The first movie replica sword that I remember seeing was the replica from the Conan movie – I’m not sure who the maker was. It was my uncle’s sword, and I thought it was the most incredible thing I had ever seen. I loved the movie Conan from which it was based, but I loved the old pulp novels by Robert E. Howard even more. I even had some of the old graphic novels from the late seventies and early eighties. They were great fun. As I got older, I discovered other types of swords, both replicas from history and from movies. Still, I don’t think there is anything that is quite as memorable as seeing the Conan replica for the first time. It was like seeing a magical sword in real life, as silly as that sounds. Heck, I was a kid, and I don’t care how silly it sounds. I love swords, and that Conan sword was what got me to become a collector.