Zelda Master Sword Forged For Fan

An anonymous reader writes "Do you pretend you are the Hero of Time in your sleep? Are you the biggest Zelda fan on the block? Well, take a gander at what this Zelda fan owns... a real-life replica of the famous Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda series." The article mentions: "After a ten-month wait period and a £1,800 transaction (around $3,300)... [a Scottish] blacksmith provided updates of his progress during the one-and-a-half-month forging process."

Comments

Wicked.

[b0r0din]

Now if I he could only forge a lightsaber.

"After 2 months and four limbs later, the lightsmith completed the feat. However, the buyer, a Mr. D. Maul, could not be located for comment."

Re:Wicked.

[MountainLogic]

More detail about Mr. D. Maul can be found here

Re:Wicked.

[fireduck]

Now if I he could only forge a lightsaber.

you can get those here.

but, i must say that master sword must be damn heavy. that's a fat blade. i couldn't figure out from the pictures whether the guard was plastic that had been chromed or if that was a wax mold the smith used in the forging process. the smith must not be terribly proud of it, as it isn't featured anywhere on his site (unlike a lot of other designs).

Re:Wicked.

[Chibi]

the smith must not be terribly proud of it, as it isn't featured anywhere on his site (unlike a lot of other designs)

Well, consider that his core customer base is probably not too interested in him creating replicas of video game swords. In some ways, having that credential could actually be a bad thing for his business. Hardcore enthusiasts might think he doesn't take his craft seriously. Yeah, we're talking about people being anal on multiple levels, but people have gotten bent out of shape over smaller issues.

Another possibility is that the Master Sword is cool to video game players, but it just looks lame to sword enthusiasts. Etc, etc, etc.

Re:Wicked.

[Anonymous Coward]

He probably doesn't have pictures of it because this is really copyright infringement. Or trademark infringement. Or something.

Re:Wicked.

[GaimeGuy]

Read the comments on the planetgamecube.com forums (the thread is linked to from the news story, which is linked to in the /. announcement.) The guy is a PGC regular: He says it weighs 18 pounds, and swings great. Also said that it sounds great when it slices through the air. :) Now, if only I could get one of those....

Re:Wicked.

[thomas.galvin]

He says it weighs 18 pounds, and swings great.

To put that in perspective, a good katana will run at about 2-3 pounds, and a claymore, which is nearly as tall as I am, will weight in at 6-10, tops. You would need arms like Herculese to use this thing properly.

Re:Wicked.

[kannibal_klown]

I emailed the man who designed / constructed the sword.

He said he has since lost the mold. HOWEVER, because so many people are emailing him about it (I'm assuming because of the planetgamecube.com article), he's going to make a limited edition.

He says the adjusted price would be 1100 Euros. But he wants to know about how many people would like to order it.

Re:Wicked.

[blincoln]

i couldn't figure out from the pictures whether the guard was plastic that had been chromed or if that was a wax mold the smith used in the forging process.

The ALT tag for the image identifies it as the wax mold.

Re:Wicked.

[SamSim]

Once some armourer has finished a working replica of the Gold Gauntlets, the weight of the sword won't be an issue.

pretend?

[alexdm]

Do you pretend you are the Hero of Time in your sleep?

sorry, i don't pretend.

he needs the official Ocarina to go with it

[kreinsch]

So, does he have the official Zelda Ocarina also?

Re:he needs the official Ocarina to go with it

[Anonymous Coward]

That ocarina is not official. They have been advertising in game magazines including Nintendo Power for years, but they are not official. They are always careful to point out that their designs are unofficial replicas.

Just pointing that out.

Boggle?

[Wylfing]

What is this a vorpal +5 or something? $3300 seems a little steep to me unless it's got some special powers. I mean, this will slice through any material known to man and it's only $17.99.

Re:Boggle?

[Txiasaeia]

$3300 for a brand new sword is pretty cheap. Do you have any idea how much a brand new first-rate katana costs, for example? A *good* one by a well-known smith will set you back 5k-100+k dollars. You *could* go down to your local knife store and get a mass-produced sword for what, $100-200, though.

Re:Boggle?

[MarkGriz]

Special powers? Perhaps.

But, unlike the $3300 sword, the Mighty Titan Titanium Knives were probably not made in Scotland.
And as most people know, "if it's not Scottish, IT'S CRAP!!!!!!"

Re:Boggle?

[13Echo]

It's not unlikely that he put several hours into it. I've read that it can take at least a hundred hours to make a sword with the traditional methods. If you think about it from that perspective, a custom sword, at 100 hours, at $30 an hour, seems reasonable. It's a one-of-a-kind blade, and looks to be quite well made.

Up next...

[Creepy Crawler]

2 people..

1: Person who can craft (FF7) Cloud's sword

2: Person who can LIFT said sword

Re:ok

[jwriney]

Slay people that can't capitalize or spell, maybe?

--riney

Clouds Sword

[Gr33nNight]

Already done.

http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=b026001 d819dc09681f86de5114e3584&SORT=PRICE_DN&ITEM=BC-00 6

Re:Clouds Sword

[FreeForm Response]

In fact, they originally made one of those swords because Greg, the author of Real Life Comics, requested it.

Here's a picture of the one Greg has.

