See that Skallagrim from Hammerfell? He has curved sword. Curved sword.

@nicison314

8 жыл бұрын

+Anti Master He's looking for a redguard woman...

@dvskate891

8 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I get your reference sir

@andrewplck

8 жыл бұрын

+Anti Master As if KZread does not have enough outsiders. Now You have those Skallagrims from Hammerfell strutting about.

@borgshadow13

8 жыл бұрын

+Anti Master i prefer the manslayer-version (machinima) :DD

@chiu20044b122

8 жыл бұрын

+Anti Master Guard: "Look, you've already been told you're not allowed here. Turn around and go back the way you came." Skall: "I'm causing no trouble. All I ask is to look for her." Guard: "I don't care what you're doing, after what happened you're lucky I don't toss you in jail. Now get lost." Skall: "I'll will be back. This is not over." ....with a pommel.

Oh scimitars are so damn cool!

@anthonyvaldez256

8 жыл бұрын

I personally dislike them.

@iroekyjHD

8 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Valdez I "personally" agree.

@simonafflerbach3388

8 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Valdez Why, exactly?

@anthonyvaldez256

8 жыл бұрын

***** I hate the way they look and I hate the way they feel in my hands.

@simonafflerbach3388

8 жыл бұрын

Anthony Valdez reason enough :)

Hello I am from Bangladesh which was originally part of the Mughal Empire which ruled a significant chunk of India back in the days. Although the Mughal Empire was primarily known for being a "gunpowder empire", both Mughal rulers and warriors placed great emphasis on swords and swordplay. Anyway from what we have been taught it seems the "scimitar" was a kind of general purpose name for all similar types of curved swords. Within this category the Tulwars were supposed to be more like the regular longswords of Europe in terms of purpose and usage. On the other hand we have been taught that the "Shamshir" was pretty much a very large scimitar that can cleave a man in two. So basically if it can cleave a man in two from top to bottom then its a Shamshir and if it cannot then it is not a Shamshir. I am not sure what an European equivalent would be but the German great-swords definitely come to mind. Hope this was helpful and by the way I love your channel!

0:13 "I wasn't able to find out exactly what the difference was between a shamshir and a scimitar." A Shamshir is of strictly Persian origin and has a narrow curved blade, like the sword shown here. A Scimitar is more widespread throughout the Middle East, and has a wider blade. To answer your question, what you are holding in this video is a Shamshir.

@bugra6392

5 жыл бұрын

Kilij copy

@carstairstv4700

4 жыл бұрын

It solely depends on what blade it is trying to reproduce. Scimitar is a blanket term for Middle Eastern curved swords, whereas there are tons of variations that are mostly identical but are referred to in different languages. Shamshirs varied in shape and size just like arming swords, it was merely a term for Persian scimitars, similar to pulwars (Afghan scimitars) and tulwars (Indian scimitars). If this blade was specifically a reproduction of a Persian blade, it would be a shamshir and also a scimitar, if it's just a generic blade Windlass came up with, it's just a scimitar.

@user-zx9yv8br3g

4 жыл бұрын

One is persian and the other arabian

@cant8160

4 жыл бұрын

Shemsir is turkic origin brought to Iran in medieval Era before that Iranians used straight one or double edged swords this type of curved swords are originated from central Asia tulwar shamsir pulwar arabian Sabre etc etc they are all brought by turks to those regions

@ChadKakashi

3 жыл бұрын

@@bugra6392 la milleti rahatsiz etme.

"I cannot end it rightly because it doesn't unscrew"Oh skall you

@naphackDT

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Shao But... Murderstroke!

@jasondoe2596

8 жыл бұрын

xD

@Strategiusz

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Shao he spoiled my intended joke :(

@brottarnacke

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Shao Never gets old. X-D :-D

@neongreenelliptical1810

6 жыл бұрын

Haha

You could try using a syringe and large gauge needle to inject a gap filler like epoxy into the space between the guard and the blade, that should work like bedding a rifle action into a stock by reducing the tolerances (rather than working as an adhesive) to fix that movement and rattle. Might take some time and concentration to make it look neat, but it worked for the basket hilt I use for sparring and it's held up well to the stress of blade on blade action, so I don't see why it wouldn't work if you're just cutting tatami.

