John Ramsay is a 55 year old Blacksmith, who was born and raised in Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile. John served his apprenticeship at Smith-Fletcher a Blacksmiths also on the Royal Mile.

There he was taught by a 74 year old Blacksmith where surrounded by the romanticism of historic Edinburgh he learned the art of making new things look old.

The swords that John now makes are antiqued in a similar fashion, and although new, they would not look out of place on the walls of the Castle at the top of the Royal Mile or the walls of the Palace at the foot of the Mile.