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Excalibur (1981)
IMDB rating: 7.40
Plot: As the title would suggest, it follows the travels of the legendary sword Excalibur through Arthurian myth, from the violent, powerful hands of Uther Pendragon, to a long-years’ rest in the stone to being redrawn by Uther’s son Arthur, who uses it to defeat the evil invaders and establish the great court of Camelot and the great Knights of the Round Table. It is there in Arthur’s glory years and in his decline, brought on by the love affair between his wife Guenevere and best friend and best knight Sir Lancelot, the Holy Grail Quest which produces many casualties among the knights, and the arrival of Mordred, the son Arthur had by his evil half-sister, the sorceress Morgana. Through it all, the magician Merlin watches over everything, always ready to throw in a Charm of Making when it’s called for.
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Directors: Boorman John
Actors: Terry Nigel,Clay Nicholas,Geoffrey Paul,Williamson Nicol,Addie Robert,Byrne Gabriel,Buckley Keith,Neeson Liam,Redgrave Corin,O’Brien Niall,Stewart Patrick,Swift Clive,Fantasy,Adventure,
how to make a sword better?
I have a full size king arthur excalibur sword I got from when I was in florida, its real, it measures 48 inches blade length, only the tip of it is sharp, just wondering how I would go about making it electrified the blade is made of 440 stainless, any help with how to do this, I got the idea from a friend that has a pair of stun gloves, and if possible to add LED lights to it to make it light up,
not that I’d use it as a weapon, just for self defense
I have no clue what your talking about sorry. Make a sword electrified what?
Ricky | Nov 15, 2009
Depending. Is it a real folded steel blade?
Those are very expensive. Thousands of dollars. Usually, typical swords are replicas, or made in the image of a true sword. If I were you, I wouldn’t sharpen it. If its a real sword, made for battle, you must’ve wasted a pretty penny on that.
Replicas aren’t made to be used for self defense. They are just used for show. Sharpening a replica would eventually wear it down up to a point where you hit someone, it’d snap in two. So then, you’d have an angry attacker, and broken weapon. Bad idea. And are you serious about making the sword light up…? You may actually kill the attacker with laughter instead of self defense.
Now, a REAL sword made for battle, I wouldn’t dare sharpen it myself. I’d get a sword smith to sharpen it. You risk permanent damage to the blade, and a whole lot of money down the drain. Sword smiths are pricey as well, depending on their work and how they cure a weapon.
Estimate if your sword is real, or a replica. From what it seems, your sword is a replica. A real sword would be sharp enough to cut through a few bodies, and if your sword was real, I think you may be more worried about damaging it instead of putting sparkly lights on it. You’d waste a lot of money. So, don’t use a replica for self defense, they aren’t made to hurt anyone. I’d invest in a true weapon for self defense, not a sword. Like a metal baseball bat, a gun (you need a license), and knives.
And truly, honestly, I think you have an overactive imagination. Making an electrified sword is dangerous, and nearly impossible.
Soifon ?? | Nov 15, 2009
It’s REAL you say?
Did you pull it out of a stone?
….actually, I think you’re just having a joke, kiddo. No?
Glenn | Nov 15, 2009
Sorry to tell you that your sword is as far from real as it comes. 440 stainless steel is for display pieces only since the steel is incredibly brittle and prone to breaking as soon as it makes contact with another solid object. A good example of this happening is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o-DCk2qh DM
In terms of electrifying it…stainless steel is a relatively bad conductor compared with other metals since it has a higher "Resistivity" (Ohm-m) than many other metals (particularly compared to other metals used in making actual swords such as carbon steel). It would still technically work since it would conduct electricity, but the point is moot since the sword would still break as soon as it made contact with something.
So even if you could rig something up, it would be an extremely poor self defense "weapon". They call stainless steel weapons "wall-hangers" for a reason, so leave it up for display. Plus, swords tend to kill people when used, even if in self-defense, and unless you are in imminent danger you are going to have a really tough time in court justifying its use. There was a recent event in Baltimore in which a college student killed a robber with a katana, and the DA was looking at filing charges against the student for excessive use of force.
asymnation | Nov 16, 2009
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SmileyRiley | Aug 09, 2009
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