A review of the Honshu D2 Gladiator sword. model # UC3431 D2 Mainz style gladius shaped blade. Link also on Amazon: amzn.to/3QUKZQM Link to BudK: www.budk.com/Honshu-D2-Gladia...
Nice video. That's a might fine sword. I've got the United Cutlery Gladiator sword. Mine's a pawn compared to that with 1065 steel but the price tag on that one is only about $40. Either way, shaediversity estimates that in the real event that you actually had to use it for the purpose, these style of blades are actually the best for self-defense.
This sword now comes in vg10 steel which is a stainless steel made in japan used for chef knives. 1% Carbon, 15% Chromium, 1% Molybdenum, 0.2% Vanadium, and 1.5% Cobalt. It is the most expensive of the 3 coming in at $198.
Es una espada ideal para llevarla al monte ya q no es muy larga y puede llevarse al cinto. Cómo defensa personal su mejor punto es su punta para pinchar en recto y su doble filo puede servir para corte lateral. Es una espada corta muy eficaz sobre todo acompañado de escudo
For a sword of that quality $180 is a great price . Did you ever look at Traditional Filipino Weapons and if so what did you think ? Double Star Fury was definitely " inspired " by one of their designs IMO .
@@crossingtheexile4937 Thanks for the info, I do believe that they are alittle on the brittle side. Keeping the rockwell hardness lower would help it from breaking but they probably won't change their heat treat.Sorry for your loss.
Check out scorpion swords tactical gladius, in the test video the guy is hacking away at a piece of granite obviously the blade took some damage but wasn't totaled by any means
No one is going to use this in battle vs armor, or hacking into cinder blocks, or whatever else someone wants to smash this into to prove its "good". I sincerely doubt that a gladius from 2,000 years ago would stand up to the expectations of naysayers. What is its purpose? I'm sure if you asked any member of any legion in the past... And put this in their hand... They would say this is a blade that is absolutely remarkable.
@MGTOW Matty The best steel wont help you, if your blade got structural issues and every united cutlery blade has one, that makes it very likely for the tang to break off.
It was very sharp, almost arm shaving sharp. D2 is a higher grade of tool steel that can retain an edge longer than stainless, and also can be tougher than 7CR13 stainless if the heat treat temper is done properly.
I enjoyed the review, I’ve been on the fence on whether to get the d 2 steel for durability or just 7cr13 for my husband. Since i know he will hack with it outside. I going to get him the cr13 version and if abuses it i will get him the step up.
Sounds good Freya, I think your husband will end the weight and feel of it which ever steel type you get. The 7cr13 will stay cleaner if he uses it and doesn't wipe it off. But both should hold up to light cutting.
United Cutlery Swords are not any good. The Blade is very likely to break off when "abused" (a good sword should be able to take a bit of a beating) due to a construction issues with the handle. I hope nothing bad happened so far with that thing. Saidly such construction issues are very common with tacticool'ish blades. The only good swords with a somewhat similar theme that come to my mind right now are the "Zombie Tools" blades. They're a good bit more expensive but they are way more sturdy than that UC stuff and there is basically no posibility for the handle to break off.
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For those that are inexperienced with swords; those 4 holes that are just above the handgaurd will cause for stress. It's a massive weakpoint in the blade and will likely crack once you try to do something with it. It isn't steel like 1095 HC or 5160 spring steel, so it's basically an expensive wall hanger, not really meant to do something with it.
My Honshu Gladiator D2 sword arrived with a curved central ridge not aligned with the point of the sword, but rather finishing 1cm up from the point in one side of the blade. This is typical of the poor quality of United Cutlery products. Unfortunately, I read the reviews too late. Are you going to delete my comment again?
0:17 Ahem, you’re storing your katana upside down and backwards. Edge down means they’ll dull, hilt right signifies you’re ready for combat (impolite.) I would like to speak with your manager.
I am sorry BUT your Cutting water Bottles with a D2 tool steel Blade???? you could of went with something a lot harder like Thick Wood or something harder water bottles just do NOT show off how good D2 tool steel is.
