I've been trying to find a copy of Poser 5 for $50 bucks or so but unsuccessfully.  

Try eBay. I've seen v. 6 for under $30 before.

Also, there's a fairly recent Blender image in the gallery with a DAZ model. If you look for it, it should be fairly easy to find.

The UV face select probably isn't necessary for a simple sword. UV mapping  maps the textures on the mesh in the correct fashion. All you need to do is set some metallic settings in the Materials rollout.

It is better to do one thing well, than to do many things and excel at nothing.