@@raphlvlogs271 I don’t know. It’s a weird shape. Forward curved and flared at the top. I’ve seen some kukhri that have sheaths that allow draw cuts but they are shorter and not quite as curved. Thanks for watching and commenting. I might do a video on the kukhri soon. There is an old video in my past videos!
👋 brother, nice cutting. Cool blade 😎 I was looking at this blade on BudK website and did a search on RU-vid to check it out and here I am. Thanks for the great review.
No way it’s that heavy. Reliks lists it as 3.1 lbs. I don’t have any way to verify this but my Hanwei Claymore is almost 5 lbs and this one is not even close. Thanks for watching
Cool setup, man. Fair enough about the Nescafe Gold. Our percolater at the camper is huge, and takes over half an hour to finish up. At home I grind Kicking Horse Half-Ass for the stovetop espresso maker. At least that thing is small and only takes 10min.
@@poppypicker3863 yeah it's good coffee, hey. Crazy story about the moose crash. I'm glad you were able to walk away from that. Here we only have deer on the southern prairie. Ex gf even headshotted one off the bumper of her little Acura with only paint damage. Still prefer not to drive at dusk. The deer are flat grey this time of year, impossible to see when the oncoming cars are blinding everything with those newer high output headlights.
@@KF1 Thanks brother. Deer are no joke either. I lived in British Columbia and experienced them. Either way it’s a great reason to have good headlights and don’t take your eyes off the road!
Thanks! It’s one of the best I have. Very sharp but great blade geometry too. Trust me it’s more that than my skill. lol thanks for watching and commenting!
Me and the wife spent Saturday night up there camping and we really enjoyed ourselves!! Thanks for telling us about this beautiful spot for camping!! Planning to go again soon, maybe we'll see you up there........take care!!
At 50 years of age, I’ve been reminiscing about my great childhood… all of the movies, music and my fascination with ninjas! I watched all of the movies and used to run around my neighborhood at night dressed in black. I’d literally climb on my neighbor’s roofs and in their trees…. try doing that these days! Anyhow, I just ordered the Kouga Ninjato from KOA. I put my name on the waitlist about a month ago and got the notification Wednesday that it was back in stock. I kicked around the idea because I literally just bought a Cold Steel Warrior Wakizashi earlier this week. I went ahead and ordered it and sure enough, a few hours later it was out of stock again. Glad it decided to get it and I’m excited to get it in hand!
I’m with you my friend. I did the same thing back in the day…well not on rooftops at least I don’t remember. Always had stars on me. Good times. I waited a long time for the Kouga to come back in stock when I got it. I jumped on it and I’m glad I did. My inner 12 year old is really happy. How do you like the Warrior Wakizashi? I have the Dragonfly Tanto. I’ve been debating getting a Dragonfly Katana. Thanks for sharing and watching!
@@poppypicker3863 Good memories for sure, my friend! I like the Wakizashi… I’m not an expert by any means but it definitely is a solid piece. I got it for $268 shipped so it wasn’t a bad deal at all. Haven’t cut anything yet. My only other sword is a katana that I bought years ago from Longquan(sp?) It’s no where near as robust as the Cold Steel. Looking forward to adding a few more Ninjato to my collection. Can you recommend any quality ones? Are the Sho Kosugi Ninjatos any good?
@@redeemed2517 I’ve never had any experience with the Sho Kosugi ones. I know there’s different levels of quality with them. Pretty sure Freestyle Swordsman channel has some good info on them. The only other Ninjato I have is a pretty cheap one, the dragon Ninjato. That being said you can’t go wrong with the Hanwei ones. I’ve thought about getting the Iga model. There’s probably lots of options I’m not familiar with. I’m sure some RU-vid research will help. Anything I can do to help,let me know!
@@poppypicker3863 thanks for the insight, I really appreciate it! I’m gonna wait for my Kouga to arrive before I dive into anything else. I’ll definitely hit you up if I have any questions… thanks again!
Apparently Vikings liked the grips short like that so they could get more leverage with the blade, they felt it was worth the maneuverability tradeoff. Probably because they would usually have a stout shield in the other hand.
Thanks for showing me this sword. I wanted to buy it, but now I’m thinking about it, I wanted a sword that was more rigid, for piercing blows, but this one, alas, is too flexible as it seemed to me!
Glad I could help. The Darksword Armory Oslo I looked at a few videos ago is definitely more in line with what you are looking for. Though it is a lot more money and requires a bit of sharpening. Thanks for watching!
That's a fun looking sword. My Ronin Katana Model #1 Longsword has a crazy level of flex to it. Very springy. I finally got around to ordering myself a Ronin Katana Model #12 Viking Sword earlier today, so it's cool you're reviewing a Viking sword. I liked the size of the RK #12.
Glad you enjoyed it. I did a review of the Ronin longsword #4 a while back. I don’t think they offer it anymore. I bet they’re Viking Sword is awesome. Hope you like it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just came across this channel by accident when i was doing research on camping! Realizing that we went to school together! I'm enjoying the video's very much. I subscribed so keep the video's coming!!
I agree. I’ve done a bit of work to make it usable but the leather is pretty cheap and got messed up pretty quickly. Impressed by the sword but definitely not with the scabbard. Thanks for watching!!!
@@poppypicker3863 wakizashi you can only get as a daisho. I own the entire Ashigaru (domoe, Hanabira, takachigai), stainless steel and steel iaito, Hotategai, and Tenku Ancient Iron Warrior. I’ve got to handle most of their offerings at San Shin Kai summer camp.
@@poppypicker3863 Mountain Teachings has limited stocking inventory of Skyjiro offerings. I don’t remember of the top of my head what he currently has in inventory. I just helped him sell a few iaito.
@@poppypicker3863I just got off the phone with their lone independent US dealer over a few iaito sales. They use the same fitting sizes for their wakizashi as for their katana. Main difference is tsuka length.
That’s a drag. I’ve had a few blades from windlass that were like that. However I have 3 Honshu and they were really good. Hollow grinds too so scary sharp. I have another Honshu coming soon. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll do a review once the snow melts here. Thanks for watching! I enjoy your channel!
I would for sure. It’s very impressive and feels well put together. If it is on your wish list, do it. Don’t wait as long as I did. It makes me smile every time I pick it up. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The hollow grind parts is behind the edge. The very edge of it is “normal “.like a micro bevel. I haven’t used it enough yet to answer your other question. Seems to hold its edge pretty good so far. Thanks for watching and commenting
Nice review, D. This was my very first real sword. The ones they produced 15 years ago were way worse (whippy thinner blade with a super dull edge). Always liked the overall look. Which version did you get as far as blade length?
Thanks for the comment. I got the 30 inch. I had to do a little sharpening to get it right but it is one of my favourites in the collection. Thanks again