Fun fact, before the Turks came along Arabian blades were straight and double edged! Some scholars speculate the Arab word for sword (سيف) Sāyf originates from the Greek word Xiphos. The swords used by Arab armies during the Arab Conquests of the 7th century might have looked very similar to their contemporary Byzantine swords. Some Arabs might have even used the long Sassanid sword for cavalry purposes. Seeing as Arabia borders both Byzantine and Sassanid Persian territories both empires will have had influence on the weaponry of The Arabs at the time. Archaeological evidence for this however is scant as not a lot of swords from this period have survived for preservation. Even with the few examples that have been found it's hard to speculate whether the weapons were used by a Byzantine or Arab soldier or even both!

@mohammedyassine9263

5 жыл бұрын

Arab swords were not double edged but straight Double edged are for persians

@mohammedaljinabe1573

5 жыл бұрын

@@mohammedyassine9263 no it was..and it was common (straight or little curved)swords

@mohammedaljinabe1573

5 жыл бұрын

i see the pictures of Prophet Mohamed swords in Turkey and i think the Arabs were adoptable in that thing

@mrmeatball6806

4 жыл бұрын

Mohammed Aljinabe Yep. When you look at the swords that belonged to prophet Mohammed and his companions in Topkapi palace you can see that they are all double edged and straight. There’s another section of the palace that has swords coming from the ottoman era and they’re nearly all curved.

@skyworm8006

4 жыл бұрын

@Arda Any more info on this? Curved swords seem easier to use but limited to simpler fighting and generally superior as a killing tool except against advanced armour. Though it's harder to make curves I'm surprised it all comes from one tradition and isn't more common. Thinking about it though, straight swords do seem to be the norm before being displaced.

Teacher: We're going to the middle east Girls: Ugh how lame it'll be so hot at least we can go shopping in Dubai Boys: *C U R V E D S W O R D S*

@ysgramorofatmora791

2 жыл бұрын

You see those warriors from hammerfeel they’ve got curved swords curved swords

@cster9261

2 жыл бұрын

See those guys who play Skyrim they’ve got cringe jokes cringe jokes

@EpsilonEridani_

2 жыл бұрын

There are literally girls in this video using the scimitar too but OK

The quality of your videos have been consistently increasing. Really enjoying the direction you're taking the channel.

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+Drewsafox Thanks for letting me know.

@nikitaonassis6090

8 жыл бұрын

I second that.

Albion needs to make one of those!

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+Adnan Maruf I agree!

@AlienPball

8 жыл бұрын

+Adnan Maruf Albion just needs to make one of everything, even cutlery.

@Gilmaris

8 жыл бұрын

+Casual Alien I'd buy Albion cutlery.

@Hashslingingslasher-

8 жыл бұрын

+Adnan Maruf I believe fable had these in stock

@thrownswordpommel7393

5 жыл бұрын

I'd buy fucking anything Albion makes if I can afford it. Even if it's not weapons. Albion t-shirts? Yeah ! Albion car? Yeah ! Albion condoms? Fuck yeah !

I have had this sword for a couple of years and I really love it, this sword is one of my favorites in my collection and it cuts with ease. Thank you for the great review.

@Torsengi

4 жыл бұрын

But its original name given my its founders is the important one as everyone can call it whatever they wanna call.

WOOT WOOT. Thanks skall I always love your sword reviews and you undoubtedly have the best and most practical ones that I have come across. So thank you for your hard work and I cant wait to see the Hanwei claymore review!

Great scimitar!!! The guard is really a problem... But when looking at the prices, it's not that much! Awesome review, also! Thanks!!

