more than 20 years. I bought another one just like it for about $100....but it's just not the same. LOL.
No deals to be had at gun shows either. I worked security at them and all the dealers go around during setup the day before and buy up all the good deals. One guy even pays extra for the closest table to the door to get first chance at private guns being brought in.
@@antoinefarhat5072 no clue. my friend gave it to me 8 years ago or so TSA confiscated it in 2016 or 2017 at Denver international. I don't want the knife back but when I saw him pull the thing out I had to say something🤣🤣
@@carstenmStranger things have happened so maybe it is. Is Denver International as strange as they say it is? I’m not from the US but I’ve read about it.
I still miss my Leatherman Juice S2 that was a special gift to me, they took it because they wouldn't take my bag in storage and I had to carry it through the gate because I was supposedly too late for my flight, made my flight in time anyways.. :P
I do like those little wood and brass pocketknives! Probably knockoffs, but they're handy little things. (1:12, 3:20, 3:33) Also the Boy Scout style knife, 1:42. If you still have any, I might buy some of those.
TSA once even confiscated a nail clipper from me...the foldable file that is in the middle looked too pointy and sharp to them even though it has no edge and no sharp tip ;o]]
Those key knives are a lot more handy than they seem. If you ever forget your pocket knife, it's a back up you always have. Plus their pretty cheap. Not meant to last, but still handy.
Question from a guy who has barely used air travel: If you're a billionaire with your own private plane, do you have to go through airport security? If not, does that mean you could theoretically bring a weapon on your own plane?
You do not go through the airport buildings when you fly private so there is less security. You drive up to your plane and get on it. You can bring anything you want on your plane. However, you can also check almost any weapon with a commercial airline and pick it up when you arrive at your destination within the USA.
No, I guess they figure if you’re a bazillion-air and you want to check-out by air suicide and don’t mind crashing your 20 million dollar airplane it’s A-OK with them. Again, the rich get all the breaks.
I'll chime in and first say that I don't know, but will offer this; if you're rolling in that kind of money, not even a billionaire but with plenty of means, you don't imagine you can come up with something enticing to an employee who is barely above minimum wage to coerce them to look at some shiny object across the way and not be interested in your luggage and cargo? Supposedly, even people flying private jets still have to go through customs when going through international airports, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing applies.
Ya they got their pound of flesh out of me back when they first started this after 9 11. I think it was just a Buck clip folder nothing too painful to loose. It made me good at remembering that my pocket knife and anything else metal goes in checked baggage.
I find it hard to believe that in this day & age people are stupid enough to go to the airport carrying any sort of knife in their pocket & some of them should be ashamed to carry such junk on them !
Sometimes you forget you have it in your backpack that you use regularly when not flying and find out you left it there when you get pulled over at TSA. Ask me how I know. And it was a good one.
I unfortunately lost an $100 knife to TSA because we received a message that our flight was delayed by 2 hours. We luckily showed up to the airport about 20 minutes before the original flight time (so 2 hours early from the delayed time), and when we were checking our luggage, the person informed us that the flight is boarding at that time, and they could not check luggage, we would have to take it with us. We barely made it on the plane, but I lost my knife that was in my supposed to be checked bag. I was very annoyed.
These micro Swiss knives are surprisingly helpful at times. Enough blade to open a package. The tweezers are enough to remove a splinter or a tick and at least there are basic screw drivers on it. If you want to send a few away I would not reject them :)
TSA lady told me that I could not take my brand new never opened full size tube of tooth paste. I told it was hers, she looked at my with a surprised look & said something like 'but' then I asked her what she expected me to do about it & that it was hers now.
Knives like this get sold by the box several times a month on a certain auction site. This was a box of "no name" knives they sell, typically goes for just a couple hundred dollars. There's usually a box of all swiss army knives, gerber knives, kershaw knives, sometimes buck knives and others.
Ya, they sell these TSA confiscated lots in a state auction. I went to one and they actually seperate the good, junk, multi tool, and non folding. They also auction high end knifes like Benchmade. It seems like you got a junk box that was picked through.
The State of Michigan auctions confiscated knives fairly often.. The price that the boxes go for is quite high and there is no shipping, you have to go to the warehouse and pick up the boxes. Too many buyers willing to pay too much for a chance to find a deal.
In my opinion, if you bring a knife thinking you can get it past TSA, then you're stupid an deserve to have you're knife taken. Probably why there isn't any good ones. A smart person won't lose a nice knife in such a way. Keep up the good work.
I strongly suspect a lot of TSA confiscated knives seen on eBay are actually not what they say. I see too many lots with all the same knife, or a very small selection. Logic tells me there would be a wide variety.
Wouldn't you? If people are stupid enough to take a knife to board a plane, they should have every knife they own confiscated, and given to whoever wants them.
