04-02-2003, 09:58 PM
Hi,
Yes, there are a few master craftsmen. Even some that get raw ore and work from there. And the blades they produce are, just like the originals, a real work of art. And there lies the rub, at least for me.
Just as I would not want a reproduction of, say, the Mona Lisa, on my wall (but would not at all object to the original ;) ) I do not particularly care for a reproduction of an historical sword. The original has a quality about it from its history. One can hold it and contemplate those that held it when it was state of the art. One can consider the battles it saw (or, if later) the duels it fought in. A replica, no matter how good, just does not have that feeling attached to it (at least for me).
Every now and again I see an original being offered up for auction. And then I do indeed lust.
--Pete
Yes, there are a few master craftsmen. Even some that get raw ore and work from there. And the blades they produce are, just like the originals, a real work of art. And there lies the rub, at least for me.
Just as I would not want a reproduction of, say, the Mona Lisa, on my wall (but would not at all object to the original ;) ) I do not particularly care for a reproduction of an historical sword. The original has a quality about it from its history. One can hold it and contemplate those that held it when it was state of the art. One can consider the battles it saw (or, if later) the duels it fought in. A replica, no matter how good, just does not have that feeling attached to it (at least for me).
Every now and again I see an original being offered up for auction. And then I do indeed lust.
--Pete
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