Thread: Guide to buying a workable sword?

Originally Posted by Sailor

Making knife carrying illegal here hasn't changed the amount of violence done with knifes. Law had no effect. As i said, most people do not see knife as a weapon of attack or defense. In most cases (over 90%) knife related violence happens indoors and usually between family members or friends. Or maybe the law had some effect after all because traditional knife fighting isn't so 'popular' these days. Not that it ever was but back when i was young, hearing about such things wasn't any big deal. Boys will be boys, people thought.

Hand guns aren't the topic here, but tells something that just like knifes, about 90% of all violence done with firearms happen by their legal owners with legal guns. Almost always between people who already know each other. Family members and friends. Carrying a gun is illegal and even getting a license these days for a gun is very difficult (excluding rifles used for hunting). That works here. If people were allowed to carry guns then i cannot even imagine how much trouble that would make.
Now do not get me wrong: I have no intent to provoke. It works here, but if i lived somewhere where carrying guns is more liberal then i would probably think the other way. But now i think that banning weapons from civilians is absolutely good thing. I know many cops and all think the same. Even cops have no right to carry gun when off duty.
I have a handgun (Glock 17) of my own and even carry it at work every now and then, but i wouldn't ever imagine taking it to my home.
But as said, world isn't the same everywhere. Things that work there, might be different elsewhere sometimes.

Living here in the sill pretty wild west of the US, I carry a gun and a blade every day, and train a lot with both. I also work private security, most recently in Central America, so my view on these issues is probably slightly twisted

Finally, I'll be moving to Germany next year, and shall have to seriously reconsider my personal security strategy there. As you say, the good news is that there are certainly less arms on the street to deal with than in the US...

Originally Posted by HamburgO

Finally, I'll be moving to Germany next year, and shall have to seriously reconsider my personal security strategy there. As you say, the good news is that there are certainly less arms on the street to deal with than in the US...

I cannot say for sure of course, but i think that changes to get robbed using a knife or hand gun are much lesser in Germany than in US.
Of course such thing happen, but situational awareness and staying away from the places that are known to be dangerous (are there such in Germany?) are your best tools to stay away from troubles.

I carry at least one knife on me everyday. Usually though, I have three. Carrying a knife here is against the law, but I don't tend to be much of a law breaker, if you discount the fact that I carry a knife illegally. To me, they are a tool to get the job done...Whatever the job is that requires cutting. And different knives are good for different jobs. I have a small ffolding pocket knife with three blades, a Leatherman with two blades (but I use mostly all the other tools and not the knives on this) and a larger lock knife that can be opened one handed (also another no no in this country), this one gets the most use as it is the easiest to deploy when I need a knife.

Knives are not swords though, and this is off the subject, but I just wanted to chuck in me 'two bobs worth' on the subject anyway...


Mick

P.S I agree whole heartedly with what sailor says regarding Situational Awareness. If you have that, you can avoid 99.9% of all trouble.

Hey this is my thread, and your not off topic, the conversation changed from me finding a sword to defense with a sword to defense with any bladed weapon. I have found all the info here most helpfull.

Carry on....