Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20150801001005/@comment-26397825-20150811004622

No, it's so that no one uses it as a weapon against other people - put a weak point in the blade, even though it's welded, and as soon as you swing it at someone with enough force, it'll snap. They're pretty good about bringing other stuff into the country - as long as it is legally obtained and properly treated (in the case of furs and leathers, faberge eggs (the real, gose eggs, not the metal ones), and any other animal by-product) you can get it in. But certain types of weapons like swords they cut to make a weak point so it's less likely to be used to harm someone. It makes sense safety-wise, but it's annoying when you have a sword that's a family heirloom and has been in said family for a couple of hundred years (not me, someone else I know. He brought a Scottish claymore that was a family heirloom in, and is very pissed about it. Has been for the past five or so years).