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.
Thanks man, your video was what put Lockwood on my map. Was going to get a Albion Brescia but for the same price for just the sword I could get a Lockwood with custom scabbard made. She’s a beauty and handles like a dream. Yeah the CS sword is so dull and has its point of percussion at the middle of the blade so you really gotta muscle it through very awkwardly. Curious how the original compares, I heard it’s decent but that’s hard to believe when it’s coming from Cold Steel. Glad you enjoyed the vid dude, thanks for watching!
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.
sounds like similar issues i had with commissioning artists... perhaps it's not a matter of profession but of business model, some people just don't have the mindset to go for that kind of business model without making it hell for the customer.
@@p4l4d1n7 it’s not that he needed it right away tho, it’s cuz the communication was terrible and he didn’t know when the sword or even if the sword would be delivered. It’s all about transparency cuz I’m sure if the maker of the sword told him “it’ll be two years, I’m backlogged”, he wouldn’t have gotten so mad
@@p4l4d1n7 I've never commissioned any big work, but I'm considering commissioning a custom leather holster for my Chiappa revolver as not even the manufacture makes them in the style i'm looking for, but I would expect that if I am quoted a time frame for something to be done and something comes up then the person to just say "Hey, this is taking longer than I thought because of [REASON HERE] and I want to make sure it's done well hold on a bit longer and I'll keep you updated" then i'd be fine with it. If it's due and I've hear nothing when I reach out just to check, especially with something in the $2500 range mentioned here, and get nothing back for at least another 4 months then i'm going to start thinking something is up.
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.
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! 😂
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
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.
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.
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.
@@Cerberusarms I think he means a Maguro Kiri - Now I kinda want to see D put a tuna on that stake and slow-mo slice it into sushi @reproducable .. haha
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
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’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.
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.
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
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
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.
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!
The Lockwood does tend to rust very easily. I have to oil and wax it every single time I touch it which is an actual downside I forgot to mention in the video.
Man.... this is making me wish I had enough money to start a sword collection of my own. I've always loved weapons, my dad was a collector and has all sorts of weaponry, Axes, swords, knives, admittedly some cheap stuff but also some historical stuff past down from the family.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Historically the corners being cut would be In the fit & finish... An infantryman's sword can have un polished/scratchy blades, rattling guard, croocked fuller & some asymmetry... However what even the lowliest solider can't afford to compromise is the balance, edge grometry & durability. Astethics can be thrown out the window, but the tool has to function for it's purpose
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.
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.
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 keep seeing this thing about secondary bevels. i wonder what they did historically. most likely a mix of both . considering to maintain a primary bevel you need to hone the whole face of the bevel which is a good deal harder than having a keen secondary bevel edge. imo a secondary bevel is worth the loss of cutting power for the gain of ease of maintenance. there is also appleseed edges but i find that this is difficult and if done incorrectly can lead to a warped edge. Having said that, the edge from the factory of that cold steel sword is abysmal regardless of the bevel. Great video !
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.
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!
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.
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
I should add that this is the second video of yours I've seen so far and I subbed when the lady's voice says " My Lord!" 🤣 As I stated my other comment, I spent a long time in the SCA and there is a whole bunch of bawdy humor that is intrinsic with the sca. Including goofy crap like that
LA must be a weird place to be. Roofs covered in cameras and "influencers" dressed in all kinds of strange get ups cutting stuff. Great video as always, though, D.
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.)
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?
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
@@Psycho-Ssnake lol, i dont think the guy who made the comment will understand how that doesn't determine the quality, alloy or anything that matters with a sword. i dont know why your comment made me snort air quickly into my nose but it was funny. the guy commenting just doesnt know lol
Are we sure that’s a type XVIIIa? I didn’t think Type XVIII swords had fullers. I could be wrong, though. Either way it’s vurrry pretty Edit: looking it up it appears that SOME a’s and c’s in the type XVIII family can have short narrow fullers… how bout that
*insert sponsor name here* - "hey we'd like to sponsor a video!" D - "Im gonna need a 2000 dollar sword and like 20 tatami mats." Sponsor - "........uhhh"
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
Props to Brynne for not flinching when having a 35" razor blade being slashed at her face... Awesome, informative vid. Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by saying the Cold Steel is double bevelled? I assumed all long swords were. What is the edge on the Lockwood?
Single bevel means the blade ends at the edge of the blade making it one flat plane. Double bevel means an edge was ground into it changing the geometry of the blade.
