Cynthetiq

As I read this I thought...
I'm glad that they are catching some of this stuff... but still, there's lots that is getting in under the radar.

I'd love to see the actual layout of the rest of the stuff they found.

edit: found another picture... wolverine pose

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Nisses

hehehe, same thing went through my head at first

though this weapon, "destined for the streets of melbourne" seems fit for decorative purposes or props at best... Can't imagine actually fighting efficiently with it. Or carrying it with you when you are walking down the street...

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holy shit

MSD

Ornamental knives are illegal to import? Damn, I'd be fucked if I ever moved to Australia.

Amethyst

OMG that is one huge knife. I wonder who ordered it? Why would someone need a knife that big?

Radio Monk33

Its for display purposes. I mean cmon, 4 blades arent going to kill anyone more than one.

And then theres the fact that it'd be huge and unwieldly. Oh and no handguard, so when you catch the other guys knife in between the 2 forks, you lose all your fingers..

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cj2112

it's not a matter of need. The knife was made for display purposes (kinda like an oversized knick knack for guys), to catch ones eye....it's rather impractical for anything else. Even as a fighting weapon, it would be pretty difficult to use, considering the thing weighs 5.8 lbs.

http://store6.yimg.com/I/firstrateknives_1783_242865

PredeconInferno

I think it looks pretty cool. Is it impractical? Completely so.

If this person was considering using it for anything other than a wall ornament, he's crazy.

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Fearless_Hyena

I think it looks hilarious
hahahah look at the wolverine dude's face

HeAtHeN

Why would you want that?

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Nafter

http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.h...=&ITEM=WM-1985

if you want one

Its basicly a display piece, though im not sure why it comes sharpened, never saw the point in sharpening weapons that are only going on display.

Im not sure why this was newsworthy as ive seen such things around before, much the same as buying katanas for the wall or whatever. And if it was destined for the streets, id much rather have a good sword . Media exaggeration at work

qtpye4u84

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw something like that In my knife Mag, but it was not as big as that.
That is one toy you dont want to mess around with.
Its like art or something, I bet he has it in a display case some where.
I am going to stick to my Rambo knifes.

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Tophat665

That's not a knife. A knife should be useful.

This is a knife:
<img src="http://swordforum.com/articles/ams/kukri.jpg">

In Japan, the hand can be used as a knife, but it can't cut a watermelon.

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The Kuri is quite an intimidating knife. I think it's bent so it continues to cut deep (IE through a neck) as it follows its path, instead of cutting less-deep as it goes... very scary

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World's King

If you need that knife to protect you... Get a fuckin' shotgun.

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Luki

The first thing that went through my mind when I read the title was Crocidile Dundee and the street scene. Dundee is awesome

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Fire

I sell knives- wont stock that one cause the damn thing is to unwieldy and hard to pack to a show- and its fucking useless as anything but a doorstop- if only muggers used these instead of something practical like , oh, say, a box cutter.......

Its stupid, draconian laws like these that make me want to both laugh and cry- when will people start blaming the people who commit the crimes instead of bits of inanimate metal - lets not solve the problem, lets ban some more stuff and hope it gets better.......

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Fire

On second thought, I wonder how much I could make smuggling knives to the opressed people of austrailia?

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mingusfingers

I'd like to see a crazy fight scene in a movie with one of those. I can just imagine it, one it each hand...

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KellyC

looks more like a weapon from a sci-fi movie...Star Trek perhaps??

anyways...looks pretty cool/bad ass.

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mystmarimatt

man...that's crazy...and completely ostentatious. i just got this funny image of bill gates, buying it, and having to drag it around, lacking the strength to actually hold it.

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Roark

Either to prepare for a Klingon invasion or the Quickening..

Looks like something Warf from STNG would use.

Frenchie

Yeah.. I'll keep that in my purse just incase I get into a little situation.

hulk

Haha, Australia isn't oppressed, the idiots just didn't get a proper permit. A haul like that was done here in WA, they found dozens of modified fully-automatic rifles and pistols, which they jumped right on. Customs is a Good Thing™ =) We can still import any sort of knives, you just have to show that you're not gonna cut people with it.

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H12

This makes me laugh.


I think the thing looks cool as hell, but it would be a workout in itself to use the thing effectively; looks too big and unorthodox for its own good. Good thing its purpose is just for display.

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Dwezz

i wonder if you could make a pointy stick with one of those

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GakFace

yeah aside from no hand gaurd, they're simply too damn heavy to actually be of use... They are on the other hand fun to show off. Again I don't understand why it was sharpened... No need.

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basmoq

all I can say is, if I had the money, I wouldn't buy one, I have a pistol, that's good enough for me

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kurty[B]

looks like something the main badguy from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would wear? I forget his name. I'd buy the whole outfit if I were going to display something like that.

Soggybagel

Wow. That knife is freaky big! In any case, sucks for the guy or gal who bought that and got it seized.

Ace_O_Spades

you call that a knife?

THIS is a knife!

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troit

Now that's funny....

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skier

I had to dredge up this thread because I found a place online you can buy this crazy knife.

specialty weapon

and here's where you can check out some other crazy weapons and stuff
martialartssupply.com

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Nafter

I posted a while back a place where you could buy it, ya must of missed it, tis a crazy weapon tho yea heh

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TopRamen66

Yeah, like anyone would REALLY take that out on the "streets". It weighs a ton I'm sure, and is impossible to conceal. It was more likely going into some Sci-Fi nuts den, mounted on the wall.

Esco

Wow ... think he's compensating for something?

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DelayedReaction

I wonder if a weapon like that has ever actually killed anyone while being used with intent. I have no doubt that a bunch of geeks have been clobbered over the head by crap like this after mounting it wrong, but used as a weapon? Sure.

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