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The Lady Vivamus project has taken years to complete. Years ago, I got an idea that, instead of me making a replica sword just for myself, I should try to convince a company to produce replicas at a reasonable price so that any Heinlein fan who wanted a Lady Vivamus could have one. I knew that Windlass Steelcrafts, an Indian company that is a large producer of good quality replica swords and ceremonial dress military swords, also produced licensed replicas. They had even produced several from books (Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series) rather than the usual movie source, as I'd seen in the catalog of their US retail distributor, Museum Replicas. So, I wrote to Windlass, described Lady Vivamus and Heinlein's importance to the SF community, and proposed that they make and sell them. Somewhat to my surprise, they agreed that it was a project with potential and I started working with them to see if it could be done.