"You're not supposed to cut down a tree with a sword, which is exactly what I did." - Skallagrim 2k15

One of the best Windlass has to offer. I've cut with mine for years, bottles and mats, heavy and light cutting; amazing when it's sharpened properly. I did the project sword with mine.

I always love to see some stress tests combined with the review :)

buying steel scimmy 200gp

@guywhodid9113

8 жыл бұрын

it causes me physical pain that i know exactly what that means.

@notsoprogaming9789

7 жыл бұрын

whatthis

@rongusta11

7 жыл бұрын

I have a fascination with curved blades

@darkavenger2415

7 жыл бұрын

I was more of a dragon dagger p++ kinda guy

@thhb1

6 жыл бұрын

I can trim ur steel scimmy for only 5 gp

Shamshir is local to the what became the country of Iran; the heart of Persia. The Scimitar is a broader term that spanned across the Ottoman empire that encompassed Persia/Iran. Technically all shamshir's are scimitars, but not necessarily the reverse.

@gogmagog9118

5 жыл бұрын

Technically you didn't explain anything

@saleh-sa7155

3 жыл бұрын

My friend we had curved swords before the Ottoman Empire

Great review Skall! I have been picking up a number of the Windlass blades when the are the Deal of the Day on MRL (half price), and I have been impressed with them for the most part. One comment: Please be careful holding a sword under your arm as you did in the video. That is dangerous for several reasons. I recently watched a video where someone put a similar sharp curved sword (katana) under their arm and it slipped out. The person instinctively reached for the sword to prevent it from being damaged and cut his hand pretty badly in the process. Your tatami cutting is improving a lot! Keep it up :-)

I've been waiting a very long time for this review, Skall, thank you so much! Just FYI, this is actually the same blade on the Cold Steel shamshir (or at least that's what I've read). Also, regarding its name - "scimitar" is just a Westernization (via a long and not completely agreed upon process) of "shamshir", which is Persian. But it can just as easily go by the Turkish "kilich," as they're essentially the same thing. Anyway, thanks again for the great review, you've helped make my decision on whether or not to get one.

looks cool one of the underrated weapons in entertainment

@brenbail2000

3 жыл бұрын

Drizzt has entered the chat

As a tree, I found this video hard to watch

@samnelson4975

6 жыл бұрын

axes gave man dominion over the trees...

@eweloghena

5 жыл бұрын

OriginalDiddy 😂😂😂

@norandomness

5 жыл бұрын

As a half full water bottle I feel you

Here i am 8 years later and you have my exact 20-year old sword there lol. I chopped a tree with mine dull and the guard is still tight. They are consistent. because yours is exactly like my older one. Neat stuff.

Informative as always. I have always been a fan on how you judge the items fairly and there is very little (if any) bias in your reviews.

One of the best blades ever created.

@hannibalburgers477

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew de la Mennah ☣ *worst. has no pommel

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

@Aziz • Then how are you gonna humiliate your opponent by ending him rightly?

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

@Aziz • Sure whatever. You clearly never been in a sword fight before.

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

@Aziz • I live in Maine, everybody owns swords here

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

@Aziz • Think about this. 9 guys attack you from all over the place, your second hand hi-point gets jammed in 8th bullet. What are you gonna do? Wait for him to come closer when he can hit you with his bow and arrow? No, too risky. Instead you draw your sword, unscrew the pummel, throw at his face, discombobulate, quickly dash at him, Two slashes, his arms fell off. Now he cant work on any business. His wife leaves him. His wife's boyfriend takes the kids. Boom he's homeless. Gets addicted to harmful substances. You sell him the substances. Get filthy rich, move to Canada. Watch from away sipping your Perfect Caesar as China Nukes America. Priceless.

FYI the Cold Steel shamshir is actually made by Windlass. It's the exact same sword as this, but with more attractive fittings (polished brass, black wood handle and black leather sheath), and comes with an actual good edge. I know Skall doesn't like Lynn Thompson, but it's only a bit more expensive, so I would go with it instead of this one.

