Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
In the collecting world there are three was to describe a sword:

3) REPRODUCTION a sword, not necessarily true to type or pattern, of a more or less specific historical period. Most swords manufactured today, especially those made for reinactors, fall into this category.
This is the "category the "Cold Steel" fits into They make a VERY FINE Sword, IMHO, one of the best, in this "category" Here is a pix of the "Hilt" ( mine)

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