Weapons rules

Prohibited weapons and accessories

Prohibited weapons (and certain accessories) are without exception not allowed (to be carried) on the premises of the Anime Messe Babelsberg. Should we notice any violations in this regard, we will be forced to exclude you from the event. Should any of you violate the German gun legislation we will need to contact the police. The prohibited weapons include i.e.:

• real firearms whether they are loaded, unloaded or rendered unusable
• softair guns and gas pistols whether they are loaded, unloaded or rendered unusable
• real and similar ammunition i.e. cartridges, hand grenades
• cutting and stabbing weapons with sharp or blunt metal blades or with tips such as katanas, swords, shuriken, sabres, machetes, axes, morning stars, etc.
• Knives of any kind i.e. flick knives (except for penknives)
• Missiles such as throwing stars, throwing knives, etc.
• Pyrotechnics and explosive devices such as firecrackers, rackets, etc.
• Brass knuckles, slayers, steel rods
• weapons to gag other people such as nunchucks
• No genuine imitations of firearms are allowed to be carried along.

Complained weapons

During the whole event there will be a “weapon check”. Said “weapon check” will examine if your arms can be carried along without concerns in the building of the Anime Messe Babelsberg. Should you possess weapons that may cause problem we will be able to store them for you. Please note that we will assume no liability for damages or losses and that you should collect your items in good time before closure of the fair. In case we repeatedly catch you with weapons that were objected by us, we will exclude you from the event. These objected weapons include:

• imitations or replicas of weapons of which the greater part consists of metal or wood/metal
• imitations or replicas of weapons which are longer/bigger than 1.5 m
• loose massive metal chains
• cutting and stabbing weapons with replacements for blades made out of wood, plastic, etc. (i.e. katanas, swords, sabres, machetes, axes, knifes of any kind apart from penknifes)
• rods or pipes made out of hard materials such as metal, wood, tough plastic
• riding whips of over 1 m in length, hand whips with a tape measure of over 1.5 m, whips with a staff of over 1 m and a tape measure of over 1.5 m in length
• Should you need an objected weapon for the cosplay contest please let us know. We will bring these weapons to the stage for you. Exempt therefrom are of course, prohibited weapons.

Allowed weapons

In consideration of the previous rules, the following imitations and replicas of weapons may be carried on the whole premises of the Anime Messe Babelsberg without hesitation.

• imitations and replicas of weapons made out of foam, rubber, cardboard, soft plastic, wood (not more than 3 cm thick) and thermoplastic materials which are no longer than 1.5 m when combined
• LARP weapons (“Live Action Role Play” - foam or latex copies with a stabilized centre in general)
• Missiles are allowed if they possess no hard centre and consist of soft, flexible materials.
• blunted imitations or replicas of cutting and stabbing weapons
• Shields which do not consist entirely of metal, are allowed up to a diameter of 80 cm
• Bow without a real string up to a length of 1.5 m
• Flexible and blunted spears or arrows