Windlass Steelcraft is a company based in Dehra Dun, India

India

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, producing replicas of sword

Sword

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s, sabre

Sabre

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s and other historical arms and armour. The company goes back to a 1943 establishment selling Kukri

Kukri

The kukri is a curved Nepalese Knife, similar to the machete, used as both a tool and as a weapon...

 knives.
They are the official contractor for United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

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 ceremonial swords and have produced cinema props for movie productions including Gladiator

Gladiator (2000 film)

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, 300

300

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 Lord of the Rings Iron Man

Iron Man

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 Kingdom of Heaven

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and Troy

Troy (film)

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. Their main reseller in the U.S.

United States

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is Museum Replicas Limited, a company owned by Atlanta Cutlery Corp., a mail order catalog company for hunting knives.

External links

• http://www.windlass.com/
• review on sword-buyers-guide.com
• review of the Windlass "German Falchion"