<P> John Howe was the supervisor on armour , having studied and worn it . Stu Johnson and Warren Green made 48,000 pieces of armour from the numerous molds of plate steel , as well as a small group who spent 3 years linking plastic chain mail ( eventually wearing their thumbprints away ) . Peter Lyon also forged swords , each taking from three to six days , creating spring steel `` hero '' swords for close - ups , aluminium fight swords and rubber versions too . Weta also created 10,000 real arrows and 500 bows . Howe even created a less crude type of crossbow for the Uruk - hai ( the first army approved ) , based on a 16th - century manuscript . </P>
<P> John Howe was the supervisor on armour , having studied and worn it . Stu Johnson and Warren Green made 48,000 pieces of armour from the numerous molds of plate steel , as well as a small group who spent 3 years linking plastic chain mail ( eventually wearing their thumbprints away ) . Peter Lyon also forged swords , each taking from three to six days , creating spring steel `` hero '' swords for close - ups , aluminium fight swords and rubber versions too . Weta also created 10,000 real arrows and 500 bows . Howe even created a less crude type of crossbow for the Uruk - hai ( the first army approved ) , based on a 16th - century manuscript . </P>
who made the swords for lord of the rings
who made the swords for lord of the rings
Peter Lyon
Peter Lyon