$200 VS $2000 Longsword - The Difference is Mind-blowing! 

Happy to see that you also got to bathe in the glory of the Lockwood 1019B. It's easily one of the best longswords on the market... the handling and cutting performance are a totally different level. I'm surprised the CS blade even made it through the mat, with that atrocious edge bevel. But it's obvious how much you had to muscle it through. The center of percussion is awfully low. Yup... the piece of mat falling almost straight down on the first cut with the 1019B, that's what I expected. :) Beautiful follow-up cuts too, nice 'n clean. Great review! Lots of detail and info, without getting repetitive or boring.

It's not about the edge sharpness, it's about the powerful runes you put on it.

D is exactly the kind of guy who both owns a longsword and just casually has a Magic card in his pocket.

How the lockwood made that first cut was almost fantasy. Absolutely no resistance at all. The kind of stuff you find in movies xD Great vid, man!

I have a Lockwood leaf blade. Took two years and $2500. It BETTER be real after all that!😂 Edit: YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT LOCKWOOD IS TERRIBLE ABOUT GETTING BACK TO YOU IN A TIMELY MANNER. He quoted eight months, and I didn’t hear from him for over a year. When I did, he said he needed 10 more weeks. About 15 weeks later, I had to threaten him with the prospect of an attorney contacting him before he replied. Then I was told another 10 weeks. And about 18-20 weeks after that, I heard it was almost done. He gave me another delivery date of about five days before he would be ready to ship. Guess what. A week after that date had come and gone, I finally had a shipping confirmation from UPS. The man is atrocious at following up with customers AFTER they’ve paid. Before that, he’s phenomenal about replying to all messages. Once he’s got your money, he is very hard to get ahold of. I love his work, and I would be extremely ready to pay the man many more thousands of dollars, but everything that comes with his sales, make it just too much of a frustration.

BRO IS DOING IT AGAIN !!!

Wow, the way he cut through the mat with the Lockwood sword! You could see how little effort D was using, and he cleaved through them like a kenjustu master. I've never seen a more impressive showcase of a sword.

Damn, when you were manipulating the Lockwood sword, it looked like a machine with how stationary the tip was. Nice vid!

12:45 Just Brynne murdering D's vibe in cold blood. 😂

The reason late medieval European swords such as the long sword flex is because heavier armour was more common in Europe. If the sword didn’t flex it’s more likely to break on impact if you mistakenly strike a stronger part of armour

I rather Japanese nihonto but I can’t lie after watching this video you for some reason make me feel as if I’ve been held in a chokehold to choose the long sword. This is an amazing review.

D knows his stuff, i didn’t know much about swords but this video gives great insight for them. Keep it up, would love to see more

I am impressed. As an old fencer, I rarely find anyone with a love of swords or swordplay. You did very good! You've got skills. 🤺⚔️

When he cuts those tatami mats on what seems like a rooftop I would like to imagine that every time he does that the other people from the other buildings just watch him awkwardly as he’s going those B rolls.

Thanks for the breakdown! I appreciate the attention to detail!

Another great sword video, D! Love your gauntlets/braces btw, they are amazing.

great entertaining script derived from a knowledgeable source. brilliant production as usual! would love to see you do a review on one of those long straight japanese tuna knives. (katana knife?) always thought they looked super cool.

When i contacted the company i found out (according to them) that it is infact 1090, but but the 1065 of the normal italian longsword is heat treated, and then tempered, this is not, and the powder on the blade, if you feel a reap amount of it, is waxy in consistency, may be part of moisture absorption or anti-rusting measures

The Lockwood is gorgeous

Lockwoods are amazing but pricey. And of course there’s the wait time. I would suggest the Vision Line at Valiant Armory. I have their Tauber and Ansbach. Well priced and scabbards are available. The thing about VA is that their blades have been measured out to specifics by Angus Trim.

Now you have to test $2000 longsword vs $2000 katana

This video was the first one I've seen of yours and I was really impressed. I sub right away

“It takes a sword of this *Excalibur*…”

I’ve always respected long swords as a katana collector, but that lockwood sword just made me look at them in a whole new way. That sword was extremely perfect and beautiful the reactions it was getting out me, well no katana has ever made me react the way I did to that longsword. Definitely gonna start buying these more and seeing how nice they can really get myself.

Man this is the content I live for. D with the knowledge and sword play, excellent.

You need more content man. You have a knack for this

hadnt seen your videos before, that was fun thanks!

Love the production value D

This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I loved it. Thanks.

