Xena's Creation sword prop replica

A recent addition to my collection is this beauty: Xena’s metal battle worn sword prop replica distributed by Creation Entertainment and forged by the blacksmiths at Pacific Renaissance Pictures LTD in New Zealand.

The blade features a stamp that is written “New Zealand Made”. The paua shell inlayed in the sword are in mint condition and have a beautiful green and blue sea colors. My guess is that the earlier numbers of this replicas has natural curved paua shells inlay just like the ones seen on screen and like this one, and the latest ones have a kind of "laser-cut sheets” of paua shells instead.

After a bit of research, I realized that the Creation Xena’s sword was made from the latest seasons sword mold after the sword changeover before season 4.

The sword is casted in aluminum, the cross guard and pommel aged patina remember me the earlier episodes, as it looks like an aged gold-bronze painting, instead of the last seasons patina that has an orange burnt gold painting on it.

I have seen plenty of Creation Xena’s swords replicas and just the lower numbers have a clearly defined and detailed reliefs around the central paua shell in the cross-guard. After many casts, the higher numbers have the cross-guards reliefs less defined and are almost blurred.

I really love those paua shells! 🐚