This sword is a BEAST! Honshu historic claymore by United Cutlery REVIEW

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@jonathanrees325 Год назад

SHAD MY FRIEND! Two things, 1: i have been looking forward to this claymore video since i saw the short with it! And 2: I FINALLY GOT MY HANDS ON 'SHADOW OF THE CONQUEROR'! And its amazing! Sadly, due to the fact that i am very slow at reading, and two other family members are sharing the reading of it, i am only on chapter 10 at the time of posting this comment. But i have to say, it is the second best book ive ever read. The first being The Bible. Keep up the good work, and thank you for being awesome, Shad!

@Markbell73 Год назад

Wow. That's praise. I'm not even sure of my thoughts regarding that praise. Because I'm hypothesizing you've read many, of a wide variety of books.

@Bastardson_ Год назад

Respect for actually having read the Bible. Most religious people I've met don't actually read the books they've been their lives on. I'm not a believer myself, but I have a certain appreciation for the believers who actually take their faith seriously enough to know their stuff.

@jonathanrees325 Год назад

@@Bastardson_ Thank you, its always nice to see a person who can respect others beliefs!

@ASmartNameForMe Год назад

@@jonathanrees325 an unfortunately shocking rarity I find

@datpudding5338 Год назад

@@Bastardson_ Ye same, I'm not really a believer aswell - not by a long shot. I read multiple bible translations, tora translations and a couple translations of the quran just to have at least basic knowledge of what they're all about. And yet whenever I encounter someone who's trying to convert me to their beliefs often I am genuinely shocked by how much more I know about their own literature then they themselves do...

@EnsignRedshirtRicky Год назад

That's not a sword. THAT'S a sword!

@swordzanderson5352 Год назад

Good. Good, good, good. ... ... ...and this here is *STICK* !!!

@jj3272 Год назад

Somewhere a kangaroo brings Paul Hogan a royalty

@SergioLeonardoCornejo Год назад

There's something instinctive in finding large weapons amusing tbh. Well. Large tools of any kind for that matter.

@nicolasvillasecaali7662 Год назад

And is bigger than yours

@swordzanderson5352 Год назад

@@nicolasvillasecaali7662 I challenge you to find someone bigger than THAT

@caelus1710 Год назад

I think Shad's energy and enthusiasm don't just make the video more entertaining, they make it so much easier to attention to the points he's making.

@SergioLeonardoCornejo Год назад

And that's why we learn a lot from him.

@datpudding5338 Год назад

If you happen to have had a teacher who actually loved their job you might notice that this is actually a thing

@poiuytrewqazaq Год назад

"My lord, I present to you the finest sword in the land." Shad: "We shall see."

@thegnarledpirate9198 Год назад

The preview with Chad completely fascinated with the clean cut is amazing.

@texasbeast239 Год назад

2001: A Space Odyssey. The hominids and the obelisk.

@KamalAdnanTheFirst Год назад

Agreed!! The enthusiasm is also very infectious. You can really feel the passion he has for this, which is honestly not surprising.

@alexanderren1097 Год назад

That wasn't fascination, it was an orgasm

@jmc1076 Год назад

Thats how excited i got after i sharpened my knife for the first time and nicked my finger testing it

@SubOptimate Год назад

@@texasbeast239 cutting something super good really does speak to a primal part of the human brain. *excited ape bosses*

@twyx6928 Год назад

I think we can all agree, that a real man opens his water bottles with a claymore.

@AudraT Год назад

LOLOLOLOL brilliant!

@linkbond08 Год назад

I use a Smith & Wesson 357... It works just as good.

@Nails077 Год назад

Opened mine with a claymore. Could not find it after explosion. Still thirsty.

@linkbond08 Год назад

@@Nails077 It happened to me too, a European claymore is not the same claymore as an American claymore..

@v1ru5thekillaclown Год назад

All respect, Shad, small flaws like that, i.e. cosmetic flaws, make it look better in my opinion. It makes the sword look real, not like it's just for decoration. It adds to the over all beauty of the sword. Love your vids. I know it's late, but Happy birthday, and HAIL to the Watch, and the Fellowship.

@inthefade Год назад

Yep. Watching Tom talk about making reproductions he said people wouldn't tolerate the flaws that were on actual historic weapons. Even the ones made for kings were often wonky, depending on the period and craftsman. So the flaws on something like this make it more authentic in my eyes.

