Darksword Armory Anduril

Aragorn is my all time favorite real good guy hero. I like a lot of Good/Evil hero's like Elric of Melnibone. But IMHO very few truly Good hero's are written as well as Aragorn.

It arrived well packaged as expected, thoroughly covered in some kind of preservative wrapped in plastic then newspaper. After Initial cleaning I was surprised at the mirror polish on the hilt fittings.

Dry handling is pretty good considering the weight. Compared to the Ranger (click here for the review of the ranger) it immediately feels light. But where the Ranger feels amazingly quick for it's heft, Anduril feels more like my other swords in that it definitely is more blade heavy. With its lighter weight and more blade Presence it handles more like my lighter longswords. Of the two I much prefer to practice with Anduril.

Statistics and Technical Data:

blade length 36"
grip length 4 5/8"
Pommel length 6 3/4"
overall length 48 1/8"
guard Width 10 3/8"

BLADE

Width

At Guard 2.3"
at 12" from guard 1.85"
at24" from guard 1.58"
at 34" from guard 1.39"

Thickness

At Guard .2280"
at 12" from guard .2140"
at24" from guard .2110"
at End of fuller .2035"
at 34" from guard .2050"

POB 6" from base of guard

COP/secondary vib node 23" from base of guard

And weight

5lb 5oz

DESIGN, FIT and FINISH

The Blade

The blade has nice clean lines with some evidence of hammering. The polish is even with no evidence of grind marks. The steel shows what looks like a substantial Grain(the only word I could find to describe the appearance) under the polish. The characters on the blade are consistent and even. The edge is fairly consistent at 1mm. There is some variation in edge thickness corresponding to the hammer marks in the blade but while they are visible they are very small in dimension (0.01mm to 0.05mm).

The Grip

The grip is a nicely sculpted wood core with a glued on leather cover. Oval in cross section with an overall taper from guard to pommel.

The Pommel

Hexagon shaft with a smooth transition into the end design. The casting quality is good with only very minor flaws only on the inside edges of the design cutout. The polish is excellent.

The Guard

The Guard matches the pommel very well in design and finish. Of note is that while the guard fits SLIGHTLY loosely on the blade the visible space between blade and guard is minimal.

The Scabbard

A wood core scabbard with glossy black leather cover, with magnetic metal chape and throat. The fit between wood and metal parts is nothing special, functional. The sword fit in the scabbard is loose. when fully seated the blade rattles even though the guard end of the blade feels snug.

PROS

• Extremely strong and well tempered hand made and hammered blade

• The ONLY one of its kind (all other Anduril Swords are made of stainless steel, or need to be custom made).

• Faithful, fully functional replica of the Anduril Sword

• Good handling for such a heavy blade

• A few minor scuffs and rattles here and there

• Basic scabbard is fairly simple, but possible to upgrade to a semi custom styled one if so desired at the time of purchase

Recommended: Among the Anduril swords offered the carbon steel blade and accuracy to the film make this My 1st choice of those offered.

WHERE TO BUY

However, you can get the latest model shipped FREE in the USA and Canada here at the SBG Sword Store