Does anyone here know whether where in singapore u can buy chinese swords? Other then suntec city or marina square. Is it possible to order swords from webby like zhenwutang in singapore? (as singapore got very strict laws)

Nope. You need a license to bring in steel swords. Easier if you bring in bronze swords.

I've been helping the Suntec shop to source for swords so hopefully you'll start seeing more chinese swords for sale soon, assuming they can obtain the license.

Stay tuned.

BTW, Thomas Chen is giving a talk on Chinese swords on the 19th Oct for them at their showroom if you're interested.

Thanks. I realise many places sell very few chinese jian. Hopefully will see more jian in future. Currently the one i like in suntec is the blue colour sheath, hang together with black colour sheath jian. Those 2 jian look like a pair. Are they anyway?

how do you get the license anyway?

I have no idea how they get the license. Probably the proper channel is to apply through the Police for an import permit like the import permit for importing archery equipment. The import permit for an archery bow is SGD16 and isn't too hard to get. Not sure about swords though. They might also be using connections through trade links of various embassies like the Chinese embassy or the spanish embassy where the countries have manufacturers keen to export their stuff here.

Personally I would like either a Tang era dao or a Han era jian, both of which the Suntec shop doesn't carry (Actually they have one Han jian but isn't too authentic unfortunately). Zhenwutang carries them but at the moment, we can't import those types of hardened steel swords into Singapore as yet. Hopefully the Suntec store works something out. I've been piling them with info and sources to work with.

Go to China and buy it ...

I got one in Fujian and carried it around half the country on my backpack fully visible and no one bothered checking me out.

Customs in Australia didn't even bother checking it when I walked pass the Quarentine people

in case you didnt read his post he said 'in Singapore'.

Does suntec sell korean swords?

It is possible to buy as well as bring in samurai swords to Singapore. At Jurong Point I saw several Japanese short double swords and longer ones, and a Chinese jian and a dao. Don't know if they still carry it but it's in a display case in a sports store.

also my uncle brought a samurai sword back from Tokyo and apparently had no trouble at customs. It seems like in Singapore, the only swords most guys get are if they finish Officer Cadet School and receive the sabre!

I did read it ... and I am telling him that he should make a trip to China to buy it instead

THF, that's not the point. It's easy to buy it. It's bringing it back through customs that is the problem. Customs will either confiscate it, snap it short of the guard before returning it to you or blunting it.

MKY's uncle is very lucky, either that or it isn't a true folded steel blade.

My uncle got a katana and wakizashi from Japan and he had to send it to the Firearms department who made the sword blunt before returning it to him.

My uncle was either very lucky or the customs guys were sleeping on the job, then! Haha...it's real sharp, the sword, and he won't let any one touch it.

Q: What's the actual verbage of the Singapore law in terms of importing & selling bladed implements?

Donno the exact. I'll ask my lawyer. I'm meeting her today.

Or maybe your uncle threatened to disembowel the customs guy with the sword?



Not sure, what i recall is that it must not be sharp. My boss has a medieval sword hanging in his office. And i always try to remove it when my colleagues start to quarrel

Caesars I believe is preparing for the Christmas season "sale". Might want to check their range. They are really starting to bring in some real swords and not the dinky display types.

This site will give you guide line of what can be brought in.

Import's laws

Singapore arm control branch

Arms license

Arms questions

Hmm...looks like I must find a wall hook or something for my Wudang jian, when our office finally moves into newer premises!

Ideas, anyone, on how it should be properly done? Also, where to find a nice tassel for my sword.