Screw all the political correctness. Fact is, I'd love to don a sword, pistol, jeweled dirk, and powder horn and show up at a big party sporting a fine doublet and lace. Styles may change, and fashions vary, but the fact is, most of us would love to get dressed up with all that stuff and go out in public.

But most of us don't have the gonads to do so. Someone might laugh. Or ridicule. Or say there's no reason to do so. But there's no reason to wear a kilt except that I want to wear one. So, if you want to wear a sword, get a baldric and wear it. It's not too dificult to figure out the details of attaching the scabbard to the frog.

I hate political correctness, and a blade is just that--a blade. If some countries outlaw blades of any kind, so be it. But where I live, one can do as one pleases as long as one doesn't hurt someoe else. So wear the sword with confidence if that's what you want to do. Just know that some folks will shake their heads and poo-poo you. Others will see you and say, "Damn. That's cool. Wish I had the brass to wear it."