I have several of the "Lord Of The Rings Swords" as well as a few others hanging on my walls. I have found a huge variation in quality of swords offered on the net and on Ebay so unless you know the maker you might want to tread lightly. I have also found that you can buy swords at wholesale prices on tthe net so don't disregard it altogether. One Stop Knife Shop recently had a Cold Steel basket hilt Scottish broadsword at the price of a decorative wall hanger. If you're going to have a sword why not have a functional one? You might also check out Museum Replicas. They have several choices of swords and dirks that might fit your needs and they too advertise that their swords are accurate functional pieces thhat are based on actual historic pieces. I haven't purchased from them as yet but I'm considering it.

Be careful though, in addition to the obvious physical danger of swords I've found that they can be nearly as addictive as kilts.

Jamie