"Here's an affordable weapon, oh but it's discontinued. This is affordable too, also discontinued." lol

@DrummerJay74

3 жыл бұрын

@Ahmed Grant guess you don't care about laws

@Boomstick___

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrummerJay74 not with a name like ahmed

@DrummerJay74

3 жыл бұрын

@@Boomstick___ Ahmed is not his brothers keeper.

@jwesley235

3 жыл бұрын

@Ahmed Grant Nice spambot.

@rigormortiz5357

3 жыл бұрын

too good to last

the ocean in the background was stupidly soothing for me. I was supposed to pay attention to the swords but I was like "dat h2o tho"

@josephlongbone4255

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Edelgard, Dimitri was looking for you.

@stonefox9124

3 жыл бұрын

Yes... the peace in nothing ness...

remenber, pommels are cheep but deadly

@apocalypseofoto

5 жыл бұрын

Should make an entire sword out of pommels

@Riceball01

5 жыл бұрын

One of these sword companies should really sell a few pommels or at least pretend to offer some as an April Fool's joke. But, like some previous April Fool's jokes by some companies, they get enough demand for it and they end up offering it for real.

@celtofcanaanesurix2245

5 жыл бұрын

Nox Dei isn’t that called a mace

@lupus67remus7

5 жыл бұрын

@@celtofcanaanesurix2245 no! It's the only way to create the ultimate weapon: the pommel sword pommel!!! A POMMEL MADE OF POMMELS! !!!!!

@Wetcorps

5 жыл бұрын

Buy a set of pétanque balls. They would make good makeshift pommels.

That tactical neckbeard card is nothing short of genius. I laughed really good at that one. The text on the card is even better.

@HerrHoppenstedt

5 жыл бұрын

I hoped for a dual wielding katana weeaboo neckbeard though. Still hilarious.

"Affordable" *Laughs in empty account*

@alphacentauri34

5 жыл бұрын

Hayy long time no see

@HITARIX

5 жыл бұрын

Justin. Be quiet!

@user-ij7nt9iz1y

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. yay he’s back

@raskolnikov7049

5 жыл бұрын

Fancy seeing you again

@seanciaran1112

5 жыл бұрын

Justin Y. Hi again

I can't believe you got rid of that Tinker Renaissance longsword. That blade was a perfect profile.

As a couch potatoe fantasizing about the zombie apocalypse, I feel attacked.

@Tomas-ml9nv

5 жыл бұрын

You should be

@HerrHoppenstedt

5 жыл бұрын

As a fellow friend of lard, yeah mate... Fatties go first, whatever apocalypse hits first.

@demogorgonzola

5 жыл бұрын

@@HerrHoppenstedt Unless it's famine... than fatties last the longest.

@einzelfeuer_2855

5 жыл бұрын

@@John-ir4id Fat people survive on insufficient food better than anyone else but yes on NO food it makes little difference.

@aramfingal5180

4 жыл бұрын

@@John-ir4id Your body begins to use fat stores once the glycogen in the liver is exhausted, which happens in a matter of hours without food, so probably not. If I were a fat person in the zombie apocalypse I'd be more worried about an inability to run from danger or complete physical tasks necessary for my survival.

Camouflaged couch potato is one of the most on point descriptions I've heard said about the tacticool crowd. Bravo, I'm going to remember that one!

I live in Germany .... We have Joerg Sprave I dont need a weapon 😁😁😉

@lostin_space

5 жыл бұрын

everything he makes is a toy

@lupus67remus7

5 жыл бұрын

He IS a weapon!

@MetalHead1310

5 жыл бұрын

@@lostin_space a toy that has "features"

@lostin_space

5 жыл бұрын

@@MetalHead1310 all the best do

@demogorgonzola

5 жыл бұрын

- I have an army. - We have the hulk!

5:53 That's... a tree trunk, looked like a big rock

@nymphrodellsalavin

4 жыл бұрын

I know! It got me for a second. I was thinking "shit, that's really durable"...

@shockwave6213

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same thing. I thought he was hitting something on top of a rock and thinking to myself: "Holy shit, he's gonna go through and break it" XD

When he said quarter staff if reminded me when a Peasent beat me to death in plate armor

Shipping a Dagger (€48.07 EUR) to germany... Total costs: €295.58 EUR WTF kultofathena?

@Skallagrim

5 жыл бұрын

The shipping calculator can be off by quite a bit, so I'd recommend asking them directly for a more accurate quote. Shipping between continents generally tends to be expensive though, both postal service and couriers charge hefty rates.

