Factory Entertainment Princess Bride pre-order

[ghostryder]

THE SWORD OF THE DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS
LIMITED EDITION 1:1 SCALE PROP REPLICA - $299 EACH
(Plus shipping and any applicable taxes)

Copied from the original prop sword with exacting attention to detail, this stunning replica has a high quality hand forged blade made from high carbon sprung steel (SAE1065) a leather wrapped handle and chrome plated steel accents.

Each replica also includes a leather scabbard, a wall mounted display shield and numbered plaque, a certificate of authenticity and a prop story booklet, featuring a special introduction by Director Rob Reiner.

A limited edition of just 750 pieces worldwide.

ONLINE PRE-ORDERING* WILL BEGIN MAY 28th 2010 AT 11am (PST)
www.factoryent.com

Shipping July 2010

*A $100 Deposit will be payable at the! time of pre-ordering to secure this item. See website for full details.

 

[RobTFirefly]

Is this sword left-handed or right-handed? :lol

 

[USS Endeav]

That was a great movie....I might have to get one of these

 

[Hitogiri]

I really want a Inigo rapier! Talk about a holy grail.

 

[MooMooEgg]

Just got my order in.

 

[ghostryder]

 

[MooCriket]

That's cool ^, but not exactly Princess Bride. Don't know how I missed this thread, but if I had the funds...I would love to have that sword. One of my favorite movies, and a good Dread Pirate Roberts is not too hard to pull off.:thumbsup

 

[MooMooEgg]

Just to let you guys know, the Inigo Montoya sword is up for preorder, and I just got an email saying that Factory Entertainment is offering a FREE plaque signed by Rob Reiner for the first 100 people who preordered both the Roberts and Montoya swords!

Glad I got both my orders in :love

 

[MooMooEgg]

Woot. Both swords look great. the Montoya sword is quite impressive - the guard isn't idealized and looks like FE replicated all the unevenness and imperfections that may have been on the hero sword. But there's a small chip in the chrome on the pommel of Robert's sword :cry I'm gonna have to email FE and see what they can do about it.

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic. It's late and I just opened the boxes.

 

[Berserk]

Ooooo, I have these on pre-order. If you go your then mine must be on their way!!!!!

Aparently there was a delay in shipping due to change of box artwork. can any one confirm this??

 

[MooMooEgg]

Lol. there was no box artwork at all. They came in plain cardboard boxes with some foam/cardboard supports. Maybe a change in the certificate of authenticity booklet?

 

[Berserk]

Do they have the display plaque? Signed or otherwise?

 

[MooMooEgg]

There's a small circular display plaque on the top of the wall mount that lists the movie title, character sword, and edition number (I ended up with 95 for Roberts and 18 for Montoya).

FE was doing a promotion for the first 100 people to buy both swords and offered a signature plaque signed by Rob Reiner. I don't know if the first 100 pairs were sold yet, but it doesn't hurt to ask them. It's a laser-etched plastic sticker just like the Golden Gun signature plaques. It comes with a thin angled plastic stand kind of like the MR plaque stands but even more plain. It would have been nice to have matching sword numbers with a matching signature plaque, but I'm sure that would have been a nightmare for the company. =(

I'd take pics for you guys, but my cell doesn't do detail well and my sis took my camera.

 

[JasonofTigerclaw]

How thick are the blades near the hilt, and how stiff are they?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[MooMooEgg]

They're both about 3/16" in depth, Roberts' is a little more than 3/4" in width, and Montoya's is 1" in width. The certificate booklet says the blades are high carbon steel and they're both pretty stiff.

 

[MooMooEgg]

Here you go, guys. Also, there's a pic of the chips on the DPR pommel. :cry

 

[Hitogiri]

Ask them to replace it. They should agree since the damage to the pommel is not exactly a simple polish job.

 

[Draphin]

So how Happy are you to have these Swords? Aside from the obvious Flaw with the DPR sword.

 

[Hitogiri]

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Inigo sword. It seems to be solidly constructed, not a bad 1st sword from a company whose never done a sword before.

 

[darkside501st]

@MooMooEgg
Did Factory Entertainment take care of the DPR sword for you? What was the outcome?