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shocked 
By MIKE SULLIVAN
Crime Editor
THIS five-foot martial arts sword capable of beheading a man was recovered by shocked cops in a house raid.
The terrifying Batleth weapon is identical to one wielded by Klingon aliens in the Star Trek sci-fi films.
Officers seized the three-handled sword — which has huge pointed blades at either end — at a home in Gloucester.
It was shown yesterday at the start of a five-week national knife amnesty. Cops hope 30,000 blades will be handed in, with owners free from prosecution.
Local Insp Mac McGarry wielded the sword, which he said had been sharpened to kill.
He said: “It is a particularly nasty weapon which could easily take someone’s head off.”
Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker launched the amnesty in St John’s Wood, North West London. He said: “We are determined to get the scourge of knife crime off our streets.”
But Victims of Crime campaigner Norman Brennan, a serving cop, branded the initiative a “futile PR stunt”.
He said: “It is likely to be supported by the law-abiding public and not those who carry knives for criminal activity.
“Knife crime will only get worse if we don’t introduce a five-year mandatory sentence for anyone carrying a knife.”
THE Queen’s grocer Fortnum & Mason was fined £2,000 by Horseferry Road Magistrates in London for selling a knife to a child under 16.
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Anonymous
February 24 2010, 13:28:33 UTC 2 years ago
Speed
But can it measure bullet speed?March 14 2010, 00:34:43 UTC 2 years ago
Besides, I seriously doubt that the owner would want to get blood on such a collector's item.
Anonymous
June 18 2010, 03:13:04 UTC 1 year ago
Anonymous
June 18 2010, 03:14:51 UTC 1 year ago
Anonymous
December 3 2010, 13:59:38 UTC 1 year ago
Pozdro J. from pl ^__^
Anonymous
February 1 2011, 23:44:39 UTC 1 year ago
March 7 2011, 05:01:18 UTC 1 year ago
It's made of fine Pakistani steel, too, and from the looks of the tips, NOT sharpened. Looks just like the ones I used to sell, before Paramount threw a hissy fit.
Anonymous
March 7 2011, 13:46:22 UTC 1 year ago
My appologies to all Trekis, could not resist. You'd think they'd concentrate, instead, on dangerous philosophies or criminal behavior.
So tell me, what does one carve the roast with, in Britain?
March 7 2011, 19:26:03 UTC 1 year ago
BatLeth Sharp
Look closer at the picture. The "bottom" leading edge, the one extending near the "model's" right hand, has grind marks and is probably sharp.That said, what do these idjits expect to do the next time someone has to open a well-taped package? ...and "Mandatory five-year sentence" for anyone carrying a knife? Really? What are they going to do about martial-arts training? Chop the hands off of the black belts? Call for "voluntary compliance"?
March 7 2011, 19:27:16 UTC 1 year ago
Re: BatLeth Sharp
... dammit, this was _supposed_ to post as a reply to the anonymous who thought the blades were dull. Bad LJ. No cookie.April 4 2011, 02:51:48 UTC 1 year ago
Re: BatLeth Sharp
That's how they come from Pakistan. They're sometimes a tad rough, but they are not properly sharpened, and they're made of 416 stainless, which doesn't properly harden for blade use, and they don't properly treat them anyway. You could certainly mess someone up with one...you could mess someone up with a rake or shovel. And no one would question you walking down the street with a rake or shovel.April 4 2011, 03:07:24 UTC 1 year ago
Re: BatLeth Sharp
"No one would question you walking down the street with a rake or shovel."Are you sure? This is the "modern" England, after all.
Anonymous
March 20 2011, 12:19:34 UTC 1 year ago