UC new line of LOTR swords

[The Ringer]

Those bows look pretty nice and awsome setup ST!

 

[Radagaster]

Sir Tristram, was your quiver officially licensed? I'd have to check with Richard Taylor to see whom they officially licensed for these . . .Would be nice if UC carries them. The bows certainly look nice . . .but I find it hard to believe they're officially licensed. Wonder who would know where to check if something's officially licensed . . .

 

[GondorGirl]

Sir Tristram, was your quiver officially licensed? I'd have to check with Richard Taylor to see whom they officially licensed for these . . .Would be nice if UC carries them. The bows certainly look nice . . .but I find it hard to believe they're officially licensed. Wonder who would know where to check if something's officially licensed . . .

I would go straight to the source...New Line Cinema

 

[Sir Tristram]

Sir Tristram, was your quiver officially licensed? I'd have to check with Richard Taylor to see whom they officially licensed for these . . .Would be nice if UC carries them. The bows certainly look nice . . .but I find it hard to believe they're officially licensed. Wonder who would know where to check if something's officially licensed . . .

Yes. It came from the lordoftheringscatalog.com when they were still live. It came with fully licensed packaging and little labels on everything.

 

[Sir Tristram]

You guys are kind of new to LOTR prop replicas huh? I only say that because this stuff was extremely available when the films were out. The site was devoted to only LOTR stuff. It wasn't some esoteric website that no one had every heard of before. It went under ultimately because the films were finished and the stuff was limited and very expensive. I got a hell of a deal on mine. They were offering half off on everything before they closed shop.

 

[Sir Tristram]

I just checked an old website I had saved and the one I mentioned was actually called the official lord of the rings catalog. It was linked from all the major lotr sites. Write the blokes at TheOneRing.net if you're really hard up for an answer. They'll get back to you. New Line probably won't.

 

[Sir Tristram]

I just did a cursory search and found lots of references to it online...here is forum talking about it back in the day.

https://www.thefantasyforum.com/showthread.php?p=178030

 

[Radagaster]

Well . . .even stuff from Kit Rae is not official, even though he had a hand in the whole United Cutlery line. So, when in doubt, I go to my source; Richard Taylor. And erm, in terms of prop replicas, some of us here go way back.

In looking at the forum link you shared, a user by the nickname Gregorius0202 shared the following info, which makes the whole question of being officially licensed moot:

"If you're not too terribly upset about the authority of the exacting detail of pieces, and want some functional archery equipment, I'd suggest bowstick.com... They've got plenty of high quality, LotR movie-based (but not official) archery stuff.

https://www.bowstick.com/"

FWIW, these are great representations of the actual thing. I sure hope UC can do something with them.

 

[Sir Tristram]

What do you mean by 'official'? I was referring to officially licensed merchandise. Everything I have had an 'official' New Line Cinema stamp on it...and that goes for all of the United Stuff that Kit produced, so I don't know what you mean about going to Richard.
New Line whored out the license to just about everyone when the films were out....Even those huge German dolls that people comment on relentlessly in my collection, were officially licensed.

Well . . .even stuff from Kit Rae is not official, even though he had a hand in the whole United Cutlery line. So, when in doubt, I go to my source; Richard Taylor. And erm, in terms of prop replicas, some of us here go way back.

In looking at the forum link you shared, a user by the nickname Gregorius0202 shared the following info, which makes the whole question of being officially licensed moot:

"If you're not too terribly upset about the authority of the exacting detail of pieces, and want some functional archery equipment, I'd suggest bowstick.com... They've got plenty of high quality, LotR movie-based (but not official) archery stuff.

https://www.bowstick.com/"

FWIW, these are great representations of the actual thing. I sure hope UC can do something with them.

 

[Radagaster]

New Line may have whored their merchandise, but I've tried to get some items signed by Richard Taylor himself, and he drew the line somewhere. If I can't get him to sign it, then I'll take his word that it's not official.

I'll have to ask Richard if he'd heard of bowstick.com. I take it the bowstick stuff had the New Line logo on them? Funny thing, as New Line is no longer.

 

[spaceman]

Hi ST -

I'm still holding out hope for that Museum Collection Anduril.

 

[apache_rulez]

Hi ST -

I'm still holding out hope for that Museum Collection Anduril.

It that happens it will be their 3rd anduril production.

 

[Sir Tristram]

Hi ST -

I'm still holding out hope for that Museum Collection Anduril.

Yeah, me too. That would be the ultimate LOTR sword collectible. It would be big, too!
Those pieces laid on top of a shield in the film. It would be great to have the whole set up!!!

 

[user 122]

Yeah, me too. That would be the ultimate LOTR sword collectible. It would be big, too!
Those pieces laid on top of a shield in the film. It would be great to have the whole set up!!!

Are you talking about the Shards of Narsil? or Anduril?

 

[LOTRFan]

What do you mean by 'official'? I was referring to officially licensed merchandise. Everything I have had an 'official' New Line Cinema stamp on it...and that goes for all of the United Stuff that Kit produced, so I don't know what you mean about going to Richard.
New Line d out the license to just about everyone when the films were out....Even those huge German dolls that people comment on relentlessly in my collection, were officially licensed.

He dials RT up on the bat phone.

The upcoming LICENSED UC Isildur sword will be a real tempter for me; that should be a goodie! Perhaps not exactly "Weta accurate" but none are unless they are made of dense rubber or high carbon steel - but then that isn't a prop replica, it's a PROP.

 

[Sir Tristram]

Are you talking about the Shards of Narsil? or Anduril?

Oh, yeah, my bad...They had a MC Shards of Narsil on the docket before the end (Shield and all!) ...that would be something.

 

[apache_rulez]

I would prefer a musuem colletion of Shards of Narsil. I wasn't able to get the limited edition one.

 

[Husker75]

Same here.. i can't afford going after any of the shards when they pop up online.. i'd love to get a nice display of the shards to go with my LE Anduril...

*sigh*

 

[Kaijuboy]

WooHoo! Just got my WitchKing Dagger today!



Here is a pic of the box and one with me holding it!

 

[LOTRFan]

Looks nice, I might have to get one myself; the prices are so much lower than the first time around.