Carrying Metal gifts to USA (elephant, eagle & peacock) for my friends

Carrying Metal gifts to USA (elephant, eagle & peacock) for my friends - Durango and Silverton on Brown Stained Train

I am travelling to Chicago (Illinois, USA) for about 20 days from Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

I have few friends in Chicago, to whom I would like to give some nice gifts.

My gifts are as follows :

  1. Metallic Elephant where height - 8cm, length - 15cm and width - 4cm
  2. Metallic Peacock where height - 5cm, length - 19cm and width - 3cm
  3. Metallic Eagle where height - 10cm, length - 8cm and width - 4cm

I am thinking to add these on my check in luggage during my travel.

I have added pictures for reference

Overall cost of these items is approximately 80$ or INR 5300

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I would like to know if the TSA officer or any security officer is going to stop me and confiscate these items during the security check? what is my best option available?






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Elephants are forced to perform and carry tourists in their trunks




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