They are usually pretty faithful to the props, and decently priced for what you get. United Cutlery produced a HUGE amount of the swords, shields, helmets, etc. Most knockoffs are like mirrors, and you can see yourself in them pretty clearly from my experience. UC swords are shiny, but they have a wonderful stainless steel look. The difference that really bothers me is the VERY bright shine to the metal most knockoffs use. This does not bode well for how they will hold up. Most of them tend to be held together with some super glue, plastic threads, cheap crap like that when you break them open. But there are also a lot that are atrocious. I've seen some good ones for decent prices. You have to make sure if you want a UC sword that it says UC and they should mention certificates, or should show the boxes, the etchings on the blades, etc. You can find knockoffs for anywhere from 25 bucks to 100 bucks and up. So the other items are probably even more expensive to track down. And it looks to me like on their site right now, only sting and the axe are on there still. which is about what I paid for my MUSEUM COLLECTION sting from UC. But yeah, I would be weary of the swords from noble. I love their jewelry and have the ring of barahir, the evenstar, the crown of king elessar, the elven brooch, etc. HOWEVER, noble did some great replicas of the other props. I liked the appearance of the axes, swords, and other items much better when it came to United Cutlery. There are also some issues with scale if I remember correctly, however I can't say, because due to all the negative comments from other collectors that I read back in the day, I didn't even bother with the noble collection weapon replicas. There is Noble Collection, who did only a few items, and their quality is. There are really four types of replicas out there that I know of.
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