Another Movie Weapon

Queequeg · 2nd October 2008, 09:58 PM

In "The Matrix Reloaded", during the battle at the Merovingian's chateau, one of the Merovingian's henchmen (the one with sunglasses and a spiral haircut) has a rather large, double edged sword with three points on the end. Does anyone know if this an actual sword type, or is it a complete fabrication, made solely for the movie?

I had posted this in another forum a while ago, in which the results were semiconclusive. In that forum, a gentleman who worked with the actual stuntmen in the film, told me that this 3 pointed design was made up by the particular stuntman who used it. However, I'm not convinced that the stuntman didn't have some already existing idea in mind, so, I thought I'd take a chance here because there's something vaguely Indian or South Asian about this sword to my untrained eye.

The reason I ask is because I'd like to make one of these someday (I make blades as a hobby) if it's an actual sword type. You can see this sword in action in this video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ezr_4LtC_w

Here are some still pics from that scene. Thanks for looking:

2nd October 2008, 09:58 PM	#1
Queequeg Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Detroit (New Mayapan) Posts: 96	Another Movie Weapon In "The Matrix Reloaded", during the battle at the Merovingian's chateau, one of the Merovingian's henchmen (the one with sunglasses and a spiral haircut) has a rather large, double edged sword with three points on the end. Does anyone know if this an actual sword type, or is it a complete fabrication, made solely for the movie? I had posted this in another forum a while ago, in which the results were semiconclusive. In that forum, a gentleman who worked with the actual stuntmen in the film, told me that this 3 pointed design was made up by the particular stuntman who used it. However, I'm not convinced that the stuntman didn't have some already existing idea in mind, so, I thought I'd take a chance here because there's something vaguely Indian or South Asian about this sword to my untrained eye. The reason I ask is because I'd like to make one of these someday (I make blades as a hobby) if it's an actual sword type. You can see this sword in action in this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ezr_4LtC_w Here are some still pics from that scene. Thanks for looking: