I intend to collect swords when I get a real income and can afford to, but for now I generally get them on birthdays or
for christmas as gifts.
I have a daisho set - a katana and a wakasashi. Their blades are sharp but I doubt they would do well in a
'real' sword-on-sword fight. But unless the blade is completely fantasy, like my other sword, I prefer them to
be atleast semi-functional.
In www.swordsonline.com 's fantasy collection, there
is a set designed by a person named Kit Rae. He made such swords as Valermos - Sword of Fire, Black Sword of Darkness,
Anathros - Sword of the Earth, Cinthorc - Sword of Justice, and others. My best friend bought me Luciendar, the Sword of
Light LINK a
couple christmases ago. It's not sharp or functional but looks wonderful, and is heavy for its size.