NitroFox125 wrote: I think dogfighting may have gone the way of gentelmently swordplay, if you know what I mean.
roid wrote:and don't knock the swordplay Wink. the only reason we don't have sword duels anymore is because it's legally and socially questionable to be seen with one hanging from your belt. it's much easier to carry a flick knife, so that's what ppl carry.
Vertigo 99 wrote:I was wondering about that the other day - with my recent acquisition of a job, the first thing i thought about spending [read: wasting] my money on was an authentic japanese katana.
of course, i wouldn't actually use it to defend myself (i would probably end up cutting my own arm off sooner than an attacker's), but i was wondering - is it legal to carry a katana around on your belt? do you have to get some sort of permit for that?
Duper wrote:Vertigo, i think you can "get away with it" if you declare it's for religious reasons. The samurai were as much a religious class a warrior class. Otherwise I think you need a permit for carrying a lethal weapon on your person. It might fall under "consealed weapons" but I kinda think not as you are not to tell ANYONE that you are "packing".
btw, my wife's brother-in-law as 2 authentic WW2 katana's and 1 wahkasahi. He's been appraohed by several sword hunters and offered LARGE sums of money for them. These guys fins Family Katanas and SELL them back to thier rightful owners for HUGE amounts of money. Mad
roid wrote:wouldn't it be easy to just get a permit? what's involved in getting a permit (where you are anyway)?
i mean, i'd get a permit, just so i could be badass and carry a sword around. i want to do it THAT MUCH
so do you need a reason to get one? or is it just a matter of passing an eye exam, answering some questions, showing your ID, and paying a fee.
ok that's the stage set.
here's one of tet's badass pics to set the mood (yar i be stealin yer bandwidth of the high-seas).