Have you ever seen, touched, handled, or owned a Peter Lyon Master Swordsmith Collection Lord of the Rings sword?If you could own any, which would you want? What swords would you like to see them make for the collection that they haven't made yet?
I have a cousin who's really fat and fugly but her deceased dad was a billionaire. She was a femcel for a long time but eventually married an IT support dude who proceeded to inseminate her three times. This dude was a real neckbeard. Anyhow they also adopted this child from Africa and sent him through the public healthcare system cause none of his organs worked so you paid for his organs. Their biological kids were as ugly as you expect. I haven't seen them in 10 years. Anyhow this dude did have Gandalf's word from that collection I believe.
>>64583560I'm not gonna lie but this closeup is triggering my sword autismLooks a (pretty but) supremely disappointing wall hanger, desu
My collection of swords is inherited from my grandmother. She was orientalboo, before orientalbooism. Feng Shou, Tai Chi, Kendo. The lot. I was living with her at the time of her death. It was a Saturday morning and I heard her calling out to me. She said she was dying. I disagreed. She was dead by 10 am. That haunts me. Anyway, do I need to do much to care for the swords? One is a bokken and the other is a Chinese ceremonial sword. It was a brain stem bleed by the way.
>>64583113>Master sword smith>Handle was clearly pressed and a mold en masseUnless there's a tiny ancient man is carving out the filigree by hand tools alone, you shall not pass.
>>64583113>Peter Lyon Master Swordsmith Collection Lord of the Rings sword?>If you couldNo. But many years ago I handled a find Sting and would like one.
>>64583905*fine
My brother left me a "sword". He was a tremendous faggot, before faggotry was common. Sucking dicks, eating dicks, taking dicks. The lot. I was living with him when he took his last dick. It was a Tuesday evening and I heard him calling out for me. He said he wanted dick. I disagreed. He was dead by 1pm. It haunts me. Anywho, I have a "sword" collection that I don't know how to care for. One is dildo and another is a Chinese ceremonial dragon.He died of lack of my dick btw.
>>64583560Dang, Gandalf's sword has got to be one of the most desirable ones.
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>>64583905>>64583910The interesting thing about the fine art Sting is that they actually made it nicer and closer to the initial design than the screen-used one, because back then they couldn't do the raised inlay in the grip.>>64583895Here's what Weta says about it>The 2012 Sting Fine Art Limited Edition has had the elven vine pattern machined into the grip with ultra-fine precision and the same pattern is then used to wire-cut a Fine Silver inlay. Fine Silver is the purest grade of Silver, softer and cleaner in colour than Sterling silver. Wire-cutting is a technique that allows for incredibly accurate bends and the sharpest of corners and angles. Precisely what Daniel Falconer's beautiful design requires.>Peter Lyon then spends three whole days - almost as long as for the rest of the sword - on each grip carefully working the silver vine into the groove in the wood under a magnifying glass. This is a zero tolerance process.
It seems these things are like 15k when they come up. You could get a bunch of weapons, a suit of armor and years of HEMA gym memberships and maybe some friends for that money. Not sure if it's worth it. Maybe if you make like 500k/year and you don't care about that money.
>>64583113I got the Museum Collection Anduril and it is pretty nice for the price
>>64584127>fine art Sting>Original price: USD $7999*I'm not poor, bug ouch.
>>64584497>united cutlery sting>$3295UC, really?
Interestingly the Anduril is a pretty reasonable weight. It's 135cm and 2.25kg whereas Albion's "The Archduke" is 140cm and 2.4kg.
>>64583113This grip looks like the guy who made it cast it out of some kind of aluminum bronze and then hand or laser cut some linoleum patterned like wood and superglued it over the grip. Then for the handle they decided to polish only part of it, and leave the rest rough, the texture looks like aluminum bronze which is fine for a wall hanger, and the finish is very chinese looking.
>>64584061>>64586709Glamdring > Anduril
I don't know shit about sword but are handmades always better than machinemades?
>>64586779It's cocobolo>>64584127
>>64583113Sting looks actually practicalIf I'm not the one sharpening it, I'd like the High Elf swords with the long handles. Kinda odachi-like
Probably this one. Seems kind of pricy for something that would just hang out on a wall somewhere though.
Dual wieldin' or go home bleedin'!
