Transporting swords

whistlinbill · 17th October 2010, 05:53 PM

Most used, ratty gun cases (which is all I ever use!) seem to cost about $10 at a gun shop or gun show. One alternative is to use some PVC drain line (this is the light, thinwall stuff--you want the solid stuff, not the stuff with the holes in it.) All I have used is 4" in diameter; it comes in 10" lengths you can hacksaw to fit. If you're carrying the swords, spears, etc. on an airline, they have a maximum weight of 50 lbs per package--and they will take long and large items--they carry guns and skis all the time.
You can tape together two or three, say, of these (shortened) PVC tubes and carry a fair amount of stuff (I use it for fishing rods and gear regularly.) You get caps and cement at the Home Depot, in the same department with the tubes. Cement one cap on each tube and tape the other on, so you can get it off. A shoulder strap helps to carry it. As an aside, some years ago, we published a book on Bowie knives. We wanted the photography to look uniform, so we had the guys send their knives to a central location. Most mailed them, wrapping them in cardboard, putting them in a PVC tube. All arrived in good shape, and went home the same way.

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17th October 2010, 05:53 PM	#9
whistlinbill Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 24	Most used, ratty gun cases (which is all I ever use!) seem to cost about $10 at a gun shop or gun show. One alternative is to use some PVC drain line (this is the light, thinwall stuff--you want the solid stuff, not the stuff with the holes in it.) All I have used is 4" in diameter; it comes in 10" lengths you can hacksaw to fit. If you're carrying the swords, spears, etc. on an airline, they have a maximum weight of 50 lbs per package--and they will take long and large items--they carry guns and skis all the time. You can tape together two or three, say, of these (shortened) PVC tubes and carry a fair amount of stuff (I use it for fishing rods and gear regularly.) You get caps and cement at the Home Depot, in the same department with the tubes. Cement one cap on each tube and tape the other on, so you can get it off. A shoulder strap helps to carry it. As an aside, some years ago, we published a book on Bowie knives. We wanted the photography to look uniform, so we had the guys send their knives to a central location. Most mailed them, wrapping them in cardboard, putting them in a PVC tube. All arrived in good shape, and went home the same way.