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Originally posted by Fire
Hey guys- just your friendly neighborhood sword dealer again- United swords are strictly wall hangers- pretty though- I swear I cried tears of blood when I heard they got the contract to produce those- The lotr swords are designed well, and functional, but United builds em out of stainless (which snaps when used as a sword) and the tang is a rat tail- ie junky piece of thread rod- sigh- they look good though- BE SURE you buy the authentic repro- I've been seeing some damn good pirated copies out of both china and pakistan- these in some cases are hard for me to tell from the originals and I do this for a living- Bud K sells the real thing and I belive they are the lowest price this week....
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He's dead on the spot with that info. United Cutlery is the only company that makes the official movie swords. They are for decoration only and not meant to be used.
However, the Uruk-hai sword is actually made of high-carbon, so you might be able to use that one if you really wanted to...