I have upoaded copies of the certificates for you to view. They also feature original concept drawings of the sword. And this is not the only thing special about these certificates. Think about it, how many people in the world can say they have an actual autograph of world renowned Tolkien illustrator John Howe? Not many.

John Howe actually hand signed in ink (NOT MASS REPRODUCED) each one of the 5000 limited certificates. And to me this means, from a collectors point of view, as much as the sword does. This one is flat and is not 3-D CLICK TO VIEWĬERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY: It will include a parchment certificate of authenticity, along with a second certificate personally autographed by production designer John Howe. But it is also a twenty-four karat gold plated, 3-D relief cast metal symbol. Below this symbol is the artist rendition of the tree of Gondor This was a surprise to me because from looking at the pictures this appears to be painted. The wings of Gondor are stick out from the plaque about one inch. One adorns the top of the plaque and is the artists representation of the sacred symbol of seabirds wings. Anduril's Plaque is nearly twice the size of Narsils in length, and has Silkscreened designs with two twenty-four karat gold plated, 3-D relief cast metal symbols of the Kingdom of Gondor held sacred by the Gondorian people. PLAQUE: The plaque for Narsil was accented with gold silkscreened painting of elven vine design, and the tree of Gondor then covered with several layers of gloss lacquer to protect the paintings.

The runes on Anduril's pommel are highlighted in gold. The inside of the pommel and hilt ends were accented with gold, but not the runes themselves were not. Runes: The runes on the pommel of UC1267 NARSIL were not highlighted in twenty-four karat gold.

From then on it is an entirely different sword! CLICK TO SEE ENLARGEMENT The similarities are length & shape, black leather covered wire wrapped hilt, ruins inside pommel. At first glance you would think that it is not that much different that UC1267 NARSILª BUt that is far from the truth. Anduril has to be the Cadillac of the Lotr Swords! I had the opportunity to hold one for the first time last week.

Anduril flame of the west