Solomon Kane movie swords.

[Askren]

So with the ball finally rolling on my costume in the form of custom-orders for my hat and vest, I'm turning now to what seems to be the most troubling part of this costume.

For the life of me, I cannot find these swords. I might end up replacing the rapier-like thing on top with a regular Spanish version that's a bit more period-appropriate, but the almost-falchion sword on the bottom is eluding me. I've only found one that sort-of looks like it, but the pommel and guard are much different.

I know it's probably a futile effort, but do you guys have any suggestions?

 

[Demetrios2177]

Hi!

Not sure if this still is of any help to you, but I've found this:
Falchion - Arms and Armor Manufacture

You can read a review for this falchion here:
myArmoury.com: Czech Arms+Armor Manufacture Falchion

I assume this is the company they rented most of their swords from. There are some others, e.g.If you are looking for a durable blade for stage combat, I can only recommend to look up this site:

Kovex-Ars Swords Axes Armours Daggers Shields Helmets etc.


They are the most durable, hand-forged swords I know. There you will find several falchions quite similar to the original Solomon Kane one, but of far better steel. The have rapiers, renaissance swords, the lot.

I'm not sure about the sword in the top picture. It looks like a George Silver style basket hilt of the period, or maybe a spadroon. I seem to recall that another Czech swordsmith, Jiri Krondak, had them in his catalogue, but I haven't found the sword in his current catalogue

Fabri Armorum - Jiri Krondak - Swords and equipment for historical fencing



There are some rapiers that might come close to what you seek at this vendor (Czech again):

pes | Middle Ages weapons : Outfit 4 Events

Rapier | Middle Ages weapons : Outfit 4 Events



The least expensive variant, though, might be to go for a mortuary sword from Kult of Athena:

PC2076 - Hanwei Practical Mortuary Sword - $142.95


Hope this helps.

Cheers!