https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives You're right that they say "knife or weapon". So they don't classify a knif

https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives You're right that they say "knife or weapon". So they don't classify a knife as a sword There is also no London specific governing body