Darksword Anduril Sword Review

Not only is it the only functional Anduril sword replica of the market, but it is also quite well balanced for useage, despite its considerable heft.

And while as you will see in this review it is not perfect, it still has enough to offer and serious fan of the most powerful sword in Middle Earth Mythology.

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.

Now for the things that I found of interest:

The guard and pommel are made of aluminum.

Notice the color steel vs. aluminum. I also carved a small groove easily in the end of the pommel and these parts are nonmagnetic.

The pommel has a nut glued into it to allow it to be securely threaded onto the tang.

The bare blade is virtually Identical to the Ranger blade with the exception of the length and shape of the tang.

I have a picture of the 2 blades 1 on top of the other, however you cannot tell from that picture.

DESIGN, FIT & 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

Cast aluminum 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.

TESTING

I have become fond of practicing forms with this sword and will not sharpen it.

CONCLUSION and SBG Ratings

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

PROS

• Extremely strong and well tempered blade

• Capable of delivering devestatingly powerful blows

• Faithful, fully functional replica of the Anduril Sword

• Very heavy

• Discontinued and no longer available to purchase

WHERE TO BUY

As mentioned, this sword has been discontinued and pretty much impossible to get hold off now, though it does sometimes appear on the second hand market (forums, ebay, etc). However, you can find a good selection of Darksword Armory blades for sale right here at the SBG Sword Store