The orcs want the black sword hilt he carries—the one bearing Sauron’s mark—because it’s no mere magical weapon or even a memento. It’s some kind of “key” that has the “power” to ...

The sword has a tang length of 23 cm ... Applying clear paint for a glossy finish on the burned black wood handle, enhancing the brass hilt - Creating a sheath from gilded metal and wood, covered ...

The hilt that Theo -- a character created ... Weathering uses brown and black acrylic paints to make the whole sword dirtier. I even added some sand from my garden to dull the black a little ...

The hilt of Robert Gould Shaw's sword MHS/Stuart C. Mowbray On the 154th anniversary of his death, the sword carried by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw will go on public display for the first time at ...

Researchers also found partial remains of a wooden scabbard mineralized onto the sword's blade, suggesting the sword was sheathed when it was buried. The hilt of the sword also appears to be ...

Neutron tomography slices through the hilt, showing the blade is attached ... This isn’t the first instance of altered black market sword artifacts. The study’s authors note similar ...

"It's the hilt fragment of a 1751 model British hanger or short sword," Powell said. Originally the piece was shaped with two matching ovals that connected in the middle. For some reason ...

Two examples of Roman spatha swords discovered in the cave; each spatha features a wooden hilt and handle, and some are wrapped in leather or rope. Iron blades measure approximately two feet long.