I have had multiple knives lost at TSA every time they ask me to throw them away in the trash bin. They have never confiscated them or separated it from trash. Once I even pleaded for the agents to take the knife.
I had a little bear pocket knife like that one. I polished the rough grind smooth, put a razor sharp edge on it, and gave it to my old scout master. He said that was the first time a scout gifted him a pocket knife.
I've used this trick in airports, courthouses and other places that won't allow me to carry my knife. I go outside and find a planter or other good hiding spot and stash my knife in a well hidden area. When I leave the building I go pick it up and go on my way. Saves me from walking back to my vehicle or office to get rid of it. Do it at the airport if you can find a good spot. Even the parking garage has some good hiding places. When you get back from your trip go pick up your knife. Course this only works at your home airport. I carry an expensive knife but I'd throw it in the trash before I let TSA have it. If there is time I'd even find someone arriving that looks like they would appreciate it and give it to them Anyone but those thieving TSA agents.
The knives that the blades are loose just need a new washer in most cases, you can take the blade off and add a new one easily and resell the knives especially if you score a good brand folder.
The fact that they put the otf in the purple envelope probably means that they go through all the knives and take out anything that might be worth anything.
3:45 the silver knife with black inlays (top right).. gerber? If so i have one i bought 23 years ago at wal-mart, i used the hell out of that thing and it's still rock solid.
This whole thing is a total scam I went looked up how many knives TSA confiscated and it is very short compared to the eBay and Amazon selling boxes of these things all day long as if they're confiscating millions of them
My Mother-in-law brought me an original Swiss Army knife from Switzerland with "Rick " on it. I screwed up and lost it to TSA. If you happen to find it, $$
You probably know this but -- for your viewers -- the red one with the skull on the scale and the blade that forms an concave curve is a Karambit style knife.
If this many knives are taken routinely, you should be able to pick-up a knife at the other end of your trip. One identical, or at least similar. They could hand you a chit to be redeemed later.
I thought the Electrician's Knife (TL-29?) was worth a second look, but they're very common, and inexpensive. When I've seen these confiscated lots sold in Europe, 75% of them are Victorinox SAKs, with some Chinese SAK copies, multi-tools, and a few other folders.
TSA already kept the best ones, that’s is why they ALL carry backpacks or rolling luggage, I have never had a job that I had to carry that much to work, just a brown bag lunch. Bet NO ONE CHECKS the CHECKERS, and what else go on, only ones that you know of that feel up your wife, and get away with it Our government !!!!🤷♂️😳
I’ve been using a Workpro 2-in-1 knife and boxcutter for work the last two weeks(fast food, I need to open/cut up a lot of boxes) and I already cant imagine not carrying a knife like that daily. It’s been so damn useful at work I’ve started carrying it around during my off days and even had coworkers ask for it a couple times
I absolutely refuse to fly anymore. Between tsa, body scans. Searches, standing in lines, crying babies of all ages, im out. Id rather take othere modes of transportation.
I kinda wanted you to demonstrate the thing that looked like a bullet but with a bottle opener in the side. Is that actually a knife, or are they confiscating bottle openers now? Also, and I've said this before, the security check area needs to have a stack of prepaid overnite FedEx envelopes and a dropbox in case one forgot one's nice pocketknife until security time, then you can just pay your fee, and overnite them to yourself. Even paying $50 for an overnight envelope is better than $100 or up to replace a nice pocketknife.
For what I paid for my husky knife, 10$cad, it’s been a fantastic everyday carry. Gets the job done for everything g I need it for. An upgrade would be nice tho, just don’t want to be let down. Any recommendations?
I have one of those Buckshot cleavers, its actually a super solid tool for as cheap as it is. Ive abused mine for about 7 years and its held up fantastic
@@GearOutfitter My wife was dropping me off at the airport, then the baby got sick. I thought I might still have time to check...but NOPE. I gave my Hogue Auto to a guy dropping his woman off rather than have the indignity of having it seized or dropping it in the trash can.
I have left at least a half dozen knives at TSA. I usually just throw it in the little bowl along with my keys and pocket change. They are always surprised. I tell them I don't think anything more of having that in my pocket than I do having my wallet in my pocket. I carry a good knife, but not an expensive knife.
TSA got an $800 Medford praetorian from me. I travel from my home to New York to my Second home in Puerto Rico almost weekly from one to the other. Couldn’t take the time to check my carry on or take it out without missing my flight so I talked to the supervisor whom said they’d hold it until I return at the end of the week. Long story short, when I returned nobody knew wtf I was talking about. lol
My friend worked for SFO. The confiscated stuff like knives made the rounds in car airport departments. He worked in HVAC and pickens were pretty thin by then.
