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This is [k]not true. You'll often find these at wharves in Australia. They can be viewed as an offensive weapon, so an aggravating factor in an assault (which i

This is [k]not true. You'll often find these at wharves in Australia. They can be viewed as an offensive weapon, so an aggravating factor in an assault (which is probably where the misunderstanding comes from), but the knot itself is perfectly legal and used by sailors as the weighted end of a heaving line.

burkaman 4y ago
In fact, sailors are required to use a monkey's fist in some cases under Australia federal law: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01173 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01173 The knot does not appear in the list of prohibited weapons: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018Q00081 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018Q00081