I agree with MikeTheKnife. When I was stationed at Offutt AFB (Omaha) I had a large fixed blade "Negreto bolo"), handmade crude knife behind the seat of my truck, UNDER a web belt and canteen, UNDER a quilt, UNDER a tarp which was all over a jack (The knife was at the bottom of the stack). I got stopped in a random vehicle check and one of the skycops took it and said it was concealed and turned me into my commander. Well the Exec got wind of it and got me out of trouble (he was a knife guy), but they were not going to give me the knife back. Now it only cost me $2.50 cents in the Philippines way back in about 75 or 76, but It was my favorite (and only) big knife. I wound up writting a letter to the Security Police commander (with recommendation from my Exec) that it be returned. THREE months later I was told I could pick it up but if I was found with It or any other knife concealed again, I would be court martialed.

SOME folks are just TO annal retentive.