That bronze kopesh was absolutely beautiful. Bronze is a work of art even if it’s not 100% practical anymore.

@Concerned_Robot

8 ай бұрын

That high carbon steel khopesh on the other hand... is like a freakin battle axe

“Not gonna slay Mesopotamians or defend against the Sea people with this!” My man Skall, slipping in them historical references

@alexanderrahl7034

5 жыл бұрын

Historical mysteries always make me interested. And the topic of the sea people makes my brain salivate. Lol

@felixvanmears

5 жыл бұрын

@Aden hui Italian vikings I suppose

@thechunkiestmonkey6887

4 жыл бұрын

@Aden hui early Phoenician peoples

@tonymoretti2347

4 жыл бұрын

Hittites can't forget them!

@fatman4792

3 жыл бұрын

They are the people that became known as the phillistines

With a blade that thick, made of 1095, as long as it has been tempered back down properly after hardening, it should be practically indestructible. If it was not tempered down enough, it could potentially be brittle, but, other than that, it should last you a lifetime with proper care and maintenance.

Missed opportunity: The blades from devils edge are always sharp as hell!

@spacez3814

4 жыл бұрын

TwisteD not as sharp as katana as you can see in the paper test

@zaero2379

4 жыл бұрын

@@spacez3814 ew

@MrSignman65

4 жыл бұрын

@@spacez3814 ew

@miloskocic1759

4 жыл бұрын

@@spacez3814 ew

@FandomChronicle

4 жыл бұрын

ew

I find myself liking the proper Khopesh more in terms of appearance. Something about the slender form and the bright bronze colour appeals to me.

@jasondoe2596

6 жыл бұрын

Kapuchuz, I'm not a huge fan of the khopesh design, but I *much* prefer the original to this clumsy thing. Also, bronze can be gorgeous.

@WulfricFenrir

6 жыл бұрын

Gaaaaaay

@chrisg2739

6 жыл бұрын

Generalmajor Trull that’s very brave if you to come out online. I applaud your bravery

@demonking86420

5 жыл бұрын

@@jasondoe2596 bronze is, relative to steel, very weak The original one is better off as a display piece than a weapon to hack at filthy invaders

@jasondoe2596

5 жыл бұрын

Lord Habitaxe of Prydonia, the original is perfectly adequate if neither side has access to steel, and in any case my post was about the aesthetics :)

Nay, that be a Gentleman Orc's fruit-peeling knife!

@lillithyukiutacrow2532

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Madoc thanks for cheering me up

@bobbobson5595

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Madoc , a gentleorc's fruit knife you say?

@candiedapple1860

6 жыл бұрын

Hello lady friend. You like fruit? I peel for you!

@blackguard5883

6 жыл бұрын

Thatz way too small a' choppa fer us proppa boyz! Bring mei summin' at dizlokait a 'ummies arm, THEN itz fittin' fer a Nob loik meself! 'Scuze mei, I az biznezz to tend to... *WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!*

@bobbobson5595

6 жыл бұрын

C.L. Sandridge , thou knowst not of what you speak of! The mango is the greatest delicacy of orckind!

It looks like it combines the slashing style of a sword with the mass that an axe packs. Like a hybrid. Love the Khopesh

@David_Fellner

Жыл бұрын

That is exactly what the khopesh was meant to do.

@private_ventures2592

10 ай бұрын

As someone who uses one as an adventuring blade, (think Machete/Hatchet/Fighting knife usage), these things are more axe than sword. They are more knife than sword as well, given the control you have over the blade, and the speed at which you can move them. In fact, a "Sword" is really the one thing that it isn't, oddly enough. It's a hatchet that got tired of seeing sickles get all the brush clearing action. It's a knife that decided it was sick of light armor. It's a hatchet with aspirations of war.

@alexanderrahl7034

10 ай бұрын

@@private_ventures2592 well you're kind of right. The Khopesh definitely was more axe than sword. And that had a lot to do with the limitations of the material it was made from. Khopesh were egyptian/lavantine weapons made primarily of copper and later, bronze. When they were made of copper, the metal was softer and less durable, so the design was made to be more like an axe, than a sword because the metal wouldn't hold up as well otherwise.

@private_ventures2592

10 ай бұрын

@@alexanderrahl7034 Absolutely. On top of that, though, the design still WAYYY outperforms most machete designs. Especially when modern steel is part of the equation. It's hard to make something so light and still give it enough heft for splitting force, but I have no complaints as of yet

@alexanderrahl7034

10 ай бұрын

@@private_ventures2592 I saw a steel one at a ren fair a couple years ago with some friends. Had I not bought all the other crap I had, I could have gotten it. 685 bucks, with a leather bound grip and engraved stylized design on the blade. Absolutely fucking gorgeous. Kicking myself even now remembering it lol. I'll get one some day

My man Skall going in with them ＤＥＥＰ ＣＵＴＳ

Bayek of Siwa would approve!

