Anduril Hand Forged Stainless Steel Replica Sword | 40 Inch Overall with 33 Inch Blade | Fantasy Collector Cosplay and Display Gift | RK-678

Forty inches overall with a thirty three inch stainless steel blade and a seven inch grip, this Anduril sword replica is a full size collector piece made for display, photography and costume rather than for cutting. Anduril, the Flame of the West, is the blade reforged from the shards of Narsil in the writing of Tolkien and carried by Aragorn through the Lord of the Rings films. The silhouette is the point of a piece like this. Long, straight, broad at the shoulder and tapering evenly to the point, it reads correctly from across a room, which is what a sword on a wall has to do. The real blades behind the film props are traced in the swords of Middle Earth.

Something worth knowing about swords of this proportion: the reason a forty inch sword does not weigh what people expect is distal taper. A blade is thicker at the guard than at the point, often by more than half, and that wedge of removed steel sits precisely where it would otherwise do the most damage to the handling. Museum measurements of surviving longswords repeatedly land between two and a half and four pounds, and visitors are almost always surprised how light that is. Films and games are largely responsible for the idea that swords were heavy slabs. They were not, because nobody could have fought with one.

This piece is assembled and finished in the Czech Republic, and it ships as a bare sword in protective packaging. There is no scabbard supplied. Plan on a wall bracket or a table stand if it is going on display.

Specifications

What this Anduril sword replica gets right

Collectors judge a piece like this on outline before anything else. The shape people look for is a long straight blade with a broad shoulder and an even taper to the point, a slim crossguard, and a grip long enough to take a second hand behind the first. Those proportions are what make the sword recognisable at ten feet, which is the distance a wall piece is actually viewed from. Ornament matters far less than most listings pretend.

This is our own reading of that outline, cut in stainless with cast fittings and finished by hand in the Czech Republic. It is not a studio prop, it is not a licensed reproduction, and it is not a measured copy of any screen used object. What you get is the silhouette at full size and a piece built to hang and photograph well, which is what most people buying an anduril sword replica actually want from it.

How a display replica is built, and why that matters

There is a real difference between a sword built to be swung and a sword built to be seen, and it is worth understanding before you buy either. A functional cutting sword has a wide tang running the full length of the grip, fittings that are peened or pinned onto that tang under load, and a blade heat treated to a specific hardness so it flexes and returns instead of taking a set or snapping. Every part of it is designed around the shock of impact.

A display and cosplay replica like this one is designed around appearance, proportion and safe handling. The blade is polished stainless, the fittings are shaped and fitted to look right from the front and from the side, and the whole assembly is put together so that it hangs, stands and photographs correctly. What it is not built for is test cutting, sparring, contact with another blade or striking anything solid. Treat it as a display piece and it will outlast you on a wall. Treat it as a cutting sword and you will find the limits of the assembly quickly and unpleasantly. We are direct about this because plenty of sellers are not.

Why stainless on a display sword, and where stainless loses

On most of our range we argue the case for high carbon and forge welded Damascus. On this piece the argument runs the other way, and honestly so. A display sword spends years in one position in a room, collecting dust, humidity and the occasional set of fingerprints from someone who picked it up off the bracket. Carbon steel in that situation needs oiling on a schedule, and a blade that is neglected for a season shows it permanently.

Stainless is the correct answer to that problem. It stays bright with almost no attention, it does not spot from a damp hand, and it survives a humid room without complaint. What stainless gives up is hardness and edge behaviour. It will not take or hold the fine, hard edge that a properly heat treated 1095 or Damascus blade will, and it will not show a forge welded pattern because there is nothing in the steel to etch differently. On a piece meant for a wall rather than a cutting stand, that is a trade worth making. The full comparison is in Damascus versus stainless.

The grip and how it handles

The seven inch grip is long enough to take a full hand with room behind it, and the fittings sit behind the hand where they act as a counterweight. That is what stops a forty inch sword feeling like a length of scaffolding when you hold it out. For photographs, costume and display the practical consequence is that you can hold a pose without your wrist shaking, which is the thing people actually notice.

Handle it with dry hands or cotton gloves. Skin oils will not rust stainless, but they will show as marks on a polished blade and they attract dust. A microfibre cloth after handling keeps it looking the way it looked in the photographs.

