Needle Replica – 30cm Die-Cast Metal Sword | Not for Sewing

At 30cm (11.8") and 110g (3.9 oz) of solid die-cast zinc alloy, the Needle replica ships free worldwide from BlacksmithSONG. It's the thinnest blade we've ever cast — no legendary metal, no thousand-year pedigree, just a very small sword given to a very small girl by a brother who guessed correctly about how she'd turn out.

What Is Needle?

Needle is a slim, small-bladed sword made by an ordinary castle smith — no spell-forged steel, no ancient name attached. A departing brother had it made as a parting gift for his younger sister, who promptly named it after the embroidery lessons she'd been failing at for years. She kept it through everything that came after.

Candles, Masks, and the Green Bottle

We built this set out of the things that get used when a blade won't do: pale sand, white tapers burning down at odd heights, faceless masks half-swallowed by the drift, dried lavender scattered loose, and a green glass bottle nobody in the scene should drink from. Needle lies bare across the grey stone, scabbard set apart, looking exactly as out of place as it did in that story. Every photo on this page is a real camera aimed at real objects inside that handbuilt set — no CGI, no renders. Read the full forging story if you want the build.

What You're Holding

The Honest Size Check

Stand a sheet of A4 paper on its long edge and Needle runs just past it — that's the real measure of 30cm (11.8"). What people don't expect is the lightness: 110g (3.9 oz) is the lightest 30cm blade in this whole series, and you feel it the instant you pick it up. The handheld photo tells the truth better than any adjective.

Straight from the Mold

One zinc-alloy body out of the mold, hand-finished at our bench. The scrolled filigree on the guard, the matching pommel and the raised pattern at the scabbard's throat and tip are all shaped in the mold, so the fine detail survives being looked at closely. The grip carries a deep pressed texture in dark red. Even the point on a blade this thin comes out of the mold blunt — that part isn't optional here.

Choose Your Display

Two mounts for this one: the Small Stand (+$2), which suits a blade this light and narrow best, or the Large Stand (+$3) if you want the scabbard laid alongside instead of tucked behind. The rest of the family lives in the Fire & Ice Blade Vault .

She carried two blades, and we cast both — the Catspaw Dagg is the 18cm one that did the loudest work. And if you want the blade carried by the brother who gave her this one , it's 30cm with a wolf on the pommel. Or browse 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. Stick them with the pointy end — the rest is just practice.