The Brom Sword from Eragon
Mar 17, 2009 15:54:29 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2009 15:54:29 GMT
Here is the sword in question: www.mastercutlery.com/eragon/Eragon_Catalog05.jpg
Has anyone ever handled this one before? I just got it a few days ago off of eBay and I must tell you, I'm quite taken with it. Despite the fact that it is a decorative wall hanger, it is seemingly well made- there is a good heft and balance to the sword, not at all unwieldy or slow.
Even though it is stainless steel, the blade gives a good amount of flex without taking a set; as the blade is dull (at least a 2mm edge for the length of the blade) I imagine it is slightly heavier than it could be if it were sharpened. I do not think I will sharpen it; it is made to be hung so it will be. Or dry handled as I tend to do.
Aesthetically speaking, it is a very plain, yet attractive sword- from a distance it appears to be your run-of-the-mill cruciform bastard but upon closer inspection you see that the guard is not really of any type (that I know of) and the pommel is shapely, reminiscent of the scent stopper variety, what I call a 'faux' rivet bloom with what looks like an actual rivet at the top (the sort you'd expect to see on a good mail shirt), I don't know how else to describe it. The handle wrap is leather over wood, a rather light and very easy-to-dirty leather, a leather thong stitches up the backside of the grip, a rather nice, rustic look to it. The handle has a nice feel to it, not at all uncomfortable, even with both hands.
The blade is stainless with a satin finish, shallow fuller that runs 2/3 of the length of the blade, unsharpened, with little taper - as stated before it is not unwieldy, or even 'whippy' as some might say. It has 'Eragon' screened onto the blade near the hilt on one side, 'stainless' on the other.
I also have the UC Glamdring, another well made wall hanger; I never thought I'd say this but I actually prefer the Brom sword over the Glamdring- not for its beauty, but for its feel. The Glamdring feels like a wallhanger, it is heavy, tho the blade does exhibit flexibility- the cast metal cross, handle and pommel serve to add the extra weight, plus the blade is a full 1/4 inch thick. Not so with the Brom; although it is 6 inches shorter than the Glamdring which could attribute to the overall light feel of it. Or maybe because its newer but whatever it is, I like this sword as far as wall hangers go.
This sword comes with a scabbard, altho I do not think it is a wood core- there are weird fins at the scabbard's throat which leads me to believe it is plastic; wrapped in pig leather or faux pig leather (same texture as a football)- it fits the sword reasonably well so that you could hold it upside down and the sword won't slide out. I also purchased the universal sword belt for this item (the belt works for all of the Eragon swords except for Arya's I think); its a pretty complicated dual-belt system, made of leather with brass accents. The instructions for tying this belt 'correctly' were long, drawn out and ultimately useless to me. I tied it in a way that suited me just fine.
I got this sword, scabbard and belt system for a very, very good price- do I think its worth the original asking price? The sword, yes...but not the belt system. The belt was listed at $129 and it is definitely not worth that much to me; the sword is well made as far as SLO's go, the scabbard suits its purpose, overall, I am pleased with this purchase.
I notice that I could not find a review anywhere about this line of swords...I know the movie was horrible compared to the books but I do like how they conceptualized some of the weapons in it.
Has anyone ever handled this one before? I just got it a few days ago off of eBay and I must tell you, I'm quite taken with it. Despite the fact that it is a decorative wall hanger, it is seemingly well made- there is a good heft and balance to the sword, not at all unwieldy or slow.
Even though it is stainless steel, the blade gives a good amount of flex without taking a set; as the blade is dull (at least a 2mm edge for the length of the blade) I imagine it is slightly heavier than it could be if it were sharpened. I do not think I will sharpen it; it is made to be hung so it will be. Or dry handled as I tend to do.
Aesthetically speaking, it is a very plain, yet attractive sword- from a distance it appears to be your run-of-the-mill cruciform bastard but upon closer inspection you see that the guard is not really of any type (that I know of) and the pommel is shapely, reminiscent of the scent stopper variety, what I call a 'faux' rivet bloom with what looks like an actual rivet at the top (the sort you'd expect to see on a good mail shirt), I don't know how else to describe it. The handle wrap is leather over wood, a rather light and very easy-to-dirty leather, a leather thong stitches up the backside of the grip, a rather nice, rustic look to it. The handle has a nice feel to it, not at all uncomfortable, even with both hands.
The blade is stainless with a satin finish, shallow fuller that runs 2/3 of the length of the blade, unsharpened, with little taper - as stated before it is not unwieldy, or even 'whippy' as some might say. It has 'Eragon' screened onto the blade near the hilt on one side, 'stainless' on the other.
I also have the UC Glamdring, another well made wall hanger; I never thought I'd say this but I actually prefer the Brom sword over the Glamdring- not for its beauty, but for its feel. The Glamdring feels like a wallhanger, it is heavy, tho the blade does exhibit flexibility- the cast metal cross, handle and pommel serve to add the extra weight, plus the blade is a full 1/4 inch thick. Not so with the Brom; although it is 6 inches shorter than the Glamdring which could attribute to the overall light feel of it. Or maybe because its newer but whatever it is, I like this sword as far as wall hangers go.
This sword comes with a scabbard, altho I do not think it is a wood core- there are weird fins at the scabbard's throat which leads me to believe it is plastic; wrapped in pig leather or faux pig leather (same texture as a football)- it fits the sword reasonably well so that you could hold it upside down and the sword won't slide out. I also purchased the universal sword belt for this item (the belt works for all of the Eragon swords except for Arya's I think); its a pretty complicated dual-belt system, made of leather with brass accents. The instructions for tying this belt 'correctly' were long, drawn out and ultimately useless to me. I tied it in a way that suited me just fine.
I got this sword, scabbard and belt system for a very, very good price- do I think its worth the original asking price? The sword, yes...but not the belt system. The belt was listed at $129 and it is definitely not worth that much to me; the sword is well made as far as SLO's go, the scabbard suits its purpose, overall, I am pleased with this purchase.
I notice that I could not find a review anywhere about this line of swords...I know the movie was horrible compared to the books but I do like how they conceptualized some of the weapons in it.
Sucks to be me...
