Kulturkampf

[Polident]

Are you okay Britain?

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/ninja-swords-legal-definition-and-defences/prohibiting-ninja-swords-legal-description-and-defences-accessible

3.2. There is not a precise historical description of what a ninja sword is. Ninja swords (Ninjato, Ninjaken, Shinobigatana) are used by modern Ninjutsu practitioners.

We are aware that some specialised knives, such as the tuna knife below will be banned, as an unintended consequence, but shorter and longer tuna knives will remain available.

Maguro Bocho (Tuna Knife) (21” blade) – whilst examples between 14” and 24” will be prohibited shorter or larger examples will still be permitted.

Straight swords that will not be banned by the new definition

There are a very large number of different styles of swords with straight or curved blades.

Modern functional copies of traditional swords are popular with collectors, martial artists (Historical European Martial Arts - HEMA) re-enactors, for ceremonial use (weddings etc) and sometimes for religious reasons.

Seax (23” blade).

This is an example of a typical Seax sword. The point is similar to the tanto point, however, it would not meet the criteria we are proposing for ninja swords because the straight line at the tip is not roughly the width of the blade.

Anglo Saxon sword (31” blade).

Viking sword (24” blade).