Great for disembowelling enemies of all kinds Gangs are getting a terrifying X-Men-style weapon

Gangs are getting a terrifying X-Men-style weapon that can rip the guts out of its victims. Customs have intercepted several parcels from the US containing “handspikes” like those worn by the film’s mutant character Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. The £40 Tomahawk Skull Gauntlet comes with three razor-sharp foot-long steel blades attached to a glove. The most recent seizure was at Coventry Airport last week. Two weapons were being imported from the US to gang-ravaged Peckham, South London. An internet review of the weapon says: “With this gauntlet strapped to your arm there is no question you are the man in charge. This monstrous handspike will not only protect your grip but will send your foes running in the other direction.” Another adds: “Great for disembowelling enemies of all kinds. Just don’t get too carried away.” A police source said: “The gangs see the weapon as the last word in one-upmanship. They say, ‘You’ve got a knife, I’ve got something more fearsome.’” The find was revealed after four days of violence in London that saw six murders. Three victims were teenagers knifed to death. Last night the dad of Damilola Taylor, who was murdered in Peckham in 2000, called for the Government to jail anyone caught with the weapon. Richard Taylor, 60, said: “There is no justification for this weapon on Britain’s streets.”