@ojutay8375

5 жыл бұрын

Lwosveld fun fact: By the time Bayek was born the khopesh had been retired 1000 years

@NghtDtryr

5 жыл бұрын

@@ojutay8375 And yet there's so many khopeshes you can get in game...

@znightowlz6585

5 жыл бұрын

Rhysand -High Lord of the Night Court hahaha

@ChinChin-tj5dn

3 жыл бұрын

@@NghtDtryr *yet there's so many khopeshes in the game..* Got dammit Ubisoft!

@gangrenousgandalf2102

3 жыл бұрын

No. He is the hidden one.

“Obviously you’re not going to be slaying Mesopotamians or anything” Hey Skall, you don’t know me!

@johnfrancisdoe1563

6 жыл бұрын

Dalevisor So are you Persian, Assyrian, Kurdish, Turk or US army?

@weswolever7477

6 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a problem with Mesopotamians, but those sea people are real dicks.

@Marines_Memelevolent

6 жыл бұрын

John Francis Doe Actually, ancient Egyptian time traveler. Love the eyeliner the ladies are wearing nowadays.

I think the main issue with its construction is the devil's edge was made like a machete (with its widely varied ergonomics) rather than an ax. The Khopesh is a full tang axe in a sense so as opposed to having a sword shaped hilt (greater bulk towards the front to better fit the hand during thrusts) which this does... kind of... a more ax like approach (where the bulk is towards the back to mitigate slippage as the axe tries to pull out of your hand to due to the resistance generated during the cut) would be better suited. ESPECIALLY with that much blade going on.

9:20 It's almost like the manufacturer had made a deal with the devil...

@dylansmith287

6 жыл бұрын

Machiel RG This explains everything... :0

The placement of the bottom portion of the edge bothers me. If you let the blade slip far enough, it would come down right on top of your fingers, which is a horrifying prospect given how sharp the blade is, how steep the curve is, and the weight that would obviously be behind it. The bronze khopesh you showed, by comparison, had a guard, as well as a reasonably sized notch that pushed the start of the edge farther out and away from the projected path of any unfortunate digits.

@thekaiser7772

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but if you're clumsy enough or weak(ill) enough to let that happen you probably shouldn't be handling a blade.

@Brutalyte616

6 жыл бұрын

The Kaiser Fair point, but handguards exist for a reason. Notice how Skall let it slide down in his hand during the videos? Sweaty palms lead to accidents, and in this situation an accident could mean the loss of a few fingers instead of just a deep scratch or gash. Not much of a concern for someone as experienced as Skall, but for someone just getting their start? Whoo boy...

@dannyhussain5489

6 жыл бұрын

That would happen if you thrusted. But if your slashing the blade will slip in the other direction. Especially if you have sweaty hands

@Brutalyte616

6 жыл бұрын

Danny Hussain Very true, but the point still stands.

@gokuuzumaki70

6 жыл бұрын

Why would your hand ever move in that direction? There's no way you can thrust with it, it's strictly for slashing.

Those cuts are looking *EXTRA D E E P*

This could seriously be used as an orcish weapon in a fantasy flick. It would be both realistic and look cool at the same time.

Egyptian Orcs confirmed!

Have always loved the Khopesh, and this looks absolutely beautiful

Not a finesse weapon? Damn I can't use my dex mod

@PureCountryof91

5 жыл бұрын

More like an axe than sword.. Meant to be weilded duel though. The upper hook to pull away a sheild and cleave them with another weapon..

The wonky bevel and handle really bugs me. I'd say that it is an ugly blade but as you showed us it performs great. But it seems quality and price meets in this product. Thanks for the excelent video Skall, once again.

@dylansmith287

6 жыл бұрын

Eero Kovanen I agree, it looks a little crude because of the grind and the handle shape. But with the really good fit and finish, materials, and performance I think it is definitely worth 115 dollars.

@Seelenschmiede

6 жыл бұрын

May handle good, but is still devilish ugly. Maybee in the zombie apocalypse...

The bronze one looks better than the steel one

@CreeperKiller666

6 жыл бұрын

It is, in terms of craftsmanship and historical accuracy. It's quite a bit more expensive though.

