Also, is it illegal to carry a fixed-blade knife in Washington?
Fixed blade in Seattle you are stuck to 3.5" or shorter.
Knife carry laws are pretty much local and can vary.
Seattke Muni Code states:
"C. "Dangerous knife" means
any fixed-blade knife and any other knife having
a blade more than three and one-half inches (3 1/2") in length.
D. "Fixed-blade knife" means any knife, regardless of blade length, with a
blade which is permanently open and does not fold, retract or slide into the
handle of the knife, and includes any dagger, sword, bayonet, bolo knife,
hatchet, axe, straight-edged razor, or razor blade not in a package,
dispenser or shaving appliance."
(I guess that makes my 7.5" Ka Bar a no-no on both counts while strolling the streets of Seattle)
Knife laws are not subject to the same preemption as firearms here in WA so the result is a whole mess of local laws. Be Careful!
BTW, if using the affirmative defense of "I'm Hunting", the Seattle Code does allow that exemption but it also uses the word "immediately" so you better have a license and a "tag" for what your hunting. Not too much "legal game" in Seattle but there is a lot of "thinning of the herd" that should be done.