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lowlux

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looking for somthing to hang on the wall that looks cool.. know of any sites that sells stuff? swords and other stuff..
 
I watch the Himalayan Imports forum once in awhile for their deals of the day. I last snagged a HI Sword. I don't have it hanging on the wall, but it is sitting on my night stand. :D

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If what you want is wall-hangers and not users, then go to:
http://www.by-the-sword.com/
http://www.deepeeka.com/
http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/home.aspx
http://www.renstore.com/?sfgdata=4

But let me observe that what you buy may not be historically accurate, solidly enough built for actual use, or balanced to make a useable weapon for cutting or for any kind of live steel work, so DO NOT USE THEM FOR ANY EXERCISING OR OTHER PHYSICAL WORK WITHOUT HAVING THEM CHECKED BY A QUALIFIED SWORDSMITH. Many inexpensive swords have what is called a "rat-tail tang" where the tang is a short piece of steel from the blade to which the maker then welds an unsupported length of cheap threaded steel. The guard, hilt and pommel are then slid over this and a nut screwed down and peened. But the first time that you use it or at some invconvenient (read dangerous) point thereafter, the tang will fail and the blade will go flying off. This is most definitely not good, especially if you have sharpened the blade.

Also, if th eblade is made of stainless steel, as most wall-hangers are, the chromium in the steel tends to weaken it unless it is very specially treated, something beyond the skills of most cheap sword makers. Again, the result is a blade breaking and flying off uncontrolled. Again, a very dangerous situation.
 
I'm trying to find something even cheaper, so I wouldn't feel guilty about chopping it down to use for sword swallowing.
 
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