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Feb. 4th, 2009 04:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundKlingon sword used in two Colorado Springs heists
"A man wielding a "Star Trek Klingon-type sword" robbed two Colorado Springs convenience stores early this morning, police said.
The first robbery happened at about 1:55 a.m. at a 7-Eleven at 145 N. Spruce St., Colorado Springs police said in an incident report. The second robbery happened at about 2:20 a.m. at a 7-Eleven store at 2407 N. Union Blvd.
Witnesses told police that a man wearing a black mask, black jacket and blue jeans entered the stores carrying a sword. The armed robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot from both stores, police said.
Officers searched the area but didn't find the robber or the weapon, which was described as a "bat'leth."
The picture in the article makes whatever it is seem way too small to be a bat'leth though.
"A man wielding a "Star Trek Klingon-type sword" robbed two Colorado Springs convenience stores early this morning, police said.
The first robbery happened at about 1:55 a.m. at a 7-Eleven at 145 N. Spruce St., Colorado Springs police said in an incident report. The second robbery happened at about 2:20 a.m. at a 7-Eleven store at 2407 N. Union Blvd.
Witnesses told police that a man wearing a black mask, black jacket and blue jeans entered the stores carrying a sword. The armed robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot from both stores, police said.
Officers searched the area but didn't find the robber or the weapon, which was described as a "bat'leth."
The picture in the article makes whatever it is seem way too small to be a bat'leth though.
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Training bat'leth?
Date: 2009-02-05 01:05 am (UTC)I agree, that's nowhere near normal/full sized. Maybe it was a miniature one, meant for display? (shrugs)
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Date: 2009-02-05 01:25 am (UTC)That's because it is too small to be a bat'leth. That's a Victor Morris replica, approx. 16" long.
http://www.victormorris.com/fantasy_knives.php
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Date: 2009-02-05 01:51 am (UTC)Still hate to be hit with it, though...
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Date: 2009-02-05 02:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-05 02:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-05 12:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-06 02:57 am (UTC)And this is why I want more citizens to be allowed to carry guns. Using a knife against an unarmed man gives you the advantage. Bringing a knife to a gunfight makes for richer relatives and a cleaner gene pool.