Strider's Elven Knife - Make Me an Offer
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:22 am
Hello again ranger-folk!
My lady and I have been cleaning out our craft room/office today, and I unearthed this particular item, which I thought might be of interest to some of the members of this forum. It is an unlicensed replica of Strider's Elven hunting knife from the Lord of the Rings films. I bought it quite a few years ago now, when I was trying to put together a Strider costume for various conventions, but I was never completely satisfied with it, and in the end I never did really finish that costume.
Admittedly, it is not in pristine condition, as it's been kind of tossed around during two moves, and various other minor adventures, but it might still make a nice costume prop or wall hanging. It is definitely NOT battle-ready, as it is made of pretty basic stainless steel, and not designed for anything but display. The knife comes with a suede-wrapped scabbard (the suede does appear to be genuine leather), and a wall plaque that is rather attractive, in my opinion.
I'll go ahead and detail the imperfections with it now. Firstly, in comparison to the actual film prop, it is a bit on the large side, I believe. The elvish script is only on one side of the blade (the side facing out when displayed), while the other side is blank except for a small mark saying "Pakistan." In my youthful ignorance I tried to scratch this off, but unfortunately all I succeeded in doing was scratching the blade slightly. Finally, the glue holding the pommel on does show a bit around the edges. Despite these facts, I still think it is a pretty handsome blade, and would make a good addition to a Lord of the Rings display, or a nice non-functional costume accessory.
I am willing to take offers on it via private message, if you would like. I'll probably be looking to hand it off to the highest bidder, so I apologize in advance if I do not take your offer. If I don't get any response here I'll probably throw it up on eBay, but I wanted to share it with the Rangers here first.
Here are some pictures of the piece, showing all the features I have mentioned:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399734
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399735
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399715
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399718
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399875
My lady and I have been cleaning out our craft room/office today, and I unearthed this particular item, which I thought might be of interest to some of the members of this forum. It is an unlicensed replica of Strider's Elven hunting knife from the Lord of the Rings films. I bought it quite a few years ago now, when I was trying to put together a Strider costume for various conventions, but I was never completely satisfied with it, and in the end I never did really finish that costume.
Admittedly, it is not in pristine condition, as it's been kind of tossed around during two moves, and various other minor adventures, but it might still make a nice costume prop or wall hanging. It is definitely NOT battle-ready, as it is made of pretty basic stainless steel, and not designed for anything but display. The knife comes with a suede-wrapped scabbard (the suede does appear to be genuine leather), and a wall plaque that is rather attractive, in my opinion.
I'll go ahead and detail the imperfections with it now. Firstly, in comparison to the actual film prop, it is a bit on the large side, I believe. The elvish script is only on one side of the blade (the side facing out when displayed), while the other side is blank except for a small mark saying "Pakistan." In my youthful ignorance I tried to scratch this off, but unfortunately all I succeeded in doing was scratching the blade slightly. Finally, the glue holding the pommel on does show a bit around the edges. Despite these facts, I still think it is a pretty handsome blade, and would make a good addition to a Lord of the Rings display, or a nice non-functional costume accessory.
I am willing to take offers on it via private message, if you would like. I'll probably be looking to hand it off to the highest bidder, so I apologize in advance if I do not take your offer. If I don't get any response here I'll probably throw it up on eBay, but I wanted to share it with the Rangers here first.
Here are some pictures of the piece, showing all the features I have mentioned:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399734
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399735
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399715
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399718
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e173/ ... 1358399875