Engraving, runes and your own design

Use the rune converter on this page to turn a name, a date or a short phrase into Elder Futhark and we will cut it into the steel or the handle. If you would rather have a Viking pattern than a rune line, choose your own design in the engraving option above the add to cart button and tell us whether it goes on the blade or the handle. Where a piece already carries an engraved design, your chosen engraving replaces it rather than sitting alongside it. On a blade this wide there is a lot of flat to work with, and a rune line running down from the guard is the most common request. Lettering, layout and limits are on the engraving page.

Care and sharpening

Care is close to nothing. Wipe the blade with a dry microfibre cloth after handling, dust it when you dust the room, and keep it out of a bathroom or an unheated garage where condensation forms on cold metal. Stainless does not need an oil film to survive storage, which is the whole reason it is used on display pieces. If you want the general principles behind steel storage, they are in steel care.

On sharpening, we will be straight with you. This is a display and cosplay replica and it is not intended to be taken to a cutting edge or used for cutting, so we do not recommend putting it on a stone in the hope of turning it into a working sword. The assembly is not built for impact and no edge will change that. If it is a sharp, functional blade you want, our hand forged 1095 and Damascus knives and swords are the pieces to look at, and the whetstone method for those is in sharpening with a whetstone.

Made in the Czech Republic

This piece is made by hand in the Czech Republic, in a workshop that still works the old way. The steel is forged, ground, heat treated and finished by smiths who learned the trade from the people before them, and the wood, horn and leather are cut and fitted by hand rather than pressed out on a line. That is also why no two pieces come out exactly the same.

Ransack Viking is a United States company. We import these pieces ourselves, check every one when it lands and ship from our warehouse in North Babylon, New York. Engraving is done here in the United States after the piece arrives, so your runes or your own design go on before it leaves for you.

A note on handmade variation

This piece is made and finished by hand, not machine produced on a line, so the one that arrives will not be a pixel for pixel copy of the photograph on this page. The polish on the blade, the tone of the fittings, the exact seating of the grip and the fine profile of the point all vary slightly, because every one is worked and assembled individually. The dimensions, the material and the build are the same every time. The character is not.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Anduril sword replica an officially licensed product?

No. This is an independently made collector replica, hand made in the Czech Republic for us. It is not an official or licensed item and it is not connected to, endorsed by or affiliated with any film studio, publisher or rights holder. You are buying a hand finished sword shaped object from a small forge, and we would rather say that plainly.

Can I cut with it?

No. It is a display and cosplay piece. Do not use it for test cutting, sparring, contact with another blade or striking anything solid. If you want a sword that cuts, look at the hand forged high carbon and Damascus pieces in the range instead.

Does it come with a scabbard or a stand?

Neither. It ships as a bare sword in protective packaging. A wall bracket or a table stand is the usual way to display a piece this size, and both are widely available separately.

Is it heavy to hold for photographs?

Less than most people expect. The fittings sit behind the hand and act as a counterweight, so the balance point stays close to the guard rather than out in the blade. Holding a pose is comfortable for the length of a photo shoot.

Can I have it engraved?

Yes. The wide flat of the blade takes a rune line or a design well. Use the rune converter above for Elder Futhark, or select your own design in the engraving option and tell us whether you want it on the blade or the grip.

How long does shipping take?

Processing runs one to two weeks, because pieces are personalised in New York after arrival rather than picked from a warehouse shelf. Shipping within the United States is free, and returns are accepted within seven days of delivery.

What is in the box

• One Anduril full size collector replica sword
• Protective packaging
• Forged and finished in the Czech Republic

Explore the range

Nearby in the catalogue: Fantasy and Movie Swords, Longswords, Swords and Sword Stands and Displays. The background on steels, fittings and display care sits in the guides.

Other pieces in this group

Also in this group is the Drakefang sword, 32 inches overall. Sitting beside it in the catalogue is the Ironreach sword, 37 inches overall. Another in the same line is the Sealord sword, 35 inches overall.

For a different piece from the same family, look at the Gravewind bastard sword. Nothing here exactly right, build one to your own spec on the custom Viking sword page.