xmas present to myself....

[Titan]

Too bad I don\'t live in Italy. I saw on the History Channel that there is a group that dress up like Roman Gladiators and do real Gladiator fights (just they don\'t kill eachother, but 1/10 gladiator fights ended in a death). That looks like great fun. I really want to learn medieval sword fighting first before I learn the Asian methods of fighting.

You got yourself the Master Sword?

You guys ever heard of Ulaks?

They look like a half circle blade that has a handle in the middle. It kinda looks like a D. There might be another name for it, anyways I want one of those.

Originally posted by Knotter8
Weapons in civilian hands should be prohibited by law imo, be it guns, blades or whatever weaponry. Weapons = only for police and other law enforcements. Just my (European) opinion.

What if the civilians had to defend themselves against a government or invading force? Your pretty much assed out. Police are nothing but civilians with badges.

Just your European opinion, eh? Yes, I remember another European that had the same opinion.

He was a little-known former German prime minister.. I\'m not sure if you guys ever heard of him. [size=10]ADOLF HITLER[/size], ring a bell anyone? I just heard of him yesterday, myself!

Civilians should have the right to bear arms.

Sorry if I came off brash, but in America the concept of taking away our weapons is just plain silly.

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Originally posted by §ôµÏG®ïñD
Chizzy, if that was HAND crafted you\'d be paying up to 5 grand. It\'s machined.. don\'t get confused between the 2.

I know it\'s machined. Gus Trim does them on a CNC. And I know I could pay "up to 5 grand"... http://www.barrettcustomknives.com/

 By hand crafted I mean they\'re not pumped out by a factory in the philippines, like my last sword. That thing has a full tang, but is smaller than this one and weighs twice as much. Gus makes the blades, Josh assembles them and wraps the grips. I\'m getting mine in oxblood leather.

And this 5 grand thing, even custom damascus steel jobs aren\'t THAT much... (though custom katanas can be, I hear. But they require many, many more man-hours to make.)

Chizzy and other weapon owners can i just ask what u r going to do with these things - self defence? or do u just thinks its "cool" to have them in your houses :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by PS2_-\'_\'-_PS2
Chizzy and other weapon owners can i just ask what u r going to do with these things - self defence? or do u just thinks its "cool" to have them in your houses :rolleyes:

That\'s like saying someone that collects stamps is stupid.

Although I don\'t find stamps all that interesting, some people like collecting them.  So its the same thing as collecting swords or guns for that matter.

If someone collected arrowheads, would you ask  the same question and roll your eyes at them?

Originally posted by PS2_-\'_\'-_PS2
Chizzy and other weapon owners can i just ask what u r going to do with these things - self defence? or do u just thinks its "cool" to have them in your houses :rolleyes:

^^^I bet you would find it pretty cool if someone ran in your house and attacked you or your family. What is wrong with collecting? Is it "cool" to have a bunch of classic cars that you drive once or twice a year?
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well, that actually is pretty cool.

In the constitution, it states we are allowed to have weapons.

The constituion also said we could have slaves....

Originally posted by ViVi
You guys ever heard of Ulaks?

They look like a half circle blade that has a handle in the middle. It kinda looks like a D. There might be another name for it, anyways I want one of those.

I believe your talking about Ulu\'s. If not disregard.

They arent a weapon, its basically the Alaskan natives form of a knife.

I have several, only as collectors items. They are sharp as ****. I can drop paper on it, and it will cut it.

The constituion also said we could have slaves....

And we did. Only reason we dont have them anymore, is because somethings that he constitution states are just wrong, while others (Guns) are right, and our given right.

when did i say collecting was stuff was bad?, all i am saying is whats the point in collecting weapons that u could use against someone ot they could use against u

Originally posted by Black Samurai
^^^I bet you would find it pretty cool if someone ran in your house and attacked you or your family.  

Can i just ask what the hell that actually means?

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I collect weapons because i train with them.  Would be pretty hard to train with nothing.

Some people collect them for decoration, just like a picture... Doesn’t do anything but look good.

[Titan]

Originally posted by Deadly Hamster
The constituion also said we could have slaves....

It also said that slavery is abolished. It never said that slavery was allowed per se. It was assumed that that was a right. There wasn\'t an amendment in the constitution that said "you can own slaves". The amendment that says you can own slaves was probably refered to as the 9th Amendment which states "Rights not stated and not forbidden can be considered rights." There was SOME truth to yours but the 13th Amendment states that slavery is abolished, which made it illegal