@MrHouse-ww3sn

4 жыл бұрын

yeah for the most part I agree unless you engrave the blade and use a dark metal inlay

@essenkillerthezombiektz5026

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does but if Neil gave his Khopesh a mirror polish in my opinion it would be the best looking sword ever in my opinion I mean it already looks amazing but it could look even better in my opinion

@LazyMe420

4 жыл бұрын

@@essenkillerthezombiektz5026 Whose opinion is this?

QUESTION: Considering how poorly thought out a lot of movie and TV Show sword fights are, have you ever thought about choreographing and filming a fight sequence using Real historical techniques? I think it would be interesting to see a fight sequence using all real techniques rather than ridiculous sword twirls and exposing you back etc. So how about it? (I know to make it 'exciting you may have widen some cuts etc for dramatic effect or to accomodate a camera, but it ould be cool!)

@kamatong

6 жыл бұрын

I know you personally wanna see Skall do this, however there are some youtube videos that are reallly good that already do this by the Adorea Olomouc channel.

@ShadowlessFist

6 жыл бұрын

Because I would like to see HIS interpretation of how you could use HEMA techniques to make a scene and I imagine he'd also make a fun video. Who knows? Maybe he could get some of his instructor friends in on it. Basically, I just thought it would be cool

@ShadowlessFist

6 жыл бұрын

oh really? I will check that out ;)

@ShadowlessFist

6 жыл бұрын

Again, I would like to see what Skall would come up with, that is sort of the point. I'm a subscriber on Skall's channel and thought of something, so I asked. He has mentioned several times his critique of many on-screen sword fights, so I just thought it would be interesting to see him do it and have some fun.

@TheSeanoops

6 жыл бұрын

Or staging fights from tv shows and movies using proper fighting techniques. First an overview of the original with commentary and then a remake, in costume and makeup, done correctly. Like the one between Brien of Tarth and Sandor Clagain from GOT.

Love your vids man

Skallagrim, I am playing Assasins Creed Origins atm and I recognise a lot of blades such as the Khopesh, because of your videos. Thanks to you I know so much more about those weapons you reviewed. Thanks for that! Cheers

@LPFritte

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Sosa true. Took me some time to recognise them as Romans. xD

@braydenj1327

5 жыл бұрын

@Joseph Sosa Wait. There was Romans in that game?

@ChromeMan04

4 жыл бұрын

La Hire yeah in Cyrene and Sinai

Imagine someone tried to rob Stalgrims house, and he just hears the changing of metal as Stalgrim appears at the top of the stairs with every weapon in his possession

Nice to see more budget weapon reviews, especially for broke af college kids. You've really built an amazing channel, I love your stuff and I wish all the best of luck.

I would much prefer a longer, thinner khopesh.

@tigerpilz1

3 жыл бұрын

did you find any? want really one like you said :)

I've always thought of Khopeshes as like the halfway point between a sword and an ax. so it makes since to me they'd be heavy for their size.

I scored the "tactical" version on KoA discounted to just $25 because it was flawed. The flaw wasn't even on the sword, it was the buckle on the long scabbard straps not working, which doesn't really matter since it still has a built in belt loop. Fantastic value!

Love your vids Skallagrim. I have to give you props on your fitness gains. I know how much work, both in fitness & nutrition, it takes to lose weight & get in shape.

I like the idea of calling the Devil's Edge a Orcish Khopesh

Mine just came in the other day, I love it!

I purchased one as well, however, for my hand size, the grip felt fine for me. As well, my blade was straight and did not have the off setting at the tip compared to the handle, as yours did. I see a lot of hate for this version of the khopesh, but I quite enjoy it. And, in your editors note that it could slip when wet did not hold water (pun intended) when I purposely drenched the handle to test the theory. I do want to mention, however, that I do not enjoy the sharp point that faces the handle without a guard. I was very sceptical about that, but it happened to never be an issue in my case. I have a more historically accurate version of the khopesh, but I have to admit that the heft of the sword using steal over bronze, and the overall sharpness that the blade comes with, definitely makes it a worthwhile addition for the cost.

The handle is very strange, as it's also not similar to historical examples. I mean fine make a weird handle if you're sticking to historical design, but why make a weird handle for its own sake? Odd choice.

I´ve just saw the last video of parrying and my god I love the kinda videos you do. keep it up; and if you have time, I practice a sport called jugger, it comes from germany, and it reminds me the parrying video, just wanna say it to an expert of contact combat in reality. Hi from spain man!

So, ancient Egyptian handle designers beat modern day ones.