He worked out a deal with SwordsOnline.com to draw The Forge for them, and they paid him in store credit. As I recall, the Buster Sword was the first sword he had them make for him.

His sword collection is pretty ridiculous, but it's awesome all the same. =)

Some day...

[Jerf]

Some day, some poor anthropologist is going to find this, and write a paper wherein they detail their amazing discovery that Zelda wasn't just a video game, but a true story, and here's the sword to prove it!

Sad part is he/she/it might be believed; more people believe in Atlantis on less evidence...

I'd Rather...

[MalaclypseTheYounger]

Have the little blue bombs from Zelda. Those were cool. Pricey, but cool.

Bah...

[shadowcabbit]

...call me when this shoots beams when the wielder's at full hearts.

bad move with the credit card info!!!

[Tumbleweed]

Time to cancel that credit card, NOW, Manny/Susan. Your link just allowed (with the help of a VERY stupid ecommerce website) people to gain access to your credit card info. :(

Another take on the Master Sword

[Webapprentice]

This person also commissioned a blacksmith to make a Master Sword. He goes one better. He commissioned a leathersmith to create a sheath for it. (delete the space in the URL)

http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=51 21 7&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

This is going to end badly.

[gklinger]

I can see the police report now: "Perpetrator entered the victim's home at which time he was impaled by a 'Master Sword'. Victim claimed he thought perpetrator was a 'boss' and was hoping his death would result in the release of someone named 'Zelda'. Further investigation required. Psychiatric evaluation of victim strongly recommended."

Hmm.... BFG

[superpulpsicle]

The weapon that all kids want is the BFG from Doom.

Nothing better than shooting a green pulse at the wall and wipe out your entire town.

What I really want

[Pizzop]

Call me when they make the Hookshot

Re:THAT IS SO AWESOME

[Rallion]

A friend has a Highlander katana...I'd expect it to be pretty cheap when compared to a LotR sword, or certainly anything like the Master Sword, just based on complexity.

Best thing about that katana, though...it looks nice, sure, but the thing is incredibly light and well-balanced. Holding it makes you want to USE it.

There can be only one! *lop* *thud*

In Other News

[Synic]

The commissioner was also inducted into the Guinness Book of Record's new category of "Geekiest Man Alive."

Forged...

[Terminal Saint]

Heh, this thing's "forged" in more ways than one...

Master sword is easy, Biggoron sword is hard.

[Psykechan]

Alright, you pay 1,800 for a sword and it's not even the best one possible.

Here's what you do. Use some blue body paint on a chicken and start the whole trading process. Walk around asking if anyone will trade you something for your blue chicken, then trade whatever they gave you for something new. Eventually someone will gove you a broken sword. Stop right there for a minute.

If you're having trouble with this so far, go to a flea market or a swap meet. Someone will give you something for a blue chicken.

Anyway, now that you have a broken sword, take it to a very very big blacksmith with bad eyes. He will help you only if you can cure his condition. For this, we need the assistance of a fat, fishy smelling, naturopathic optometrist.

This doctor will insist that the blacksmith needs eyedrops made from frogs, so get an "eyeball frog" from him and take it to the pharmacy. Since this guy is also a well respected fishmonger, you may also want to pick up some salmon steaks for dinner but don't waste too much time as the frog has an extremely low shelf life.

After the pharmacy mixes up the frog eyedrops compound, hurry over to your gigantic blacksmith and give him the medicine. Remember, time is of the essence as the drops (and your dinner) will spoil. They will (miraculously) work and allow him to see. Ask that he immediately begin work on your sword as thanks.

Forging the sword will take 3 days as opposed to the one and a half months for the Master sword. It also may be cheaper depending on how much your out-of-network optometrist charges you. One more thing, you won't be able to wield a shield while using this sword, but I don't think that should be a problem. Enjoy.

Sword collector here:

[geekoid]

People collect what people like. I won't tell you what not to collect, but I will ask you to consider some words of advice from someone who has been ther.

1) Forget Movie/anime/game/etc... swords.
They neve retain any value, everybody who wants one will have one, and it will hane no real story with it; except "uhh, it's like the sword from blade." or whereever.

2) Look at swords that have been around a while, get some history. example:
http://www.liongate-armsandarmour.com/ew 205.htm

this sword is an 18th Century English Smallsword. From when people actual wore the things. When one of your friends says: "hey look I got a 'ninja' Sword"(no such thing), ypou can say "I have a smallsord that somebody actually wore, and prebablt defended himself with it."
plus it will go up in valuse and it's cheaper then the master sword.

3) If you do go for a sword out of a piece of fiction, be sure it is well made. Most swords you buy are stamped and really flimsy.

4) If you just need swords, and don't care about quality or value, then check out the knife show on cable. sometime you can get 10 swords for 200 bucks.

5) my most important piec of advice. Everyone is trying to screw you over in the sword business. If you get something you need apraised, go to many appraiser and research it your self. Many of people have thought they got a great deal when they resold there blade for 1000 buck, only to find out it was worth many times that at auction. and visa versa.

Re:THAT IS SO AWESOME

[Smitedogg]

I have the highlander katana, I bought it at a store called "Natural Lights" in Pueblo, Colorado. Only ran me a couple hundred, and it's decent quality for a show-sword. Just don't expect to fight with it :)