I was looking for this review forever!!!

Absolutely love scimitars, thanks for the review.

I know this is old but for anyone passing by that's curious, scimitar is the blanket term for this type of sword. There are many regional variants that are basically the same sword but referred to in a different language, such as the shamshir (Persian), the pulwar (Afghan), or the tulwar (Indian). All of them were primarily made with wootz steel and were nearly identical.

Got that same one out of a smoke shop for $49.99 and it's great.

That shamshir is the first (and so far only) sword I have ever bought. I bought it dull and kept it that way. I use it as a sword to practice handling and striking and it does the job very well, especially for the price.

I have a very old scimitar given to me by my grandad, it isn't for fighting as it is waaaay too heavy, but it is heavily orned so it must have been ceremonial. It is a precious family heirloom, comes from my Syrian heritage, we don't really know much about it, we just have it and it is quite a beautifuly crafted piece.

Well looking at the debates below I think it is fair to say that Shamshir (Persian) or Scimitar (Arabic) , was adopted by the Persians and Iranians within Iran proper from Central Asia. This type of Cavalierly weapon was mostly used by Turko-Mopngolian people as they made their way through the Middle East and Eurasia. However, before the Turkic people , the Aryanians/ or IRanic tribes in central Asia used curved swords like the Shamshir,. SO it is not exactly correct to say that the Shamshir was a Turko-mongolian invention, as central Asia was home to many races and people- including a large number of IRanian or indo-European tribes..

@TheAfghan72

5 жыл бұрын

There is no evidence of the Aryans using curved swords in Central Asia, the curved style came from the Turks who originally lived in the Altai's in East Asia before spreading towards Central and West Asia. If you look at the Afghan khyber knife, it is basically a straight short sword and that is was Indo-Iranians in Central Asia probably used.

@yaqubebased1961

Жыл бұрын

The Steppe sword

@joeerickson516

Жыл бұрын

"By the way, would the mid 15th century to late 15th century to early 16th century Muslim,🕌☪ Persian,🇮🇷☫ scimitar and damascus steel buckler shield,🛡 called, 🤙 the Shamshir Sabre and Separ buckler shield,🛡 clash blades,🔪 with the unbreakable adamantium metal claws and skeleton,💀 of Wolverine of the Uncanny X-men in a sword,🗡⚔ fight?"🤺

These types of swords were used by Ottoman soldiers too. I had a teacher in high school who was a huge bigot who claimed that Ottoman warriors were 3 meters tall, could eat a whole lamb in a single meal and used swords that weighed 30 kilos. -_- (I'm Turkish btw)

@discountpotato5680

8 жыл бұрын

looks like the ottomans used hacks or 300 cans of steroids

@smhtmr

8 жыл бұрын

it's true there were so many soldiers in Ottoman army taller than 2 meters, but generally armies soldiers were short, because we Turks are generally shorter than medium. Those tall and short soldiers are the reason of orc-troll phenomenon and tales of 'ottomans have giants in their army' Europe phenomenon in Medieval ages. Generation before us were so much stronger than us and generation before them were extremely strong. Like carrying 200 kilos of sacks for daily jobs. I could believe 10 kilos weapons, may be some huge hefty janissaries can carry 30 kilos.

@KDErkisi

8 жыл бұрын

+Arslan Ortalama kilic agirligi 2 kilo bile degil. Zweihander, claymore gibi devasa kiliclar bile 4 kiloyu gecmiyor. 30 kiloluk osmanli kilici hangi muzede soyle de gidelim bakalim?

@smhtmr

8 жыл бұрын

var demedim ki, kaldırabilir dedim. ulan gavur zannettim uzun uzun izah yapıyorum amk

@KDErkisi

7 жыл бұрын

The only person who sounds insecure here, is you :)

When Windlass starts making them sharp, I'll start thinking about buying one.

