Middle Earth Ranger Forum

Hello all,

I’m new to the forums but a semi-long browser.

I ordered my first full tang sword made of Damascus steel.
Based on reviews I have faith it’ll be a great blade. I couldn’t yet afford the DarkSword Armory Ranger Sword.

Not sure if anyone knows the shop or has bought from their store before

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That looks very nice

Looks interesting, let us know how it handles when you receive it and Welcome to the Forum !

Welcome, Ranger... your blade looks great!

Rob

It should be arriving in the next few days. I’ll post up more pics when I get it and a review as well.


Thanks for having me, glad to be here!

Finally it has arrived.

The craftsmanship appears good (to my untrained eye) and the sharpness is impressive.. The pommel is ever so slightly bent but this could either be from the lousy shipping handling or maybe a minor defect.

All in all I do like this blade, check out pic number 3 and 4 though. I am worried about this small surface crack. Debating returning it or if someone knows of a good way to fix it. If I have to return :/ then I plan on getting the Ranger Sword from DarkSword Armory.

Looking very cool

that crack looks like a bit of a problem though, a potential weakness where the Damascus is folded (I wouldn't cut with it as it is), I can't tell how deep it is in the picture, if it's only a surface defect maybe it can be polished off? then there would be no chance of it spreading, Damascus steel is etched to show the pattern of the folds so I have no idea how you would go about maintaining the finish, I'm sure someone else on this forum with more experience could give better advice

Iodo wrote:Looking very cool

that crack looks like a bit of a problem though, a potential weakness where the Damascus is folded (I wouldn't cut with it as it is), I can't tell how deep it is in the picture, if it's only a surface defect maybe it can be polished off? then there would be no chance of it spreading, Damascus steel is etched to show the pattern of the folds so I have no idea how you would go about maintaining the finish, I'm sure someone else on this forum with more experience could give better advice

Thanks for the response!

Unfortunately looking at it more it appears to be about half of the blade deep. I agree too about the concern of maintaining the finish of the Damascus steel.

Another reason to get the Ranger Sword I suppose

Bummer you will enjoy the darksword ranger sword though. I had one. It's pretty heavy but I liked it.

TaylorSteiner wrote:Bummer you will enjoy the darksword ranger sword though. I had one. It's pretty heavy but I liked it.

That’s awesome! How was the quality?

This sword is quite light I almost want something heavier. I went back and forth coughing up the $600 for weeks. Seems worth it though that sword is...beautiful.

It was actually a really cool sword. The hilt was a little loose when I got it. But they fixed for me with no charge. I used that sword alot and it held up to some bad abuse for a few years and took it all. The handle is really round unfortunately, so you can't feel your edge alignment. I did like that sword though. Plus i gather that Darksword has begun to make better swords recently. So maybe a new one will be really nice?

TaylorSteiner wrote: Plus i gather that Darksword has begun to make better swords recently. So maybe a new one will be really nice?

I heard that they fixed some quality issues at the beginning of the year too

Iodo wrote:

TaylorSteiner wrote: Plus i gather that Darksword has begun to make better swords recently. So maybe a new one will be really nice?

I heard that they fixed some quality issues at the beginning of the year too

It seems it based on some of the recent reviews I’ve come across on their page and elsewhere.
Ideally the maker will let me do a direct exchange. But if not then I’ll post up a review of the Ranger Sword once I return the Ragnarok one.

Being the newbie I’m also due to post up some action shots, once a few more pieces of my kit arrive. I got some medieval pants in with these bronze needle tip ends everywhere that I absolutely despise. Swapped them for Hosen trousers.

Well the seller got back to me.

He offered me a full refund and said to keep the sword. But I feel that is not right, so I will be sending it back to him once I’m back from vacation.

I also just purchased....the Ranger Sword from DarkSword Armory!

Can’t wait, I’ll re-update here with some action shots in the next week or so.

You're gonna love it.