Things have definitely changed. 40 years ago I flew from London to SF. I had a small folder with me, in uniform pants. I declared it. Pilot took it, kept it till we reached SF and gave it back at the planes door.
some of those aren't even knives ,just bottle openers ! those small triangular key chain ones are just screwdrivers and nail cleaners ,no blades on them ! why did they confiscate those ?
The last deployment I went on before retiring we had to fly commercial for the first leg of the trip. We boarded the plane with our bayonets, pistols, M-16s, SAWs and personal knives, but they confiscated our nail clippers because they weren't allowed on the plane. Nobody ever accused the government of making sense.
I ended up paying about $1 a knife. Been giving many of them away as first knife to kids, with parents permission of course. Kids always happy. So yeah, it was worth it. May do it again
countless terrorists thwarted. democracy is safe.
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@@GearOutfitterHey I really like that gold pocket knife
Here in the new world normal....
@@GearOutfitterbullshit. Knives aren’t allowed on planes dude. Are you too young to recall the box cutters used on 9/11? TSA is told to confiscate these knives for damn good reason. Learn some history and get some perspective on life
@@GearOutfitter hey I like that gold pocket knife when I get it?
Have a feeling those boys over at the TSA are all walking around with Spyderco's, Benchmades, and fine Leatherman tools
The TSA morons wouldn't know the difference the sellers on ebay do they pull out the good ones and sell them seperate
To TSA credit, a very kind agent walked me and my Benchmade Griptilian back to check in so I could put my blade into my bag. Thanks guys!
@@stevemorton9585and the dipshit in the back stole it out of your suitcase.
People don't know by now that you can't take knives on an airplane??
@@scottprather5645after approx 250 flights, I took a jacket I havent weared for a while and hurried to the airport. Surprise surprise, I had a nice Swiss Army folding Knife in a pocket, which I completely forgot. So rather than throwing my knife away, I exited the airport and sent my knife home with taxi. True story.
I feel sorry for the guy who got his Case knife confiscated. He's likely an Old timer whose had it for decades.
Those were my thoughts also. You can almost feel the history in that knife.
@@Road_Rashthere shouldn't be such dumbass laws about what you can bring on a plane
@@dreadfulbadgerthere wasn't until 9-11 🤬
Theatrical Security Actors (TSA) do not do anything to enhance flying safety.
@@dreadfulbadger Ever hear of 911? It was on the news a lot.
When I was still on active duty I was late for a flight and TSA found a little 2" auto opener from a high-end brand in my bag. You could practically see their eyes light up when they said they would seize it. I opened it, popped the blade between the two metal tables, and snapped it off before handing it to them. Then I just walked away.
yea...you showed them
Dude that's fucking bad ASS. You're bad to the bone.
Legend 😂
Still sucks. Those SOBs took my sealed gourmet salsa, calling it liquid. B*tch, maybe your salsas liquid, but good salsa isn't. I bet she ate it. It was expensive.
I'd say if the blade snapped that easy you should have just let em have the knife
People who sell TSA knives on Ebay sell the good knives individually and the junk knives by the box.
I bet a fair amount of decent knives are stolen by TSA as well but you will not see any of them because the ones who stole them actually kept all the good ones for themselves!
That would imply that TSA agents have enough braincells to tell a good knife from a gas station knife
I wonder how you know? 🤓
Most likely this is from a seller who already picked through them
I had a friend who worked for TSA. He gave me a lot of legit Swiss Army knives. Not really my choice to carry, but a good knife to have in your glove box.
How can you not love a video where a guy says "Alex Vu, I got your knife, hit me up!" - lol. Nice.
I legit know an Alex Vu but he doesn’t strike me as a pocket knife owner
@@MinimumWageAOE What about a former pocket knife owner?
Per TSA, they DO NOT “confiscate” knives. They give the owner the option to return the item to their car or put it in checked luggage. The TSA will never take your belongings forcefully.
That’s why you will NEVER find an expensive knife in these, because the owners would know the worth of those and not give them to the TSA.
Thank you. I have responded to dozens of comments in a similar way. These knives were lost or forfeited by owner. They didn’t steal anything.
What car? TSA will not let you put anything into luggage that has already been checked, and by the time you reach TSA is has been.
@@GearOutfitter
I had to "forfeit" my knife because I was not given any other options They took it from me. I did not give it to them..
I guess the 1 option, which wasn't mentioned at the time, was to not enter the airport terminal and reschedule my flight.
@@RedRider1600yep this youtuber is a big ass loser. He would likely rob your mother if a cop said he could. This guy would most definitely have been a good german in 1940 cause the law let him.
"This folder might be worth cleaning up even though its small"
Ill have you know that its perfectly average sized
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looked quite big to me actually
Those buck 55 lookalikes seem to be interesting for light edc cutting tasks. Something that you're not afraid to ruin with dirt or duct tape or even lose.