Your armorslayer video was the first of yours I've watched, but little did I know you also covered the shamshir from Sacred Stones! Which is my favorite sword in that game. Anywho, good stuff. I enjoy your explanations. +1 sub from me.

Mirror finishes are more difficult to maintain. But they do not scratch more easily. Marks are just more visible because they are more contrasted. The potential benefits of a mirror finish surface on metal are: 1) it is smoother. Which means it has lower friction surface. Things impacting a lower friction surface are more likely to glance then to bite (not sure which would be more preferable for a sword). Technically this would make it better at cutting as well (then a satin finish). I would suspect that the difference is not really measurable though. 2) A mirror finished surface is less porous (rather the pores are filled with mostly solid material). Which means that dirt and dust is not going to cling to it as readily. It can also mean that if the metal suffers oxidation. That the oxidation is more easily removed. This is all to say that it is more then an aesthetic choice. Finish (top layer treatment) on metal is primarily mechanical. As to which set of mechanics is better for a sword (that which comes with a satin or mirror finish) I don't know.

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+TheHelleri Yeah, it would have been more accurate to say that scratches are more visible on a mirror polish.

@user-ln8jz3mj6n

5 жыл бұрын

اريد سيف

I sharpen my blades by hand it's not the most difficult thing in the world :p I rather enjoy it actually I guess because it gives me something to do with my hands. I do need something to polish with I do get pretty decent scratches on there

@thomasjenkins7506

8 жыл бұрын

+Harvey Chestbreach i got something you can polish. sorry, you just made that WAY too easy.

@HarveyYaGoof

8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Psycosmurf43

8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Jenkins Lusty Argonian Maid

that is a beautiful shamshir, thanks for the review man. please do more shamshir reviews.

thanks for mentioning the prices and measures we use in the states its pretty helpful

Even for 200$, if you can't unscrew the pommel it doesn't worth the price !!!

@MidasMind

8 жыл бұрын

+scarfacemperor Maybe soon a manufacturer will innovate and make a quick-release version XD

@Duke_of_Lorraine

8 жыл бұрын

***** a spring-loaded pommel, yeah. Fantastic idea !

@nikitaonassis6090

8 жыл бұрын

+Midas Mind These days, you need remote control button from the comfort of your Home theatrette, to end them rightly, remotely.

@MidasMind

8 жыл бұрын

Nikita Onassis Well. You've certainly trip-wired this running joke.

@Duke_of_Lorraine

8 жыл бұрын

***** search "end him rightly" on Skall's videos.

BTW, did you name it Twinkle or Icingdeath?

@JustGrowingUp84

8 жыл бұрын

+TheWabbitSeason Its quality is too low to deserve bearing these names...

@DavidAkhter

8 жыл бұрын

+TheWabbitSeason Ha Drizt would have been proud.

@baconsoap8967

8 жыл бұрын

+TheWabbitSeason Not enough Forgotten Realms fans these days.

@DavidAkhter

8 жыл бұрын

Aspen Chance Salvatore was a frigging genius.

@baconsoap8967

8 жыл бұрын

Aye.

I have been quite happy with my windlass swords. I have not handled an Albion so I can't compare and would imagine it would be much better, but my Ulfberht is really comfortable in the hand and handles quite nicely as well as my sword of roven. The scabbards both had fitment issues and needed modding but I don't really use them anyway.

I've wanted this sword above all else for a long time.

I missed these reviwes.

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+darkblood626 I uploaded the previous sword review only 2 weeks ago. :)

@darkblood626

8 жыл бұрын

***** Must have overlooked it. Or KZread is drunk again and is only showing the new video's it thinks I wan't to watch.

@Skullord222

8 жыл бұрын

+Skallagrim Moar

Sharp enough to shave hair? Can you post a video of that?

@Foets1e

8 жыл бұрын

+Ihavenothingtodo2 Shave hair is not special at all.

@Ihavenothingtodo2

8 жыл бұрын

koen langeveld So you don't want to see Skallagrim shaving with a scimitar?