@koppunch

5 жыл бұрын

Try finding an European page

@TheFearlessWill

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPanos2000 I live in EU and have bought stuff from KOA and i never had issues with customs(except having to pay lame taxes).

@TheFearlessWill

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPanos2000 I live in finland and when i last bought a sword, customs had opened the box to check it but after i paid taxes it was shipped to me without issues but then again it is not illegal to import swords or knives to finland.

@johnfrancisdoe1563

4 жыл бұрын

MrPanos2000 Correction. Customs is the EEA border (includes Norway). Shengen treaty is about passports and police. Dublin is about refugees. For a few more weeks UK is inside the EU part of EEA, while not Shengen.

Best value weapon: take a trip to local hardware store ... Also is you want to one up spear on the cheap side there's "Goedendag" - basicly a spike on a wooden shaft, shockingly east to DIY (Shad did a video on it recently)

@adambielen8996

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, and he also discovered the reason why you need the metal cap.

@TheLiamis

5 жыл бұрын

Was a great video

@irugelgumiho5195

5 жыл бұрын

I say good day sir

@M.M.83-U

5 жыл бұрын

@@irugelgumiho5195 bonjour

@demogorgonzola

5 жыл бұрын

@@M.M.83-U ​ Ah, buongiorno amici! :) 😲 ✨

I hear you about the "tactical" stuff. An old apocalypse enthusiast friend and I once went up against a practice dummy: he with his arsenal that looked like it was from a video game, and I with a crude iron wood club and a flail made from stuff I got at the hardware store. He damaged some of his collectibles but my weapons made from salvage held up and dealt some hearty damage. They may not have looked pretty, but my old collection got the job done!

I bought the Executioner's Sword out of respect for ZBG . It's surprising good and made by Condor.

Thanks for the vid skall it is always nice to see some affordable stuff eaven if i think you realy get what you payed for with high hand swords and a quater staff is still pretty badass

Great backdrop! Slight, calm movement fits really well for videos like this :)

Funnily I did a presentation for English class about the evolution of medieval arms and armour and what we found (it was a group project) is that most peasants and men at arms would use tools, axes maces, warhammers or spears because they were just way cheaper to buy and much more easily repaired or replaced than a sword and it's funny how that balance between swords and medieval blunt weaponry still holds up today where clubs and spears are still significantly less expensive.

@pr0faker

5 жыл бұрын

well not that hard to figure out if you look what you need to make to get a sword and what you need to make a simple mace or short spearhead. You just need a short pretty thick piece of metal vs forging out and tempering a long slender blade that has potential to fail at any point of the forging, hardening, tempering and grinding. A sword above the warfare usage was a status symbol that rich people wore to show off in times of (relative) peace.

"Smashing it vigorously against various things." Skallagrim 2019

I'm neither a historian, nor a Japanese weapon connoisseur, but it seems that the "Ninja Sword" is only half Hollywood invention. Now, as I said, I'm not an expert, so take everything here with a grain of salt, but I had heard somewhere that regular Japanese infantry, when they used swords, they didn't carry katanas, but straight swords. I took a brief trip on wikipedia, and it seems this is correct. During the 10th century and before, it seems japanese swords were not curved. There's two: the tsurgi, which is a straight double-edged sword similar to Chinese, or even European blades, and then there's the chokuto. It seems this is the one that inspired the "ninja sword". If you look at just the blade, you'd probably be forgiven for thinking they're the same one. Straight, single edge, very similar shape. The handle does differ, though. The original one does not look like it had the square guard and the handle was much more ornate, though I wouldn't be surprised if there were different finishes. Interestingly enough, those straight swords were produced before differential hardening was invented, so I guess you could even say that that part is sort of "accurate"

@MrKenpokarate

3 жыл бұрын

Decent

It would be nice too see these summaries more often :)

I live in a rough neighborhood, so I always carry a sword pomel on me in case somebody tries to start trouble with me, so I can end them rightly.

A very soothing back ground, made for a wonderful video.

