[quote=""RareCollectibles""]....When I was browsing the net I always came acroos Battle Ready swords forum and they usually despise of "Wall Hangers" ...how they calll fantasy replica weapons...[/quote]
About the "wall hanger" slur....
(and yes, this is a bit off topic, but Deimos NEVER goes off topic, no never, or maybe hardly ever...*roll-eyes*)
I was conversing via email with a sword maker about making a book accurate Orcrist --or maybe I should say a not-related-in-the-least-to-the-movie-Orcrist-- and he referred to wall-hangers as "sword-like objects". I nearly choked I was laughing so hard because...he is right.
He said there is a very strong sentiment in the real sword making industry (the makers of fully functional carbon steel swords, whether historical repros or fantasy weapons) to have makers of the wall hangers describe their "products" as exactly that: Sword-like objects.
When you think about it, it might not be a bad idea.
Some countries don't allow the import of edged weapons except by licensed dealers or merchants.
The UK comes to mind in the case of curved weapons, even if it's a non-functional blunt edged wall-hanger.
But if you call the item a sword-like object , the ban may not apply.
And in so far as it still being a weapon, well, as we in the US know, especially in Boston, a pressure cooker can be a weapon.
OK, back to RC's regularly scheduled program.... I mean thread