>>6477471I'd carry. Just to be safe.
Besides, as I recall, fixed just means it's imprinted to a particular individual ... once the individual dies the knife is tossed aside and it deteriorates rapidly. Only the handle remains. By fixed, it just retains integrity while in body contact with its 'owner.'
Unfixed means it will deteriorate rapidly no matter what you do.
Been a few years since I read the books, so my memory may be foggy.