Interview With The Maker of The Negotiator

Written on December 25, 2007 – 2:35 am | by Sol Invictus |

We’ve a special treat in store for today: an interview with Paul Macdonald, the creator of the real life Negotiator sword.

Here’s a snippet of the interview:

5) How does the Negotiator stack up against more realistic swords?
Well, the one main difference between the Negotiator and any historical longsword of this size is the weight. There really was no easy way to make the Negotiator comparable in this sense given the width of blade, size of hilt, bronze overlays and the amount of bronze grip and hilt detail. All this adds up to additional weight that a functional historical piece simply would not have. The Negotiator weighs some 3.9kgs or 8.6lbs, whereas a functional historical longsword would be around 1.6kg (3.5lbs).

Be sure to check out the rest of the interview!

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