Taking antique arms out of Poland by plane

mariusgmioc · 21st April 2017, 04:03 AM

Transporting swords and daggers by plane is all right providing that you don't take them as hand luggage or keep them in your belt... within EU.

Generally, if you can buy them in an EU coutry, you shouldn't have problems taking them out of EU providing they do not contain any CITES listed materials.

But let us see what others have to say.

grendolino · 21st April 2017, 09:58 PM

Officialy everything made before 1945 is illegal to be taken abroad, such info hang in polish antiques shops. No matter if it is arm or sth different. But there is no border in fact, just a security control.
I think easiest way would be to ask the dealer. Eventually shopping is not a problem and is cheap in EU.

erlikhan · 22nd April 2017, 11:19 AM

Not within EU. To Turkey. I have brought many of them from Germany, Italy, Greece etc etc but as far as i check on internet, Poland particularly seems to have restrictions ( or have had restrictions in past for sure even if not for so sure today) on exporting antiques from. 🤔😳

Kmaddock · 22nd April 2017, 09:52 PM

I have carried in, cargo luggage bayonets and helmets without any problem
From Warsaw to Dublin. They are very serious about not taking any munitions on aircraft, for obvious reasons.
Lots of WWII and WWI bayonets in the flea markets (all nations)
Regards
Ken

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21st April 2017, 04:03 AM	#1
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,918	Transporting swords and daggers by plane is all right providing that you don't take them as hand luggage or keep them in your belt... within EU. Generally, if you can buy them in an EU coutry, you shouldn't have problems taking them out of EU providing they do not contain any CITES listed materials. But let us see what others have to say.

21st April 2017, 09:58 PM	#2
grendolino Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 38	Officialy everything made before 1945 is illegal to be taken abroad, such info hang in polish antiques shops. No matter if it is arm or sth different. But there is no border in fact, just a security control. I think easiest way would be to ask the dealer. Eventually shopping is not a problem and is cheap in EU.

22nd April 2017, 11:19 AM	#3
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Not within EU. To Turkey. I have brought many of them from Germany, Italy, Greece etc etc but as far as i check on internet, Poland particularly seems to have restrictions ( or have had restrictions in past for sure even if not for so sure today) on exporting antiques from. 🤔😳

22nd April 2017, 09:52 PM	#4
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 549	I have carried in, cargo luggage bayonets and helmets without any problem From Warsaw to Dublin. They are very serious about not taking any munitions on aircraft, for obvious reasons. Lots of WWII and WWI bayonets in the flea markets (all nations) Regards Ken