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					Originally Posted by  A. G. Maisey
					 
				 
				Actually, the use to describe any weapon that the owner considers to be a personal talisman is listed in my big Javanese dictionary as normal usage, not colloquial. 
 
But with the dealer usage, yeah, sure the intent is marketing. 
			
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 Well, "any weapon that the owner considers to be a 
personal talisman" is a bit different from "loosely refer to 
any weapon" as you described in your post #24.