Sword Hilt and Guard Against a Red Background

A close up of the decorative hilt and guard of an old sword, displayed against a red velvet background.

This was taken at Dracula's Castle in... more

by John Twynam

Title

Sword Hilt and Guard Against a Red Background

Artist

John Twynam

Medium

Photograph

Description

A close up of the decorative hilt and guard of an old sword, displayed against a red velvet background.

This was taken at Dracula's Castle in Midland, Ontario - a favourite place of one of my best friends as a kid. We were out for a drive one day and ended up in the area, and he really wanted to go there; since I had never been there, I figured "why not?". The place is sort of a mini kids playground in one area, plus in the basement there were displays of replica weapons and armour, including this sword.

As I was walking around examining things, I noticed that in the main area, lots of the stuff was fake (of course it was - it's for kids!). But silly me, I also assumed the gong was fake... and found out the loud way that it's not. I picked up the hammer and gave it a good whack, expecting a dull thud from plastic-on-plastic, but instead everybody there practically jumped out of their skin. Wow, that was loud.

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May 26th, 2021