10-18-2003, 09:09 PM
Saying you would only want a reproduction that used the original steel doesnt make sense to me.
If a fairly ordinary carbon steel is used and and forged much as an original sword was, it will will look like an original sword and feel like one in the hand. If it had a higher tensil dtrength or a more elastic blade, I fail to see how that could make this reprodution a lesser item than a reprodution made with more primative steel.
They look the same, and feel the same and are both reproductions.
Now I understand the perspective that you might want no reproductions at all. An original item has a certain validity to it simply is not there in a copy. A reproduction is just an other name name for a "fake" no matter what its made of.
My self I have a reproduction and like it. Its build to the dimensions of an original light weight 2-handed sword and the blade is hand forged, although its a more workman like sword than any seen here.
Why do I like it ? Because I can walk out in my back yard and swing it around if/when I feel like it, and I get a kick out of that.
I used to fence and its fun to play around with an epee, but occassionally its a nice change to swing around a blade that might lop you poor enemy in half.
If a fairly ordinary carbon steel is used and and forged much as an original sword was, it will will look like an original sword and feel like one in the hand. If it had a higher tensil dtrength or a more elastic blade, I fail to see how that could make this reprodution a lesser item than a reprodution made with more primative steel.
They look the same, and feel the same and are both reproductions.
Now I understand the perspective that you might want no reproductions at all. An original item has a certain validity to it simply is not there in a copy. A reproduction is just an other name name for a "fake" no matter what its made of.
My self I have a reproduction and like it. Its build to the dimensions of an original light weight 2-handed sword and the blade is hand forged, although its a more workman like sword than any seen here.
Why do I like it ? Because I can walk out in my back yard and swing it around if/when I feel like it, and I get a kick out of that.
I used to fence and its fun to play around with an epee, but occassionally its a nice change to swing around a blade that might lop you poor enemy in half.