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Post by Nazgul on Oct 3, 2014 5:39:43 GMT
Hello, new user and first post here on SBG. This started as a question of authenticity but I have since figured out that the sword I was looking at is indeed a cheap knockoff. It is a German Bastard Sword but it is NOT the real Windlass version. They're being sold on Amazon and ebay for about $125 with pictures of the real Windlass, with the same measurements, but the sword they send you is apparently made by a different company. I decided to post this anyway to alert any would-be buyers that it's a ripoff (please stop me if this is already a known thing). The names Snake Eye Tactical, Indiacraft, and Warrior Replicas came up in these listings. Snake Eye Tactical has some connection to a knife maker or dealer but I couldn't pin down exactly what they are. Indiacraft from what I gather is a knockoff brand, possibly the ones who actually made this sword. All I could find on Warrior Replicas is that the ebay listing mentions them as the manufacturer, however I couldn't find evidence that they even exist. There are also similar listings for other Windlass swords, all at greatly reduced prices from their real counterparts. Here is the Amazon listing: www.amazon.com/German-Bastard-Tempered-Battle-Forged/dp/B00AMQME9CAnd ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/German-Bastard-Full-Tang-Tempered-Battle-Ready-Handmade-Sword-SHARP-EDGE-BLADE-/161432213038?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25961c162e
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 3, 2014 6:48:19 GMT
It is a knockoff. Tried googling "Warrior Replicas" and get nuthin. Lots of crap on ebay. If you want Windlass products from ebay search "Windlass Steelcrafts" or "Museum Replicas Limited" specifically. I have scored quite a few old Windlasses on ebay.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Oct 3, 2014 11:42:01 GMT
You could also contact Amazon with this problem since they are selling crap knockoffs through this vendor... I know American companies will do their best to take fakes off of their sites b/c of copyright issues. This happened a couple of months ago also on Amazon where a retailer was selling Chinese knockoffs of a few different Buck knives.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Oct 3, 2014 12:38:41 GMT
Thanks for the heads up, and here's some Karma
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Post by atrixnet on Oct 3, 2014 13:11:52 GMT
Well played SirThorfinn. Well played.
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Post by Karoliner on Oct 16, 2014 22:18:52 GMT
LOL the Amazon listing states that the scabbard is indeed leather and, to quell any discourse pertaining to the quality of the leather, they assure us that the leather is...
"Hand forged in India".
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Post by Gene J on Jan 29, 2015 1:36:47 GMT
The swords are from strongblade.com . I don't think they are in on trying to pass them off as windlass . And the company does so happen to be in India . But those are the 2 sellers I almost fell for too , but I noticed one pic was different.
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