@sunnyztmoney Год назад

Wabi sabi

@Ninth_Penumbra Год назад

*_Claidheamh Mòr_** (Anglicised* to *Claymore)* is the *Scottish Gaelic* phrase for *_"Great/Big Sword"_* (literally translates as: *_"Sword Big")._* ~ ~ ~ D'ya reckon you could put denser fluids in the water bottles? Stuff that can still flow around the blade, but will absorb much of the kinetic energy of your slashes. Eg: • *Vegetable / Engine Oils* • *Ballistic Gelatin* • *Golden Syrup* • *Fine Aquarium Sand* • *Ball Bearings*

@noop1111 Год назад

The ‘dheamh’ is silent

@Ninth_Penumbra Год назад

@@noop1111 More like gargled. 😁 It's a fairly glottal "h" sound.

@Robobagpiper Год назад

And does not appear to have ever been used to describe two-handed swords until the 20th century. Every Gaelic and Scots reference to claidheamh mòr or claymore I've ever come across prior to the 1920s or so refers to the single handed basket-hilted broadsword. Even J. Scott Skinner's book of Scottish music "The Harp and the Claymore", published c. 1903, illustrates the eponymous sword as a basket hilt. We don't know what the two-hander was actually called in its day. I dug through Gàir nan Clàrsach, a book of 17th century Gaelic poetry, and claidheamh was hardly there at all - mostly you see "lann" (blade) and other more poetic forms. (Also, Gaelic, like many European languages, puts adjectives after the noun they modify, with a few exceptions like deagh, droch, sean)

@Robobagpiper Год назад

@@Ninth_Penumbra You might get a "cla-yoo" out of it at most (Harris Gaelic likes to turn the terminal broad -amh into an "-oo" sound, c.f. dèanamh as jay-an-oo)

@Ninth_Penumbra Год назад

@@Robobagpiper Very interesting. The kind of sword I'm thinking of was the 16th Century design that had a yard-long blade with a rounded tip & drooping quillions (often with decorative quatrefoils), above a two handed hilt & disc-shaped pommel. Also apparently called the *Claidheamh da Laimh,* it wasn't so much a functional weapon as a ceremonial one. I'll admit my understanding of linguistics is more rooted in the Romance languages, so bow to your expertise. (I also got this particular pronunciation of the longsword Claymore from a discussion with a lovely lady historian from Edinburgh, so fully admit I may have been distracted.)

@marklaurenzi1609 Год назад

Suddenly I'm thinking about Shadlands. "We need to clear some trees." Shad: "Oooo, I have a new sword to try out." Oz: *distracted by birds and fleeing from spiders*

@thomasbonatti9341 Год назад

You didn't "break off the pommel", you UNLOCKED the Ending him Rightly advanced skill.

@S1gilByte Год назад

The perfect reference

@shookon23 Год назад

me: give me a minute before we start duelist: what for? me: (Yeets the pommel and rush)

@fredricklloyd5300 Год назад

Shad is out here solving the riddle of steel. Much appreciated.

@dominiclapinta8537 Год назад

Now all we need is an entire video with shad just non stop cutting brush for a whole day

@fredricklloyd5300 Год назад

@@dominiclapinta8537 I'll bring snacks.

@dominiclapinta8537 Год назад

@@fredricklloyd5300 truly

@GeekNewz Год назад

I think this sword can sustain abusive testing better because it's very flexible and so it is less affected by strain. So all the vibrations you were feeling are the force being transferred through the sword and the sword coming back to its original state

@Trisjack20 Год назад

He makes that point when he says that is why it is a good cutter. That the vibration allows it to bend back into shape

@davidwilliams7094 Год назад

I love what you did with swapping between the two hand held cameras. It makes your video look like a high budget documentary about testing swords. LOVE to see your channel improving. But what about Dragons?

@B.L.S. Год назад

I think the lack of damage with the wood cutting is due to what you noticed early in the video, which is that the edge is a lot wider of an angle than you prefer. If you re-edged the blade to the edge profile you prefer, I imagine that would be a more accurate test. As you are already aware, axes for chopping wood use a much wider angled edge for a similar reason.

@L1VE3V1L Год назад

Yea but I think a thinner sharpened blade will damage easier. I guess the blade manufacturer went with thick and tough.

@aganaom1712 Год назад

It should also be noted that cutting, tearing and cleaving are different behavioral forces Claymores are designed primarily with the act of cleaving in mind when it comes to the bladed edges of the weapon, which helps them perform better against ring and scale type armors as well as certain forms of plate mail. Obviously tho it doesn't measure up to bludgeoning weapons when plate armor is involved but the amount of leverage a claymore provides ensures even full plate armor isnt coming out of a strike undented if you're not careful

@dh510 Год назад

The "cinematography" of this video looks amazing! The picture quality, the multiple camera angles and the camera work as well as the editing resemble that of a big budget production. It might even be better than that a certain streaming service is "selling" us right now.. I assume that there was a large investment into the equipment?