I got one years ago from AliExpress.. good knife, blade doesn't wiggle.
TSA confiscated knives can be found at government surplus auctions. I’ve regularly seen entire boxes of Benchmade, CRKT, Gerber and other decent knives. I bought a box or around 75 knives with a mix of very good to average knives for $500 at auction last year. Many good knives in the mix. I still see them in almost every government auction.
1:44. that's a 2 blade electrician's knife. I carried one for YEARS. Depending on the quality and brand , it's a good tool, well adapted for the work.
My dad had one of these on him for 40 years! always with a leather string on the loop. He made paper mill machinery. Thanks for highlighting I missed it in the video.
Found it. A bit rusted up but I think you are correct.
TL-29
@@GearOutfitter randomly found this video, but I had a TL-29 surplus knife my brother gave me for Christmas of 22. It was left in my backpack a few months later when I went on a flight. I was dropped off and didn't have anyone to give it to, so I let them have it. I wonder if that's my knife 😂😂
I have one just like it and had no idea what it was until I saw you comment. It really is a neat knife
I hope you didn't pay very much. I think someone hand picked everything of value and you got the SCRAPS😂. I find it improbable...no... IMPOSSIBLE to believe that every TSA confiscated knife is a gas station knife.
It ended up being about $1 a knife. It was a fun “unboxing” and I didn’t expect much. I saw a guy in Atlanta airport trying to give a knife he forgot to check to a police officer. Not sure what was said but the guy ended up putting the knife in front of the police officer then walking off. The officer picked it up and put it in his pocket.
Maybe that’s where all the good knives go??
@@GearOutfitter This is the guy. Perhaps he knows the hookup💯👍
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seems to me a person that wouldn't know not to try to bring a knife through an airport secured area checkpoint is exactly the kind of person that would be carrying a gas station knife: they're either uneducated on regulations pertaining to knives, or know about them and simply don't care because they only spent $10 on the thing in the first place and probably have one or more others in their glove compartment.
@@starelikeajunkie I'd agree the ratio leans to that side of the human demographic 😂, but there's got to be people who are ignorant, forget they even have it because they always carry it, or have other factors that wind them up in the security line without the ability to turn back, that have better quality knives. At least a FEW have to be keepers...
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I just looked on Ebay and they are very expensive now. I can buy new knives off the Chinese shopping websites for a lower price.
Hahaha. The guy that I have bought boxes from in the past said his sales have tripled in the past year. Maybe from videos like this
Either the TSA is "absorbing" all the good knives or Americans are walking around with shockingly poor quality knives in their pockets.
No excuse for that! A good knife is not that expensive and they last for decades. They're much cheaper than any of the handguns I carry everyday.
Very true. I would like to know where many of these came from because about 20% of them were not functional,rusted, or completely broken
cause like who needs a knife?, guns are cooler. the only application for a knife is can think of is woodcarving
Could be a bit of both
@@GearOutfitter hey when can I get that gold pocket knife when can I get it
You can mail a knife to yourself in the airport if you dont want to just give it up. I did this with a squirt ps4 multi tool. So I think anything over about 30$ will be mailed back to yourself if you opt for that and have time.
I always enjoy these confiscated knife videos. I see a lot of tactical junk knives and Swiss Army knock-offs, but seldom see a quality knife that would actually be a useful tool like a stockman style, trapper or jack of any decent quality. I don't know who would be impressed by a purple anodized tactical knife with a color-matched blade, but I would be too embarrassed to carry something that trashy. My grandfather would be rolling over in his grave if I ever did!
I worked as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic and Electrician for 40 + years. Always carried a SMALL knife- usually a 2 or 2 1/2 inch, most often a 1 or 2 blade, some of them with a coping tip- no point, blunt on the end, but razor sharp.Zero value as a weapon or threat, but perfectly adapted to the work I did EVERY DAY.
You gotta think about the kind of people who are getting knives confiscated in 2022.
1. People who regularly carry a small Swiss Army type knife and forgot they had it on them.
2. Idiots.
And sure enough the knives in the package are either little utilitarian pieces that you carry around all the time and forget about, or cheap flashy ones that only idiots would buy.
@@larrystuder8543Wdym 0 value as a weapon? hit someone in the right spot and they can bleed out in seconds doesnt matter if its a 2 inch blade
@@Mastercheeseeaterlet’s be practical here Mr gangster Bruce lee thinks he could actually do that guy
There was a military TL-29 electrician's knife, my grandpa gave me one that he confiscated when he was a Master at Arms in the Navy. Funny to see one confiscated by the TSA and end up on eBay.
