...commemorative weaponry specialized yet viable market.

The collectors, theater people, re-enactors, antique dealers, history buffs, martial artists, decorators and fencers who are among the end users may share little common other than a desire to possess a piece of history in the form of a sword or gun.

Living by the sword

For the army/navy store merchant, historical weaponry is, at best, a peripheral business. Although inexpensive replicas and fantasy swords are the most salable items, the market for these items has diminished as Hollywood has produced fewer films featuring swordplay and oriental martial arts, such as The Last Samurai, said Barry Ross of CAS Hanwei.

"The sword business was growing until about two and a half years ago,...

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