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Posted: Thu 11th Oct 2007 03:53 am
by DHBlues
DC wrote:Five injured in Cleveland school shooting
14-year-old suspect apparently killed himself after attack, police say.....the bear got away.

Guess that kid got turned down for Virginia Tech.
My Edged Weapon Collection
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 02:52 pm
by Twitch
Never leave home with out at least one of them.
The swords are WW11 Japanese Officers swords. One is hand made and one is machine made.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/24 ... good-times
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 04:23 pm
by Twichaldinho
Av just read this whole thread, theres 20mins of my life i'll never get back!!
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 04:38 pm
by Tall Guy
Twitch - why would a peaceful chap like yourself want such weaponry?? Is it just about the craftsmanship or what? wouldn't a nice set of steak knives be safer?
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 04:47 pm
by geoffk
Oh yeah, this and the Harry Potter thread. Fun, fun, fun
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 05:07 pm
by Twitch
Sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone. ( geoffk, Twitchaldino )
Have been interested in knives since I was a teen-ager.
I haven't always been a " peaceful chap :, got into more than my fair share of fights as a teen ager.
Became " peaceful " after about 7 years of studying martial arts. ( no, that's not a paradox )
Yes am very interested in how they are made, the art work and craftsmanship ,etc.
Some of them are made to be sold as " collectors " knives.
I took a class and actually made one of those knives, all by hand, did everything but the forgeing.
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 05:11 pm
by geoffk
Twitch wrote:Sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone. ( geoffk, Twitchaldino )
Have been interested in knives since I was a teen-ager.
I haven't always been a " peaceful chap :, got into more than my fair share of fights as a teen ager.
Became " peaceful " after about 7 years of studying martial arts. ( no, that's not a paradox )
Yes am very interested in how they are made, the art work and craftsmanship ,etc.
Some of them are made to be sold as " collectors " knives.
I took a class and actually made one of those knives, all by hand, did everything but the forgeing.
No offense from my end Twitch. I was just reading back on the thread. Thanks for your concern though. I had a small collection of utility knives (Gerber) at one time.
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 07:20 pm
by Twichaldinho
Sorry man, I should have been wiser when posting.
I read the whole thing and then thought "Why did I do that!!" it was a wast of my time, full of bull' about guns n bias opinion, for and against.
My post just happened to be below yours(Twitch) and wasnt directed at you.
Having only just looked at your Knife collection I must say I'm impressed.
You have some really nice pieces there and as a collection its Magnifecent.
And owning some Knifes in a display cabinet is slightly different than a multitude of Firearms.
again sorry to offend ya man
Posted: Tue 25th Mar 2008 09:23 pm
by Twitch
Wasn't offended, thought I had bothered you with the amount of oics/knives in collection and the time it took to look at them.
Yes it is a nice collection.
Actually my second as I my house was broken in to back in the 70's and my first collection was stolen.
Posted: Wed 26th Mar 2008 05:22 am
by Bernum
i think it's customary(or a law depending on where you are) to return those Japanese WWII swords to the Japanese army to be returned to remaining family members...i think they are all inscribed with the officers number or family name or something.
I can't remember where i read that but i think they also said they are worth a fair bit on the black market.
Posted: Wed 26th Mar 2008 12:43 pm
by geoffk
Bernum wrote:i think it's customary(or a law depending on where you are) to return those Japanese WWII swords to the Japanese army to be returned to remaining family members...i think they are all inscribed with the officers number or family name or something.
I can't remember where i read that but i think they also said they are worth a fair bit on the black market.
Come to think of it, I heard that somewhere too. I'm reading a book about a young samurai who moved to the U.S. before WWII.
Posted: Wed 26th Mar 2008 02:19 pm
by Twitch
Made an attempt back in the 80's to return them and never got a response from the Japanese gov.
When I discussed it with my Iaido sensai he said that gov. was often not able to track down family members and was really only interested in old swords that date back to the 1800's.
One of mine, the hand made one was done in 1914 and the machine made ( which often were cut down from old swords ) was made in 1933.
Re: Personal weapons
Posted: Sun 26th Feb 2012 01:26 pm
by yogibear
Re: Personal weapons
Posted: Sun 26th Feb 2012 02:35 pm
by gromit
the right to bear arms or long sleeves,.........
truth is i carry and my gun case is full,..i hunt and shoot for fun ,.skeet ,trap,..and collect classic and military weapons,.....guns dont kill people, people kill people ,.....so the fact is a hand kills ,................man is evil in nature and bad people do bad things,.......to blame an object for all lifes woes is crazy,..............cars kill more people than guns lets ban cars,..........i respect any place or person that dislikes guns but please respect my rights as a human to have said gun ,.........oh and 40 years and never killed a person ,.yet,..yet!.........im not here to change minds ,.just open them,......just remember its easier to rule obedience,..................
