Dark Sister Replica – 22cm Die-Cast Metal Sword | The Warrior Queen's Blade

The Dark Sister replica measures 22cm (8.7"), weighs 74g (2.6 oz) in solid die-cast zinc alloy, and ships worldwide free from BlacksmithSONG. It was built slim on purpose — a blade sized for a woman's hand that somehow never needed to prove itself twice.

What Is Dark Sister?

Dark Sister is the slender twin to a heavier ancestral blade, forged from steel with old ripples still visible beneath its shine. It first belonged to his warrior-queen sister who claimed a blade of her own, a dragon-riding conqueror's equal in the saddle and on foot — and a certain rogue prince on dragonback carries it again generations later, in the newer chapter of the same story.

The Nest in the Dark

We built this one inside a dragon's nest rather than its hoard — a mottled egg still sitting in black volcanic grit, something long and scaled caught mid-crawl at the edge of the frame, loose skulls half-buried where the rock meets the sand. The blade lies bare across the stone; its scabbard, ring and clasp still attached, waits just behind it. Every photo on this page is a real camera aimed at a real object inside that handbuilt set — no CGI, no renders. It didn't stay solo in that story either: Blackfyre , the broader blade that shared a house with this one, sits one shelf over — same steel, same family, opposite temperament.

What You're Holding

What 22cm Feels Like

Line it up next to a pair of chopsticks and it comes in just a touch longer — that's the honest scale on 22cm (8.7"). At 74g (2.6 oz) it's noticeably lighter in the hand than its 30cm shelf-mates, which tracks: this one was built for speed, not reach. The handheld photo shows exactly how it sits across four fingers.

One Pour, One Body

Cast as a single zinc-alloy body, then hand-finished at our bench. The blood groove running the blade's length and the flared, wing-like guard are shaped into the mold, so they hold their edges under close light. A small ring sits at the very tip of the pommel — a finishing detail carried straight through from casting. Every edge and the point come out of the mold blunt. Read the full forging story for the rest of the build.

Choose Your Display

All three mounts work here: the Small Stand (+$2) suits this blade's lighter build best, the Large Stand (+$3) gives a wider cradle if you're pairing it with the scabbard on display, and the Vertical Stand (+$4) stands it at full height. Browse the rest of the Fire & Ice Blade Vault , or see every sword replica we've cast . Free worldwide tracked shipping (US orders land in 10–14 days), a foam-lined gift box, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Small blade, long memory — the kind of shelf piece nobody has to ask twice about.