The U.S. State Department commissioned Dr. Hrisoulas for a sword which was presented to the King of Norway at the Winter Olympics.   Dr. Hrisoulas's has his work displayed world wide in collections and museums, including the Tower of London and the New York Met. A Doctoral Degree holder in the field of Metallography, he understands the working, application and heat treating of steels and alloys to a very high degree. You will find more elaborately decorated blades, but you will find none better in terms of cutting abilities and toughness. His blades are weapons..worthy of the name...and are fully functional, capable of grievous injury.