Krieger Historical Weapons - Rauber Langes Messer: Review! 

that's exactly what it was for. A lot of common weapons always came full circle back to a basic chopper. Repeated overhead or sideways swings are the most common type of strikes a person would make with a melee weapon, falchions and langes messers make great use of these motions from how they're crafted and where the weight is distributed.

even these days. I'm sure there are some Ukrainians who would kill for one of these.

I'm not entirely sure why, but I love the idea of a common man's sword. I bet this would also be a decent tool. I almost one one with no guard to run as a machete

"... hopefully" :D

First thing I did after seeing the timestamp was press the "2x speed" button.

Matt gets to the point via numerous tangents however that’s what makes him “a ground in fuller” of a historian.

i think itll have the opposite effect

Doesn't mean you're not though 😂

The real trick is to convince her that SHE is for being with you.

Or she concludes that you’re a sociopath who watches videos by other sociopaths.

JAYNE: "It is my very favorite gun. [...] I call it...'Vera'."

Exactly. I wrote this in previous video - a lot of messers in Poland

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

So, "ruin it" basically?

You mean a 5 point redesign then.

Me too. These 2 are currently my "dream swords" along with the Gustav messer from Landskneckt Emporium

Sounds like a good topic for a video :-)

What is it about? The big symbol looks like the syriac firebird.

Haven't seen Alien, but I know they have acid blood, don't they? I'd prefer a gun or flamethrower over a sword against them, despite the messer being my favorite sword

On the other hand, if you had to use it as a weapon in real life, you are probably not going to be fencing or dealing with an armored opponent. I also have the MAA Messer and think it's a high value blade. As a close quarters weapon in a modern context it would be very effective since it is very nimble and takes a good edge, and cuts well. It's hard to beat for the price range.

its not just about weight though, overly thin materials at the base means the blade flexes differently, vibrates differently and its point of balance is slightly different. This is actually important, if you look at 19th century sabers for example you will notice that a lot of them are actually thicker than medieval swords at the base despite being made of better steel on average. This is due to searching for certain handling characteristics. That being said, in this case I think the margin of error is OK given that its such a short weapon.

Their arming swords look really good especially the type XVI. I would love to see a review on that one

From what I've heard there was a few instances of katanas used in crimes. By banning curved swords you ban katanas. The public is now safe...

@@jonasbarka Could have just banned weebs from life. But they choose the one that hurts us all....

oiled it and wear cotton gloves when touching if its handled before storage.

@@andreasliljeklinga6171 Oil doesn't tend to stay on very long for me. I've tried more of a grease lately and it helps, but sucks to handle.

@@cloudcleaver23 Then it might be moisture in the air, sometimes its the storage are that are the root of the problem; friend had problems with his collection turning orange on the side facing the wall and that was due to moisture in the wall. A locked glas cabinet with a few bags of Silica, the ones you use to keep moisture from forming in electronics, are a great way to reduce those issues.

Specifically the Gustav from Landsknecht

it looks like Landsnecht Emporium messers have more modularity to them, and look more like traditional messers with the metal capped hilt.

Matt had plenty of great things to say about Landsknecht Emporium. Seems like they're both great and with the scabard pretty close to the same price. Just depends on which model looks the best to you.

They are siblings or cousins if not twins...

historically speaking, the only effective dual wielding that ever happened was sword and shield. If you're concerned with your arm strength being equal, there's no real way to do that with a training weapon. Best thing to do would be weight training your other arm with a dumbell.

@@uncledoctor6920 u forgot about rapier and dagger - most common dual wielding set

@@MyFaithShines oh yes those too, sail daggers and parrying daggers are highly effective when paired with a rapier

With faithful oil application, it is very effective. Call it a _XenoMuerto._

Hail victory

Huzzah!

Well let’s be honest, I mean there it is….you’re looking at it….what else ya gonna do???? 😂

@@asmith7876 i think we just identified the source of a man's instinctive urge to push a button upon seeing one without even knowing what it does.

Correcting someones non-native spelling isnt offensive. You're helping him to improve, thats great and shows your good will towards him!

@@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis Thank you! I just don't know Matt as a person, so I wanted to lead and end with that to not make him mad (pun not intended)

Thank you for expressing this in a very appropriate manner! Btw, you probably know this and just forgot, but in English, Vokal is Vowel even though a musical performance with a voice is still called Vocal :)

@@rasmusn.e.m1064 Oh that's true, thank you. I actually was a bit uncomfortable with "vocal" but didn't know better. Now I know 👍🏽

That,is to my eyes, an ugly weapon.

well it is essentially a German interpretation of the falchion, just slightly less specialized and also made to get around the limitations sword guild would've placed on knife crafters making swords.

@@uncledoctor6920 Got nothing to do with guilds. There were guilds for blade makers and blade sharpeners, they did not care one iota if they were sword or knife blades.It has everything to do with the military definition of the German word 'Schwert'. True, if you look up 'sword' in an English-German dictionary you will find that 'Schwert' is the literal translation. However in German 'Schwert' has a very much narrower definition than 'sword' has in English. To be defined as a 'Schwert' in German the weapon in question must have a straight, double edged blade. If the blade is single-edged and/or curved the weapon is a 'Säbel' (sabre) or 'Messer' (knife) ie bladed weapons fall into one of two categories: Schwerter und Dolche (swords and daggers) or Säbel und Messer (sabres and knives). The only exception to this rule is the Katana. After decades of arguing German scholars finally decided that despite it's blade a Katana is indeed a Schwert.

I swear he said that more times then necessary just to troll all of us.

No, the blunt is very blunt. This is quite sharp.

The word Targone looks similar to the scottish Targe🤔

The question I have is which targone? I assume you mean the late 18th and early 19th century ones used as shields and clubs in “Gioco del ponte” which would make them more sports equipment. They are representative of the imbracciatura in the actual skirmishes with swords that used to take place, and replace both for safety reasons, and the. Again replaced with the current sled system, sadly again for safety.

@@brothersliutgeryitzchakjea7889 yeah,exactly those. I like that they are also usable as a bludgeon.