@Xenibalt

8 жыл бұрын

+Ihavenothingtodo2 hope he shaves a small patch of arm hair or something .... dont touch the face =]

@Foets1e

8 жыл бұрын

Ihavenothingtodo2 Well, if he shaves his beard with it, I would be inpressed xD

@ErikHoevenberg

8 жыл бұрын

+Ihavenothingtodo2 That seems a little dangerous :p

Bought one of these a few years back based on some favourable reviews I had read. Even with a belt grinder, had a helluva time sharpening it. Shaving sharp in places but with several minute flat spots here and there. Not that I NEED a scimitar/shamshir of course... just that strain of sharpening OCD we blade collectors oft suffer from.

Nice! Always loved the look of a Shamshir. Might buy one if they get to fixing the guard a little.

You ever hear about that guy Skallagrim? He's got curved swords. Curved. Swords.

5:01 Skall shows off his arm day results.

That armored sparring looked really cool

Skallagrim, when you pop up on my feed I always watch.

Still waiting for a review of the Messer... :D

What is your opinion on 5160 high carbon steel for a long sword?

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+alex perekhov-lef That's an excellent steel for a sword.

@crazyrussianman2128

8 жыл бұрын

+Skallagrim Thanks. I had thought so but I wasn't sure.

@keiranr9769

8 жыл бұрын

+Skallagrim would you say that 6150 is better than 5160?

@jordanmahara7513

8 жыл бұрын

+Keiran Rampon They are very similar to be honest, 6150 has a slightly lower carbon content and slightly lower tensile strength, but they both can achieve the same harndess. I would go with 5160 because its cheap and available in my area. They use it for truck leaf springs, so that in itself tells you its pretty resilient

@DeathGhost809

8 жыл бұрын

+alex perekhov-lef can you tell me what is this number represent?

The pommel joke in the end totally made my day

I have not been watching your videos for that long, but I love what I have seen so far. Very informative. Have you ever checked out the line of products from Cold Steel? They make a very wide selection of European blades and in my opinion the quality is the best you can get for the money. Keep up the awesome videos and spreading the art of the blade.

Hello Skall :) I wanted to ask, since I will start practicing HEMA soon, I wanted to buy myself a sword, just something that I could practice cutting with once I got the basics going thanks to my instructors. Do you have any good bastard/long-swords that you would advice? Like good deals for decent prices? BTW great review :D

@edthealpinedude8933

8 жыл бұрын

+noisperiamobene How much money do you wanna spend?

@Veon97

8 жыл бұрын

+daniel F.A.L well I would say the maximum would br around 300, 400 dollars. I would like to keep my budget low since I'd just need it to practice. ofc, nice looks are appreciated...

@edthealpinedude8933

8 жыл бұрын

hmmm....I was about to tell you to get a squier line Albion viking sword, which is around 450. Check out this one....seems to be sturdy www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SH2250N&name=Hanwei+Bastard+Sword+-+Antiqued

@Veon97

8 жыл бұрын

+daniel F.A.L I actually already took a look at that one, it also seemed like a fair choice to me :)

@edthealpinedude8933

8 жыл бұрын

***** Try not to buy something that seems to be "elaborate and cooler"....stick to simpe stuff, and good luck :>)

ALSO! "cut for the coin" instead of bang for your buck ... please make this a regular thing

Shamshir in persian means sword . This here is a long sword persians used since safavian age ( 1500 to 1700 ) usually used by horsemen . Other middle eastern empires such as turks used to use it as well but its originally persian . Before that persians used eoropian_like claymores and ofcourse axe was always used in persian army . I'm so glad to see you talking about one. Hope to see more persian weopans here fella !

I thought one had a larger top. but anyway thank you for reviewing this it is defiantly going in my small collection Thank You!

well i am persian and you pronounced shamshir like a perian

Yeah, that's a shamshir; scimitars seem to be wider bladed and it doesn't have the bump on the false edge side.

