Any rapiers or sword replicas on your walls?

[Sciurus Rex]

Just wondering how many of you here have bought at least one sword for decoration at home. What did you pick and why?

[Masterfulks]

I have a few, and working on more.

I have......

Conan replica
Duncan Highlander Katana
Connor Highlander Katana (ebay ones)
Excalibur
WW1 Saber

We have a bunch back home. My parents used to travel and collect relics.

I got all mine mainly just for kicks. To support my favorite movies

[three_hundred_fifty_five]

Sciurus Rex,
You seem to have a certain amount of down time with the frequency you visit this bulletin board.

Or do you catch up when you are sleeping?

[Peach]

Pot, meet kettle.

[swordsen]

I have a few but they are not replicas.

[sabreur]

I have a pair of late 19th Century dueling sabres, a single 19th Century dueling sabre, a Patton sabre, a matched pair of 19th Century fencing sabres, a single 19th Century fencing sabre (with a different guard), and a 19th Century fencing cutlass (like the sabres, but with a shorter blade.

Regards, MR

[DamedEscrime]

I have 4 short swords. Not real good quality, but heavy. My hubby found them at a yard sale and thought they'd make a "perfect" gift. They also came with a mace. Generally, I collect miniatures.
One intersting piece I have is a camel whip. Inside the handle is a 12" dagger of sorts. It has an odd corkscrew shape to it. Came from Saudi Arabia I believe.

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[Christopher J Umbs]

Actually, I don't own many sharps. I have tons of rapiers, longswords, smallswords, sideswords, daggers, etc.. but they are all practice blades and they go in my bag, not on the wall. The only sharps that I have are my bowie and my Fairburn, though I'm looking to pick up a mid-sized navaja at some point.

Chris

[Link14]

I have a Navy Officer's Sword....good for cutting wedding cakes, but that's about it. Didn't buy it for decoration though, it's been handed down for two generations now. Figure I'd hold on to it in case one of my daughters decides to join.

One of these days, I'm going to buy a Patton sabre, they're my favorites.

[neevel]

I've got a Christopher Roby Co. m1860 officers' sabre from the (U.S.) Civil War-- the wire from the grip is mostly gone and the scabbard drag is missing, but the blade's in pretty good shape (some minor, but inactive, rust pitting) with fairly elaborate etching along the upper 2/3. I've never had it appraised, but I assume it's worth more than the $100 I picked it up for ten years ago. If it ever was sharpened (military sabres frequently weren't by the second half of the 19th c.), it's long since been dulled.

The other 'real' sword I've got is an Atrim Oakeshott Type XII (one of the Albion models from last year). It's a plain, functional weapon, and it can be fun to try cutting with it against suitable targets.

I'm not much interested in 'decorator' weapons-- the only way I'd really want to acquire one is by making the 8 at the Remenyik Open .

-Dave

[HilandDoug]

One of my old fencing sabers was used at Moonitic’s wedding to cut her cake! It had one of the old “H” blades from France Lames, and was used for 4 years by my old coach while he fenced at Wayne State University, and by me when I fenced at Michigan State during the “dry” years. It just broke this summer at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. It was over 25 years old. I think I may have cried.

On to my collection:

-Started with a Victorian era saber I bought at an antique shoppe in Warwick, down the street from Warwick Caste.
-Basket-hilted broad sword (manufacturer unknown) above fireplace.
-Basket-hilted broad sword from C.A.S.Iberia, worn w/ kilt at MichRenFest
-Large claymore with Highland Thistle pommel (manufacturer unknown-very cheap)
-Scottish medieval sword (CAS Iberia)
-Brass cup-hilted rapier (from Museum Replicas)
-Swept-hilt rapier with parrying dagger purchased from “the Edge” catalogue for $180 for both-same as appear in Museum Replicas catalogue for $250 rapier and $120 dagger. (At that price, how could I say no?)
-Ring-hilt rapier w/ “sword blade” on sale from Museum Replicas.
-Pappenheimer rapier (CAS Iberia)
-Smallsword patterned after Scottish Noble’s weapon (CAS Iberia)

Not suprisingly, five of them are Scottish, or patterned after Scottish weapons. I don’t count the little foil-like thing from Toledo, Spain that I have had since I was 12, because I don’t consider it a “real” sword. I have semi-retired the Raedelli saber from Negrini that was purchased for the Italian Dueling Saber Seminar and Tournament sponsored by the Association for Historical Fencing, and I don’t count the bamboo shinai. So that’s 10 weapons that are currently on the wall of my bedroom, and one in my living room above the fireplace (basket hilted broadsword, of course). I’m pretty sure that’s everything so far. I still need to add a few things to my collection, like more real antiques, and something like a hand-and-a-half, and a Viking weapon. But if I find a late 80’s or early 90’s 911, I might get that first.


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[Event Horizon]

My collection is about the size of a hobbit compared to everyone else's collection. I have one 1850 French Army Officers Cavalry sword. It's a bit rusty and have yet to determine if it is a replica. My other sword is a Katana that isn't sharpened. I don't know why it was made that way. Maybe for practicing? I dunno. Hope to collect more in the future. I bought both at gun shows because that seems the only place I can find swords...except maybe ebay?

[Scaramouche]

The only one I've got is a Celtic leaf-blade sword with a brass and mahogany hilt. Nothing spectacular (did I spell that word right? geezle peezle I can't think today!) but it makes me happy. The hilt's great though it's in the shape of a little guy with a little head for the pommel and everything. You gotta love anthropormorphism <img src="graemlins/dunce.gif" border="0" alt="[Dunce]" />

and Masterfulks, rock on with those Highlander katanas! Aaaaaaah! Can I come over and play with them?

[Eileen]

I've got a scaled down replica of a Spanish Sword (not sure of the name, it was a gift).

Best letter opener I've ever had. I would've taken it to work but I think my co-workers at the time were already scared of me.

[DamedEscrime]

Heck, Eileen, I took all of mine to my office and A foil too. My co worker know that I am practicing my lunges when they here me beating on the bulletin board. (I usually get boared around 3:30)

[Eileen]

::chuckles::

Dame, that must have been pretty distracting for your co-workers at first...

::chunk...chunk...chunk::: "What the...?!"

It is interesting what is classified as a weapon though; my letter opener does have what could be called a cutting edge (if you pressed hard enough) and the point is definitely sharp enough to do damage.

On the other hand I had an extremely dull bladed replica sword I had to travel with for work to be used as a prop for an Academy Awards party and I had to check it in as a weapon. This was also way before the present heightened security state of the airways.