Well it depends on the importance of the sword, is it vital that you have to describe the sword in detail? If its a simple sword then just say exactly that.
They are special to my character, so they are special to me. Um, I was almost thinking of going with broad, flat, short sword or something of that derivative.
CL.
Fraser: Stop stealing the blanket. [Diefenbaker whines] Fraser: You're an Arctic Wolf, for God's sake. (Due South)
Hatter: Do I need a reason to help a pretty girl in a very wet dress? (Alice)
Not a good idea if the sword is that important. Try having it represent the character. If he/she is elegent, sweet, and trust worthy, have the blade the same way. hope I helped.
if its important to the charector describe it as if it was part of them as if it was an exstension of their bodies if you know what i mean.
eg. gary reached down. gripped the golden handle tightly and unleashed the silver beast from its leather cage, the sun danced off the mirror like blade as he raised it above his head.
Ack. Well, with virutally no caffiene, let's see what I can come up with.
It's a double-edged sword. The hilt looks to be copper or prehaps brass. There are no known markings on the riscasso. Since the picture is poor and fuzzy, the petina looks to be stainless steal, which would suggest to me anyway that the overall age of the sword is not too old. And in fact by looking at the hilt, I see really no "age" or signs of use. This would also lead me to believe that the sword wasn't meant to be used as a fighting instrument but more of a display piece. It doesn't look authentic but factory-made.
I don't know enough about sword to suggest its origan or to know of enough of its pattern style. As I said the picture isn't the greatest example. I would need close-up shots of the blade and hilt to get "an idea" of the era this sword would have seen service.
Sorry I'm not much help though. I collect bowies and sawback knives as well as bayonets but I haven't gotten my hands on a sword yet. so I haven't done much research on them.
Last edited by Fishr on Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
As aforementioned, the way you describe it is going to be completely dependent on the importance of the sword.
A decor sword that happens to be hanging on the wall of a room your chars' pass through isn't going to get as much attention as the main heroes trusty blade of light, passed down through generations of paladins... and so on.
But then again there are many writers and artists who take the time to bring to life the apparently dull and irrelevant, like Vija Celmins who spends years working on the simplest inanimate objects like...
That is a 10 cm wooden model of an eraser :O
Dan x
"One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little."
-Alexander Chase
Gender:
Points: 8846
Reviews: 531