Shipping bayos through US mail ?

[BlackBore]

I did a search at the USPS' website and they consider knives a hazardous material ! So I guess this means I have to ship with UPS ? What a PITA selling these bayos has turned out to be !
Any suggestions ? TIA.

[REDSTAR]

You can ship all the bayos you want thru the US Mail. The only thing prohibited is switchblades and stilettos which are illegal anyway. Just because something is classified hazardous doesn't mean you can't mail it. Firearms are classified as hazardous too.

Here's the postal regs that cover knives 443.1 is applicable to you:

44 Knives and Sharp Instruments
441 Definitions
441.1 General
Sharp instruments include all sharp-pointed or sharp-edged implements such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, stilettos, or similar devices. When uncertain about the mailability of a sharp instrument or a switchblade knife, a ruling may be requested from the local postmaster (see 215.3).
441.2 Switchblade Knife
A switchblade knife has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle, or by operation of inertia, gravity, or both.
442 Mailability
A switchblade knife, as defined in 441.2, is mailable only to the following categories of addressees:
a. Certain designated supply or procurement officers and employees ordering, procuring, or purchasing them for use in connection with their respective governments or organizations, such as:
(1) Civilian or armed forces supply or procurement officers, and employees of the federal government.
(2) Supply or procurement officers of the National Guard, the Air National Guard, or the militia of a state, territory, or the District of Columbia.
(3) Supply or procurement officers or employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, or of the government of any state or territory, or of any county, city, or other political subdivision of a state or territory.
b. Manufacturers or bona fide dealers of such knives in connection with a shipment made to an address in one of the above categories.
443 Packaging and Marking
443.1 General
All sharp-pointed or sharp-edged instruments such as knives, tools, ice picks, razor blades, etc., must be securely packaged in a strong container as required in DMM C010. Sufficient cushioning material must be used to protect the sharp points and edges from cutting through the outer packaging during normal postal handling.
443.2 Marking
No marking of any kind that indicates the nature of the contents may be placed on the outside of any mailpiece containing a switchblade knife.
444 Nonmailable Switchblade Knives in the Mails
Nonmailable knives or sharp instruments discovered in the mailstream must be reported in accordance with POM 139.117.

[SalBO]

I have bought many bayos (with Wal Mart money orders) (inside joke:) ) and have had all shipped priority mail.............never a problem. And all have been from Company's that sell stuff like that all the time............

[Faulkner]

I received a 16 inch model 1905 bayonet via the US Mail just last week. . . ain't no big deal.

[BlackBore]

THANK YOU !!! Redstar , Salbo , and Faulkner ! I now have peace of mind and will ship some via USPS.

[mike3acr]

Yes BlackBore,
I look forward to receiving the Yugo M48 Bayonet I purchased via USPS, but I can give you my UPS,or FedEx number if you would feel better about it. :D Getting that money order the day after a postal holiday was a real PITA now that you mention it. :D

RedStar,
Switchblades are legal to own here in Arkansas, just not legal to posses. I don't know how that makes any sense, but I know a pawn shop that will square you away.
:D

[BDA]

I too have shipped bayos through the US mail with the post office knowing full well what they were. They just checked their regulation book and said it had to wrapped in a way that it can't poke through the box.