I thought it was illegal to sell these things!

'morning All
I don't go looking in shops much, so perhaps I'm a bit naive in some ways. I was at the Ettamogah Pub complex on the weekend, and came across a shop selling these amazingly gruesome knives, knuckle dusters, etc. There were large knives with a star picket profile (3 sharpened edges), with numerous back pointing barbs, and knuckle guards with long sharp points. There were knuckle dusters with studs and curved knife edges filled to both ends. Swords, more amazing knives. I couldn't believe it!

Now I've always liked hand crafted quality knives, where you can appreciate the craftmanship, but these things were not collectors items (at least in my mind)...they are weapons which are designed to do sickening damage. Exactly the sort of thing I've recently seen (on TV) used by some gang of thugs. I thought even flick knives were illegal, and that the hand crafted knive people were no longer allowed to sell their wares at markets, etc.

Does any one know if it is legal to sell these things?

Regards
Brid