>>64586840Eh, always balogna, there are a lot of garbo subcontinent made sword like objects out there that are handcrafted. What is mostly true is that even very cheap mass produced modern swords have better materials and better fit and finish that originals (seriously, the amount of “good enough” in museum originals is staggering) because good materials are cheap as hell now and also the modern buyer demands greater precision than the people of the 1300s or whatever. But modern swords are made mostly by people who have little first hand experience with that makes a sword a good weapon, and the ones that get it right (that aren’t an autist’s passion project) get it right because they were made by someone who did a better job measuring and copying the characteristics of an old sword. Whether they make the sword with a CNC machine or by forging matters less than how good of a job they did being faithful to the mass distribution of an original (and how good the original they took inspiration from was). However, the people who do the best tend to use the more traditional methods because of care and the price premium that these methods can command.
>>64584061The blade profile near the cross guard is sex
>>64589004lewd
The funny thing is some of the cheaper LotR props are really well made; the Witch King one is freakishly tough enough that you can bend it multiple times so the tip touches the handle and it bounces back with no deformation.
>>64583596tung oil is enough for the actual swordthe bokken, idk, nothing?
>>64588052when you actually go and look at swords in museums you suddenly realize just how autismal japanese have always been about the quality of theirsthere is no "good enough" in a 16th century nip sword, it's always "the best it can be"btw a good sword should be tailored to one's dimensions and wishes, mass-produced stuff always has ergonomic issues, the average sized man doesn't exist
>>64583113>$9500Jesus. If I was getting any Tolkien sword I'd go for Feanor's, one of the only leaf bladed long swords out there (that doesn't cost $3k+).
>>64588003Twin daggers are such a dumb weapon set for melee. Gimli's axe was also pretty dumb. Why is it doubled sided? Why does a dwarf use a weapon that compounds their range disadvantage? Gimli should have been using a big sword spear.
>>64592099like a naginata? yeah I can see that
>>64592099labrys are lame lesbian axes that weren't used in actual warfare, true, but an axe still might preferably for a dwarf to hack away at an enemy's legs. one good hit to anywhere in their leg and it's over
>>64592832>Gimli is a lesbian in the movieslol, I hadn't figured it out, makes the interaction with Galadriel doubly funny
>>64583113I want a functional replica of Duncan Macleod's sword from Highlander, I have the United Cutlery licensed one but it's ass.
>>64593212>United Cutlery licensed one but it's assAren't most of UC products ass?
>>64594063yeah pretty much. but they were the only one making Highlander stuff at the time
>>64583596>I was living with her at the time of her death. It was a Saturday morning and I heard her calling out to me. She said she was dying. I disagreed. She was dead by 10 am. That haunts me.Sounds terrifying. I wonder how she knew. If she was in extreme pain, or if she could just feel some kind of odd sense of tired and knew the nap she was about to take would be her last. Sorry for your loss anon.
>>64593212Looks like ass desu
Apparently the next sword they're making is Theoden's sword, Herugrim. I think that's the last of the really major swords of the movies, so that's awesome. No word yet on whether it'll make that SHHIIIIINNNGGG sound when you take it out of the scabbard.https://youtu.be/iO7R2MsqgCMSeems Peter Lyon will not be working on these swords as much moving forward, leaving the making to the younger Weta smiths who didn't work on the movies.
>>64594232>HighlanderMan, that series went on and on. From Lambert to Paul, it survived the lead swap pretty well.
>>64594544as much as I love longswords, I have a special place in my heart for Heurgrim. It's pure sex.
>>64592814>like a naginata?Sorry, that's an Elven patent.
>>64592099In retrospect, Gimli was more of a brute force fighter than a technical one. A heavily overbuilt axe doesn't care what armor it's meeting, while still having a cutting edge. It works for Gimli's style.
>>64598284Also Gimli had like 5 different axes. His first one got destroyed when he tried to smash the One Ring. He used a "walking axe" (held in his left hand in pic rel) up to Moria, then picked up the double bladed axe in Balin's tomb. He also had wood cutting and throwing axes, as well as a quasi spear tipped axe.
>>64598306>Gimli had like 5 different axesGreat, now I have to watch 11.5hrs of directors cut again.
>>64598306>Also Gimli had like 5 different axesCollect them all!