I own an SL1019B as well. The only issue I had was getting it from Lockwood. I was given a wait time of 6 months and it took around a year and I had to contact Lockwood multiple times to get an updated ETA, which kept getting longer and longer. It's probably the only reason why I haven't ordered a scabbard from him yet. To be fair, it was around the time of 2019-2020, but I wish he had sent me an email updating the wait time.

them cuts were so clean dude just seeing it and hearing it was so soothing!

One thing that would really highlight the differences would be to follow up the cutting session with a side by side of your strikes. It's truly incredible the difference. Kind of curious on your thoughts on Badger Blades. While not the most aesthetic blades, they're very durable and well designed, but that's coming from a novice, so your insights and opinions would be super interesting

been looking forward to your next upload, Cheers 🍻

This is the second podcast of yours that I’ve seen. Quite good. Great script and variation of information vs being entertaining. And your video editing skills (or someone’s skills) are also very good. Loved the data shared about general sword evaluation…percussion point, pivot point, scabbard quality, and steel quality. I just bought my first long sword, and it is from Cold Steel. Wish I had seen your video first. Any sword books you would recommend for intermediate or advanced knowledge? And do you have any podcasts on antique sword collection?

Now this is my kinda channel, beautiful sword you have there. i'm not sure how much sharpness matters with a long sword, the sharper it is the more likley it will chip in sword on sword combat. I've seen fencers cut through paper sheets with surprisingly dull blades. great video cheers!

Informative and funny. Thanks dude!!!

Great content as always Cerberus

To see the Saracen advancing towards me and feel the weight of my sword in hand as it and my soul become linked in a single purpose that results in walking the puddles of carnage that my blade and sweat have left on the fields of Megiddo, the sounds of their lamentations louder than those of the camels until my warhorse carries me to the palace compound of a vile Sheik, and upon liberating the harem I receive their unbridled gratitude.

Cutting with a long sword is so underrated, a lot of people think the long sword is the Jack of all trades when it’s comes to thrusting and cutting, but this video was a perfect demonstration that long sword’s can also be absolutely insane when it comes to cutting like the Japanese katanas

Great video Cerberus, love it!

Cerberus: Is your longsword real or fake Me: * looks down * id say its more of a shortsword

broooo you need to post more love this content

Was real happy to see a longsword video and this didn't disappoint. It can't all be katanas. ...which is also what amuses me about Warframe being a sponsor, as of the new melee weapons that got introduced with the update the ad read was done for, all three sword weapons are different types of katanas.

Thank goodness! Was in dire need of some 200 vs 2000 dollar sword content

Where do you get your tatami mats from? Sorry if you've already answered this question before. Thanks.

I'm digging the white tree of Gondor. Also I got really surprised when your tripod started talking.

How do you get a silver guard and silver pommel, its bronze in the shop. Please reply

I have the ColdSteel Bastard sword. Its pretty decent mine definitely came sharpened and cut paper when i bought it. My only complaint is that its weak in the thrust with a wide tip.

Awesome review. They were made for different jobs and different enemies.

Congratulations on your Lockwood! I really need to get on the ball and get one of these on order but I have too many other swords being made right now. I need to be a responsible adult for a while, especially after ordering that Katana.... >.> Before I bought my Albion I debated back and forth between Albion and Lockwood Swords for a while and eventually decided on the Albion mostly because they were the more established brand at the time, but also, if I remember correctly, their steel is less prone to rust, and I live in a very humid environment. But I haven't had any issues with rust on any of my blades as long as they have a scabbard so I worried a bit much there. Glad you got such a nice blade in your collection!

Thank you for this reference to Real or Fake it's so good

Yup the more expensive it is usually the better it is. Will one of your videos be on how to sharpen the longsword and the katana?

Love these videos

I've been practicing with the Longsword for over 6 Years now, I've done Buhurt Competitions (Buhurt is the Modern-Day Medieval Practice of Fighting in Full Contact just with blunt steel weapons) For a while now as well. Outside of Buhurt Competitions the price definitely dictates how well of a sword is made and it also varies depending on the type of sword you get. Some forms of Sword require a lot more weight reduction but typically you want a balance between them. While I myself do not personally own a Lockwood Longsword I have tried them out before and I gotta say they're made the closest to how Medieval Swords were made.

Great video! Awesome content

Can you make one Video about the different steel types. I always wondered what the different between the carbon steel and the t10 steel is and what benefits it has

That 2k longsword is a work of art!

I love Katanas and Chinese swords, hell swiss sabre and Napoleonic ones. But that longsword is like a statuesque European woman, gaunt and curvy at the same time. I am in love.

