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kronckew · 2nd April 2008, 04:47 PM

the law does not ban samurai swords, 'samurai' is never mentioned, they are exempt. it only bans curved swords over 50cm. from being sold, loaned, or traded 'unless made in japan before 1954 or made in japan by traditional methods' - with 'traditional methods undefined. as shin gunto and military 'samurai swrords were mass produced machine made junk in ww2, i guess they're 'traditional made' so junk samurai swords are still legal as long as they are shipped in from japan. like our cars. nothing made in europe or britain, or anywhere else in the world is legal. tojo is laughing in his grave...

and ebay is covering it's butt. it's not the 'who buys nihonto on ebay' it's the trade in old non-japanese swords found in attics, the old klewangs and dha's and indian tulwars, shamshirs and saifs in peoples attics, the old french sabre great great grandpa brought back from waterloo that can no longer be traded on ebay, or in shops or at shows & they will likely be thrown into the bin and lost forever...

you can buy them from an 'approved' dealer if you belong to an approved martial arts association or a re-enactment association and can prove it to the dealer who will record all the details. the govt. can then in future know who's house to goto to confiscate them when they feel like it, like the mayor of new orleans did after the hurricane. just being a 'collector' is insufficient. the value of any swords i have now is basically gone from a fair amount to nil with no compensation and for no purpose other than to make our govt. look good.

"the right to buy weapons is the right to be free" -a.e. van vogt

2nd April 2008, 04:47 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,214	the law does not ban samurai swords, 'samurai' is never mentioned, they are exempt. it only bans curved swords over 50cm. from being sold, loaned, or traded 'unless made in japan before 1954 or made in japan by traditional methods' - with 'traditional methods undefined. as shin gunto and military 'samurai swrords were mass produced machine made junk in ww2, i guess they're 'traditional made' so junk samurai swords are still legal as long as they are shipped in from japan. like our cars. nothing made in europe or britain, or anywhere else in the world is legal. tojo is laughing in his grave... and ebay is covering it's butt. it's not the 'who buys nihonto on ebay' it's the trade in old non-japanese swords found in attics, the old klewangs and dha's and indian tulwars, shamshirs and saifs in peoples attics, the old french sabre great great grandpa brought back from waterloo that can no longer be traded on ebay, or in shops or at shows & they will likely be thrown into the bin and lost forever... you can buy them from an 'approved' dealer if you belong to an approved martial arts association or a re-enactment association and can prove it to the dealer who will record all the details. the govt. can then in future know who's house to goto to confiscate them when they feel like it, like the mayor of new orleans did after the hurricane. just being a 'collector' is insufficient. the value of any swords i have now is basically gone from a fair amount to nil with no compensation and for no purpose other than to make our govt. look good. "the right to buy weapons is the right to be free" -a.e. van vogt Last edited by kronckew; 2nd April 2008 at 05:05 PM.