It's friggin beautiful

Idk why but you got a good giggle from me when you said "splitting rocks"

good video love your channel

Loved the shout-out to the Sea Peoples.

@animistchannel2983

6 жыл бұрын

...because any civilization can collapse if a more mobile/dynamic one makes a point of causing it. 1177 bce proved that static power structures are vulnerable, and other empires have failed to learn that lesson for millennia. As one modern general put it, "a structure cannot overcome a network."

@rodrigodepierola

6 жыл бұрын

Consider that last phrase as stolen.

@animistchannel2983

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, spread it around :) From viking raids to wind-tunnel tests to civil rights activism to economic development, reality can be changed more effectively by understanding fluid dynamics on a system-wide basis. As Laotse put it: "The softest substance flows through the hardest."

I just find the kopesh design of the sword beautiful and elegant

Very interesting, as usual

The Kopesh is one of my favorite swords, would be nice to own the original style but in the 1095 HC steel, the Handle design on this one looks a little to rounded probably why in the mat cutting preview it swerved a bit but still that's a damn good weapon In my opinion would defininetly use if in Anceint times

Yes The handle looks like it can be greatly improved

All you need is hammer. Then you have stronk soviet duel wield! Dispense communism upon your enemies.

@mondaysinsanity8193

6 жыл бұрын

Louis Attenborough hammer and kopesh/sickle is a decent idea for duel wielding because hammer for armor kopesh for unarmored

@absolutelyheretical7132

6 жыл бұрын

Please step into the queue for the free helicopter ride sir

@jimmybond148

6 жыл бұрын

Monday's insanity you never know. Maybe this is what functional duel wielding is.

@alexanerose4820

6 жыл бұрын

I am now copyrighting this awesome idea for my character and franchise. I would advise nobody else take this idea d I will of course compensate mr.Louis Attenborough for the rights to said idea.

@jimmybond148

6 жыл бұрын

Alexane Rose you will have to gogulag my friend. Very sorry.

Good review, I have their tactical khopesh the handle on it also is the least impressive part, but for the price point you really cant complain as you said a little reshaping can be done. The sheath is also more of a blade cover than a actual sheath.

nice and sharp

oh hell yeah was hoping you would review this

love the khopesh

It's a good starting point. I'd have to modify it to my liking. That would be half the fun!

your form is improving

Gonna get it!

Just looked on Kult of Athena and the "tactical Egyptian kopesh" is on sale for $79 USD and has a much better handle. One thing I do for knives that have slick handles is glue jute twine to it, then either spray it with spray glue and let it dry to a slightly tacky finish or dip it in deck sealant and file off any too rough areas. Do that and the blade won't be going anywhere. Effect is (especially with the deck sealant) is like sharkskin. Very rough and not likely to slip.

I like that reference to the people of the time at the end, there. (8:55)

The edges are insanely uneven. Also I really don't like how there's no guard. So you know, it's designed to be held at the bottom of the handle. That's why the top felt "wrong". Lol. Because it was.

Good review.

I'm a huge fan of blades from all eras.

Damn.....that's a really thicc blade.

100% agree as soon as you pulled it out my first thought was "god i hate that handle"

The shield hook is nice and efficient.

I wonder how Kult of Athena gets their Devil's Edge line so low cost with such high quality..

I have one. It feels like the standard location to grip should be on the bottom, like you showed. The upper part of the handle only seems to work for placement of the second hand.

I fear no man but that thing... It scares me. No really that is scary awesome

That handle being wide up to is useful only for static poses so the hand doesn't slip up towards the blade. Not a handle for active use.

6 6 6 The number of the beast! Loved the Iron Maiden cameo (?) Haha. Cool blade too. I currently collect antique firearms might start looking into collecting swords (probably newer productions).

Please do a video on the most beautiful shields you've ever seen... I said please...

Skall: there's nothing that can go wrong J Nielson: hold my beer

Nice review...Impressive chopper! I'm gonna buy one, that's how impressed I am w/ this one... Usually I stay away from cheap swords, unless they have some attribute such as this one does! I wonder how much money you've made for Cult Of Athena so far; they should be giving you free swords to test...!

Devil's Edge really surprises me with their Quality/price ratio

It‘s obviously made to fit the hands of egyptian gods..duh! ; )

hey Skall, Valiant Armory has 'upgraded' it's lineup with an all-american-made line of swords. Do you have any plans of reviewing another Valiant Armory sword? The last time you showed one was quite a while ago.

