Funny you should bring this up...
...I'm currently working on a piece addressing weapons - well, one weapon in particular - which I use as a jumping off point to discuss non-practical versus practical weapons in a modern day context. As most of you already know, I used to fence and do kendo, which are only street practical if you have a sword handy, and that's not very often, even for me. But I still love swordsmanship and enjoy practicing Shaolin meihuadao regularly. That being said, you'll have to wait for this piece to be complete as I don't want to let the cat out of the bag just yet. I've set the deadline for mid-April, so be patient. Maybe I'll remember this thread in three months and post it here.
Until then - get your weapons here!