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COMMEMORATIVE, DECORATIVE & HISTORICAL WEAPONRY
BY HOWARD PROSNITZ
Turn fantasy swords into real dollars, and other armaments from the past into a future for your store.
From a replica medieval sword to a fully functioning German World War II Mauser rifle, decorative and commemorative weaponry is a 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 in 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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