Boker+ 42 series: anybody knows what the 42 stands for?

[SLT.AMBEMC]

Well, apparently it is referring to the article 42a of the German weapon law. A bit like calling our UKPK the S139 PK in fact. Anybody knows more about this, assuming that's accurate?

[earthman]

There is a clip on YouTube explaining this, I did post it on here some time ago.

[John56]

The 42 model conforms with article 42a (hence the name) of the German weapon law.

[earthman]

[Eee]

Well I've learned something.

I'd foolishly believed someone who told me it was '4 2 hands' as in 'for two hands'. I should have realised it was a bit odd for a German company to used such and Anglicised abrieviation

[John56]

Well, apparently it is referring to the article 42a of the German weapon law. A bit like calling our UKPK the S139 PK in fact. Anybody knows more about this, assuming that's accurate?

It's accurate, there are loads of references to it on google.

[Gary19]

I also was led to believe this, that 42 is something to do with a ruling of the law

[AndreasH]

Well I've learned something.

I'd foolishly believed someone who told me it was '4 2 hands' as in 'for two hands'. I should have realised it was a bit odd for a German company to used such and Anglicised abrieviation

Why foolishly??
Both meanings you were given fit in some way.
We live in modern times, even authorities sometime step into the anglicism-trap. But the results sometimes have more character of instant comedy... in the sense of "why being smart when looking cool" Meanwhile several companies use abreviations like that, think of the Smart plastic-car "for four" or "for two"
Do you recognise and believe that there is existing a very special humour in Germany?

Greets Andreas

[mikesknives]

Spyderco 141

[Andy]

And there I was all ready to design a knife call the 42 for life, the universe and everything