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19 CFR §12.98

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The importation of switchblade knives is permitted by 15 U.S.C. 1244, when:
  1. (a)Imported pursuant to contract with a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States;
  2. (b)Imported by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his duty; or
  3. (c)A switchblade knife, other than a ballistic knife, having a blade not exceeding 3 inches in length is in the possession of and is being transported on the person of an individual who has only one arm.