I Restore A 100 Year Old WW1 Sword - Wait A Minute?! 

Beautifully done as always. When I was a child here in Wales my uncle had one. They were donated by a Lord Waldon as replicas of ancient Celtic swords to use in the trenches. My poor uncle died when I was about 6 and this brought back memories of him. Thank you

I find it fascinating how all these rusty old swords and knives just turn up out of no where. Maybe I'll dig around in my back garden or just buy one from the shop and leave it outside for a week or two lol

Fantastic, and I love the Welsh Dragon, in 1982 I served on HMS Cardiff in the Falklands, we called ourselves 'The Welsh Warship'.

I love seeing you restore something, it make me fall asleep

Wow, that is amazing. It looks much better than before and it cuts like a knife. Great work you did on that sword.

This short sword appears to have the same design and markings as the "Welsh knife" in the Royal Armouries collection, made for the 9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers between 1917 and 1918. And it was the forerunner of the "Smatchet" designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II.

Such an amount of rust and no pitting. Hard to believe.

Отлично проделанная работа, нет слов, чтобы передать восхищение и красоту творчества.

the metal after having the rust was too even to be natural, it was put in a highly oxidizing situation

This is a very nice restoration - I have some little knowledge of WWI trench weapons, and this is a new one for me. The comment below has given some good information about where these swords came from.

Good job! The replica must look pretty close to the original, stunning sword.

This is a very interesting restoration project. I loved it every second of it. Awesome!!!

Fantastic restoration on this rusty old Sword. Everything you do is great. The etching of the Dragon looks beautiful. The wrapped handle looks perfect. It came out amazing. I love watching your channel I look forward to your next video. 😀

Great job, as always. The addition of the dragon was a nice touch.

Given the author fought and was inspired by WW1, this pattern may very well be the inspiration for Sting.

Nicely done, congrats! I look and look, yet I still don't have the luck in finding old rusty treasures like that.

Very nice! The restoration turned out great. Be careful, that’s a lot of sharp blade. 😁. Thanks for sharing!

Sword looks bad ass! I like the etching of the dragon. Nice touch.

That is really one beautiful piece sir please take care of your sword

The dragon is a nice addition.

Ninja slice those leeks! What a cool handle, and dragon logo. Nice work! Amazing how shiny you make a rusty, ancient and corroded old thing to shine again! Always impresses me! ✨👍

It's an interesting shape for a sword or knife. It kinds resembles the Ancient Greek Xiphos, only much shorter & far wider - too wide to use as a stabbing blade, really. Perhaps it was supposed to double as a trench shovel, or something.

Oh wow...that's amazing!!!!! You really brought that sword back to life!! Nice detail!!!!

Very cool Nice resto on that old blade, bravo!

The best part is they actually put an edge on it. Most restoration channels will restore a blade but leave it without even a dull edge, which I find insulting to original piece.

No. The swords that were the inspiration for the Welsh trench sword were also the inspiration for the elvish sword "Sting", that Bilbo found. The other, weird, elvish swords in the Jackson abominations were, well... weird--- with no parallels in hisitory, or in Tolkien's legendarium.

Great vid ! I truly enjoyed watching you work!

muy buena restauracion !!! great restoration !!

Ok, I loved the scraping off of the rust at the beginning….well done

I love the irony and the little smile at doing this artwork ;-)

Absolutely amazing work…

Nice job, the hilt is the guard, the haft is the handle & the pommel is the back end of the haft sometimes with use in mind (point, etc), not just a counter weight, 👍😊

Magnífico trabajo !!!

Outstanding vid!! I've been having a hard time sharpening big blades on the Work Sharp. I'd like to see more of the sharpening portion.

Its cool to see what those things would have looked a long time ago👍

Nice replica 👍

It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! The leak killer LOL Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

Buena restauracion quedo muy bien, parece la espada de una pelicula, haces un exelente trabajo 👍👍👍

The techniques for creating fake rust have really improved in recent years

Good job! Thanks.

Fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!

As a Welshman I appreciate this video 😄

BEAUTIFUL !👌🙂👍

Valeu 👍 obrigado. Belo trabalho de restauração parabéns 👏

Nice restoration mate . Keep going. 👍

Nicely done. 🗡️

Beautiful restoration mister well done

Amazing skills and excellent videography. The leeks made me LOL!

