Qualta Blade

From Farscape Encyclopedia Project

A Qualta Blade is a traditional Luxan weapon; it is a broadsword approximately three feet and a half long, made of an unknown, extremely light, and durable material. When used by a skilled warrior it becomes an extension of the body. It also has the ability to be converted in to a powerful rifle, more powerful than a Pulse Rifle. Perfectly balanced, tipped, and double edged. The blade is about five inches wide, and two inches thick. There is no hilt, but has a decorated two-handed grip, with an enlarged pummel to brace against the shoulder in rifle mode.

After transformation the hilt of the blade becomes the stock and grip, the blade splits to become the muzzle alignment, with the energy charge firing chamber between them at the rear of the muzzle. There is no sighting scope or scope attachment. The gunner sights along the edge of the blade portion.

The blade carried by Ka D'Argo was passed down to him by his great grandfather. He generally carries it everywhere in a scabbard attached to his back. He also used it when he found a Luxan fighter craft. The ship was about to destroy Moya unless D'Argo could prove his worthiness to pilot the craft. The Qualta Blade was one of the three Luxan relics it demanded for identification.

[edit] Appearances

• First Used in: (As Blade: 1.1 "Premiere;" As Rifle: 1.4 "Throne for a Loss"
• Used by: Ka D'Argo Aeryn Sun, Jothee, Jothee's Luxan Commandoes

[edit] Trivia

At the 2003 Scapercon in Rosemont, IL, actor Anthony Simcoe (Ka D'Argo) likened the combination of the Qualta Blade and D'Argo's ship to the Excalibur, the mythical sword of Arthurian Legend.