balttigger
Ultimate Member
I made an unofficial inquiry of someone in the Baltimore City State's Attorney office regarding the open carry of a scabbarded sword in a baldric during the Fells Point Privateer Festival since event organizers said BCPD would be on hand to arrest anyone carrying. I asked them to point out where exactly it mentions blade length for open carrying of knives, etc. She just smiled at me and said: "Do you REALLY want to sit at Central Booking that long while we decide not to charge you?" Message received. Instead I took my cheap rapier, cut off all but 4" of the blade, JB welded the blade into the scabbard and then affixed that section with two peened over rivets. Got asked about it once - told the very polite officer that if he could get it out, he would be the next King of England....I then flopped the scabbard around to show the blade did not extend the full length. He smiled, wished me a great day, and never was asked about it again.