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Need Samurai Sword for Costume.

  • 18-02-2013 8:01pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭


    Hey - I am throwing a Tarantino Themed party for my husband's 30th and he is going as Butch from Pulp Fiction. I'd love to find him a replica/fake samurai sword for his costume. Not something plastic though. Something real looking and feeling but not at all sharp.

    How much would something like that cost - and do you know any websites or shops in Dublin that might be able to help me out?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Check the chinese shops on capel street that sell all the ornaments and cheap tack, they might have a cheap relica. Mullens on capel street might have some cheapo replicas too.

    Or try a site like barringtons

    https://www.barringtons-swords.com/samurai_swords.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,707 ✭✭✭pablohoney87


    hcass wrote: »
    Hey - I am throwing a Tarantino Themed party for my husband's 30th and he is going as Butch from Pulp Fiction. I'd love to find him a replica/fake samurai sword for his costume.
    Id rather walk in with a french girl on my arm than the sword :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭hcass


    Id rather walk in with a french girl on my arm than the sword :p

    It'd probably cost less!

    Thanks Bambi - will check out the shops on Capel street.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 182 ✭✭magicherbs


    didn't legislation change to say something like walking around town with a samurai source is now an offense?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭hcass


    magicherbs wrote: »
    didn't legislation change to say something like walking around town with a samurai source is now an offense?

    Who said anything about walking around town? And - who the hell does that anyway? :eek:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭Niall Keane


    hcass wrote: »

    Who said anything about walking around town? And - who the hell does that anyway? :eek:

    No but it is an offence to import or sell such swords that are not traditional pieces or made in a traditional manner. So might not be too easy finding a shop with them?

    Youre also suppose to have a good reason to import - martial artist, reinactment etc... Perhaps you fall under reinactment???

    Best off buying a cheaper unsharpened "traditionally made" model from a UK website for fast enough delivery. (Usually have postage options) should be able to pick up something for €80 if you look around online.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Id rather walk in with a french girl on my arm than the sword :p

    Failing that, there's always the gimp suit ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭RoboRat


    Failing that, there's always the gimp suit

    I have one you can borrow... XL, just need to clean it first....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 dipti


    It is quite an intelligent decision that you are going for a replica samurai sword rather than purchasing a real samurai sword for the party. Definitely replica one are cheaper ($29 approx) than the original one when you will compare in between them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Peetrik


    This thread is from February 2013... unless she was planning extremely far ahead, I'm guessing her husband already had his 30th birthday party


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