Jack Sparrow's sword

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Jack Sparrow's sword
Production information
Manufacturer	Tortuga blacksmith
Type	hanger
Cost	5 shillings
Technical specifications
Usage
Owner(s)	Jack Sparrow
Affiliation	Jack Sparrow
Behind the scenes
First appearance	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Latest appearance	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Cause	snapped by Davy Jones' claw

"I half expected it to be made of wood."

―James Norrington on seeing Jack's sword for the first time.

The sword favored by Jack Sparrow was a rusty, worn out, old hanger Jack bought from the town of Tortuga for 5 shillings. It may not be an admiral's sword but in Jack's hands it was a lethal weapon. Jack was taught swordsmanship by an Itailian fencing master in exchange for a captured cargo of silk. Most pirates prefer the cutlass, but Jack felt it important to have a slightly longer sword, to enemies a few extra inches away. Jack used his sword on several occations. First, in his fight with Will Turner, second in his duel with Barbossa, to when he faced down the Kraken when he went down with the Black Pearl. However, the sword perhaps earned its best honor when Jack dueled Davy Jones atop the masts of the Flying Dutchman in the Battle of Calypso's maelstrom. In his duel with the King of the sea, Jack used his sword to great effect, disarming Davy Jones, and then raising his sword to deliver a killing blow. However, Jones simply raised his claw, caught the sword, and snapped it. Jack though was so attached to his sword that he resheathed it for future use, though it served little use when he confronted Jones a second time. The sword's last great act was when it was used by a wounded Will Turner and Jack to finally stab the heart of Davy Jones, thus defeating Jones for good. The fate of the sword after the battle is unknown, as Jack could have either let it sink or took it back to be reforged.

[edit] Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren Court
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End