BRUTICUS, Thanks for the comment! I will do a few renders with different spec values, and see if they look better.

magicsy, thanks for the kind words! I used a customized chrome shader for the hand guard, and the blade, and I used a ramp for the specular. The lighting was the hardest thing. I went through many HDRI's to find the best lighting.

concorddawned, thanks for the comment! Because of the angle of the render, the edge of the blade is not showing up very well, but rest assuerd, the blade is extremely sharp.