You call yourself a Drizzt fanboy?

[javapadawan]

But do you have these?
http://previews.diamondcomics.com/products/collectibles_novelties/mar_04/08_drizzt.html

Not yet. I ordered them almost three months ago as a birthday present for my husband. I really hope they arrive by late March...

 

[Grayhawk]

Stainless steel does not a good sword make;

I'm aware of that, but since no sword makers I know of would be able to make it live up to this: 'Very bright was the sword when it was made whole again; the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen.', I guess I can settle for a non battle-ready stainless steel replica, as long as it looks good on my wall.

But I agree that the 'Lord of the Rings' stamp is a drawback (even though it's very small on one side of the blade, just over the hilt). All in all I'm very pleased with the craftmanship of the whole thing, considering it's meant for decoration purposes only.

 

[Henry]

That's correct. The frost brand scimitar that became known as...
(SNIP)
Sure they look cool, but they shouldn't be from a literary stand-point.

Behold - he don't NEED no blades to prove it.

(greetings from one Drizzt Fanboy to another)

 

[Henry]

I know that I'm not likely to actually use any of my sword collection, but I like knowing I could.

Good point, but if I'm defending myself, I'm grabbing the pistol.

 

[Dark Jezter]

When Bob Salvatore named one of the swords Twinkle, I just about fell over laughing. When it comes to cool and evocative sword names, "Glamdring" it isn't. I bet he wields it along with his short sword Frilly and his dagger Prance.

Want to know what I thought of when I read The Hobbit for the first time and Bilbo named his sword "Sting"?

 

[Mach2.5]

There are actually quite a few decent swordmakers out there that deal in specialized exotic and fantasy swords. Note, I said swordmakers, not stores that sell swords en mass.

Here's an example (follow some of the links provided on the site to find more)

Can you say Wow? I knew you could.

Also realise that if your buying a sword for under a few hundred dollars, its likely to be crap. Buying from catalogue vendors also assures cheap quality (even if they look okay mounted on a wall). Quality is not cheap. Experienced weapon makers are becoming more and more rare these days, such rarity drives the prices very high. If you do manage to find a custom smith who works inexespensively, consider yourself quite lucky.

 

[Grayhawk]

That site linked to above has a flail head made from a d20!

Other than that, I must say that I'm not much for the 'fantasy' style of weapons they make; swords with serrated and curvy blades, etc.

 

[Chainsaw Mage]

Good point, but if I'm defending myself, I'm grabbing the pistol.

Heh heh...no kidding. Can you imagine a burglar breaking into the home of some D&D geek who proceeds to draw a *sword* to defend his property? The burglar would probably fall over laughing before the sword would even strike him.

Let's keep things in perspective, guys: D&D is the best RPG in the world, but for home defense, I'll take a shotgun anyday.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Heh heh...no kidding. Can you imagine a burglar breaking into the home of some D&D geek who proceeds to draw a *sword* to defend his property? The burglar would probably fall over laughing before the sword would even strike him.

Let's keep things in perspective, guys: D&D is the best RPG in the world, but for home defense, I'll take a shotgun anyday.

Hey, I never said that I planned to use the swords for "home defense." I just like knowing they're functional. It's purely a hypothetical thing.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

The scimitar's make was never really detailed.

I'm pretty sure Icingdeath has a black panther's head made of adamantine for a pommel.