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Costumes with Weapons at Comic-Con 2009?

Jeff — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:06:19 +0000

No functional weapons are allowed at Comic-Con International.

Simulated or costume weapons are allowed as a part of your costume subject to prior approval by security and compliance with the following:

All costume weapons must be inspected at the security station in Lobby E.
All costume weapons must conform to state and federal law.
Projectile costume weapons must be rendered inoperable.
Costume swords will be tied to your costume in such a way that they can’t be drawn.
After each person’s costume weapon has been checked, it is tagged by security and you will be given a wristband to wear to designates that your weapons have been checked. Security will escort you to the security station for inspection if your costume weapon is not tagged.

If you do not want to have your costume weapons inspected or tagged, or you are not willing to comply with the foregoing, please do not bring your costume weapons.

Source: www.comic-con.org

What is the difference between the handmade Rambo III knife and the United Cutlery replica?

Jeff — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:25:30 +0000

Gil Hibben designed the knife that was used by Sylvester Stallone playing John Rambo in the 1988 movie “Rambo III”. Gil Hibben licensed the knife design to United Cutlery to make replicas of the movie knife (which, by the way, was their biggest selling knife worldwide). The United Cutlery replicas were manufactured in Taiwan and are actually about 2 inches shorter and has a thinner blade than the knife that was used in the movie. Gil Hibben still makes a limited edition, serial numbered, full sized copy of the actual movie knife. Gil’s Rambo III knives are entirely handmade by Gil from 440C stainless steel and Makassar Ebony. The serialized limited editions handmade Rambo IIIs are limited to 350 knives.

Source: http://www.hibbenknives.com/faq.htm

How do I use a Blowgun?

Jeff — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:20:31 +0000

Slide the sharpened dart wire into the hole of the plastic cone for the target darts. Place the darts in the appropriate quiver. To shoot a dart, place the dart into mouthpiece, gently pressing until dart has cleared the one way safety valve ring. Hold your blow gun at a level height. Never aiming at a person or animal, bring mouthpiece up to the mouth with muzzle end pointed at a safe direction. Using muzzle guard tip as sight, sight in your target and blow through mouthpiece with a forceful and concentrated burst of pressure. With practice you can control the velocity and distance easily and accurately.

Always place the darts in the respective quiver as loose or neglected darts can cause serious injury and should be always handled and stored in a safe and responsible manner.

Source: www.pebbleco.com

How does stab- and puncture-resistant body armor work?

Jeff — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:14:45 +0000

Stab- and puncture-resistant armors are made from a variety of materials. The most commonly used materials are made from extremely strong fibers, which can be either woven or laminated together. Other materials used are metals and composites. As the threat impacts the armor, the materials either deflect the threat or, due to their very high level of cut and/or tear resistance, they “stretch” and the impact forces are dissipated over a larger area of the armor.

Source: www.bodyarmor.com/html/faqs.html

Where can I get a ninja sword?

Jeff — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:02:11 +0000

Ninja swords are Hollywood fictions. There is no historical evidence that ninja used swords any different from those used by samurai or anyone else.

Source: www.geocities.com/alchemyst/faq.htm