04-01-2003, 10:19 PM
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=1011-GT
It's a Chinese blade, not a Japanese one. Similar to a Katana crossed with a Scimitar, but a bit more elegant, IMHO, than any Scimitar could claim to be.
Also, another similar blade:
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=2064-GT
And perhaps even closer to that depicted in the movie:
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=2074-GT
:) Ain't it great being a sword collector? Truthfully, I have no Tolkien blades. I despise all "display" pieces as inferior and an insult to the swordsman's art. But, being a Tolkien fan, I'm willing to make an exception with these. I still hate display pieces, and am not fond of these by much more than any other display piece, but I can honestly say that I have considered buying them. If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna get them all. All or nothing, that's how it is with me. :) However, not yet. Not anytime soon. I need my Godfred sword first. Oh, how I love THAT blade.
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=1010-GT
Best European blade I've ever wielded. Brings out the Viking blood in me (I'm part Norwegian). God bless that blade, for it is truly something. Though I'd kill to have a blade crafted in the old ways by a true blacksmith, this is probably as close as I'm going to get until I can 1) track down said smith, and 2) afford the blade. ;)
Someday. :) That's the next blade on my long list, and I will have it. :)
It's a Chinese blade, not a Japanese one. Similar to a Katana crossed with a Scimitar, but a bit more elegant, IMHO, than any Scimitar could claim to be.
Also, another similar blade:
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=2064-GT
And perhaps even closer to that depicted in the movie:
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=2074-GT
:) Ain't it great being a sword collector? Truthfully, I have no Tolkien blades. I despise all "display" pieces as inferior and an insult to the swordsman's art. But, being a Tolkien fan, I'm willing to make an exception with these. I still hate display pieces, and am not fond of these by much more than any other display piece, but I can honestly say that I have considered buying them. If I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna get them all. All or nothing, that's how it is with me. :) However, not yet. Not anytime soon. I need my Godfred sword first. Oh, how I love THAT blade.
http://www.casiberia.com/cas_website/produ....asp?id=1010-GT
Best European blade I've ever wielded. Brings out the Viking blood in me (I'm part Norwegian). God bless that blade, for it is truly something. Though I'd kill to have a blade crafted in the old ways by a true blacksmith, this is probably as close as I'm going to get until I can 1) track down said smith, and 2) afford the blade. ;)
Someday. :) That's the next blade on my long list, and I will have it. :)
Roland *The Gunslinger*