Ebay UK ban sale of "samarai swords"

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I dread to think what this means for my collection of 19th/20th century cavalry swords!!

Cavalry sword collections get limited to the 1908 pattern troopers sword

But seriously

I really simpatise with our british collectors.
This stupid law reminds me of the dutch campaign against arms in 1990.
Many klewangs / keris and other ''weapons'' where delivered to police stations by retired militairy men and concerned housewifes.
Luckely they made a very wide excemption for weapons that are clearly part of a collection. If you hang a single (straight or bended) sword on your wall it is considered a collection. (don't take it out in the yard to practice some kill Bill techniques, that will probably make it illegal again.)
Hopefully the Lords will come to their senses and make some changes to this law in order to make this law workable both for the collector and for the police and customs that will have to enforce it.

The people making these laws should really take a closer look on reality.
The way they are thinking now the logical path will lead to banning all knives and the introduction of chopsticks...