Black (supposedly chromed) Greatsword Piece

[Qahne]

Hey guys, I've found this while sorting through my collection recently and am quite perplexed by it.

http://imgur.com/eTt0h4u.jpg (not embedded due to huge size)

As you can see, it's one of the classic, rounded greatswords (the chrome kinds), but it's black - all the other greatswords I have, underneath the chrome coating, are trans-clear. I am 100% sure this is genuine LEGO - it comes from one of the Knights' Kingdom sets from 2000, since those are the only sets I have ever owned that include a greatsword, and I've never bought one loose online, and I've never had any clone brand in my house. It does, however, lack both the item number and the LEGO logo on the pommel, like the other greatswords I have;

http://i.imgur.com/lrL7TIm.jpg (not embedded due to huge size)

My suspicion is that it's either a mold error or it's from older stock. Does anyone else have chrome greatswords that are molded in black, or that lack the information on the pommel, particularly from one of the initial wave of sets that included this part (1995 Royal Knights theme, I believe)? Thanks!

[thetang22]

Any time I ever run across a mysterious part, I've found the best place to check is BrickLink.

http://www.bricklink...catID=&colorID=

In this particular case, I'm not entirely convinced this entry clears up the confusion though....as there is only 1 available out of thousands of other greatswords that are chrome gold and silver.

[Qahne]

...and that one is mine . Not much help on BL, I'm afraid.

Edited April 23, 2016 by Qahne

[dyntar]

Unless you want to scratch some of the paint off all the swords in your collection theres no real way to tell how many are black underneath. I checked some of mine and they all seem to be trans clear under the chrome paint. Its possible that it came from one of the more obscure sets like Belleville, Time cruisers or one of the harry Potter sets. The chrome keys that i have from Harry potter sets are black underneath so they might have come from there.