Vic Anselmo The Beastmaster Sword Albion Armorers

The Beastmaster Film Swords

Albion/Film Swords is proud to announce that they have been working with Vic Anselmo, retired knife and swordmaker, over the last two years to replicate his most famous sword.

The sword, which appeared in the 1982 cult classic, The Beastmaster, is a fantasy hybrid of a Japanese katana and Arabic scimitar. This piece has fascinated sword and movie aficionados for almost 20 years.

In 2001 Vic came out of retirement to make a replica of the sword. Created to his original design drawings and the exact specifications of the original sword, Albion/Film Swords is producing a limited 20th Anniversary Limited Edition and a 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition. The guard of the Limited Edition sword will bear the Albion Mark™ alongside Vic's "Anselmo" mark, just as it appeared on the three original swords.

The sword that we are retailing is the 20th Anniversary Collector's edition.

The blades are hand-ground to Vic's original design from 1075 steel by long-time friend of Vic, master swordmaker Jody Samson. The hilt components are cast in durable silicon bronze and hand polished.

Featuring:

• Hand polished silicon bronze fittings
• compound walnut grip
• 5160 steel, hand-ground and polished blade
• Individually differentially heat-treated blade

Specifications:

• Overall length: 43.5"
• Blade length: 33"
• Width: 1.5" (at guard), 2" (at flare near the point)
• CoB: 3.75" (from guard)
• CoP: 24.25" (from guard)
• Weight: 4 lbs 11 oz

Each Vic Anselmo Sword is shipped in a wooden crate. Only a limited number of these swords can be made in the course of a year. Swords will be shipped as they are completed.