Sword to Swallow

Introduce this sword and tell that you have been to India and that you have met a fakir. Explain that you are going to put this entire sword in your throat. Then lean your head, open your mouth and swallow slowly the sword. When you are arrived to the hilt, turn right, left : the sword is effectively in your mouth. Retire it, it is intact.
It measures 57 cm (22.8") and 44 cm (17.6") the blade.