Shipping Antique Bladed Weapons From Russia?

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Originally Posted by DavidFriedman

Wow! That’s pretty intense.
Any thoughts if items were picked up by flying in and taking back via airlines?

being a customs specialist, I would very seriously advise against it as it would be looked upon violating the law intentionally !
One would not do it with Cites material like ivory in any country either....
Or in Italy an antique miniature painting on a plane in your hand luggage or an ancient Greek or Abbassid coin in Turkey...
Even a 100 year qama or bichaq from the Balkans will get you in trouble in Serbia as well...
Has nothing to do with politics, or being harsh or pretty intense but is just the law.

Fedex, TNT, UPS, DHL wouldn't touch it if you don't have the correct docs.

And even in some countries one might meet "challenges" the other way around: I would not ship a Balkan bichaq from the Netherlands to the UK after the Brexit, Canada or the good ol' U S of A as an over eager customs officer might not be convinced the grip/handle is simply made from horn or a cow bone but think its ivory...and I can't disagree with the officer when there is doubt...!

And hence one is caught with one's knickers down... (which is not a pleasant sight you must agree ☺☺☺)


Comming back to Rossia, be it the Tsaristic times, the Soviet Union or present one, you do not want to mess with Batushka...