Am i allowed bring WWII bayonet into UK?
Can I bring a WWII Japanese bayonet I want to buy in the US into the UK in my luggage? I can buy the same knife in the UK but at twice the price?
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You absolutely won't be allowed to board a flight with a bayonet in your hand luggage. It would have to travel in checked baggage, but...
There is a lengthy list of prohibited bladed weapons on the UK Government web site which ends in this paragraph:
Offensive weapons which are designed to kill or inflict serious injury and do not have a legitimate use are banned or restricted from being imported into the UK.
Although a bayonet might not fit the description of any items on the list, it certainly comes under this catch-all. I suspect that a customs officer has discretion to confiscate it in any case.
You might be able to import it as an antique if you obtain a relevant import licence and have the item shipped. Doing so would be off-topic here.
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Do you have to declare knives in checked luggage UK?
Kitchen knives and kitchen knife toolsets are perfectly fine to pack inside checked luggage. It's a very common type of knife, and you shouldn't get into any trouble packing them in your checked luggage.Were bayonets used in ww2?
During World War II, bayonets were further shortened into knife-sized weapons in order to give them additional utility as fighting or utility knives. The vast majority of modern bayonets introduced since World War II are of the knife bayonet type.Are bayonets effective?
It would depend on when you are asking, as you get later in history, bayonets are less effective due to repeating firearms and then automatic weaponry. However, up until the mid-19th century, the bayonet was a very effective method of attacking an enemy.What was the bayonet used for in ww1?
The Bayonet was a psychological tool. Added to the front of a standard issue rifle, it was to be used in cases of close combat. But the trenches rarely allowed for close combat (soldier-to-soldier). Bayonets were used to stoke the fire and pick lice from the seams of a soldier's uniform in the trenches.The Paras: Men of War | The Recruits Face Up to Gruelling Bayonet Exercises | ITV
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