Melee Nerfed in London

[thoreau]

...the Home Office said it would add “samurai swords” to a list of exotic-sounding proscribed weapons. These include butterfly knives, blowpipes and shuriken (throwing stars). It is already illegal to carry bladed weapons; adding the swords to the list will make it illegal to import or sell them.

Forbidden swords | Disarmament | Economist.com

[Peatie]

I think its just imitation swords, and there is still an exception for genuine ones.

BBC NEWS | UK | Ban on imitation Samurai swords

So Samurai swords are OK, but Samurai swords (L) aren’t?

Peatie.