But Craig, you could put an eye out with that thing!!

And Minime may be quite correct, I don't know if they might just confiscate it right off the bat. I wouldn't put it past some 'stickler' bureaucratic type when they're having a bad day.

Perhaps a call to your local airport prior to the trip might get results. You might at least get a better feeling if you should even *take* the item or just ship it ahead of time to your hotel, relatives, etc.