I really respect the distances you must have to cover to film on location like you do

Man, you are a really good content provider! Accurate and true. Sometimes even funny, hahaha;). Bra jobbat Skallagrim

Skallagrim 🇨🇦 A drywall hammer or shingler's hatchet could make excellent inexpensive weapons; as they are already quality, durable, ergonomic tools. I would really enjoy your analysis of these tools, as compared to any similar historical weapons. Thank you for the great high production value quality videos. Edward

@Imakebootysclap

4 жыл бұрын

He covered mace's, a hammer is basically a mace

@voltekthecyborg7898

3 жыл бұрын

Make sure it's also an Estwing

Its really cool to see your subscription past one million you earned it keep up the great content

I enjoy watching you put a weapon through its paces

Another great vid... Been trying to get something for quite some time now. This def helps

very helpful info ,can't beat tried and tested

All i look for in everything i buy is cost-benefit. Unfortunately, exchange rates aren't very favorable right now.

My younger brother would practice in the front yard with his stave almost daily. And people made fun of him. Never directly with the stave in his possession

An interesting little vid and nice to see you looking happy.

Could you do a DIY video on how to haft a spear?

Was literally looking at swords today and wishing you made a new budget sword video and here you are. damn dude you psychic.

Sweet, I've been hoping for a video like this!

@misterdanny8644

5 жыл бұрын

WHAT? The first person not calling FIRST??!?

@Evan-rj9xy

5 жыл бұрын

@@misterdanny8644 ...First? I didn't think I'd actually be first lol

I actually bought the brass equivalent of the mace you have; used it as the head of a walking stick, gorgeous thing with good weight.

truly great videos. a top 10 with enough action. i really appreciate the amount of effort you put into your videos. obviously not doing this as a cash grab or anything like that.

Oh good, more things for the shopping list. Seriously though, awesome video. Will definitely be looking at getting a few of these .

The hewing spear is still available on the Museum Replicas storefront (since they're part of the same company as Windlass). It's about $10 more there, though.

I've been looking for good-quality Viking-style swords for relatively low prices. Glad to see those two on the vid.

A very useful video for any enthusiast Rn I’m looking at a couple of hand axes by Lord of Battles on KoA

Because of your video review I just placed an order on Amazon for that Kama. Might try to modify it a bit and turn it into a Kusarigama someday :) Thank you for your videos.

Hey Skall, I have been watching your channel for almost 5 years now and I just got my first sword! Its the Ronin Katana Italian Arming sword. It was $265 and so far it seems pretty decent. I haven't tested it out on any targets yet but I have high hopes!

That tactical neckbeard mtg card caught me completely off guard :D

03:44 2.5cm is 1inch, not sure if maybe the woods warped or if your measurement was a bit off.

@arthurmilani1960

5 жыл бұрын

2.54cm

@YouTubeYouTube-hy4sl

5 жыл бұрын

He said get a fucking 1 1/2 inch minimum.

@Paratrooper12100

4 жыл бұрын

OR 25.4 MM

@johnfrancisdoe1563

4 жыл бұрын

KZread KZread 1½" is about 3.8cm 1¼" is about 3.2cm . 3.5cm is about 1⅜" and looks right for that piece of hickory.

Would love to see you check out the a.p.o.c. series. Made of 9260 high carbon steel and they have a more modern style of long sword, gladius, saber and katana. I personally like the look of the gladius.

The Kingfisher is one of my favorite sword designs I've seen.

5:13 i want to add this card to my deck

I love what you did with the office :D

I love Condor blades - I wanted a nice big multipurpose knife for camping/survival and I narrowed it down to a Becker BK9 or a Condor Moon Stalker. I ended up choosing the Moonstalker thanks to the price and reviews, and it is an AMAZING knife; it came with a well sharpened blade, the blade is high carbon and about 1/4" thick, the handle is knurled and feels great in the hand - my one real complaint is regarding the sheath: it is nylon and has both a belt loop and MOLLE loops, and one of the MOLLE loops pulled loose the first time I wore it out on a deep woods hike. I was planning on crafting a Kydex sheath for it at some point anyways (haven't gotten around to it yet) so it wasn't a huge deal, and I've just worn it on my belt since, but the blade itself is magnificent, and despite using it a few times for light batoning, skinning some sticks for my kids to use as hiking staffs, and a few other menial tasks, it's still able to shave my arm hair without me having to put a stone or stropp to it yet.

Top 10 weapons to storm *Area 51* with

@virgosintellect

5 жыл бұрын

Half the hoard will be defeated by cluster tidepod deployment around groom lake.