@JP-rf8rr

6 жыл бұрын

Sareth I would appreciate his opinion on valiant arms

@JidoKashi

6 жыл бұрын

Sareth "American made." Kek.

for the price, the devil's edge products seems very worthy.. i had my eyes on their boar tusk's fighting bowie

Send that rain to my country, Portugal... damn, we need it BADLY!

The tAng goes skraaa...Pa pa

Now I might be wrong but i think the curve on the handle was low because the designer thought to use the weight of the blade for better downward cuts like a machete. The handle really needs to be fixed and I'd add a cutless type hand guard to it. The sheath needs to be better designed for quick draw, all in all the chinese broadsword or an actual cutless would be better.

I think the Kopesh should come with a hammer... *udssr theme plays*

Sriously, with a proper ergonomic grip, I'd consider this for use in my back-garden to clear away Salix-saplings from the local stream and generally pruning off branches and tree-sprouts. It's far superior to the sharpened machete, common Wood-axe and chainsaw I got to choose between now for getting the work done! They might for that price, with a modern grip and simpler cover, get a niche on the market for professional and semi-professional Wood-farmers...

You da man baby !!!

I would love to see skall analyze and make a subjective as possible review of an Indian whip sword.

The historical one would be small because historically people were smaller, so the handle would be fine for the ancient egyptians

Do you think this could go through Mail Armor or a Gambeson? Also Where can we get the Neil Birge(sp) Khopesh? Have you tried etching a Diamond Grip into the Handle? Would you recommend this for a First Time Khopesh owner who is on a Budget and who wants one for their collection? The Point is called a Gut Hook, and was designed for either Disemboweling or hooking Armor or Weapons.

It looks like a feckin' beast!

That handle is basically identical to a bunch of the machetes I've used. The shape seems odd if you're used to swords but much like the bottom of an axe handle it's meant to be choked down on and held near the bottom, the shape of the top is meant to be uncomfortable so that when you grab it quickly without looking you can feel your way into the proper hand placement.

I'm curious to know how effective would this Khopesh be for cutting brush since I have seen a machete be able to cut brush

A blade this thicc

Smooth

Should consider checking out the crkt ignitor, very interesting lock

Wow. Ian from forgotten weapons has another channel!!

Props to the guy wearing an Iron Maiden T shirt at 1:08 😁🤘🤘

"Try to split rocks"... Got it!

I feel you about the rain... You must be getting what's been going on in Boston.

Hey Skall, How long does it usually take for one of your swords to come when ordered from Cult of Athena?

Just got it on special for 70...omg I can't wait to clean up some branches :D

Can't wait to see the Damascus kopesh that Alec Steele and Hoffman are making

The Khopesh has some really unique fighting styles, including using the curved blade to disarm an opponent. It's possible the unique handle shape is meant to improve the handling for specific techniques. Just speculation mostly.

where do you get your historical manuals? Love your vids

I had some questions about the khopesh that I'd hope someone here could answer. So first, the wider khopesh obviously works very well. But I was wondering, what if it were longer, maybe long enough to be used like a bastard sword (asauming that wielding a bastard sword in two hands is more optional)? Do you think it would still be effective like that? My other question since the khopesh is an up-close weapon commonly used with some sort of shield, how would it work if the user wore a sort of weaponized gauntlet? The way I intended for the gauntlet to work was so that it'd be worn like a normal gauntlet, but the user could both block a strike with it and use it to strike the enemy. How well would that work, if at all?

I'd be interested in hearing more about how the handle holds up over time. I bought a Devil's Edge Qama last year, and while it was quite sharp and generally well made, the handle scales began to loosen up after only a few bottle slashes. Now, when holding the sword by the handle, if you wiggle it back and forth you can feel the blade move forward and back, and when it does it both makes significant noise and pinches the skin of my hand. I'm not entirely certain how to fix this, there's no real gap between the scales and blade to slip anything into, it just seems that the holes in the tang are significantly larger than the rivets. I suppose at some point I'll cut out the rivets and replace them with bigger ones (the originals are rather uncomfortable anyway), but it's annoying.

Devilishly sharp

Speaking of edge alignment, mainly during and from strikes, minimal blade wobbling and give must be essential for practical sword fighting, no? What would you say is the best balance of rigidity, blade flexibility, blade curvature and so on and which blade design meets the mark?

Finally a steel khopesh!

@deathkittenk.5471

6 жыл бұрын

Maître Yusaki there are several on the internet. I can't speak for their quality ias I'm poor and can only drool at them.

@MaitreNaDaoine

6 жыл бұрын

I've only found poor quality ones myself, which is a pity since they're my favorite type of bladed weapon. Though I'll give the one Skall reviewed a try soon.