VJKK, VJKF
well ye but u see them 2day, they r a piss take, the reason 4 5 shastar is the pure fact in Dasam Granth that a GurSikh should always have 5 Shastar on them at all times.
this is sumthing i practice myself. the Shastar in my damala are a 'backup' as you could put it.
dont know if any of u know this, but even if 1 of the tips of your kanga brakes off, its no longer a valid kanga... hence y nihangs (cant say all) have 2 in there kesh.
i mean taking it 2 the extrem of having a lil kanga round ur neck or even a kashera is something to worry about.
also with the shastar in your kesh, @ the highest and id say the most respectable place on our bodies, i dont c the wrong in it.
bottom line is your not with out ur Kirpan in this case.
better than removing it totaly.
and even with the neck ones, they might say sumthing... the ones in ur dastar r hidden but also hard to get to which would show ur intentions of NOT wanting to harm any1.