@reio4641 Год назад

But what is going on on the left side at 9:00 ?

@UXMetalVTuber Год назад

@@reio4641 Seems like a fragment of the footage got copied and masked on top of a specific point of the vegetation. You can see how the vegetation in that zone changes suddenly alongside the sword peeking out. My hypothesis is that some person or thing peeked through that specific patch of vegetation, and they had to cover it up in post. It makes sense they'd try to use the footage right below it to slap it on top and make it blend better with a Mask Feather.

@rafaelbalsan4512 Год назад

Yes I noticed this huge improvement aswell

@Robobagpiper Год назад

"Claymore might not be the most accurate designation for the design of this sword". Highland reenactors everywhere raise their one-handed basket hilt claidheamhan mòra and salute.

@HarrIock Год назад

I can't believe you didn't mention the price. I am shocked how affordable it is given its overall positive quality.

@amirhosseinmaghsoodi388 Год назад

The shadlands looks quite nicely in the spring. Thanks for the video. Very nicely shot.

@randombadchannel8700 Год назад

That sound at the Beginning got a chuckle out of me

@tristanalexander3275 Год назад

Very cool review. Man, it’s awesome to see where you are compared to where you started - now you wrote a novel, people are coming to YOU to talk about their products, and you even have a friggin castle! All the best to you, you’ve earned it.

@mala6238 Год назад

100% agreed 👍

@lucianaryeh3001 Год назад

God I love big swords... The weight and sheer force they have are simply beautiful...

@tumage8592 Год назад

Do you ever tried *a Hammer*

@samuraijackson241 Год назад

@@tumage8592 hammers are less balanced than swords.

@tumage8592 Год назад

@@samuraijackson241 yes but they have more sheer force and weight

@abcdef27669 Год назад

That hard cover versions of Shadow of the Conqueror are so beautiful! Congratulations, Shad!

@user-qx4fc1up8y Год назад

This sword deserves it's own *SHABARD*

@rafaelbalsan4512 Год назад

I had no idea I missed your reviews so much! Also, the cinematography in this video is a real upgrade

@mysite1012 Год назад

United Cutlery has some wickedly awesome swords. That claymore is awesome.

@pachacutti1012 Год назад

I'm not even a sword guy, but seeing how excited Shad gets makes me want to get a claymore!

@Wease245 Год назад

Dude, an Alec Steele collab is badly needed! You design the perfect sword, and he makes it. Would be epic!

@unarealtaragionevole Год назад

I'm not certain, but Shad may have just publicly shown the world's first "sword-gasm" in his introduction here.

@RauMins Год назад

Reason why the water bottle you cut a second time had such a raggedy edge is because the water bottle would have sunk in on itself since it was already cut and it didn't have much structural strength, it got squished. Very fine video as always, LOVE that claymore! ♥

@pixelarrowproductions6308 Год назад

Looks like you guys really stepped up the camerawork and shot composition. Great stuff!

@biohazard9254 Год назад

Shad’s always been an incredibly solid source of information on weaponry such as this, I may pick up this Claymore in the future as a result of Shad’s review! Hope to see more reviews in the future Shad!

@Tdownunder Год назад

Great vid, really enjoying the colabs with Nerdrotic.

@hostile_prof Год назад

Using a claymore to clear brush is the definition of “Swords to Plowshares” 😂

@MAnnnooo1 Год назад

😂

@calumdeighton Год назад

I'm guessing Shad now likes Claymores. That's a win for Scotland.

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Год назад

They call it a claymore for one of two possible reasons: 1) many people erroneously call any big European sword a Claymore 2) because they were trying to make it look like William Wallace's sword in Braveheart which although too early to be a Scottish two-handed sword is by virtue of being a 2-handed sword used by a Scotsman in a film is usually referred to as a Claymore.

@ukotoa1639 Год назад

This is the sword I’d imagine the Mountain would use big enough to cleave an armoured man in two

@Nani-nh6qz Год назад

What a picture

@MatthewCross2 Год назад

🤣 you cant cut plate armor with a sword, nor mail armor. This is a cheapo sword. And its not very historical either.

