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Post by SandStormZA on Mar 14, 2017 12:30:09 GMT
Hello everyone, I'm sure you're wondering why I gathered you here. My name is Matt, I live in South Africa, I collect whatever I can, and am solo training in HEMA (the nearest club is 7 hours away). I've always loved weaponry. I started collecting knives when I was 13, and got my first SLO katana when I was 16. My first genuine sword was a British parade sword dating to around 1890. I like most swords, but sabres and longswords are my favourite. I went through a long phase of absolute katana adoration, but now I just want to own and train with everything. Happy to be here  |
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Post by 28shadow on Mar 14, 2017 13:44:44 GMT
Welcome aboard!
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Post by Faldarin on Mar 14, 2017 13:49:43 GMT
Welcome Matt!
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Mar 14, 2017 15:18:42 GMT
Hello Matt/SandStormZA and welcome!
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Post by William Swiger on Mar 14, 2017 16:43:46 GMT
Welcome to the forum.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Mar 14, 2017 21:53:29 GMT
Hello everyone, I'm sure you're wondering why I gathered you here. My name is Matt, I live in South Africa, I collect whatever I can, and am solo training in HEMA (the nearest club is 7 hours away). Happy to be here Hi, and welcome to the forum. I'm also starting HEMA, currently solo training but hoping to change that soon... nearest club is much closer than 7 hours for me, luckily. |
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Post by Elrikk on Mar 14, 2017 22:11:48 GMT
Welcome!
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Post by Elrikk on Mar 14, 2017 23:11:07 GMT
How's the laws down there when it comes to weapons?
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Post by SandStormZA on Mar 18, 2017 20:10:04 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcomes everyone, it's good to be part of a community like this. Elrikk: weapon laws are really quite lax at the moment, at least, as far as I know. There are no prohibited blade or cold weapons in our legal system; there are two switchblades and a balisong in my desk drawer at all times. Last I read, you can carry any blade shorter than 30cm, so long as it's not intended for use in a crime. Otherwise, we can freely own any sword or melee weapon we want. That is, if we can import it here. The local sword market is quite dry. Gun laws are a little different. There's a hard limit on how many guns one can own, and each is very strictly licensed. But, just about any type of gun can be legally owned, and open carry doesn't need a special permit. |
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