>>64592099Why does a dwarf use a weapon that compounds their range disadvantage?It's better to double down and play to your strengths. For example short boxers tend to prefer infighting. If you have short range you lean into that and turn it into an advantage instead of trying to compensate and playing the opponents game, one which they're better suited for. No HEMA or buhurt practitioner claims that a shorter person should use a weapon with more reach. A midget using a polearm would still be at a disadvantage against another polearm user. And if the midget double compensates by using a longer polearm he's at even more of a disadvantage because it's too unbalanced.
>>64592099>>64601098To me the weird thing about using axes is that dwarves live underground. Trees and axes are foreign to them. They should be using pickaxes and warhammers.
>>64601322IRL there was always a lot of timber underground, shoring up mines and tunnels and building infrastructure within them (ladders, catwalks, etc.) so maybe the dwarves collected wood above ground for the same reasons and gained a lot of experience with woodworking and axes because of that.
>>64601098Are you retarded? A short person with a spear is obviously better than a short person with an axe.
>>64601488The process of digging necessitates that the earth is moved outside of the hole. So, dwarves would have to go outside frequently. I wonder where they moved all the rock they dig out of Moria.
>>64601557You just dump it down the bottomless pit and hope the balrog doesn't take offense.
>>64601577That's probably where they dumped their poo, too.
The goblins really recognized a 6000 year old blade on sight?
>>64601716Why not? They clearly sang songs a lot and had oral traditions. Obviously the Orcist sword would make it into their folklore. The fat goblin was a bit of a bitch when he saw it, though. As the leader, his natural reaction should have been anger, while the other goblins would be scared.
Something about the spike makes it...
>>64602052Well it's not exactly without precident. But it is quite stylized
>>64602052>>64602066I used to own one of those LotR props, it made for a decent machete.
>>64601322>Trees and axes are foreign to themThey have heavy need for lumber for fuel and construction such as bracing, butressing and scaffolding. Even furniture and doors too.I would assume most Dwarven mines are surrounded by forest plantations that are harvested in rotation.You need to give the hill dwarves something to do so that they don't hang out with the humans too much and get ideas about surface settlements.
>>64601557>The process of digging necessitates that the earth is moved outside of the holeIt will be stone and they probably sell it to humans and elves as building material.
>>64602551I have no doubt in this context he meant "earth" as a generic name for ore, gems, stone and dirt. And feel you are right, they had trade with above dwellers in metals, jewels and block for castles and homes. I am a little suprised the cos players and larpers haven't mentioned the discount code for Dark Knight Armory. The leather waterbottle alone is worth the larp. https://www.darkknightarmoury.com/
https://www.wetanz.com/us/herugrimMade to orderLimited Edition of 25>Herugrim was first forged for King Théoden by Peter Lyon during production for the original trilogy of films. Now, almost 30 years later, he and his team, Senior Swordsmith Christopher Menges and Swordsmith Orgo, have revisited this exquisite work of art once more as part of the Master Swordsmith’s Collection.Blade length: 27.8 in (705 mm)Total length: 36.2 in (920 mm)Total width, including cross guard: 4.2 in (108 mm)Weight: 3.8 lbs (1.74 kg)Balance Point: 680mm from the blade tip>Informed by close study of the original prop, production photography, and the passage of time itself, this edition reflects not only careful craft, but an ongoing relationship with the films and the people who made them.>The sword of King Théoden has always stood apart among the weapons of Middle-earth. It is not simply steel and grip; it is steel, bronze, and richly dyed leather, working together to give the sword character and presence.>Collectors now have the chance to choose between two interpretations: a version that reflects how Herugrim was originally crafted, and one that reflects how it appeared by the end of filming, carrying the marks of time and use. Both are true. Both tell part of the story.>This addition to the Master Swordsmith’s Collection is a reminder that the things we create are never static; they live, change, and are shaped by the hands and moments that surround them. Here, that history is preserved, and shared.PERSONALISATION OPTIONSStandard Blade – Museum FinishAged Blade – Battle WornSharpened BladeStandard Scabbard & Belt – Museum FinishAged Scabbard & Belt – Battle Worn
>>64604818So... who's gonna get it? You better not ruin it with that aged finish.
>>64604818I ain't spending $6k on a fucking wall hanger. You will never fight orcs with it.
>>64605011It's not a wall hanger though.>You will never fight orcs with it.Speak for yourself.
>>64605097>Speak for yourselfThere is ZERO chance your blade will ever see any blood, besides your own when you cut yourself.