@Ogi8k

8 жыл бұрын

+Joonas Ahonen This "bump" is called in Turkish "yalman" and also can be found in Hungarian (from 14th century) and Polish sabres (from beginning of 15th century, when Louis I of Hungary entered the throne of Polish Kingdom). In Polish language it's called "pióro", which translates as "feather"

@RelativelyBest

8 жыл бұрын

+Joonas Ahonen Actually, "scimitar" is an umbrella term that basically just means "middle-eastern sword." There are different variations on the exact place of origin or culture: Shamshir for the Persians, saif for the Arabs, kilij for the Turks, etc. It sounds like you are describing a typical kilij, which tend to be broader than the shamshir and have a distinct yelman. Both could be called a "scimitar," however.

@ShidenByakko

8 жыл бұрын

+RelativelyBest Quite true. But the important thing to realise is that the name "scimitar" isn't a historic word, generally speaking... The Arab word would be "Saif" literally meaning "sword". Shamshir (or Shamsheer) is Persian, meaning "curved like the tiger's/lion's nail/claw"...

@RelativelyBest

8 жыл бұрын

ShidenByakko Actually, I'd say the scimitar is a historic word, since it appeared in the mid-16th century. (More accurately, it's an English word describing this particular family of swords, rather than the term native to the cultures where they were used.) It's derived from the French "cimiterre" and the Italian "scimitarra", though nobody seems to be sure of the origins of the word. It may be a corruption of "shamshir", though that is just a theory.

@ShidenByakko

8 жыл бұрын

+RelativelyBest Exactly. I was told that it was corrupted from Latin mistranslation. Similar to the name "Falcata". These are 2 of 3 sword names you won't find me using academically...

wow that sabre looks beautiful

living the lumberjack life haha great video

Drizzt can dual wield these babies lmao!

@boobio1

8 жыл бұрын

+kev Fuck Drizzt

@knurled1

8 жыл бұрын

+boobio1 lol

In Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 you can buy beautiful and high quality Arabian sword, awesome finishing for just 100 dollars maybe 150$ max😊

Congratulations on a new sword:) Terminology wise it appears that the term scimitar refers to indo-persian curved sword in general (tulwar/kilij/shamshir...), so it's a broader term than a shamshir for example. Also, just a small suggestion: try to draw cut more, I noticed that you (atleast in the video) mainly chop. Love the review, cheers:)

Hi Skallagrim, I'm a Persian speaker. Shamshir and is really just Persian for "sword." "Fencing" in Persian is "shamshir-bazi" directly translating to "sword-play." It's a shame it comes blunt. I was impressed by the cutting video with the worksharp edge.

@Konrad_Wallenrod

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input! I was abozt to write that scimitar is simpky anglicisation of the word 'shamshir'! Another misconception that can be found on the internet is that shamshir means lion's claw in Farsi, but from what I'heard it actually means any sword, and does not refer to the shape of the blade!

@DaraEhteshamzadeh

8 жыл бұрын

"Sheer" does mean lion in Persian, but claw is "chang." I don't know about the medieval dialect, but "sham" spelled the way it is in shamshir would be "sense of smell." or "flair." Sheer, spelled and pronounced the same way can also mean "milk", or "faucet." So if it does mean lion's claw it could as easily mean "Milk Nose." or "Faucet Flair." :P It's not written or said as two words, it's one word.

سيف العربي هو الأفضل في العالم الي عربي لايك

@user-vb5jb7tq7n

5 жыл бұрын

ههه

@azoz054alothman5

4 жыл бұрын

طيب هذا مو سيف عربي شمشير اصله ايراني (فارسي) *اصل سيوف العرب كانت مستقيمة و ليست معقوفة او منحنية.*

shamshir is Persian/Farsi, but scimitar is not Arabic, my guess is a corruption of the original word. In Arabic, it would be a سيف (safe), a sword. My Egyptian teacher called it a سيف مقوس, curved sword.

