These are just a few of the weapons taken off the streets during a national week-long anti-knife crime campaign.
A total of 103 knives or other blades were handed in at amnesty bins across the county during the latest Operation Sceptre, which ended on Sunday 23 November.
Machetes, swords, flick knives and kitchen blades were all safely disposed of as members of the public took the opportunity to hand over weapons without fear of prosecution.
As well as the amnesty bins, officers from the force’s dedicated knife crime team carried out test purchase operations at 25 retailers.
Five of these stores failed to conduct the necessary checks to verify the customer’s age and refuse service.
Officers then engaged with shop staff and supervisors to identify further training needs and to promote existing legislation on the sale of knives.
Retailers are encouraged to operate a ‘Challenge 25’ policy to verify the age of customers and ensure that knives are not sold to anyone aged under 18.
As in previous years, education was an important theme of the latest Sceptre, which forces across the country took part in.
The force hosted a knife crime roadshow at North Notts College in Worksop, West Notts College in Mansfield, and Nottingham College’s campuses in Basford and the city centre.
The events – held between 17 and 20 November – saw specialist force youth outreach practitioners speak with more than 1,000 students about the devastating realities of knife crime.
Chief Inspector Kylie Davies, Nottinghamshire Police’s knife crime lead, said:
“It was pleasing to see so many people feel comfortable enough to hand over these weapons at police stations.
“Knife crime is a key priority for the force and an important part of our work to make the streets as safe as possible is to take knives out of harm’s way.
“So I’d like to thank everyone who made use of our amnesty bin offering to safely dispose of these unwanted knives and offensive weapons.
“We have amnesty bins that are available all year-round for the public to utilise without fear of reprisal, so I’d urge people to continue handing them in.
“Sceptre provides all police forces with an opportunity to shine a light on the dangers associated with knife crime, so that hopefully people never take that decision to carry a weapon.”
