Lord of the Rings: Swords and Knives

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I just saw one of those "making of ..." TV shows on the movie Lord of the Rings, xxx. They said that over a thousand fantasy weapons--swords, knives, etc.--were made as props. Does anyone know if the studio will be selling some of these props and if "yes," through which dealer? Or will they be holding on to them for use in the sequels? I sure would like to see a catalog of the different designs in print or on the web. Was Gil Hibben involved in the designs?
 
The replicas are made by United, and are not that bad actually. They other 2 movies are already filmed, but I don't think that they will sell anything. That would be cool though...
If you have not seen LOTR yet, go see it, it's awesome!!!
mmtmatrix
 
I just read an article in Blade Magazine about the swords. They are marketing replicas which are now available. The article gave information about buying them. By the way, what makes you want to buy them???:confused:
 
Strange though it is to those of us who have no use for "display" peices, the LOTR series is proving to be an extremely popular seller... Let's face it, the series is one of the most popular selling books of all times, and people want a part of it to show in their homes.

Kevin
 
Blade Santa Cruz, my interest in these knives are manifold: 1) I'm interested in creative new designs with features that I may want incorporated into my "user" knives. 2) Most of my knives are for "play" purposes--I only actually carry/use 15% of all that I own--and I'm always looking for new toys. 3) Although I do have some limited edition knives, I'm not an investor; however, I think it makes sense to purchase things before they become popular and result in low supplies and high prices. Thanks for asking.

I have no experience with United replicas but have always suspected that those replicas may be lacking in the quality that I'm looking for--if you know what I mean ;). I feel that the studio props, if available and affordable, should be of satisfactory quality and higher collectable value than the commercial replicas.
 
The article I read on the swords left the impression that they were reasonably well thought-out with significant research and thought going into the final design. I believe the price range was somewhere around $200-$300, depending on which model you bought, which doesn't seem horribly high. However, I also think a fair number of each design was going to be produced, so their collector/appreciation potential might not be all that high. Anyone really interested should read the articles for themselves and make up their own minds.

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