@Zero-tk1hb Год назад

@@MatthewCross2 First he said The Mountain, the guy that cleaves armor and horses in one strike and crushes heads with his bare hands. That alone says everything you need to know. Second, can you explain why the sword is cheap and not historical?

@noraye2500 Год назад

@@MatthewCross2 point 2 and 3 are irrelevant to what they said

@noraye2500 Год назад

@@Zero-tk1hb as for you, chopping horses is not some superhuman feat, they're flesh and blood, you get a big enough sword and it'll chop em as for armor, sorry to say but armor in GOT is made out of papier-mâché you could cut through it with a butter knife, so again, not a superhuman feat by any standard 😅 he can crush heads with his bare hands though, so he is a strong boi

@madmax6961 Год назад

Watching all the cutting and hacking against the surrounding foliage and thought I was watching a Monty Python sketch. Thanks for sword demo.

@RipOffProductionsLLC Год назад

I remember shad's video on chainswords and the "these trees are heretics brother!" bit he had in there.

@leedunning1825 Год назад

Adding this video to my growing collection of your videos I'm using for my writing research. Having just now learned you too are a writer, I'm anxious to get my hands on your work. In addition to enjoying the story, I expect I'll learn a lot.

@camerongunn7906 Год назад

Chad's reaction made my whole weekend. Find someone that looks at you the way Shad looks at this perfect cut.

@piotr7805 Год назад

I'd choose the least happy Shad, over the angry one, no matter how angry. In this particular example we can see one of the most happy versions of Shad, there are, and I love it! Shad, I admire your expertise, and adore your passion. You're an inspiration for myself, and I can risk the claim - many other people. I've yet to read your book, but it is on the list, and I'll get to it, once I finish The Wheel of Time serie. It might take me a while, but we'll get there eventually :) All the best to you, the whole crew and anyone reading that comment. Have a wonderful day! :)

@AirChurch Год назад

Your excitement is contagious. Great review.

@curtismiller4794 Год назад

An amazing video I've discovered here. In addition I was very happy to watch it & especially since I'm a big fan of claymore swords & weapons like them. Further more I appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos & I thank you for them too. Plus my love of claymore swords stems from the ones I saw growing up in medieval shows & movies & games as a kid, preteen and teenager. Also it comes from the one time I held & tried one out at a medieval festival I went to with an uncle when I was 13.

@lanesmith1465 Год назад

I love you Shad. Thanks for making my day better!

@Makoto03 Год назад

Awesome claymore video. Btw i enjoyed watching you on both FNT and Rekieta's stream last night. Two of the best livestreams i've seen in awhile. :)

@grandwizardnoticer8975 Год назад

Same, it was a great and late night for us.

@AudraT Год назад

By Rekieta I assume you are not meaning Rekieta Law Firm?

@L1VE3V1L Год назад

How utterly fascinating. Didn’t really give a shit about swords, but the depth of inspection on these was very interesting to me and makes me want one. Kudos sir. You know your shit. And great follow up on the sticking sheath as well. I remember that was a problem when new but now she’s worn in.

@simicmagic4806 Год назад

Shadiest Maximus, doing great work once again I see. Awesome video. The claymore has always been my favorite of the long swords. Makes me smile whenever I get to see one lol.

@bryantisrael7526 Год назад

Hey mate , love your vids. I just finished shadow of the conqueror, it was amazing. Can’t wait for the next one Thanks mate

@taboy2723 Год назад

Great video. I enjoyed it 😊 Keep up the good work mate!

@Tam_Miri Год назад

It looks so fun to use! Probably too heavy for my noodle arms but dang it really looks cool! :D These weapon reviews are entertaining as all heck to watch and there is so much to learn and take away with plenty of enjoyment, Those water bottle slices were clean and seeing the flexibility was crazy!

@thedrakken9199 Год назад

Was impressed so much with your review of this sword that I went and bought it a few days later. When purchasing it online, I mentioned your channel by name several times as to how I heard about the product and the company that makes it.

@ij715 Год назад

Hi I have been a long time fan and viewer I love your videos and I look forward to every one you make thank you for bringing me joy through your videos also thank you for putting a lot of time and effort into them witch it shows that you care about what you do so thank you pleas keep up your grate work

@kyleevans5806 Год назад

*Shad walks into his local supermarket* Clerk: Ah, doing any sword tests this week? Shad: As a matter of fact-- Clerk: Say no more...*sends someone to get three cases of water bottles* 🤣 Side note: were claymores/war swords typically used for thrusting or is that all primarily down to the blade profile?

