What do you expect to do with a sword

[Bcwitt]

Best to review IL knife laws, including those of Chicago. https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/illinois/

Thanks! Hard to find credible info these days.

 

[hso]

Hard to find credible info these days.

Not since Knife Rights and AKTI formed.

You can even download Knife Rights' app.

 

[TTv2]

As I've been doing research on pre gunpowder weapons, the most commonly used weapons were clearly the spear and the halberd/poleaxe- both long reaching arms. Does that make a sword useless? Absolutely not, was the spear or poleaxe ever issued to naval forces that might have had to fight off a boarding party? No, it was a sword because the reach of a polearm was not needed, nor practical.

That said, I don't see any instances where I would likely use one, even if it were after a nuclear apocalypse and ammo was gone, I'd just as soon use a flintlock or a percussion gun.

Then again, in close quarters decapitating someone with a sword is pretty effective, but I could probably do that with a sharp bladed axe and the axe would be more useful with its wood chopping abilities.

 

[C0untZer0]

Worldwide I think the machette is probably the instrument that is most often used as a sword. It's a fairly common agricultural tool but it has a long history of military use. Unfortunately, it is increasingly becoming more common in the UK in the commission of crimes:

Machete attack every TWO hours: How thugs are using fearsome blades to instil terror into rival gang members and victims across the country

 

[theotherwaldo]

As I've been doing research on pre gunpowder weapons, the most commonly used weapons were clearly the spear and the halberd/poleaxe- both long reaching arms. Does that make a sword useless? Absolutely not, was the spear or poleaxe ever issued to naval forces that might have had to fight off a boarding party? No, it was a sword because the reach of a polearm was not needed, nor practical.

That said, I don't see any instances where I would likely use one, even if it were after a nuclear apocalypse and ammo was gone, I'd just as soon use a flintlock or a percussion gun.

Then again, in close quarters decapitating someone with a sword is pretty effective, but I could probably do that with a sharp bladed axe and the axe would be more useful with its wood chopping abilities.

Actually, boarding pikes were commonly used on warships of two centuries ago... .