Knuckles, baton and club laws in Illinois

(720 ILCS 5/24-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1)
Sec. 24-1. Unlawful possession of weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when he knowingly:
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(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
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(1) Crossbows, Common or Compound bows and Underwater Spearguns are exempted from the definition of ballistic knife as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section.

Sec. 24-1. Unlawful possession of weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when he knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, black-jack,
slung-shot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
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(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25.)

Sec. 24-1. Unlawful possession of weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when he knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or carries any bludgeon, black-jack,
slung-shot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or

8-24-005 Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
"Ballistic knife" means a knife with a detachable blade that can be expelled from the
handle or frame as a projectile commonly propelled by a spring-operated mechanism, a coil
spring, elastic material or compressed gas.
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Switchblade knife" means
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knife with a blade that opens automatically by hand
pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle
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knife and commonly
referred to as a switchblade knife.
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8-24-020
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Sale or possession of deadly weapons.
(a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, keep, possess, purchase, loan or give to any
person any
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bludgeon, blackjack,
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slung shot, sandclub, sandbag, metal
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or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, throwing star,
switchblade knife or ballistic knife
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provided that this subsection shall not apply to the purchase,
possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung shot
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a peace officer.
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(b)
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No person shall sell, offer for sale, loan or give to any person 18 years of
age or under any type or kind of knife with a blade which is two inches in length or longer.