eg: kitchen knives do not usually have cross-guards, whereas a bayonet does. https://www.1911forum.com/threads/does-a-fighting-knife-need-a-cross-guard.841753/

eg: kitchen knives do not usually have cross-guards, whereas a bayonet does. https://www.1911forum.com/threads/does-a-fighting-knife-need-a-cross-guard.841753/ https://www.1911forum.com/threads/does-a-fighting-knife-need... https://www.google.com/search?q=bayonet+crossguard https://www.google.com/search?q=bayonet+crossguard It's subtle, but true. I would imagine that a "kitchen knife" with a full cross-guard that was regularly carried in your belt and implicated in a crime would probably not be considered "just a kitchen knife". eg: all the rules around gun shapes, sizes, etc. etc. so they don't become "assault-style weapons" or give people impure thoughts when they're out on the shooting range. https://www.npr.org/2019/08/08/748665339/the-pistol-that-looks-like-a-rifle-the-dayton-shooters-gun https://www.npr.org/2019/08/08/748665339/the-pistol-that-loo...