The amount of memories that bear fishing graphic knife sparked, begged my parents to get me one on vacation like 20 years ago in Gatlingburg lmao
Everyone saying that the TSA pockets all the good knives. I think the people with the good knives are just maybe just possibly correctly putting their knives in checked bags instead of leaving them on their person. Like someone who knows the laws around bringing knives on planes.
Exactly
I'm guessing you have never been a government worker.
@@LucidDreamer54321 No, I've never been a government worker, and now I'm interested as to what you are going to say.
@jeffthewarcriminal I was right.
I worked at a sporting goods store in a touristy town for quite a few years. We had Benchmade, Spyderco, CRKT, Leatherman, etc. and probably once a week someone would come in to buy a replacement for something that got confiscated by TSA.
As much as I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt, I'm betting there's more than a few TSA agents walking around with some confiscated items.
That knife at 1:42 is a Navy issue knife we called a TL-29. A very well made knife that was made to MIL-Specs.
TL-29 it was an electrician's knife.
Do you know what mil-spec means?
@scrungus483 "Meeting, at minimum, the specifications put forth by the DoD". Mil spec does not mean bad, or good. It means mil-spec. Sometimes this is good, sometimes it's meaningless.
@@professionalschizo that’s what I’m saying. It means absolutely nothing to me personally
What's interesting about this knife and seeing he got it from the TSA is that my brother got me one of these surplus knives for Christmas of 22. I forgot I had it in my backpack when I went on a flight. They said I could return it to my car, but I was dropped off and a little behind so I just let them have it. That happened shortly before this video came out. I wonder if that's my knife 😂
I've seen lots of random knives but some of those are super cool. Like the hammer multitool and a few of the wood handle ones. That was a fun vid to watch! Thanks so much for making it!
Obviously anything decent is going to go home with the agents, but my takeaway is that a lot of people are carrying total junk. Most of those look dangerous to the user.
Very cool to watch but wow not much to get excited about in the box. Thanks for sharing
I’ve got to wonder about the chain of custody following confiscation. Statistically there must be a lot more genuine Victorinox & Wenger branded SAKs and quality Gerber and Buck folders seized rather than all that made in China crap? Just wondering about what’s in many a TSA employees drawer at home.
Think the better and expensive knives, people are actually more sensible about putting into their checked luggage knowing they can't risk blades being confiscated haha
60% of TSA employees are pretty low end rejects. Just go through "security" and you'll see what I mean. Just yesterday they found 3 of them stealing from unsuspecting travelers bags. Out of control.
Well there are a ton of cameras at all the checkpoints and they are not allowed to take any home. They get thrown into a large metal bin and collected end of the month for these kinds of sales.
I have asked about this and some of the people in baggage claim said it’s kinda a free for all after a few days of bags not claimed. They go to a central location I think in Atlanta but that’s only after many people airline and tsa people have had their hands on them
Were pretty much mexico corrupt levels but worse because here you cant even bribe them, unless you have a millions of campaign donation to do it "legally".
So, they won't return them to the owner, but they'll sell them to others. That's theft. Sorry; that's theft.
Name something in government that isn’t theft?
@GearOutfitter you're not wrong.
You have to file to retrieve your confiscated belongings. I had a handgun stolen and the person tried taking it through the airport. TSA found it. I filed a report. It took months but I eventually got it back.
Idk maybe I had a particular scenario
@@wesanderson4773How did that happen, if I may ask? Did it come from the Feds searching a theft database, and contacting local cops? Glad you got it back. Did they I.D. the thief?
3:54 the blue and black one in the bottom right corner, can I have it?
If blades are loose, try tightening screws
That one at 1:43 looked like an 'Electrician' knife. If so then it's a keeper. Those are great old knives.
I think you're right, looked like a TL-29
It is I owned one since the 70"s before all the Chinese junk knives were available.
Box of crap, what did you pay $20?
I keep watching these videos looking for my TSA confiscated knife. I still can't believe I did that. I threw my case knife in my pocket just like I do every single morning not even thinking I was going to the airport. I had that knife for more than 20 years. I bought another one just like it for about $100....but it's just not the same. LOL.
No deals to be had at gun shows either. I worked security at them and all the dealers go around during setup the day before and buy up all the good deals. One guy even pays extra for the closest table to the door to get first chance at private guns being brought in.
The TSA kept all the good ones.
Absolutely
The TSA pocket's all the good knives.
That snap on is a mint one to add to your collection
easy to forget. I an amazed that DHL or other cant put prestamped envelopes for sale at the TSA with a drop of box .
That would be too much like common sense. Also allowing the 'good people of America' an out from tyranny.
Obviously, the good ones have been previously picked. A box of trash essentially. A knock off SAK sells on Aliexpress for like $2.
0:56 that grey almost carbon fiber-looking handled folder served me well on so many fishing trips
Do you know what is the name of the knife ?
