There is no blade length limit in Illinois. Their knife laws make sense ... use a longer blade while committing a crime and you have committed the crime while carrying a "deadly weapon", otherwise, carry away.

I EDC the mini-RSK, not because of what others might say/think, but because its size is better suited to my EDC needs. Heck, even the mini has gotten a comment or two, but I don't worry about it.

I also have the fullsize RSK, and use it when in the field.

I ordered the fullsize M2 RSK, and plan to use it, not keep it a a clean collectable.

Ken K.

FYI: AeroMedix says expected ship date for M2 knives is "Mid to late April". My guess is they are playing it safe and (with luck) some should be shipped in early April.
These will be my first RSK's and I'm excited about getting my hands on them.

"Do What You Can
With What You Have
Where You Are" WSC

FYI:
Aeromedix site now says:
"Anticipated Shipment is June."

I thought that Chicago has a 2.5" limit:
http://www.chicityclerk.com/legislation/codes/chapter8_24.html

8-24-020, paragraph 5.

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The Illinois law is as I said. Cities and other municipalities can have their additional laws too, so long as it doesn't violate the state or US consitutions. For example, in Chicago it is illegal to own a handgun without special permits (actually it is legal to own a registered handgun, but they don't allow any new registrations, so...), and it is illegal for a minor (under 18) to purchase spray paint.

From what I can find, the only limitation Chicago has on blade length is ...

"No person 18 years of age or under shall carry or possess any knife, the blade of which is two inches in length or longer."

from http://www.chicityclerk.com/legislation/codes/chapter8_24.html

(With apologies for drifting thread)...no need to comment on the fact that knife laws pretty much everywhere are vague and confusing.

Regarding Chicago, there are armchair attorneys on bladeforums.com that tend to agree with kmcrawford III's belief that 8-24-20, para. 5 does limit to 2.5", to wit:

"No person shall carry concealed on or about his person a pistol, revolver, derringer or other firearm or dagger, dirk, stiletto, bowie knife, commando knife, any blade of which is released by a spring mechanism, including known knives as "switch-blades" or any other type or kind of knife, any blade of which is more than two and one-half inches in length, ordinary razor or other dangerous weapon except that no person 18 years of age or under shall carry concealed on or about his person, any knife, the blade of which is two inches in length or longer."

Key words being "concealed on or about." Does that mean a folder with just the clip showing outside pocket, as in some jurisdictions, removes knife from "concealed" category?"

I didn't even catch that the "concealed" part seems to apply to the 2.5" limit, and I read that paragraph several times already! But then again, if a knife is "about" a person, I would think that could mean on the outside... which I don't think could be "concealed"... unless it is in a bag/pouch, but then... vague is right.

Obviously I missed the 2.5" part two paragraphs down.

Ironically, it appears that so long as it isn't concealed and the person is older than 18 years of age, one could carry any blade length ... but then again such a knife in open display of cutlery would likely garner the quick attention of Chicago's finest.

Equipped.org says the full size M2 RSK is sold out.

Aeromedix.com is still taking orders for them..

Some people are saying theirs have shipped..

Aeromedix is saying they haven't even received them, and won't until June.

Any input, Doug?

fyi...got my full size RSK in M2 yesterday