@DontKeeptheFaith

5 жыл бұрын

It's hard to hold a weapon correctly whilst running Naruto style. XD

@FablesScribe

5 жыл бұрын

*Hears that Area 51 could be stormed by Hella people* Aliens: *INTENSIFIES*

@joey_ramone_96

5 жыл бұрын

to end the aliens rightly

@lowlandnobleman6746

5 жыл бұрын

Just highland charge in there.

You are awesome Skall. Your have done great so far!

@Skallagrim

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

The windlass ulfbhert is pretty good as well. Friend has it, it’s fantastic

Impressed with that kama... I wouldn’t have expected much out of it based on its looks either.

Hell yes! I have wanted a ninja sword for years. It's nice to know that affordable ninja swords of decent quality are out there. If I am going to buy a sword it needs to be more than a wall hanger. I want to be able to do some backyard cutting with it.

Three variations on the stock. The pointy stick, the heavy stick, and the long stick, haha. The stick has been a weapon for a VERY long time. BudK has wax wood rounds that are rather decent as staves for $20 for 4 feet and 25 for 6 feet. Wax wood is very durable. In my experience some of the ones you get are not perfectly straight though so keep that in mind.

Never would have thought it either but I'm actually a fan of the sog fasthawk (tacticool I guess). It's a lightweight tomahawk but punches well above its weight even as a camp axe.

Have you ever reviewed any of the machete made by Cold Steel? They’re affordable and whilst I was looking at their throwing knives I noticed the length, width and weight match knives 3 times their price tag. Looking forward to testing mine and wondered if you’ve ever had any experience with the company?

Me at 10 years old finding a stick: Aw yes , this is a good sword

I have the Cobra Laconian sword and I really like it. The wasp waisted blade looks great. I am replacing the rubber scales with spectraply and made a better sheath out of an old firehose.

I had wanted a Long-bladed Hewing Spear from Windlass for more than two decades- I finally bought one, and attached it to a shaft that I personalized with one of their flat-ended butt-caps, some black cordwrap, and hand-carved and burned-in designs and 3D grippiness. It was always a really attractive budget weapon that’s easy to personalize. The only problem that I have with it is I wish it had horizontal lugs or wings. Other than that, it’s perfect- strong and beautiful!

We would like to see some of the demonstrations that you done showing how disappointing these weapons are and how good these weapons are the test that you have conducted and what you have put these weapons through to come up with your evaluation it would be really helpful for us in picking out the right weapon or who to buy from

@7:30... musashi also makes normal looking katanas for about that price. also a kinjai would make a nice budget gladius...

In Blade & sorcery they should have got rid of one of the blades on the double-bladed spear so they could turn it into a Zulu iklwa

I Have a 7ft oak quarter staff that I've had for years, knowing the balance, I can use very well, despite the weight.

On the site on the dadao i saw a familiar face XD, i hope they sponsor skall well The dadao, the musashi, and the staff and the pointy end look well, and cheap enough. Thats useful to make spear cheap, and get a cool quarterstuff. But skalls video of him trashing weapons will never get old. That was a good video too.

Like your new background - have you ever discussed the Makhaira?

2024 windlass long bladed hewing spear is still available and totally badass! 🤘 i love mine its basically a gladius on a stick!

Best bang for buck weapons I've found are at Palmetto State Armory. Be patient and watch for sales and you can build a perfectly functional AR15 for $500 or less. Second best was the SIG P6 I bought. Still wonder sometimes how the German cops who were issued this pistol would react to finding out I'm not a government agent but carry the thing in public. Back in the day, a top-quality West German SIG-Sauer pistol that's great for concealed carry was selling for under $400. Honorable mention: Mora knives. They come sharp, but spend a few minutes on them and they get terrifyingly sharp. $12 on Amazon. Not really designed as a weapon, but damn great deal.

4:50 At the same price range you have fiskars WoodXpert Brush Hook XA3 it's more functional, can take a beating works well in conjunction with the X7 axe (in my usecase mainly to hold the log in place and keep the fingers far from the bussiness end of the x7) Both are workers. There is also a Norden edition for some tools to make them look more "authentic"

Ah I wish so much this would've been a roleplay video instead. It would be the MOST GLORIOUS

Surprised no Hanwei Pudao. Those things are really low price for how good they are. plus you can saw off the long handle with a hacksaw(since it's a full tang polearm) and get a decent dadao if you get tired of having a pudao.

Great channel I've got quite into your reviews. You maybe able or someone if not you ,could please recommend a Viking sword blade or just a good quality 35" ish sword blade no handle or anything I want to finish it myself. The blade is at present beyond my capacity & tools. Hope you can help with any advice for buying a decent blade alone.

