Jody Samson (November 1, 1946 – December 27, 2008) was a knifemaker and bladesmith from Burbank, California who designed butterfly knives for Benchmade and the swords used in such movies as Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, First Knight, The Mask of Zorro, Blade, Blind Fury, Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, and Streets of Fire.
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In 2001 Samson went to work for Albion Swords in New Glarus, Wisconsin where he made replicas of the swords he originally made for the Conan films.
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He designed and built the weapons for the films First Knight, The Mask of Zorro, Blade, Batman & Robin, Babylon 5, and Batman Forever.
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Samson designed and built the swords, knives, and daggers used in a number of films including Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, Blind Fury, and Streets of Fire while he was working for Benchmade.
Samson | Jody Scheckter | Samson Siasia | John K. Samson | Samson Raphael Hirsch | Samson of Dol | Samson (band) | Polly Samson | Paul Samson | Jody Williams | Jody McCrea | Jody Hill | Jody Cundy | The Jody Grind | Samson Raphaelson | Peter Samson | Oscar Samson Rodriguez | Jody Richards | Frederick Samson | Camil Samson | Black Samson | Standing Dish with ''Samson Crushing the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass'', ca. 1580. Now at the Taft Museum of Art | Savanna Samson | Samson Tractor | ''Samson'', preserved at the Nova Scotia Museum of Industry | Samson of Brechin | Samson Levy | Samson (Handel) | Samson Dutch Boy Gym | Samson Cerfberr of Medelsheim |