The sword is without question orignal! Enough with this! As for Craig owning the sword. He does now but as of a few weeks ago he didn't. The seller and I attempted to work out a deal but he wouldn't set a price. He had just obtained it from a veterna source and wasn't sure what he had. In the end, he thougth Ebay was his best bet. I'm not sure how Craig convinced him to end the auction and sell him the sword but he did.