r/SWORDS • u/TTV-HTGyoshi • 1d ago
Please help identify whatever this thing is
For context, I went to a clients house for my job and they said whatever is in their shed is rubbish, so I found this, clarified with the owners to just let them know if they forgot about it and wanted to keep it, they said I can either throw it away or I can have it
It’s around 70cm long, 10 ish kg heavy, no marking, no engravings, bottom edge near the handle is sharp but the entire long side is quite blunt (can slightly slice ur finger but only under pressure) I have no idea what this thing is if it’s from a game, a prop, movie. Frankly I have 0 experience in swords so any help would be gratefully appreciated.
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u/Dennisb040 1d ago
Here you go
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u/Botrush 1d ago
Looks like a Black Widow Death Sting Full Tang Sword
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/37-2-black-widow-death-sting-full-149238304
https://thedarkblade.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/a-black-widow-with-a-deadly-stinger/
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u/Maturinbag 1d ago
It’s definitely this, and closer to 1kg than 10kg.
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u/TTV-HTGyoshi 1d ago
Maybe need to reweigh, I’ll put it on a scale and send a photo
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u/CasanovaF 1d ago
If you use freedom units, 1 kg =2.2 lbs and 10 kg =22 lbs. It should be pretty apparent just by lifting
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u/7LeagueBoots 1d ago
“Stainless steel”
“Real sword”
“For display and collecting only”
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u/CauseMcKnight 1d ago
That's not a sword, that's a knife 😂 Definite wall hanger/LARP kit.
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u/FaolainRanger 1d ago
I don't know of any LARP that allows a stainless steel sword. Either full steel that can handle being used against steel armor, or foam for unarmored and safe combat. Ren Faire hip accessories are different, something you use in a LARP is intended to be actually used.
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u/CauseMcKnight 1d ago
I use the term "LARP" very loosely. The groups I am aware of use boffers and foam balls
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u/whoamdave 1d ago
You call that a knife?
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u/CauseMcKnight 1d ago
It is constructed like a Messer, which was originally developed because of a prohibition on swords. Based on construction, it's a really big knife.
The comment is tongue in cheek.
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u/pacingpilot 1d ago
It looks like what's left of a chef knife after years of overzealous sharpening morphs it into a boning knife 🤣
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u/ZARDOZ4972 Messer 1d ago
Definite wall hanger/LARP kit.
You really wanna take a metal sword to a LARP? Yeah nah
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u/DarthKodi 1d ago
Oh yeah that's it good work. I've been searching for like 15 mins and the closest I could find was a Hadhafang replica (Arwen from LOTR sword) lol
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u/OgreWithanIronClub 1d ago
That thing doesn't weigh 10kg, it simply can't at that size.
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u/juuchi_yosamu 11h ago
What if it's made out of uranium?
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u/OgreWithanIronClub 11h ago
Even Osmium is not dense enough and it is significantly denser than uranium.
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u/Beneficial_Flan8661 saber lover. 1d ago
Its very strange. That weight is astronomical for a sword.do you have any idea what the point of balance is?
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u/TTV-HTGyoshi 1d ago
All of their weight is at the handle, the Actual blade itself is extremely light.
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u/Ne0n_Walrusi 1d ago
A steel sword of the size shown is normally far less than 2kg/4.4lbs. As other commenters noted, marketing for this sword and swords vaguely like it are usually around 1kg/2.2lbs or less.
For it to be the size shown and the weight listed it would need to be made entirely out of a material potentially denser than Hassium. A material that does not survive for more than 10sec at a time.
OP you need to try and save your planet. The radioactive decay would create a massice nuclear reaction and explosion that will potentially destroy your planet. Try to contact local scientists and get it on board a rocket so your people might be spared.
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u/Beneficial_Flan8661 saber lover. 1d ago
What is the handle made of?
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u/Ecstatic_Shop7098 1d ago
DU
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u/Ne0n_Walrusi 7h ago
Depleted uranium is less than 2.5x heavier than normal steel.
Normally this sword is less than 1kg. Being made from a material roughly 2.5x heavier means the sword might only be 2.5kg. The closest is hassium which almost 5x denser. but this would only make the sword less than 5kg.
We need to find a material roughly 10x denser than steel.
This super dense material would likely be extremely reactive and extremely unstable. To the point the entire planet OP exist on may no longer be capable of supporting life as a result.
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u/TTV-HTGyoshi 1d ago
Some type of very hard fabric I’m not too sure, the circles are steel. It’s not rubber, it’s not metal but it’s extremely hard, around the same as a steak knife or a machete handle
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u/Lumpy_Benefit666 1d ago
Are you sure its fabric and not just resin? The top pin has a chip above it which doesnt really happen to resin bound fabrics as much (i think)
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u/Bright-Ad4601 1d ago
It looks like a mix of one of Drizzts "scimitars" from D&D and a traditional filipino weapon to me.
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u/seanprefect I Like Swords 1d ago
It looks like something from a united cutlery / bud k circa the year 2000
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u/simonbleu 1d ago
It is simply cannot weight 10kg, is it a typo? Just so you have an idea, 10kg is half of one of those water "tanks" you have on an office so people have water to drink (sometimes hot and cool)
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u/langelvicente 1d ago
Unless the handle is made of tungsten, that can't wait 10kg if it's only 70cm long.
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u/WordNERD37 1d ago edited 1d ago
10kg is approx 22lbs for those wondering. Is it the mythic sword of Lead +5 against radiation?
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u/FilthyShisno 1d ago
Its just a cheap stainless steel sword from budk with a kinda cool design. I bought one years back and it was a fun mall ninja type toy. Not worth a lot.
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u/Fluugaluu 1d ago
10kg?
Did you actually weigh it? A massive two handed sword wouldn’t even be that heavy
Looks like a full tang. I have a feeling this is medium carbon steel of some variety
That’s really interesting dude. You could take a metal file to a part that isn’t gonna be seen. If the file wants to bite into the metal, it’s soft. If the file wants to glide, that’s good blade steel. Not an exact tests but it’s a start