Lord Aykroyd
Super Freak
I just found a MC Glamdring for $599 + shipping. Is this a good deal? Thanks for the help.
nash said:I heard from people on the RPF forum that United Cutlery is not a manufacturer, but instead only a "distributor". People were saying that UC doesn't even make their own stuff, they just buy them from another company and put their UC name to it while selling.
True or false?
nash said:I heard from people on the RPF forum that United Cutlery is not a manufacturer, but instead only a "distributor". People were saying that UC doesn't even make their own stuff, they just buy them from another company and put their UC name to it while selling.
True or false?
I wouldnt stroke UC too hard and fast. Their quality is passable, but by far nothing compared to other sword manufacturers. UC stuff are 'wallhangers' at best. Their quality is fine for simply looking at. But when put next to a real sword, you can't even compare. At the suggested retail prices UC "Tried" to sell their swords at, for the quality you are getting at that high price is just absurd. Thankfully many retailers marked them down 50% or more, and rightfully so.gtb said:True or not, their quality is so far assured... from I understand from many in this forum... at least no one really talk about swords from other companies...e.g. Noble?
The Earl of Dunfield said:Does the MC sting require constant polishing too? What should I use for a polish?
nash said:I wouldnt stroke UC too hard and fast. Their quality is passable, but by far nothing compared to other sword manufacturers. UC stuff are 'wallhangers' at best. Their quality is fine for simply looking at. But when put next to a real sword, you can't even compare. At the suggested retail prices UC "Tried" to sell their swords at, for the quality you are getting at that high price is just absurd. Thankfully many retailers marked them down 50% or more, and rightfully so.
nash said:I wouldnt stroke UC too hard and fast. Their quality is passable, but by far nothing compared to other sword manufacturers. UC stuff are 'wallhangers' at best. Their quality is fine for simply looking at. But when put next to a real sword, you can't even compare. At the suggested retail prices UC "Tried" to sell their swords at, for the quality you are getting at that high price is just absurd. Thankfully many retailers marked them down 50% or more, and rightfully so.
Radagaster said:Here's a sample of what one of these actual props was:
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Rad, did you buy this?! Where did you find it? Its amazing.
gtb said:Pardon my ignorance, but there isn't many other sword manufacturers that I know of that produce commercial (for sale to the public) props from the LOTR movies. If you really want to talk about the real thing, then it have to be coming from the forging fires in Weta then.
They are after all props, we are not really going to use it for hacking and slashing, are we?
The real thing that I know of are those of Japanses samurai swords, and those really good ones are expensive... for they are hand-made.
Radagaster said:...that is not a replica sold by a 3rd party manufacturer. Rather, that is the real prop made by Weta themselves that found their way into the homes of true collectors. That is why the detail on it is quite astounding.
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