I don't know why but I feel someone running at me with a sword in the trenches would be absolutely terrifying

That was cool. Well done!

I wonder what would happen to the blade or a blade if you used valve lapping paste to grind the rust spots in the metal.

Great job! 👍👍👍

Nicely done as always

First I’ve heard of WW1 trench swords. Cool. Thanks.

Beautiful job 😍

....lookin' great, nice job, keep safe..

Excelente trabalho, ótimo acabamento!

Nice job I love the etching of the Welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I wouldn’t won’t a slap round the ear with that beast 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

Very nice job friend, I like very much your style, good work

Great job, I like the added welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 👌👍👍

Обожаю такие видео. Всегда представляю судьбу хозяина таких предметов.

Loved that leek action! Good job man!😁👍

The smatchet is probably one of history's most underrated fighting knives

Супер! Підписався, дуже цікаво, все лаконічно і зроміло, без зайвих, стонадцять обертання и без зайвих бла бла бла! Респект !

Brilliant.

Great job. It's inspiring!)

Great job on that old sword

I found it amazing the sword looked so good under all that rust

really great. should have done the dragon in copper. love this so much.

I suppose that during WWI a weapon like this would be somewhat comforting to an infantryman in a trench, if it were issued to an infantryman. It would be hard to oppose an enfilade attack in one's own trench by trying to swing one of those long WWI rifles with an 18 inch bayonet to the left or right. The French soldiers had the 'French Nail' dagger made from the stancions for stringing barbed wire; the American Army had a trench knife with a knuckle-duster and skull-crusher issued to some troops although some did carry their own Bowie knives and 'Arkansas Toothpicks'; the German Army had a 'Grabendolch' - a cheaply made, short dagger manufactured later in the war. Of course, an entrenching tool can slice open a shoulder with one whack or one jabs its blade at the neck of the enemy opponent. This weapon appears to resemble somewhat the Roman Legion short sword, 'Gladius'. The Roman legionaires used their sword during attack formation for jabbing and not slashing in close quarter combat. This Welsh sword could possibly be used during an enfilade attack on one's own trench much the same way as the Roman legionaires used the 'Gladius' to jab at an enemy opponent in close quarter combat and it does have a skull-crusher on its hilt. It looks like this weapon was made for close quarter trench combat or, at least, could be put to good use in the trench. Just a few thoughts, didn't mean this to be a history lesson.

Very cool😊

Magnificent!

Interesting cool design on those

looks like a genuine blade to me, been better without the added dragon but good to see it has been rescued

Cool!

Excelente trabajo saludos desde Venezuela ciudad de Maracaibo 👍

just fantastic

Perfeito 👏👏

Beau travail 👏 J’aime beaucoup

Graet Great restoration 👍💪🙌. Salutations from Belgium Friend 😉🖐️🇧🇪

Sensacional!!!

Relaxing 😎

Please tell me where i can get sanding blocks like the 4 you have.

This is a replica from the ancient Greek sword called "xiphos" that was a side sword of the Greek "hoplite"

Cymru am byth, and our swords too.

Nice!

Marvelous work! I wonder... What is the science behind the dragon?

The edges are straight and clean for the age.

Impressive, still cuts better than some of the contestant weapons on Forged in Fire!

The songs ! ❤️ this videos make my dreams nights better ! Perfect work and best asmr 🤭

Buen trabajo. Parecía la punta de la lanza de Longino. Ha quedado 👌👍🇪🇸🌿

I think your sound was delayed a bit, but still a great restoration to watch!

NOT TOO BAD GOOD WORK 👌 .

Someone please tell me the technique he used to put that dragon on. I've watched probably hundreds of restoration videos ranging from blades, gun, all the way to video game consoles and computers and I have NEVER seen that done before. What was that?

Is that a Welsh dragon or something? Hopefully it has something to do with WW1. Edit: Yeah I googled it. A Welsh memorial for the soldiers of WW1. Outstanding.

Good work 👍🐿️

That'll put a hurtin on ya! !! !!!

Cymru!!!!

Cutting the leak at the end earned you a like, comment and subscribe! :D

Everything was going so good until you “struck a leek” lol. Keep up the great work.