@tumage8592 Год назад

IIRC both thrusting for Armor penetration, swinging for something like breaking a speer-line, the germam greatsword was used for this by more elitist groups known as doppelsöldner (translated to Double-payed) since they neede dto be in the first line of combat to cut a breach into a formation and therefore got double payed or more.

@thomasace2547 Год назад

That sword looks beautiful! 🗡

@snakefabel Год назад

it's so great to see how much better you're doing after getting your sleep apnea treated. keep up the great videos! (yeah, i know it was a while ago, but i'm still excited! sue me!)

@Kira-Nerys Год назад

Thanks, Shad. Your content makes me smile.

@jeffmcsayles397 Год назад

I have a number of Honshu blades that I carry at Renaissance Faires. As I commented on in the one handed sword video, they do perform at or above their price range. Looking forward to see if you get a bearded are and seax for testing.

@andreweden9405 Год назад

That central point in the middle of the crossguard you're referring to is called the écusson or "cusp". Some call it the quillon block. Not all swords have them. They tended to be more of a thing on later swords of the Late Middle Ages, i.e. the 1440s on, at least according to Oakeshott.

@alexnicholson9566 Год назад

Hey Shad! I just so happen to have that exact same Claymore decorating my wall! Loving the videos, keep up the fantastic work :)

@10MLaw Год назад

Love that energy of your videos as always Shad. Keep conquring that youtube Al-bore-rythem

@kylemiller6765 Год назад

I'd like to see how well that claymore does after being properly sharpened.

@James35142 Год назад

Shad, can we see some of your drills or your updated sword collection? (Training, not tools)

@shadowhunterkapa6610 Год назад

Bro Shad, ive been a fan for a long time and ive watched alot of your content and love the work you do, but i have to say when you did that cut on the water bottle at the beginning of the video we had a sync reaction cause fuck that was cool man, it was such a clean smooth slice, and your reaction just perfectly fit the occasion 😁 love your work and keep up the great content 🔥🔥🤙🤙🤙 Chur chur

@sirsilco 4 месяца назад

Got recommeded this old video Shad. I've already seen it but it popped up again 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@broadswordcdb5879 Год назад

Because of your reviews of these 2 swords I'm very much considering the Honshu two handed broadsword. (Although it's probably more like a long sword or bastard sword)

@Divenity Год назад

Should definitely check out their longsword next. They call it a two handed broadsword, despite it not having a broad blade, but it seems nice.

@galen17 Год назад

What I love in this is how you are like “yea it ain’t gonna do much in this” then it performs much better than you thought and your excitement is very contagious.

@heathmorris6100 Год назад

Started listening to your book shadow of the conquerer on audible. Amazing work shad! Also great video

@Krommer1000 Год назад

11 seconds in, and Shad's reaction already has me laughing. 🙂 Insta thumbs up!

@Crazeee9000 Год назад

The Claymore is by far my favorite sword of all time, i first remember seeing it in the Dark Souls series and immedietly i loved it as well as its other variations

@kylestanley7843 Год назад

The swordgasms you have when you get a really clean cut with a weapon are hilarious.

@semperliberi Год назад

You're a madman, Shad. I wish you great success.

@TBKOTOROB Год назад

Shad is pulling out that big sword energy.

@a_fuckin_spacemarine7514 Год назад

Where'd you get the Claymore with the actual Claymore guard? That is my absolute fav sword design of all time, and I'd love to get a good version of it

@totalwarlock9498 Год назад

great video! cant wait to see what honchu sends you next!

@attilathechilla.1383 Год назад

Been listening to SOTC on audible. Great adventurous fun! It really motivates me to write my own book.

@thelordofdice3932 Год назад

16:56 an rare example of a native shad bird and its rare and exotic cry

@RipOffProductionsLLC Год назад

Caveman brain go "WOOOOOHOOO!"

@PJDAltamirus0425 Год назад

Shad, floppiness is basically the only tool long broad blades to ensure they handle well. It isn’t a weakness of blade when you use it in a way it tells you not to use. That is like expecting a monkey to swim as well as a fish.

@SkullOfTheRaven Год назад

Reminds me of his ac hidden blade rant

@PJDAltamirus0425 Год назад

Eh, more the throwing knife rant to me, shad at least as a point in the ac rant about daggers not being that hard to conceal and deploy, something you can improvise or buy from anyone and more versatile than spring loaded hidden blade. There is reason more cultures had daggers than katars. Complaining about a cut focused sword being floppy in the thrust is like I said, complaining that a monkey can’t swim as well as a fish.

