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Originally Posted by John Doe
One of my favorite movie scenes of all time: the black-suited ninja like dude, whoopin and spinnin his big curved sword in front of Indiana Jones to the oohing and ahhing of the crowd......until Jones pulls out his revolver and blows the guy away.  |
It was the first movie. Raiders of the Lost Ark and the guy was some sort of assasin brandishing a cimitar. He was flailing it around real official like, and the crowd oohed and aahed and parted so he could have a straight shot at Indy, then Indy took out the gun and shot him. It was a scene that went from suspense and fright to a big laugh. That movie is a classic.
I think there must be also antique Katanas out there, just as there are Civil War Swords. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a good collection of them as well as armor and armaments from all over the world including 16th Century armor from Germany. My sons really like that stuff and so do I. The craftsmenship is unbelievable, and the condition is flawless.