Hey Skall, have you ever checked out the (sharp) Messers by Landsknecht Emporium? I hear they're good bang for buck.

@drago2210

5 жыл бұрын

didnt Matt from scholagladiatoria already review those tho

@Kubaaa555

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Jensen checked one of them too

Can’t wait to see how you like the BK&S’s Falchion

Hi skallagrim. What is your take on the turkish kilij sword. Its not video related, but its a sword i yet to hear about from your channel.

@gavinclark6891

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Jurado yeah, I’d love to hear his opinion on that one.

@kota86

4 жыл бұрын

I third this notion! Kilij are awesome.

I love your intro and outro musics is there anywhere I can listen to them?

Hey I'm a long time viewer of your channel and Man At Arms so will we be able to see the construction of the sword they are making for you?

I really wanna try some of those bronze mace heads...

“The tube dented from smashing vigorously” -Skall 2019

Ooh oceanic view background.

Hey Skall, I just purchased that 2:05 exact mace head from Kult of Athena, but have no clue how one goes about mounting a mace head. Do you have any recommendations about wood type, or perhaps glues to use (if any). Thanks!

Ah ty for the spearhead! I have a blunt for HEMA, but I don’t have a sharp for my museum/ bedroom..lol

This background is sooo good :)

Skall i have an idea for video about weapons...something like,,What weapons would I buy if the laws in Canada didn't prohibit it" you would show and tell something about guns or some medieval weapons you would personally like to have and try

I love the community aspect of skallagrim working with others on KZread.

The hanwei tinker held up well in my tests

Buy and review the Hanwei Rhinelander already!! It’s sooo cheap but sooooo good!!

Hey Skall, for the steel mace. I was thinking of getting one, do you think filling the mace tube with something like epoxy or hard expanding foam would prevent it from bending?

Hey mate, i just wanted to say that you should test out the Cold Steel Gladius Machete.

The other Ronin euro models are good value for money, the windlass battle cry line especially the bosworth longsword are well worth a look.

Ordering an assembled spear overseas means basically paying a fortune for shipping a broomstick :)

@chabis

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrPanos2000 If it's an American product it probably doesn't matter. Shipping and taxes are there anyway. But if the products are from somewhere else other sources may be way cheaper. If it's made in developing countries (China, India, East Asia, Africa, South America) shipping directly is far cheaper because of the world postal rules. Eastern Europe is around the corner here and even in the worst case a European company importing stuff in bulk will be better. I don't live in the EU (Switzerland isn't part) but I can get stuff delivered in a neighbouring country, pick it up there and then just pay the 7.7% Swiss VAT at the border which isn't much. (N.B. In Switzerland the next EU-country never can be farther away than 50km so picking stuff up in the EU is never a problem.)

@MC-mu3nq

2 жыл бұрын

Broom sticks are rarely made of ash. Have you ever tried to fit a spear head to an ash shaft yourself? If you had you may be viewing the shipping cost as insignificant for the skilled labor of the fitting. But I guess if you have a woodshop and are already a master craftsman then sure, the shipping cost may seem significant.

@chabis

2 жыл бұрын

@@MC-mu3nq 1. "broomstick" was not *THAT* literally spoken 2. The shipping costs may still get significant if we talk about 20000km...

@MC-mu3nq

2 жыл бұрын

​@@chabis Broomstick wasn't spoken at all. International shipping just isn't that expensive, especially when compared to finding someone who can work both wood and metal and is willing to fit the spear head properly for you.

@chabis

2 жыл бұрын

@@MC-mu3nq You claimed broomsticks are rarely made of ash. I showed you my local supplier of broomsticks etc. only has got broomsticks made of ash and sells them for under 10 CHF.

If you live in Europe, I can highly recommend Swords of Fabri-Armorum. He is a czech Smith that does very nice Blades for a very reasonable prices. Nearly all my HEMA Club members have swords of him and all are very satisfied.

ty I need to weaponize for storming area 51

could you do a new budget/affordable swords or weapons video for people who wants to get into this

Love the background

Hey, could you do a review for ZNA productions' brawler shield? And maybe the boss sword from Room of Swords too?

@1:00 "It's not the greatest steel quality, or maybe it's the tempering..." That just means the spearhead's historically accurate. ;)

I've been trying to figure out what a buttcap is called for a year now, and you just casually bring it up while talking about spears!