@SkullOfTheRaven Год назад

@@PJDAltamirus0425 Well yeah that one too for sure, in both he pretty much complains about them not being good at something they're not even meant for. Also I feel like he completely forgot about the foil sword, those things were floppy af sometimes and were designed for thrusting

@derrickmcbride5922 Год назад

Just figured I would say, I like the additional shots you have set up. Moving the pov every now and again really keeps it more visually interesting when finished to the typically static shots. Don't love the Dutch angles though, but overall good job

@IodoDwarvenRanger Год назад

One of the most enthusiastic sword reviews I've seen :)

@natetaylor9002 Год назад

I wonder if United Cultery was just SUPER PLEASED that you gave their Gladius Commander the WIN in that competition you did?

@michaelseymour5247 Год назад

Shad, Just wanted to say thanks for everything you do, love the videos and always look foreword to your content. Also, congratulations on hitting your funding goal so fast on Indiegogo!

@brandonharper6508 Год назад

I can't believe you missed the function of being able to break off the pommel to throw it at your opponent.

@kinroga Год назад

End them rightly

@DaanishPanjwani Год назад

Found your channel a few days ago and have been bing watching all the video. Very insightful and love the way you break down all the information. I wanted to ask if it would be possible for you to do a detailed analysis and comparison of the 3 types of short sword designs?? Curved (wakizashi), straight (gladius) and recurve (ginunting). How does the geometry affect chopping capacity, slashing capacity, thrusting capacity, range, speed (initiation, return, and recovery) and maybe also leverage of each of them against the other in a bind and how much pressure will come through on the wrist when in the bind. It’d be awesome if you could use those exact 3 swords for the analysis and comparison. Thank you so much. Looking forward to more videos from you.

@dess_greenwood1081 Год назад

Again, hooked as soon as the teaser opening plays. 😎⚔️

@TheShieldery Год назад

The Sword doesn't look like a Claymore. I think it's an early (or small) "Gassenhauer" whithout the additional protection of the Leather-Blade. Check those bad boys out.

@hexachire7214 Год назад

Claymore can refer to any kind of two-handed sword used in the medieval and renaissance age Scottish highlands. Earlier types might be more in the longsword category and later ones more in the "Greatsword"/Zweihänder category

@connorwheatley5640 Год назад

@@hexachire7214 from my experience, I would have to agree with you. The larger Montante sized Claymores from the 16th century onwards tend to look more like the Hanwei Lowlander which is why people don't consider them to be such. Most people think of the earlier 14th century Claymore with sloping quillions as the only true Claymore. ( of course if you want to be pendantic the only true Claymore is the basket hilted broadsword from the 17th and 18th centuries, but nobody likes the pendantic)

@fettmaneiii4439 Год назад

Watching Shad review honshu swords is like watching a cigar aficionado review swisher sweets.

@kjb2n5ctr Год назад

Great video Shad!

@Justme-ln4jl Год назад

Saw you on Nick’s show. I fricking fell asleep before you came on, but I’m watching it now. I’m geeking out and I’m for older than you guys, now I get to say. Thank god RU-vid didn’t exist when I was y’all age. I would have been bugging you to dealt. I’ve been watching you for years now and Liston on nick’s show was funny. I’m going over to over book now. Later and thank you.

@loganbly1071 Год назад

Almost reminds me of Guts mercenary sword

@TheCelticSlav Год назад

The claidheam-hmor, the favored sword of Scotsmen. 6ft long blade in order to cut through HORSES. it's a BEAST.

@RipOffProductionsLLC Год назад

"Hey, check out this horse head chopper-offer that Zod gave me" -Berserk 1997 english dub bloopers

@Xenick289 Год назад

Love your videos Shad.

@TpaulHomdrom Год назад

19:27 do not pick a fight with this man! Love the excitement over the cutting tests. Very cool sword! Is there a chance of seeing more sword reviews and cut tests? As well as some more tutorial-type things on sharpening, grip replacement, etc.? Love seeing these new kinds of videos.

@nailes1745 Год назад

Dear Shad, please read; "Battle ready" means its ready for mock battles at reenactment events. The edges are at 1.5mm usually to avoid actual cutting and the blade tends to bend with stabbing an armoured oponent because in mock battles people hit eachother with these while wearing armour. Especially in Eastern Europe and Russia, these mockbattles go hard and they regularly have injured participants.

@berryman5145 Год назад

Test suggestion if you are not scared of breaking the sword: Grab it by the edge and try to hammer a sheet of metal simulating armor with the crossward.