04-02-2003, 12:06 AM
Artega,Apr 2 2003, 11:44 AM Wrote:I'd rather have a standard historically accurate and well-smithed long sword than some aluminum replica used in movies.These replicas are stainless steel, not aluminium. Weight-wise they are similar to the real deal. They won't hold much of an edge though and probably aren't designed with impact resistance in mind either.
Swords used in movies usually range from a polymer stunt sword (rigid version of the stuff that forms wetsuits) to aluminium. LOTR also used spring steel weapons.
Heed the Song of Battle and Unsheath the Blades of War