Thread: Guide to buying a workable sword?

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....

Originally Posted by HamburgO

the UK has completely and explicitly outlawed civilian carry of anything resembling a knife for that reason, and Germany is not far behind.

False, locking blades fixed blades and blades over 3" are not allowed for carry without good reason in the UK. Leaving almost every kind of slipjoint and swiss army knife perfectly legal for every day carry.
When a good reason can be given: I was hunting, camping, fishing, working in the yard, working in construction etc etc etc....virtually any knife can be carried that suits itself to the job.

In Germany Onehand openers that lock are outlawed unless good reason can be given like in the UK.

One handed knives are still allowed, locking knives are still allowed just not knives that have both properties at once. Funnily enough fixed blades are still allowed.

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Originally Posted by MickR

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.

What? No knives allowed in Australia? That just blows my mind. What would Crocodile Dundee carry now? A strongly worded form letter?

No bharner, only the beauracrats would be worried by that, Crocodile Dundee deals with a different kind of vermin...I mean wildlife. Out in the bush it's a tool. Here in the big smoke it's a tool issued by the demons of hell to possessed madmen, who's only thought is to cause as much death and mayhem as possible...Or at least that is what they would have us believe if they thought they could make it stick.


Mick

I think I may have found something better than a samurai sword, How about a Zombi killin' sword. Imam just now reading up about them but they look like good beaters.

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