Steel Dawn: sword info?

[Razoredj]

I watched the 1987 Patrick Swayze film Steel Dawn the other day. While it's a mediocre B-grade film, I enjoyed the fight scenes. Patrick Swayze wields a curious tubular-handled, double-edged blade that appears to be manufactured of sheet metal (as is most everything in the future -- apparently, the Apocalypse always involves a big discount on sheet metal and chicken wire). The tubular handle enables him to do a lot of flashy spinning and twirling of the blade.

Meanwhile, Swayze's nemesis (an actor whose name I do not recall but who played the balding archvillain in the Jeff Speakman vehicle Street Knight, if I remember correctly) staggers around like he's got a bad case of thigh inflammation, wearing a genuinely awful Tina Turner wig to cover his balding pate. He's got a nice pair of matched short swords, though.

Anyone seen this movie? Anybody ever heard anything about reproduction swords from the film? Any comments at all?

Razor

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[J.Rice]

Yeah, I saw it a few years back. I remember thinking Swayze's sword was pretty cool, too.
I don't recall ever having seen any reproductions from that movie, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're not out there....

 

[L6steel]

I've seen the movie a few times. The swords actually look like they're aluminum to me. Might be wrong though. I always thought Swayze's was kinda dorky lookin. Straight edge and way too narrow of a tip to be realistic. Ok late night flick though. Take care! Michael

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