@@antoinefarhat5072 no clue. my friend gave it to me 8 years ago or so TSA confiscated it in 2016 or 2017 at Denver international. I don't want the knife back but when I saw him pull the thing out I had to say something🤣🤣
@@carstenmI doubt that was the exact knife they took from you.
@@tmm_2455 yeah it probably wasn't, but who knows, I've never seen another one like it before that or since then
@@carstenmStranger things have happened so maybe it is. Is Denver International as strange as they say it is? I’m not from the US but I’ve read about it.
I still miss my Leatherman Juice S2 that was a special gift to me, they took it because they wouldn't take my bag in storage and I had to carry it through the gate because I was supposedly too late for my flight, made my flight in time anyways.. :P
I do like those little wood and brass pocketknives! Probably knockoffs, but they're handy little things. (1:12, 3:20, 3:33) Also the Boy Scout style knife, 1:42. If you still have any, I might buy some of those.
I don't see anything in the box would pay for the shipping. You must have been bummed.
Not at all. I have all the knives away to people that asked for them and have made 10x the cost in ad revenue
Looks like they sorted out most of the good ones already.
TSA once even confiscated a nail clipper from me...the foldable file that is in the middle looked too pointy and sharp to them even though it has no edge and no sharp tip ;o]]
Those key knives are a lot more handy than they seem. If you ever forget your pocket knife, it's a back up you always have. Plus their pretty cheap. Not meant to last, but still handy.
Question from a guy who has barely used air travel:
If you're a billionaire with your own private plane, do you have to go through airport security? If not, does that mean you could theoretically bring a weapon on your own plane?
You do not go through the airport buildings when you fly private so there is less security. You drive up to your plane and get on it. You can bring anything you want on your plane.
However, you can also check almost any weapon with a commercial airline and pick it up when you arrive at your destination within the USA.
@@GearOutfitter cool. Thanks for the swift reply.
No, I guess they figure if you’re a bazillion-air and you want to check-out by air suicide and don’t mind crashing your 20 million dollar airplane it’s A-OK with them. Again, the rich get all the breaks.
@@GearOutfitter: The rules change I'm sure if you leave the country, right?
I'll chime in and first say that I don't know, but will offer this; if you're rolling in that kind of money, not even a billionaire but with plenty of means, you don't imagine you can come up with something enticing to an employee who is barely above minimum wage to coerce them to look at some shiny object across the way and not be interested in your luggage and cargo? Supposedly, even people flying private jets still have to go through customs when going through international airports, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing applies.
I was hoping to see the “that’s not a knife, thats a knife”🗡️🐊🤠
Nice video. Around how much did you win this auction for?
Thank you. It was around $170usd. Slightly over $1 per knife
Ya they got their pound of flesh out of me back when they first started this after 9 11. I think it was just a Buck clip folder nothing too painful to loose. It made me good at remembering that my pocket knife and anything else metal goes in checked baggage.
I find it hard to believe that in this day & age people are stupid enough to go to the airport carrying any sort of knife in their pocket & some of them should be ashamed to carry such junk on them !
Hahaha. Me too. Seems more like flea market knives.
The tsaguys kept the good ones for themselves.
Sometimes you forget you have it in your backpack that you use regularly when not flying and find out you left it there when you get pulled over at TSA. Ask me how I know. And it was a good one.
It seems to me that the math is easy… stupid people carry awful knives. 😂
I unfortunately lost an $100 knife to TSA because we received a message that our flight was delayed by 2 hours. We luckily showed up to the airport about 20 minutes before the original flight time (so 2 hours early from the delayed time), and when we were checking our luggage, the person informed us that the flight is boarding at that time, and they could not check luggage, we would have to take it with us. We barely made it on the plane, but I lost my knife that was in my supposed to be checked bag. I was very annoyed.
These micro Swiss knives are surprisingly helpful at times. Enough blade to open a package. The tweezers are enough to remove a splinter or a tick and at least there are basic screw drivers on it. If you want to send a few away I would not reject them :)
Sorry I have given all these away
TSA lady told me that I could not take my brand new never opened full size tube of tooth paste. I told it was hers, she looked at my with a surprised look & said something like 'but' then I asked her what she expected me to do about it & that it was hers now.
Knives like this get sold by the box several times a month on a certain auction site. This was a box of "no name" knives they sell, typically goes for just a couple hundred dollars. There's usually a box of all swiss army knives, gerber knives, kershaw knives, sometimes buck knives and others.
As long as you didn't spend over $5.00 you got a deal.
Haha. Thanks. Lots of junk for sure but it ended up being about $1 a knife. I’ve been giving them away. Everyone happy to get something free.
Don't travel with your favorite blades. Mine was take out of my checked luggage. Cheapo Schrade - that I liked.
