Yup, swords that you can actually use in a real fight, swords that don't do this: http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/Knives.mpeg

I'm not much of a sword expert unfortunately, but I did find some interesting tidbits on the net.

General sword info can be found here:

http://swordforum.com/sfu/

This one is a nice read on the properties of a good sword:

http://swordforum.com/sfu/primer/wellmade.html

Scroll down on the link and look for Peter Lyon's post on the functionality of LOTR swords. He and John Howe created them for the movie.

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.ph...25&pagenumber=3

Kit Rae, the UC sword designer, also made a post regarding the same subject in http://www.thefantasyforum.com . I can't find it at the moment but you can search the forum yourselves. There's a section dedicated to LOTR weapons and his nick is "Nasnandos"

wow..i'll definately get the swords of the elves of Galadhrim!! so coool.....


est. $400+??

hey, did any1 notice tat the wall plaque for the limited anduril strangely resembles the head piece of aragorn's mount, brego??

the UC guys must have taken their inspiration from it, i guess..

Now that u mentioned it, I do noticed that it's moderned after the head piece of brego.

Yeap... It looks like it from the front view... Even the crown which he uses.. Its the same!!!

jus visited the Masters Replica website... from the 'flash sequence'... think they will prob be releasing replicas of sting, gandalf's staff and of cos the One ring...

I think their sting can glow blue. So they might make gandalf staff light up.

the Sting does glow. saw a few pics of it from the US Toy Fair.

Whoa cool... Must see!!!

the sword seems to have some sorta cable attached to it.. can onli guess its the glowing element...

yeah saw the cable too. would look pretty unsightly. wonder if the pic was of the final product.

got myself a sword of the ring wraith today... was initially torn between tat and the scabbard for strider's sword... but.. oh well.. guess.. a sword beats a scabbard hands down.. haha..

anyway... for the umpteenth time, was told by caesar's staff that new UC LOTR releases will be in the nxt couple of wks time.. haha.. hv been told tat since last yr... always... "in a few wks time" etc etc..

wat is coming in will be elven knife of strider and king elendil's helm..
plus resupp of older stocks...

i am really just waiting for the Elven infantry sword....skipped my hadhafang...hai...svaed the money for a digi cam..haha..

do you guys know the retail price for the 2 staffs?

its 330.65 each for members at caesar's

heard tat caesar's having special promotion at the LOTR exhibition... 1 ticket stub plus purchase of any LOTR sword will entitle one to a Sting for less than 300 bucks (think its 50% off)...

too bad i already got my sting liao le

hmm.....$330.65 for a staff is pretty reasonable.

yup... tats wat i thought too.. so i already pre-ordered liao!!

for those looking to get strider's elven knife... heard it shld be in at caesar's either to day or tmr...

Man have ot go back to check new things out... So long never go shop work liaoz...

probably won't get any new swords for the next 3-4 months. spent so much $$ on SSW statues and my imminent marriage.

me jus came back from caesar's... they hv in store resup of older swords plus elendil's helm and elven knife...

the latter is darn nice!! however... veri veri sharp and i dun think my parents are keen on having something as lethal as tat lying abt the hse..

gt myself an anduril miniature for the fun of it..

oh.. and the new UC catalogue for 2004 in liao.. unfortunately no pix of upcoming items.. ie.. herugrim, anduril scabbard...

Hahaha... sounds cool... Will be heading to work this weekend at Suntec... Hope to check it out...

saw a guy at yahoo auctions selling his swords of the ring wraith and witchking for 280 each...

too bad i already got those liao...

looks like UC will be having lotsa competition not onli from master replicas... jus read from LOTRG that noble collections is carrying stocks of licensed sword replicas from some spanish company... they already hv churned out replicas of narsil, glamdring and sting, also... they produced gandalf the grey's tree stump staff...

http://www.noblecollection.com/catalog/catalog.cfm?catid=17

wow...sweet...tempted to get the rings and the arwens necklace..lol...

any one ordered frm them?

buy jewellery from Noble Collectiob but if you want replica swords, get them From United Cutlery. they are of better workmanship.

don't you think US$295 for GTG's staff is pricey? you can get GTW's or Saruman's staff for only SG$330.

i'm just perturbed tat the licenses hv being granted to so many companies... hmm... on the one hand will lead to a deluge of similar prdts.... since i am already so into UC products... it isn't the best thing to happen for me...

but... mebbe, with increased competition, UC will be under greater pressure to produce better quality stuff...

you mean the stuff they produce are of low quality now?

here is an official pic of Herugrim, King Theoden's sword.





This officially licensed replica of Herugrim comes with a certificate of authenticity and a wooden display plaque.

Overall Length: 36-1/2"
Blade Length: 27=1/2"
Blade Thickness: 1/4"
Blade Material: Tempered, 420 J2 stainless steel, false-edged.
Handle Material: Solid metal guard and pommel with antiqued brass plated finish. Genuine leather-wrapped grip. Rat tail tang construction.
Plaque: 11" x 10-1/2" x 3/4" wood, with silkscreened design of the men of Rohan.

ooh.. looks real great and tempting!!!

any idea when tat will be in?? end of the year??

nope. should be soon. I'm guessing end April, early May.

How much will it cost?

495?? for non-members??

Anyone can tell me what is the price for Aragon's sword ?? I saw one at $750...Too ex.

Herugrim should be S$495 for non-members and S$420 for members at Caesars.

which Aragorn sword are you referring to singatron? Anduril or his Ranger sword which he carried when he was Strider.

And $750 is freaking ex... Unless u talking about the limited edition one....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=43337

hmm...so cheap ar...u think can buy!?

and any one ordered blades overseas?? canm get clearance?

legola's fighting knives shld be making their appearances soon... also.. heard tat caesar's has gotten some UL andurils for display in their stores.. which means.. they'll be rolling in soon too..

hey... all ye faithful collectors of LOTR weaponry.. me wanna ask... wats ur favourite blade in ur collection??

my personal fav is Glamdring... darn nice and intricate... its also my most perfect one.. little tarnishes etc..

on the US side, UC has just released the staffs of the wizards... hurrah!! finally!!

will prob see them shipping in sometime nxt month...

legolas' fighting knives in already.. heard there is a long waiting list for it... lucki me not into sharp elven blades...

my staffs coming in real soon.. as well as the new UL anduril... like mebbe in a few wks time...

how much did you pay for the staffs guoyi? I'm trying to see if I can get it cheaper online. I'm in a real predicament. I really want to get Helmet of King Elendil but the price is the stumbling block. But if anyone really wants to buy the helmet, online is the place to go. It's at least SG$200 cheaper.

alamak! after 2 swords and 2 staffs you're running out of space? me already have 4 plus 1 coming soon....hopefully.