Hanwei Rhinelander Renaissance Longsword Review 

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i dont think he "roasts tf" out of the sword; its a budget sword after all, and the other "guys" in that price level dont look much better.

Honestly I don't get the whole "I paid for it myself therefore I'm impartial" - buyer's biases are such a well known and thoroughly researched thing they even tell about this on telemarketing prep training >< Who has genuinely never heard of "buyer's remorse" and justifications raise a thumb.

Here is another one. 👋🏻 Greetings from the rainy Niederrhein. 😁

I am also fron the Rhineland (Düsseldorf) and I happen to own a Hanwei Rhinelander. To my taste, the sword was far too blunt when it arrived and it feels quite heavy and slow in the hand.

@@bansheemopar this is Oberrhein calling; you DEFINITELY must own another Rhinelander sword - mine is quite light and agile, also good sharpness out of the box. I mean "sword sharp", not "razor sharp"... which no sword ever was in history.

@@grunztiertransmutator770 I definitely have a Hanwei Rhinelander, but bought mine about 10 Years ago, so there might be some changes to thre blade.

@@bansheemopar just mildly joking; i know all too well there are LOTS of inconsistencies in production sword lines, especially Hanwei and Windlass. Mine has a lot better fit and finish than the one Matt shos here - but tthe crossguard was slightly bent when delivered... :-/

In an ideal world they take the feedback on board

You saw the crossbow channel katana cutting too huh? Joerg smash!

Mate, this is the man who pioneered the term HEMA. Of course he's proper.

My William marshall pattern welded is wood and I found zero issues with it. But honestly their pattern welded models are their deluxe models so yeah they take extra care in them lol.

Was that pre-fire or post-fire Hanwei? (Probably doesn't make a difference though, knowing Hanwei.)

Does it look ugly or nice without the leather wrap? I'm thinking about doing that on my Hanwei Tinker.

@@HipposHateWater I believe it was post fire, but I really dont know if I could verify either way.

@@Plata-ori-plumbu it looked ok. The riser in the grip of the rhinelander is actually just carved into the wood for some reason, cord wrapped then covered in leather. My hanwei tinker actually had a cord wrap underneath the leather when I removed it (I seem to have an issue with hanwei leather. Lol) but I honestly preferred to the feel of the leather. Far as looks go, on the rhinelander I didnt like the shade of wood, and without the cord and leather wrap it had a very nasty ledge where the pommel met. I actually ended up using a rasp and sandpaper to remove the riser then cord wrapped it and put new leather on to get rid of the gap. Also I'd advise against taking hanwei swords down to the bare wood from a safety perspective. I've dismantled a handful of different models of theirs for various reasons and every time I was quite surprised with just how soft the wooden cores of the grips are. I think the material is adequate, but it needs the support of a wrap I feel for it to be used safely.

I miss sword's path. At least when the sword broke, it was not like that katana infomercial where that crappy blade broke and stabbed the guy.

There was a period of time around 2015-2017ish where they were going off spec for their swords. I have a tinker bastard sword from that period and several from afterwards and the difference is night and day. The bad one has a smaller tang and an overly chunky blade. From what I understand they had some internal issues and Michael Pierce (guy who designed the swords) had to chew them out. The one from the Fiore film was probably one of those if I had to guess. I use Hanwei blades from the newer stock in my sword projects and they have held up to a lot of abuse. Not excusing poor quality control, just saying they are usually fine for whatever that’s worth.

Generally speaking whenever ressources and production techniques drop below a certain margin of cost there's an incentive to market products for mass consumption and produce them in the most cost-effective manner possible. I think this is why early European and traditional Japanese swords tend to be produced with religious-like attention to detail, while average late-medieval swords tend to follow the lines of "does it stay together? Is it reasonably balanced? Is the edge serviceable? Good, that'll be X, God save the King".

Mine is hardwood, reddish. I guess they use what's at hand.

Well I jam out to those tunes, so back off.

Yeah, I love mine. The small flaws give it a rustic feel to me and I don't mind them at all. Very good review of the sword though.

@@circleofowls Oh, for sure. Matt’s one of (if not *the*) best in this arena. Glad you like your Rhinelander, too. If this exact design was made a premium product by Hanwei & given more attention, or was made by someone like Albion or A&A, I’d be all over it.

Well I got one and I have the pommel issue but not the issue of the blade not being flush to the crossguard. Haven't done much stress testing but I'm guessing it won't have the lose guard issue. So there seems to be consistency issues.

