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Perhaps the worse thing that can happen to a dedicated Highlander fan is
when you go to a website and purchase a sword, thinking it is a real
Highlander sword, when it is, in fact, a knock off made in Taiwan!
When Highlander-style swords first flooded the market, fans bought them like hot cakes, hoping to recapture the movie magic in their own lives. However, some Taiwanese companies began to put fake versions and cheap copies of the original Spanish-made products on the market. They cost less, but the quality was extremely poor. Thus, thousands of fans were ripped of by these flashy products that not only fell apart or broke later on, but were dangerous to wield.
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Fake Dragon-Headed Swords
Fake Official Sword of Duncan - While the actual Official Sword of Duncan was never used in the television series, nevertheless it was not immune to the effects of Taiwanese copycats. This too is a US$80-range sword. Fake Sword of Connor - This is perhaps the boldest move on the part of sword pirates. This is an US$80 rendition of the original Martespa - and official - Sword of Connor. Taiwanese Dragon Sword - This is perhaps the first copycat of the Marto-made Sword of the Dragon - which is the sword used by Duncan in the television series. This is a $135-155 range product.
Comparing Fakes and Real Swords
Compare Highlander Replica Swords -
This is a line-up of the authentic Marto/Martespa swords.
Lesson 2 on Fake Highlander Swords - Another detection fact-sheet on the $135-155 fake Highlander sword variant.<
Alex B's Highlander Series Sword List - Here is a text list of
general descriptions of swords. (This is not an HSG article; I cannot
guarantee accuracy)
Be sure to visit our Metallurgy section here on The HSG! It contains a wealth of information regarding elements in steels, the types and grades of steels, and other factors that enter into a sword being both beautiful and battleworthy!
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This section of the
HSG (The HIGHLANDER Sword Shopper's Guide) is here you
protect you, the Highlander fan, from spending your hard earned money on
dangerous and, sometimes, easily-breaking imitations.
The mail order houses
were not helping either. Some used deceptive advertising and close-up
photographs to present the swords as the Spanish-made originals Highlander
swords, but were in actuality the cheap imitations. Thus, the The HIGHLANDER Sword Shopper's Guide was
born, as an information center to help people purchase the real swords,
and to show them how to distinguish them from the fakes. As the Editor of
the HSG, I frequent stores that sell an immense variety of replica
Japanese swords. I hold them, inspect them, test their balance and their
workmanship, and I present these reports to you, the Highlander fan.
One important note: These are purely consumer reports and reviews to give you
information so you can make a wise purchase. The HSG is here to help you
from being ripped off, and to date has helped many thousands of people.
Even some staff of the