![]() ![]() a long, leather-wrapped hilt inset with a bronze heron. Three herons designate the sword as a blade-master's weapon: values that are likely close to those of Tam's sword. It is 42½" long, with a blade length of 32½" and a weight of 1 lb. Indeed, the Museum Replicas heron-mark blade is in the katana style both hilt and quillons differ from Tam's sword. The approximate overall length of his weapon is probably some 37 to 42", a standard length for two-handed katana or tachi, and for many swords of Western design. " is leather-wrapped, and referred to repeatedly as "nobby." Tam's sword differs from these in that a Western-style crossguard consisting of short quillons is used rather than an oval crossguard, or tsuba, in the Oriental style. ![]() The longevity of such blades, and the exquisite skill required in their forging, also suggests a katana or tachi as model. This makes it likely that the sword is modelled on a Japanese katana or tachi (very few swords of Western origin have a slightly curved blade, even fewer of these are two-handed). It seemed almost fragile compared with the swords of the merchants' guards most of those were double-edged, and thick enough to chop down a tree." Short quillons, worked to look like braid, flanked the hilt. "The blade, very slightly curved and sharp only on one edge, bore another heron etched into the steel. ![]() It closely resembles the heron-mark sword depicted to the right, one produced by Museum Replicas under Jordan's eye, though, as the following text shows, Tam's heron-mark blade also differs from it in some details: The sword was single-edged, slightly curved, and delicate compared to other swords of the time. I look forward to the discussion and pictures if any are forthcoming :DĪfter a bit more digging on the net I found this - attributed to this linkĪnd hope people find this of interest as much as I did, I was wondering if others have come up with the same, or if there is supporting passages from the book? (I haven't read the whole series in some time) other than the one at the head of the post. I know RJ drew one/described to artist and shared it, in fact I think I saw it on here somewhere, but I'm assuming that not all heron marked blades are clones of eachother. That is not what I want to happen here by the way, with the utmost respect.Įssentially, I am wanting to commission a heron marked blade that is real, (not the wall hanger made by 'replica' makers) so, are there different looks and styles to heron marked blades? Now I've searched the forum on this topic and came up with a large discussion of what most sword topics usually degenerate into katana vs european swords. Short quillons, worked to look like braid, flanked the hilt." The blade, very slightly curved and sharp on only one edge, bore another heron etched into the steel. No gems or gold adorned it, but it seemed grand to him, nonetheless. It was nothing at all like the plain, rough blades Rand had seen in the hands of merchants' guards. "Slowly Tam drew the weapon firelight played along the gleaming length. ![]()
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