Is 汉威金属 their Full name? Hanweijinshu?

Me too! It was pretty neat for it to show up in sub feed

My first sharp(ish) one! Still love it.

Thats the reason I have my collection 😄 I had been looking at this one as well.

Broad swords would do that with a little gusto from the chopper. Especially if the Aztecs had a tendency to block rather than evade

Thank you, yes the broadsword was my leading suspect, until this presentation got me thinking.

I think the early "Espada Ropera 's" had slightly wider blade's...when you think of what they "could" be facing when exploring, you would want an excellent combative blade.

Look up his video about sharpening then.

Thanks Sherm, very helpful 👍

That's the one. Enhanced Griffin Steel Sword.

@@someguy3861 i thought it looked familiar :D

Also the standard novigrad steel sword

@@s8theninjawarrior916 true, only that one doesn't have the waist on the grip

Yes. Also after the entire sword has been customized revealing the weapon's true potential.

That would make for a nice replica!!!

No. And no. Use a Sabre for your training on horseback.

The gradual decrease in the prevalence of armor was a multi-faceted development, but the armies being larger was not the issue. The prevalence of armor actually increased throughout the middle ages and sharply so in the late medieval period, which happened concurrently with the increase in the size of armies, but was not related. The introduction of relatively cheap plate armor became possible with the invention of blast furnace whereas the increase in the size of armies was consequence of feudal realms slowly beginning to consolidate into pre-modern nation states which had better economic capabilities of fielding and campaigning with larger forces and were less reliant on the personal relationship between the vassals providing the army and the liege to whom the service was owed. Indeed, plate armor was standard issue for cuirassiers, pikemen and shock infantry in the 30 years war which was in the 17th century which was pretty much the most massive conflict in the entirety of Europe since the Roman empires height. Rather, the development of musketry tactics and lighter muskets was what ultimately begun to suppress armor. The Dutch and the Swedes were in particular responsibility of advancing these exact developments.

@@TheManOWrath If he wants to train with a medieval sword, than a saber is no option

@@xluca1701 Something curved would be great.

@@xluca1701 Are you implying Sabers weren't medieval?

Regenyei make great swords - we've been using them for years.

@@scholagladiatoria thanks, still need to save a bit more, but thanks for answering

@@ecthelionalfa for a two-hander, you might want to have a look at that beautiful Kwetun behind Matt.

@@PalleRasmussen do you have a link or something to look at it?

@@ecthelionalfa Matt does, go two- three weeks back in his videos, or Google "Kvetun Swords" or "Kvetun Armoury".

I don't know about Matt, but unless you intend to replace the blade often a screw-on pommel makes little sense.

This is why Archeologists love bored people with a tendency to write everyday occurrences down. One journal entry from 1510 about an argument between a freeholder and a servant about the shape of a blade, written down because that was the only thing to happen to the person that day, could offer so much insight.

a good sword should not have an issue with that

He did a collab with IGN in which they brought on our mans to commentate and elaborate on some of the gameplay.

@@Frankntooth yeah I know but a video on his own channel

@@Aerostarm With gameplay so that its not the same as the IGN one.

It's just a very basic scabbard with the same color leather (may be fake leather, with a matte finish) as the grip and with tip and mouth made of the same kind of metal as the guard and pommel. Nothing fancy, but it fits snugly enough that it holds on to the blade when it's hanging on the wall suspended from the guard. I think the inside is some sort of fibrous plastic material, but it's hard for me to tell atm.

And how do you spell uranium, plutonium, osmium, cadmium...?

I think it's more like some people, mostly Americans, are skipping an I in the word aluminium...

There are two different ways of spelling the element. We spell it aluminium. Just like the other elements that end 'ium'. No idea why the USA decided to change that with aluminium.

@@ThePapaMike Ah, ok. I mean if you're going to needle us on pronunciation I'd have gone for the way our place names are spelled like Coldhoughlinborough, but locals say 'Cough' .

@@scholagladiatoria I think it was discovered by a Dutchman so US & UK decided to go their own naming at a similar time. UK didn't own dibs on the name in this instance, & you could argue over complicated it needlessly. ;)

To be fair I have had to put glue in the handle as it got a bit rattly . its a great chopper

In case of Hanwei, because of the hexnut, you could mount custom fiitings.

@@paleasaghost-5799 It's peened.

@@jellekastelein7316 Didnt saw the video until that point. Still true for many Hanwei Swords