- Windlass Steelcrafts
Windlass Steelcraft is a company based in
Dehra Dun ,India , producing replicas ofsword s,sabre s and other historical arms and armour. The company goes back to a 1943 establishment sellingKukri knives. They are the official contractor forUnited States Marine Corps ceremonial swords and have produced cinema props for movie productions including "Gladiator ", "Kingdom of Heaven " and "Troy ". Their main reseller in the U.S. is Museum Replicas Limited, a company owned by Atlanta Cutlery Corp., a mail order catalog company for hunting knives.Windlass blades are a low price option for mass produced historical replicas, comparable to
Hanwei . Their blades are shipped unsharpened, with an edge of about 1 mm, and some reseller may offer sharpened versions for an additional fee. Their longer blades have been criticized for being too "floppy" and for having a chrome coating.ee also
*
Hanwei
*Cold Steel External links
*http://www.windlass.com/
* [http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/windlass-swords.html review on sword-buyers-guide.com]
* [http://www.myarmoury.com/review_mrl_falc.html review of the Windlass "German Falchion"]
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