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seklarwia
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Location: Monkey onsen, Nagano
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| I'm not talking about licenced weapon. Many airlines will not carry weapons you pick up as souvenirs even when they are packaged properly. My brother is collector of ornamental weapons and has been made to ship as cargo them many a time due to the heightened security measures. |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| seklarwia wrote: |
| Many airlines will not carry weapons you pick up as souvenirs even when they are packaged properly. My brother is collector of ornamental weapons and has been made to ship as cargo them many a time due to the heightened security measures. |
While I will not argue with your brother's experience, according to this site, there is no reason why an airline should refuse a registered sword from being carried through customs and onto a plane as long as they have the proper export permit.
http://www.jssus.org/nkp/japanese_sword_laws.html
As usual, I presume airlines make their own rules and regulations regardless of that, and it is darned difficult to find such regulations online!
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| I'm not talking about licenced weapon. |
Apparently according to the same site above, some swords do not require registration, but some do:
Only traditionally made Nihonto can be licensed, i.e. swords made in Japan from Tamahagane 玉鋼 (and Shinto swords that are inscribed "Motte Namban-Tesu 以南蠻鐵" ["made using steel from the southern barbarians"]). This means in effect that it has to be either an antique, or made by a contemporary, licensed smith. Mass produced WWII swords (so called Showato昭和刀) and foreign made swords are not eligible for Torokusho.
So, what is it that you are talking about as "souvenir weapons"?
(Sorry for taking this thread off track.) |
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seklarwia
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| Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| So, what is it that you are talking about as "souvenir weapons"? |
I didn't say that he collected traditional/authentic Japanese swords. Souvenir/ornametal weapons are decorative pieces normally aimed at regular tourists; not antiques or genuine pieces crafted by licensed craftsmen. And it was check in that made him go and ship them because heightened security means you can't even carry scissors with blades longer than a certain length, let alone imitation weapons (even blunt ones). Another good one that airlines don't like are imitation guns. |
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