Lady Vivamus 14

The majority of "engravers" that do things like trophies and promotional items use computer controlled machines that are too small to accept a sword. I was fortunate to find an engraver who does a lot of industrial work and was willing to tackle the job. He succeeded, as can be seen in this photo, but only by realizing that he could get the sword into the machine's cabinet by turning it to the diagonal. This meant he had to rotate the artwork exactly right to get it to line up, and he succeeded in that, too. The marking technique used is called "laser bonding" and is neither etching or engraving. I did some research on laser bonding since I wondered about its durability. It turns out I had nothing to worry about. It is a well established industrial process and is very durable.