Enormous BFG sword: The Buster Sword!

Cory Doctorow 4:03 am Tue Feb 1, 2011

YouTube user MichaelCthulhu shows off his Final Fantasy VII "Buster Sword," a medieval BFG that's as auto-lethal as it is impractical. He's taking commissions for further improbable cutlery, too.

REALer Buster Sword

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