| Back in the 1980's, the film Highlander became | | | | considered to be the best follow-up to the original |
| hugely popular, with cult film fans, featuring | | | | movie and attracted a large cult following, with |
| numerous exciting sword fights, a great villain and | | | | things eventually coming full circle with a film that |
| a spectacular piece of miscasting with Frenchman, | | | | united Duncan and Connor. |
| Christopher Lambert playing a Scotsman (Connor | | | | Like Connor's Katana, there are a number of |
| McLeod), and the very Scottish Sean Connery | | | | mass-produced unlicensed replicas available of |
| playing Juan Sanchez Vlla-Lobos Ramirez! Despite | | | | Duncan's Sword, although for copyright reasons |
| the quirky accents, the film gained cult status, in | | | | none is an exact replica. Fortunately, collectors can |
| large part thanks to the excellent sword fights, | | | | now buy an officially licensed version made by |
| with fans and collectors soon seeking out replicas | | | | United Cutlery, manufactured to the same high |
| of the many weapons used in the film. | | | | standards as their reproduction of Connor's |
| At the start of the film story, Connor MacLeod | | | | sword, and also an exact copy of the prop |
| wields a single-handed broadsword. Although no | | | | versions used on the show. This is definitely the |
| official replica exists, there are numerous | | | | version collectors should go for, as it uses a |
| unlicensed versions available to buy, mostly of | | | | higher-quality full carbon blade, and the intricate |
| decent quality although none are 100% accurate | | | | ivory dragon-head is replicated exactly using a |
| to the movie prop. | | | | weathered single piece resin casting that replicates |
| Later in the film Connor MacLeod wields an | | | | the original exactly. |
| ancient Japanese Katana that once belonged to his | | | | There are numerous other memorable swords |
| mentor, Ramirez. Previously collectors have been | | | | used in the movies and series, such as the |
| forced to put up with unofficial replicas, often | | | | Kurgan's multi-part blade, but there are very few |
| badly sculpted, and rarely accurate to the original | | | | replicas of these available to buy, other than a |
| film. Excitingly, United Cutlery have recently | | | | few very limited editions. |
| release a new, officially licensed version, that | | | | The fate of the Highlander series is now unknown. |
| accurately matches the film versions intricately | | | | The series has now finished, and recent films, |
| carved dragon-head handle, and featured a | | | | while they have their loyal fans, were not |
| hand-forged carbon-steel blade. Serious collectors | | | | particularly big commercial successes. Given the |
| should spend the extra money and get this, as it | | | | money earned by other recent sword-filled |
| is a huge improvement over previous versions. | | | | fantasy films such as 300, The Lord of the Rings |
| After the first highlander film, there were several | | | | and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, it's not |
| sequels, but none that were as memorable or | | | | surprising that there is talk of re-booting the |
| entertaining as the first. During the 1990's a | | | | franchise with a re-make of the original. Whatever |
| Highlander TV spinoff show was created that | | | | the eventual result of this, with the recent United |
| followed the adventures of another MacLeod | | | | Cutlery releases, fans of Highlander can at least |
| family member, Duncan. Like Connor he also | | | | own true replica's of the most iconic swords from |
| wielded a dragon-head katana, although of a | | | | the Highlander franchise. |
| slightly different design. The show is generally | | | | |