Laser Etching for Swords, a custom service by Marlow White

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LASER ETCHING UPDATES:

12 Feb 08 - Rush service, which is etching and shipping within 72 business hours, is available again - our system upgrade has been succesffully completed. Rush orders are charged an additional $15 (total etch cost of $40) for the administrative and productions costs entailed.

Standard service production is currently about 10 days.

Sample Laser Etch

Price: $25.00

We have found laser etching to be superior to engraving because of its size, readability, beauty, and close match to the acid etch design. The maximum number of characters varies for each sword type (see below).

Please review all the applicable information on this page before ordering an etch; scroll to the bottom of the page to input your etch and place your order.

Important: In order to reduce the risk of errors we are not able to accept etch orders via phone; use this page to submit your etch order. In addition, please read the payments notes at the bottom of the page.

Historic placement of etches differs among the various service pieces. The maximum character count includes spaces, periods, and commas. The front side of the blade has the six-pointed "Proved" star on most pieces; the back side has the WKC symbol. Please read the information below carefully concerning the placement of the etch on each piece.

	Army Saber: (19 characters max.) The Army Saber etch is historically placed on the front side of the blade in the "etch box". The text reads from "tip-to-grip", resulting in the text being read when the blade is "frowning." We are not sure why --- we heard that officers of the 1800s never rested their saber on the sharpened edge. The text can be read as the saber is drawn. One may consider a 180-degree rotated etch. Font size is about 24.
	Navy Officer Sword: (19 characters max.) The Navy Sword etch is placed on the front side of the blade in the "etch box". The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip". The text can be read as the sword is drawn. One may consider a 180-degree rotated etch. Font size is about 22 because of the "etch box" height.
	Navy Cutlass: (30 characters max.) Please note that the Navy Cutlass has a plain blade with a bevel. The etch is placed on the front side of the blade, centered, a little past the beginning of the bevel. The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip". The text can be read as the cutlass is drawn. One may consider a 180-degree rotated etch. Font size is about 24.
	Coast Guard Officer Sword: (19 characters max.) The Coast Guard Sword etch is placed on the front side of the blade in the "etch box". The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip". The text can be read as the sword is drawn. One may consider a 180-degree rotated etch. Font size is about 22 because of the "etch box" height.
	Coast Guard Cutlass: (30 characters max.) Please note that the Coast Guard Cutlass has a plain blade with a bevel. The etch is placed on the front side of the blade, centered, a little past the beginning of the bevel. The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip". The text can be read as the cutlass is drawn. One may consider a 180-degree rotated etch. Font size is about 24.
	Air Force Sword: (30 characters max.) Please note that the Air Force Sword has a plain blade (the Air Force Academy sword has an etch design). The text is historically placed on the front side of the blade, with the lightning bolts visible on the grip. The etch reads from "tip-to-grip" and ends about 4 inches from the guard. The text is more easily read as the sword is drawn. An etch rotated 180 degrees is possible. Font size is about 24.
	Army NCO Sword: (30 characters max.) The Army NCO Sword has a plain blade. The text is historically placed on the front side of the blade, with the guard facing up. The etch reads from "tip-to-grip" and ends about 4 inches from the guard. The text is more easily read as the sword is drawn. An etch rotated 180 degrees is possible. Font size is about 24.
	Marine NCO Sword: (19 characters max.) The Marine NCO Sword etch is placed on the back side of the blade in the "etch box". The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip" so that it matches the "United States Marines" in the etch design. A 180-degree rotated etch is not appropriate. Font size is about 24.
	Marine Officer Sword (Mameluke): (19 characters max.) The Marine Officer Sword etch is placed on the back side of the blade in the "etch box". The text historically reads from "tip-to-grip" so that it matches the "United States Marines" in the etch design. A 180-degree rotated etch is not appropriate. Font size is about 24.
	US Public Health Service Sword: (21 characters max.) The USPHS Sword etch is placed on the back side of the blade in the blank area in the etch design. The text historically reads from "grip-to-tip" so that the caduceus in the etch design is upright and is to the right of the etched name. A 180-degree rotated etch is not appropriate. Font size is about 24.
	Academy Sword: (30 characters max.) Please note that our stock Academy Sword has a plain blade. Many schools use this sword with their own unique etch design. For a plain blade, the text is historically placed on the front side of the blade and ends about 4 inches from the guard. The text is more easily read as the sword is drawn. An etch rotated 180 degrees is possible. Font size is about 24.
	Etching Font: Engravers Old English We do not offer any other font choices. For different fonts, you may check with your local jeweler. Click the letters at left for a larger view of the entire alphabet (includes numbers and basic punctuation). When creating your etch (below), you might want to keep in mind that ALL CAPS does not look good in Old English style fonts. We have noticed that the Roman numeral suffixes (III, IV, etc.) are extremely difficult to read in the Old English font, so we use Times New Roman for the suffix portion of the name, as follows:

Price: $ 25.00

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Sword Etch:	- See each sword above for maximum characters. - Shopping cart input does not allow quotation marks " ". If you would like quotation marks " " in your etch, please contact us BEFORE placing your etch order.
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Before adding to your cart, please review your etch. We will match your etch exactly, including spaces, punctuation, and capitalization.

Payment Notes: An etched sword is a custom product. For regular items we charge your credit card when the item is ready to ship to you; with custom items your credit card is charged when the item is put into production (usually within two or three business days).

Important: Etched swords are nonreturnable, for additional details and exceptions, view our sword return policy. Please note that if you change or cancel your order after submitting, you must receive written confirmation from us that we have received the change and are able to accept it (production may already be complete).