Must be something to do with Yorkshire, seems there's a proliferation of sword shops 'round here - there's a very dodgy newsagents in the centre of Bradford that proudly displays swords et al (ornamental o' course) in it's window and then there's a /very/ dodgy 2nd hand shop in Shipley that sells a whole host of bladed paraphenalia, from pen knives to machetes.
I once took a Sega Saturn in there, and in my naviety asked the man if he'd swap it for a Playstation. He said "my eyes are fucking blue, not black".
Lovely chap.