{"product_id":"klingon-bat-leth-replica-star-trek","title":"Klingon Bat’leth Replica – Star Trek 36 Inch, With Wall Plaque","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Klingon bat'leth is a handmade, full-size replica of the crescent blade Worf made famous in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It measures 36 inches tip to tip and is made from high carbon steel, with three leather-wrapped grips along the inner curve. It comes with a wooden wall plaque, so it is ready to hang as soon as it arrives, and it works just as well for a Klingon cosplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom \"Reunion\" to Every Klingon Story Since\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisual effects producer Dan Curry designed the bat'leth in 1990 for Michael Dorn's Worf. He based its shape on the Chinese fighting crescent and worked with Dorn on the movements used to handle it. It first appeared in the fourth-season episode \"Reunion,\" where Worf begins teaching his son Alexander to use one. From there it spread across the franchise, appearing in Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise and the film Star Trek Generations, and it became the single most recognizable piece of Klingon design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Star Trek lore, the first bat'leth was forged by Kahless the Unforgettable, who used it to defeat the tyrant Molor and unite the Klingon people. That original, the Sword of Kahless, drives the Deep Space Nine episode of the same name. Curry later added the smaller mek'leth for Worf, and the kur'leth for Star Trek: Picard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt Around the Classic Crescent\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silhouette follows the screen design closely. A long, sweeping crescent ends in two outer points, with a shorter inner point curving back from each end, for four points in all. Along the inner arc, three oval openings form the grips, each wrapped in brown leather for a secure hold with both hands. The high carbon steel has a clean satin finish and a solid feel at full 36-inch size, and the edges arrive sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe included plaque is shaped dark-stained wood. Two pegs cradle the bat'leth along its inner arc, and two screw holes let it mount flat on a wall. The bat'leth lifts straight off the pegs whenever you want to take it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe the steel dry after handling and add a light coat of oil from time to time to keep high carbon steel free of spots. A little leather conditioner keeps the grip wraps supple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll find more screen-inspired blades in our \u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/collections\/movie-replica-knives\"\u003emovie replica knives\u003c\/a\u003e and the wider \u003ca href=\"\/en-au\/collections\/collectible-knives\"\u003ecollectible knives\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unique Blades Runner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67900125708466,"sku":null,"price":518.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/3109\/9570\/files\/Star_Trek_Klingon_bat_leth_replica_with_high_carbon_steel_crescent_and_leather-wrapped_grips.png?v=1793958786","url":"https:\/\/www.uniquebladesrunner.store\/en-au\/products\/klingon-bat-leth-replica-star-trek","provider":"Unique Blades Runner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}