I liked the wooden one at 1:56
Ya, they sell these TSA confiscated lots in a state auction. I went to one and they actually seperate the good, junk, multi tool, and non folding. They also auction high end knifes like Benchmade. It seems like you got a junk box that was picked through.
Bucks and victorinoxes are good, rest are skum IMO.
That pile got picked through 2 or 3 times before they put it up on e-bay.
They have been cherry picked Bro.
The State of Michigan auctions confiscated knives fairly often.. The price that the boxes go for is quite high and there is no shipping, you have to go to the warehouse and pick up the boxes. Too many buyers willing to pay too much for a chance to find a deal.
Most states do this and those that have too little inventory for regular sales often sell everything to contractors.
In my opinion, if you bring a knife thinking you can get it past TSA, then you're stupid an deserve to have you're knife taken. Probably why there isn't any good ones. A smart person won't lose a nice knife in such a way. Keep up the good work.
Nope. TSA keeps them for themselves or sells them individually
I strongly suspect a lot of TSA confiscated knives seen on eBay are actually not what they say. I see too many lots with all the same knife, or a very small selection. Logic tells me there would be a wide variety.
Yes I addressed this in a comment about a year ago
TSA distributed the buck knives and victorinox between themselves
Wouldn't you? If people are stupid enough to take a knife to board a plane, they should have every knife they own confiscated, and given to whoever wants them.
Keep up the good work, I happened to stumble across this great video and it's amazing, I have no idea how to get these knifes off eBay though😢
TSA guys take out all the good ones...
I have had multiple knives lost at TSA every time they ask me to throw them away in the trash bin. They have never confiscated them or separated it from trash. Once I even pleaded for the agents to take the knife.
Remember guys, if you need to take your knife with you, put it in your checked baggage.
I had a little bear pocket knife like that one. I polished the rough grind smooth, put a razor sharp edge on it, and gave it to my old scout master. He said that was the first time a scout gifted him a pocket knife.
Nothing here I would spend a dime on . TSA took everything worth anything.
Interested in the blue and gold knives shown around 1:47 mins in. I loke sharp and shiny knives to mess with, reminds me of happier time's
The TSA guys keep the good stuff and sell the Chi-Com 🇨🇳 junk to UA-camrs..LOL
Yeah they did. 🗑
There is no "good stuff". Anyone with sense enough to purchase a quality knife, has sense enough to NOT take it to the airport.
I've used this trick in airports, courthouses and other places that won't allow me to carry my knife. I go outside and find a planter or other good hiding spot and stash my knife in a well hidden area. When I leave the building I go pick it up and go on my way. Saves me from walking back to my vehicle or office to get rid of it. Do it at the airport if you can find a good spot. Even the parking garage has some good hiding places. When you get back from your trip go pick up your knife. Course this only works at your home airport. I carry an expensive knife but I'd throw it in the trash before I let TSA have it. If there is time I'd even find someone arriving that looks like they would appreciate it and give it to them Anyone but those thieving TSA agents.
I did this once to get into a museum in Washington DC. Came out and it was gone. Later a cop stopped me and said “ don’t do that again”
@@GearOutfitterhe saw you on security camera and was afraid it was a bomb or drugs
Bro, I'd love to have some Swiss Army knives that I wouldn't be afraid of losing or breaking
How do I get some of those?
Email me and let me know where you are. I might be able to ship when I get back home
Gearoutfitter @ gmail
The knives that the blades are loose just need a new washer in most cases, you can take the blade off and add a new one easily and resell the knives especially if you score a good brand folder.
I'm old enough to remember when law abiding citizens weren't considered the criminals. 9/11 didn't happen because of box knives.
How are law abiding citizens considered criminals?
Actually, it did.
The fact that they put the otf in the purple envelope probably means that they go through all the knives and take out anything that might be worth anything.
Yes the eBay listing said “bonus knife”
Hold on a second- the TSA confiscates these knives, and then sells them??? I’m calling my senator
1:42 That looks like a British/Canadian WW2 soldiers folding utility knife. I have one identical to it that my Dad bought 60+ years ago.
I like any buck style folders!!!! How do I get ahold of ya I don’t do social media other then youtube
I’m right here. You can say or ask whatever you like. Thanks
3:45 the silver knife with black inlays (top right).. gerber? If so i have one i bought 23 years ago at wal-mart, i used the hell out of that thing and it's still rock solid.
This whole thing is a total scam I went looked up how many knives TSA confiscated and it is very short compared to the eBay and Amazon selling boxes of these things all day long as if they're confiscating millions of them
I don’t doubt it. But where to you think all the knives are coming from?
Places that process vast amounts of people
Thats quite a collection. I saw a few that were really nice. Especially the Case and the TL-29. Most of them weren't really that expensive.
My Mother-in-law brought me an original Swiss Army knife from Switzerland with "Rick " on it.
