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Hidden sword prompts product removal

LONDON (UPI) -- A 31-year-old man says his discovery of a sword hidden inside a walking stick has prompted the product's removal from a British department store chain.

Steve Pearn said from the moment his partner gave him a walking stick purchased from the British retail chain TK Maxx he knew something was a bit odd about the item, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

Pearn told the newspaper the stick seemed unusually heavy so he examined it and found a tapered sword inside.

"We got the fright of our lives when the blade appeared out of the stick. It was huge and very sharp," he said.

A TK Maxx spokeswoman said after hearing about the hidden weapon, the company removed the product from its stores.

"We took urgent steps to remove them from the floor today, therefore they are not available in any of our 220 stores," the unidentified official said, adding the store had been unaware of the weapon's existence.

The Telegraph said TK Maxx officials, whose store was also blamed for selling a jacket with a penknife attached to it, have said they will improve their regulatory policies.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 10/06/2008

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