It's a collectors item
Oddly enough, this would be perfectly fine to have under the law (not to carry around, concealed weapon), since its straight, and a properly made blade.
Fake katanas that aren't properly forged (and anything else with a blade with more than a certain amount of bend) are illegal without a collector's licence, but anything well made (i.e. actually designed to kill people) is fine.
Most of this is due to how hard it is to legislate the difference between a weapon, kitchen equipment, and tools (e.g. wood axe, battleaxe, novelty meat cleaver)
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Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Fri 25 Jun 2010, 20:47,
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