
Weapons Reference Section
Below are images of some of the weapons of the Symphony.
Kotetsu no Sasayaki
This is Kaitlyn's zatoichi, the sword which she carries with her at
almost all times. You can buy one just like it from Museum Replicas Limited if
you've got a spare $119.95 and a scary fan complex. :) The
name (worked out for me by Rob
Shannon) means "Iron Whisper".
Not quite the Thorn of the Rose
This is a schiavona, a particularly pretty type of cut-and-thrust
sword. It served as the inspiration for the Thorn of the
Rose, but unlike Kotetsu no Sasayaki above, it isn't an
exact replica. Among the differences: the Thorn is
double-edged, and sports a more obvious rose motif in its decoration
(the basket has thorns, for instance, and the pommel is a rose gem
like that on the Sword of Dios, not the golden cat's head of the
schiavona). Also, the reference piece obviously lacks the
Thorn's runic inscription. This sword, like the zatoichi,
can be had from Museum
Replicas Limited.
Phaser 1B
Sestra Weapons Corporation hand phaser, Type 1B; standard-issue
reserve officer's sidearm for the International Police Organization
Space Force.
Stick
Corwin Ravenhair's favorite weapon, a draconic warstaff carved from
the mystic ash of a cast-off branch of Yggdrasil and shod with uru,
the natural iron of Asgard.
Mauser C/96
The Mauser C/96 "broomhandle" (so nicknamed for its distinctive grip)
was one of the earliest service automatics, introduced in 1896 by the
German firm of Paul Mauser Waffenfabrik AG. Corwin Ravenhair's
example, first seen in Knights of the
Tenth World, Part 1, was acquired by Skuld from a German WWI
fighter pilot who had the misfortune of being shot down in 1917.
Though the standard Valkyrie sidearm is the P.08 Luger, the girls got together when
Corwin became old enough for weapons training and agreed that a
distinctive Valkyrie needed a distinctive weapon.
Saionji's lightsaber
Taken in battle from Psi Cop and Sith Knight Roger Tremayne, this
saber is not believed to have been created by Roger, but by an unknown
and probably deceased Jedi Knight. It has a green blade. Since his
battle with Roger (in Symphony No. 3's
Third Movement, Valiant
Rose), Saionji has decided to explore the Asagiri
Katsujinkenryuu's connections with the ways of the Jedi, and now
carries this lightsaber as his journeyman's blade. (Metanote:
This is the Parks Sabers
Fury model.)
version 3.3 © 2001
Eyrie Productions,
Unlimited
Benjamin
D. Hutchins
E P U (Colour)
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