Concealing a 10 inch knife?

[AK103K]

They can be easily and comfortably carried IWB. If your worried about legalities, then dont carry it. I love the way people want to regulate what they perceive to be dangerous, or tell you what you should or shouldnt do, but are nowhere around when you need them to take the beating, knifing, or shooting, unarmed of course, since its so much safer, and this goes for the police and authorities too. Funny how "bad" people dont seemed to bothered by silly rules.

 

[Soap]

Nice knives! Who did the sheaths? Also, do you find it hard to get a keen edge on your MkII? I can't get a great one on mine because of the bevel.

 

[AK103K]

I got the sheaths back in the early 90's, I think it was the Cutlery Shop, or something like that. They were one of the only places making them at the time. Both those knives still have their original edges on them and both will shave your arm. I have sharpened my Gerber MK I and Guardian using my Lansky sharpener with good results, but their blades are shorter and I can still get a lock on them with the clamp. I guess if I ever have to do the MK II I'll figure something out. I cant stand dull knives.

 

[Don Gwinn]

Bix, municipalities MAY have more restrictive ordinances, or they may not. It always pays to consider Chicago and Cook County to be separate states with their own laws, as well as many colorful and exotic local customs. I live in Illinois, not Chicago.

My point was that I've been told Illinois' laws on carrying knives many, many, MANY times by well-meaning people who just didn't want to see me get into trouble, and not one of them was ever correct. I'm talking the state's law here, not the law in Chicago, which is 200 miles away from me.

And I don't think the guys busting Eurohacker's chops mistakenly thought he lived in Chicago, either.

Anyway, I don't think I overstated anything. Your information is valuable, but it doesn't contradict what I said. If I'd said ". . . . and all the local municipal laws are more or less the same, too." then that would have been an overstatement.

 

[Mr.BadExample]

A bit pricy, but the Mad Dog Panther's "Dundee Rig" hides the big blade well.
As mentioned, Mike Sastre's River City sheaths have a great reputation.
I've carried a 10" Bowie when hiking, IWB, it wasn't uncomfortable.
A shoulder rig by Kenny Rowe or Survival Sheath Systems would also do the trick.

 

[Bix]

Don,

"I live in Illinois, not Chicago"

Point taken . Here's where I think you overstated things:

"In Illinois, for instance, you can legally carry any size knife you want, concealed any way you want, as long as you're not carrying it 'with intent to illegally harm another.'"

I think someone could take the phrase "In Illinois" to mean that you statement applies to the entire state of Illinois. It simply does not. It applies only to those areas where there is no local ordinance to the contrary.

Chicago is one example. Johnsburg is another (Section 46.03(A) of the local code outright prohibits carrying a knife with a blade three inches or longer). Carbondale (330 miles south of Chicago ) is yet another example. While surely no model of statutory construction, section 14-4-5(A)(3) of the Carbondale code seems to prohibit possession of a knife of any blade length in a place licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at a public gathering where admission is charged (among other places, with exceptions).

I found these examples in a pretty quick search - I suspect I could find additional, similar provisions with more time.

I think this is important because, in my experience, a lot of folks don't realize that a state statute may be trumped by a more specific, obscure local regulation. It is completely reasonable to assume that if you are in compliance with ILCS, then you are good to go in the state of IL - - but the truth is, if you are not familiar with the idiosyncratic local rules in your area, you may expose yourself to prosecution.

A fantastically lousy system, to be sure. But one that I think people should be aware of and understand.

My apologies to the board for the thread drift

 

[MICHAEL T]

In Ky with my CC permit I can carry any size I want or switchblade. I often carry a spanish Navaja that 19 in open and about 10 closed just tucked into waist band shirt over.. I carry a CS Trail master IWB with no real problems.
I have seen Mike at River City draw that Bagwell and couldn't belive he was carrying it first time. He isn't what I would call a real big guy. In fact its because of him I made up a sheath to carry my trail master.The CS mod 1 is easy to carry in fact I would rather carry it than any of the other CS fixed blades other than the Bowies.

 

[1911JMB]

Here in michigan its legal to carry any single edged knife in any manner. My favorite methods for big knives are: IWB, in a boot sheath I made, in a shoulder holster I made, on my belt and down my pocket with the bottom of th pocket slashed, and in a backpack.