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Slaying over ‘prized samurai sword’ leaves 1 Portland brother dead, the other in prison (www.oregonlive.com)

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[–] aeronmelon 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A Samurai sword in Oregon? In the possession of a couple of middle-aged (and probably white) dudes? Bet you lunch it’s a replica.

[–] SquiffSquiff 6 points 1 day ago

A lot of 'samurai swords' in media are really just machetes frankly. The linked article describes

Gus Lawrence admitted to using his feet to bend his brother’s “prized samurai sword” into an L-shape while trying to break it, according to a bail memo.

Yeah it's mall ninja kit.

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