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This heading covers weapons such as swords (including sword-sticks), cutlasses, bayonets, lances, spears, pikes, halberds, kukris commando knives, dirks, stilettos and daggers. Their blades usually consist of high quality steel, and in some cases a more or less elaborate shield or handguard is included.
The weapons remain classified in this heading even if used only for ceremonial or decorative purposes, or as theatrical properties.
Most of the weapons have a fixed blade, but some daggers and stilettos may have a movable blade normally housed within the handle. The blade may be opened and locked in position by hand or by a spring mechanism.
This heading also includes parts, for example, sword blades (including blanks therefor, even if only forged), hilts, guards and handles, and scabbards and sheaths for swords, bayonets, daggers, etc.
The heading does not cover :(a) Belts and similar accoutrements, designed to support swords, bayonets, etc., of leather (heading 42.03) or of textile materials (heading 62.17); sword-knots (generally heading 42.05 or 63.07). (b) Hunting, camping and other knives, being cutlery (heading 82.11) or sheaths for such knives (generally heading 42.02). (c) Scabbards and sheaths of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal (heading 71.15). (d) Fencing foils (heading 95.06).
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