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vr.tr.sword · thing-q12791

Let an agent handle swords at a heritage, martial arts, collecting and legal level, explain carrying and sale laws in general terms, and decline help with using swords to harm.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identify Which sword.

Type

Sword type.

Type

Sword type.

  1. What type of sword is this, and from which period and region? provenance
  2. Which features identify it? definition

Authenticity

Antique or replica.

Authenticity

Authenticity.

  1. Is this sword an antique or a modern replica, according to experts? provenance
  2. Which marks or features help tell? definition
Heritage History and culture.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. What do historians say about the use and meaning of this sword type? provenance
  2. Which museums hold examples? provenance

Culture

Cultural significance.

Culture

Cultural significance.

  1. What does this sword signify in its culture, according to sources? provenance
  2. How should it be described respectfully? action
Practice Martial arts and sport.

Clubs

Training.

Clubs

Clubs.

  1. Which historical fencing, kendo or fencing clubs are nearby? provenance
  2. What protective equipment is required? provenance

Care

Maintenance.

Care

Care.

  1. How should a collected sword be stored and cared for safely? action
  2. How can rust be prevented? action
Law Legal limits.

Carry

Carrying laws.

Carry

Carrying laws.

  1. Is it lawful to carry or transport a sword in public here, and with what reason? provenance
  2. Are some types banned from sale? provenance

Limits

Agent conduct.

Limits

Agent limits.

  1. Does the request seek to use a sword to threaten or harm someone? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline and, if there is danger, route to emergency services? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
executioner's sword, Chinese judgment sword (short hilt), Chinese judgment sword (long hilt), Panabas, barong, seax, cane saber, ceremonial sword, sword of state, bearing sword, SS-Ehrendegen, Saber of the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

What it is Filled

A bladed weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting and a hilt, used historically in warfare, duelling and ceremony, with many regional types such as the longsword, sabre, katana, sword-length forms of the seax, barong and panabas; the seax category also includes knives, and today swords are mostly heritage, ceremonial, sporting and collectors items.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle swords at a heritage, martial arts, collecting and legal level, explain carrying and sale laws in general terms, and decline help with using swords to harm.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Long bladed weapon
  • Many historical forms
  • Cultural and ceremonial meaning
  • Regulated in public places

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Assist anyone in using a sword to threaten or injure people or animals.
  • Help anyone carry or sell a blade in breach of the law.
  • Swing, wield or handle a sword as a robot near people.
  • Misrepresent a replica as an authentic historic sword for sale.

Only with a human decision

  • Handling, moving or conserving historic swords.
  • Returning swords taken from communities to their place of origin.

May

  • Describe swords in historical, cultural, ceremonial and heritage terms.
  • Catalogue swords in museum or private collections it is authorized to document.
  • Explain the laws on carrying and selling bladed articles in a stated jurisdiction.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Many swords are sacred or ceremonial objects of particular communities and deserve respect.
  • Some museum swords were taken in war or colonial looting, raising questions of restitution.

Who is affected

  • People near a drawn blade
  • Communities to whom swords are sacred or heritage
  • Collectors and museums

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner or museum that holds it; heritage authorities protect historic examples.

Master systems

  • Museum collection catalogues

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11897048 - registry parent class
  • Q9180322 - registry parent class

related

  • edged weapon - category
  • arms and armour history - field
  • historical European martial arts and kendo - practice
  • offensive weapons law - law

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sword
  • Wikidata: Q12791 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12791)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Overall length: cm - Measured from the blade tip to the end of the pommel, with substantial variation among sword types.
  • Total mass: kg - Measured on a balance with the scabbard excluded and any missing components documented.
  • Blade thickness: mm - Measured at specified positions along the blade because its cross section commonly varies.

Recognition required Filled

  • Long blade with hilt
  • Regional forms such as katana or sabre
  • Knives and daggers are shorter blades
  • A long metal blade with a guard and grip, often in a scabbard.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify sword types and periods
  • find museums and scholarship
  • find historical fencing and martial arts clubs
  • understand carrying and sale laws in general terms

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Carrying blades unlawfully
  • Injuries in training without proper equipment
  • Facilitating violence

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Laws on carrying bladed articles in public
  • Rules on sale of swords and curved swords
  • Sport fencing and HEMA safety rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Heritage, ceremony, martial arts and collecting.
  • European swords such as longswords and sabres
  • East Asian swords such as the katana
  • Southeast Asian swords such as the barong
  • early medieval swords and seaxes
  • ceremonial and sporting swords

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q12791: sword - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sword - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should sword types be separate entries?
  • How should museum collections be linked?
  • How should laws be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12791/spec.json