![]() He admits he takes every precaution and tells patrons to check on the laws. (Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli | Houlton Pioneer Times) Some of the martial arts swords displayed in the Serpent’s Edge in downtown Houlton. If the knife is visible on a belt, for example, that is fine, but if it is covered by a coat, it is considered a concealed weapon, he said. Maine allows people to own most types of knives and bladed instruments, but there are strict laws about concealing certain types of knives like a bowie knife, Davila said. If a customer requests it, he will carry the polyurethane or foam reproductions. But show pieces for collectors and medieval weapons for cosplay are also popular.Īt first he refused to carry many of the flimsy show pieces, but discovered that at many cosplay conventions like ComicCon and Renaissance Fairs the steel blades are banned. (Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli | Houlton Pioneer Times)ĭavila deals in beautifully-patterned Damascus steel-bladed daggers, bowie knives, swords, whale knives and others for hunting and skinning large game, as well as show pieces for collectors. Chris Davila, owner of Serpent’s Edge in downtown Houlton shows a Damascus steel knife in his shop. Still, to do it right takes a several-thousand-dollar investment and it may take him a while to put it together, he said.įor now, he offers blade sharpening and light restoration, he said. There’s a crystal and gem shop, a medieval gaming shop restaurant and dinner theater, a yoga and tea shop and a boutique pet store that sells interesting reptiles like bearded dragons.ĭavila used to make knives and other bladed implements like axes and tomahawks and he is slowly gathering items to start doing that again. ![]() The Serpent’s Edge is one of several offbeat shops that have opened on Market Square in the past year. “I love collecting all sorts of weaponry and I had so much of it, the only logical thing to do was to start selling so I could buy more,” he said, laughing. He began selling at gun shows and reptile shows for several years before opening his shop earlier this year in Houlton. “She had a big meal a few days ago,” said shop owner, Chris Davila, 34, who owns 50 large snakes, mostly boas and a few pythons.ĭavila’s shop evolved from a weaponry collection he started as a teen. And as the shop’s owner talks to a customer about a cutlass - a saber or slashing sword like in Pirates of the Caribbean - Betty is barely visible. ![]() HOULTON, Maine - Betty, an albino boa constrictor is curled up in a cozy corner of her aquarium in the Serpent’s Edge weaponry shop in downtown Houlton. Chris Davila, owner of Serpent's Edge in downtown Houlton removes the sheath from a Katana sword in his shop. ![]()
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