I screwed up and lost it to TSA. If you happen to find it, $$
You probably know this but -- for your viewers -- the red one with the skull on the scale and the blade that forms an concave curve is a Karambit style knife.
it’s not. it’s missing the retention ring, the trait that (alongside a recurve/hawkbill style blade) makes a knife a karambit
If this many knives are taken routinely, you should be able to pick-up a knife at the other end of your trip. One identical, or at least similar. They could hand you a chit to be redeemed later.
That’s a good idea. Like weed in Colorado. Leave it a drop place in airport and have a friend pick it up later.
May be a business idea there
That's a great idea!
Or hold it for you to collect when you get back for a small fee.
I thought the Electrician's Knife (TL-29?) was worth a second look, but they're very common, and inexpensive. When I've seen these confiscated lots sold in Europe, 75% of them are Victorinox SAKs, with some Chinese SAK copies, multi-tools, and a few other folders.
I’d take one of the husky knives
Email me. gearoutfitter at gmail
TSA already kept the best ones, that’s is why they ALL carry backpacks or rolling luggage, I have never had a job that I had to carry that much to work, just a brown bag lunch. Bet NO ONE CHECKS the CHECKERS, and what else go on, only ones that you know of that feel up your wife, and get away with it
Our government !!!!🤷♂️😳
I’ve been using a Workpro 2-in-1 knife and boxcutter for work the last two weeks(fast food, I need to open/cut up a lot of boxes) and I already cant imagine not carrying a knife like that daily. It’s been so damn useful at work I’ve started carrying it around during my off days and even had coworkers ask for it a couple times
I absolutely refuse to fly anymore. Between tsa, body scans. Searches, standing in lines, crying babies of all ages, im out. Id rather take othere modes of transportation.
I kinda wanted you to demonstrate the thing that looked like a bullet but with a bottle opener in the side. Is that actually a knife, or are they confiscating bottle openers now?
Also, and I've said this before, the security check area needs to have a stack of prepaid overnite FedEx envelopes and a dropbox in case one forgot one's nice pocketknife until security time, then you can just pay your fee, and overnite them to yourself. Even paying $50 for an overnight envelope is better than $100 or up to replace a nice pocketknife.
For what I paid for my husky knife, 10$cad, it’s been a fantastic everyday carry. Gets the job done for everything g I need it for. An upgrade would be nice tho, just don’t want to be let down. Any recommendations?
So many of those are such junk! It's amazing so many would buy garbage, it doesn't cost that much to get a nice one.
I have one of those Buckshot cleavers, its actually a super solid tool for as cheap as it is. Ive abused mine for about 7 years and its held up fantastic
So do the tsa employees keep the benchmades and spydercos
No, people with those brands of knives know to check them or leave them at home.
@@GearOutfitter My wife was dropping me off at the airport, then the baby got sick.
I thought I might still have time to check...but NOPE.
I gave my Hogue Auto to a guy dropping his woman off rather than have the indignity of having it seized or dropping it in the trash can.
@1:43 what brand is that knife? Looks classic
I have left at least a half dozen knives at TSA. I usually just throw it in the little bowl along with my keys and pocket change. They are always surprised. I tell them I don't think anything more of having that in my pocket than I do having my wallet in my pocket. I carry a good knife, but not an expensive knife.
TSA got an $800 Medford praetorian from me. I travel from my home to New York to my Second home in Puerto Rico almost weekly from one to the other. Couldn’t take the time to check my carry on or take it out without missing my flight so I talked to the supervisor whom said they’d hold it until I return at the end of the week. Long story short, when I returned nobody knew wtf I was talking about. lol
I love ❤ KNIVES with something designs on it's BLADES ... eg.. ones sided saw types etc.
My friend worked for SFO. The confiscated stuff like knives made the rounds in car airport departments. He worked in HVAC and pickens were pretty thin by then.
Things have definitely changed. 40 years ago I flew from London to SF. I had a small folder with me, in uniform pants. I declared it. Pilot took it, kept it till we reached SF and gave it back at the planes door.
some of those aren't even knives ,just bottle openers ! those small triangular key chain ones are just screwdrivers and nail cleaners ,no blades on them ! why did they confiscate those ?
The last deployment I went on before retiring we had to fly commercial for the first leg of the trip. We boarded the plane with our bayonets, pistols, M-16s, SAWs and personal knives, but they confiscated our nail clippers because they weren't allowed on the plane.
Nobody ever accused the government of making sense.
“Now i just need to find a knife to open it” 😂😂😂 this guy
Other than the Case and the electrician's knife, was there anything worth it?
I ended up paying about $1 a knife. Been giving many of them away as first knife to kids, with parents permission of course. Kids always happy. So yeah, it was worth it. May do it again