I fking love you. Keep up the grind dude!

Can someone describe what the double bevel thing is about? I can't seem to grasp visually what D's been talking about and what the difference from the expensive sword is.

Great video! Now what about like a “middle” class sword something in between these 2 price ranges? How would it compare against these 2.

That must have been a killer wait time, I love the lockwood swords. And this is probably the best one they make. Did you not like the bronze fitting? I usually find its an extra bonus they offer that over the Albion version.

This is a fun channel. My favorite part is your confidence swinging a sword around on the roof of what looks like a tall apartment building hahaha idk if I have the balls to do that. All jokes aside this was pretty awesome to watch

I've been wondering if you could test a Manganese Steel katana . It's tool steel and I'm wondering how effective it really is? And not many videos on it. Your rests are amazing and I'd love to see you a variety video on different steels

Budk is that mag still around How is hema fairly new

Is the Lockwood longsword modeled after the Alexandria sword?

I own a couple very old katanas... one is dated to 16 or 1700s, one from 1800s (actually this is a wakazashi). I would love to see how to properly polish/sharpen. I have experience in this, but you've undoubtedly had more, and your input would be much appreciated.... love your stuff, discovered you through corridor

I' m looking to buy my first KATANA, I'm trying to keep it inexpensive, what to look for in the content of the steel, and treatment of the heat?

I gotta know where he got that tatami cutting stand from, cause it's nearly impossible to find one online

You sir did more to explain to me, being a sword novice, the difference in a quality sword and a cheep one, than any one I have saw on the net. I now have a reason to save my money for my next toy! 😂

hello and congratulations, beautiful sword. I like swords and you've given me some very useful information about judging balance, things I didn't know. I wanted to ask why you keep putting your fingers on the blade? Don't you risk causing oxidation on the sword by doing so? a warm greeting

lol love the intro haven't seen that show in years XD

Rockwell file would give you a ballpark idea of steeltype

Coolbeens. Good vid learned a few things about my own swords

You have to drop some stuff on that Lockwood blade 😯looks like it would cleave a falling feather.

Impressive! I have the not black version of the cold steel and it perform better than the one you used… but still not even close to the high end sword. I think at budget the competition cutting sword by CS have better blade geometry for cutting but still nothing like this

That lockwood just sounds and looks awesome.

love your vid's man

Nice video D!

Im going to have to dispel the myth that secondary bevels are "garbage". There are many swords with secondary bevels that are very good cutters and many historical swords had them. They perform very well if properly designed & well sharpened. Even if your blade has a single bevel, sharpening will overtime result in a secondary bevel anyway. Make of that what you will.

Great video. I really do look forward to more videos like this and some, preferably without waiting more than 2 months.

Are you using the Unsolved Mystery BGM? HAHA nice touch.

You know, if you really wanted to check the steel quality you could get some hrc files (hardness Rockwell scale count) to get a good idea. They're not super expensive and essentially you just use each of the files until it stops scaring over the edge. It's a good way to tell the quality of the steel and the tempering quality as well

Great video. Cold Steel does some things right, but they do pump out some junk. I like my Espada XL though, that knife is a beast and a great daily carry.

can someone please tell me the song from 13:00 pllleeeeaassseee

Any thoughts on axes?

Where'd you get that sweet shirt?

I like those arm guard things, where can i get them?

How much do you know about Japanese sword from the Fujiwara dynasty? I have one.

The Lockwood pommel screams “A NEW HAND HAS TOUCHED THE BEACON”

5160 is spring steel and while common is extremely good for swords.

Recommendation for Sr William Marshall blade?

What's the sword you have at 1:35? I really like the pommel.

This man knows swords. And, he looks cool welding one. I saw this on my news feed and glad i watched

The attention of detail shines through even for my untrained eye. If I imagine that the $200 sword is like the Reserve/Militia sword, then the $2000 sword is like the Captain's sword. I wonder how the Regular infantry sword would be, probably in $400-$600 range? Idk, mass production lowers the cost.

Very, very cool video bruv

Very good video, thoughts on the Ronin Katana Longswords?

2 things. 1. Respect for having a MTG card on hand. 2. For those who don't know, Tcg and Ccg cards (like a MTG card) are like cutting 4 pieces of construction paper. (At least that's how my scissors treat them.)

And the symbol of justice as any courthouse worth it's salt has a Justitia statue somewhere carrying the sword and scales.

2 of my favourite things in this video, swords and warframe