To be honest there isn't a huge selection of Gunblades on the market and with the recent event of Square-Enix cracking down on those who infringe their copyright there may be a whole lot less to choose from.
So if your looking for an official life size Final Fantasy 8 Gunblade, I'm sorry but your out of luck. The two I know of on the market are Squall's Gunblade and Seifer's Gunblade both of which are 1/6th scale but beautifully crafted by Square-Enix.
If you're able to find them anywhere else at a different scale then they're probably not legal, Square-Enix only produces the two above.
But what other options do you have, well if you don't mind imitation then your in luck, they're not exact replicas of those found in FF8, but they are "Gun Blades"
We'll start with what I think is the coolest of the non FF8 Gunblades, the X Fantasy Gun Sword (no longer available), this is a life sized Gunblade with steel blade and cast metal handle and comes with a sheath, the handle looks a little naff though. But if your after a life size steel Gunblade I think this is your best bet.
Then we have this piece (no longer available), it looks pretty cool and at 42" it's rather life size, I think it's made entirely of wood, which would make it perfect for cosplay.
Following the above items there really isn't much else, below are a few pretty unique Gunblades, but really nothing like what's in FF8.
Pirate Flintlock Pistol / Dagger Combination
1800s Flintlock Pistol / Dagger Combination
Flintlock Fantasy dagger
And lastly we have what I think is the coolest of the lot, it's not life size so that's why it's last of the list, but I think it's even cooler the FF8 Gunblades, it's got a stainless steel blade with a hardwood handle and the cast metal barrel and trigger look quality as. Awesome looking Gunblade.
Revolver Gun Blade (no longer available)
http://cosplay.mybisi.com
ReplyDeleteit appears, a lot of your links are non existent, please, please, pretty please fix them...
ReplyDeleteHi there, do you mean in this particular post or across the whole blog, I've just checked them out and they all seem to be working for me.
ReplyDeleteThe thing with Gunblades is they're prone to stock shortages, so they become unlisted on particular sites until they restock.
Other than that I'm not sure what the problem could be, I've checked most of the links and they work, maybe you could have some kind of blocker or something? not sure though.
basically, just in this post, the only image i can see is the last one. the rest are just not there, no placeholder or anything as if the image was broken
ReplyDeleteAhh, they were Amazon product boxes, I altered them so they would fit the layout of this post, must have been screwing them up.
ReplyDeleteI've replaced the boxes with links, hopefully all works out.
Some of the more obscure items had sold out, so they're not here now, just pocket knife gun/blade combinations, could probably find more on amazon.
Cheers for pointing this out UltraMagnus.
thanks for that, unfortunately i am in the UK, and amazon US do not (and do not offer their sellers the ability to) ship to the here.
ReplyDeletei have managed to find the last one here, although it is a little short for what i want http://www.weaponsgalore.com/Catalogue/?itemID=1547
i quick google has found that the seller of the "x fantasy gun sword" has a non amazon shop... however i am still awaiting a reply on shipping to the UK. http://shopzeus.com/product/2148345
lastly i just found the 42" gun blade sword in a different shop, i have yet to contact them asking the shipping here, however i think you may be interested to know it is only $8! http://budk.com/product.asp?pn=43%20PCW031&c=1010&bhcd2=1205239475
other than that, i have found several other things that may interest you, firstly there is this origami gunblade http://origami.artists.free.fr/Hoangtrungthanh/gun03/gunblade.htm
and a guide and plans on how to make a wooden nerf gunblade http://nerfhaven.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9343&hl=
Thanks for the links UltraMagnus. I'm hoping to make this a complete resource for gunblades, and you've given me a lot to think about, such as those not from the US and alternative sources for products.
ReplyDeleteBy the way that origami gunblade is wicked.
Can anyone find a UK supplier for the http://www.amazon.com/M-Tech-X-Fantasy-Gun-Sword/dp/B000UPHDXW?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1207587884&sr=8-1 sword?
ReplyDeleteim dying to get hold of one!
Just wanted to let everyone know the fantasy X sword can be found on ebay once in a while (just gotta be patient)
ReplyDeleteThe guy is in canada that sells em and ships world wide!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380027568095
Oh no, i couldnt find the fantasy X sword somewhere.
ReplyDeleteHas someone a link to a shop, who shipps worldwide?
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ReplyDeleteand list them on your site.