@ItsZorroDood

8 жыл бұрын

+TheWabbitSeason The words shamshir and scimitar look like they should have the same origin.

@lokuzt

8 жыл бұрын

+Skallagrim +TheWabbitSeason . According to the spanish entry on wikipedia, _cimitarra_ (scimitar) comes from the Italian derivation "scimitarra" and was used as a term to broadly refer to any curved saber not of European origin, particularly those from Muslim countries. This includes the Shamsir (Persian), Kiliç (Turkish - Otoman and Egypt), the Saif (Arabic), Talwar/Tulwar (North Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh), Pulwar (Afghanistan) and the Nimcha (from Morocco / Maghreb)

@eewweeppkk

8 жыл бұрын

+TheWabbitSeason [Insert Skyrim 'Curved Swords' reference here]

@TheWabbitSeason

8 жыл бұрын

+The Creator I already asked the obligatory 'Drizzt Do'Urden' question below.

@user-jq5gu5xb1n

8 жыл бұрын

+René Jiménez you do know that saif just means sword in arabic

I had the Cold Steel version the "Shamshir' with faux buffalo horn handle and brass cross guard. I did sell it because I wanted to pay for other swords. It has no rattles and it may be worth spending the extra money for it but the Windlass version has its own charm and I may buy it in the future. The Cold Steel version is heavier because of the faux buffalo horn handle and balances a bit further back also. I did heavy cutting against bushes with mine like you did with your Windlass version. The guard fit was near perfect, no issues, no cracks, etc on the Cold Steel. I think it's only sixty bucks more or so and it comes sharp.

cracking review fella

You're using western style fighting with a close combat eastern sword :(

@TarekMidani

8 жыл бұрын

bummer

@rcolbydobbs

8 жыл бұрын

It's just what he's trained in. His skill for reviewing weapons is solid even if his training in it's use is not.

@jordanwilliams6972

7 жыл бұрын

It's fundamentally a Sabre, and western militaries actually had very similar swords thay they copied from middle eastern swords, such as the current USMC mameluke for one example. It can be used functionally with sabre fencing techniques.

@charlottewalnut3118

7 жыл бұрын

Tarek Midani and how is he going to learn to use that in the Arabian method

@kespec

7 жыл бұрын

there isn't an arabian method, there isn't a western method, fencing isn't a method. what the hell are you people talking about?

I love your videos, but please, do not cut down green trees just for a test!

@Skallagrim

8 жыл бұрын

+Mihai That one was dying anyway.

@MPG42

8 жыл бұрын

+Skallagrim Obsidian knife maybe?

@SuperRichyrich11

8 жыл бұрын

+Mihai shut up hippy

@nikitaonassis6090

8 жыл бұрын

Fire wood chippings are always useful. I think you had better hug that tree while it is still there. Or would you want gr00p hUgz? 😜

@user-cj9rr4np5v

8 жыл бұрын

+Mihai that's mercy)

My favorite type of sword : )

I had a Cold Steel Shamshir and its super great, for about the ssmr price. Comes super sharp at no extra cost, balances on the back edge, the handle is stfong and tight made of a horn like material, and the scabard fits good too. The only draw back is the colour of the cross guard and scabard fittings, yellowish brass.

@humansvd3269

Жыл бұрын

My pummel broke off. Unusable sword after that. A shame, sword blade was awesome. The shieth sucked.

@nikemozack7269

Жыл бұрын

@@humansvd3269 What year did you get it? I've heard that newer models were not as good as the first batches.

@humansvd3269

Жыл бұрын

@@nikemozack7269 this was in 2013....great blade, shit handle. It should have been made of wood.

Shemsir is Turkic-Mongolic sword. Not Arabic and Persian. Original name is ''KILIÇ-KILINÇ-KİLİJ''

@IlyesBentahar

7 жыл бұрын

oh god shemshir mean just sword in persian

@zarlev9083

7 жыл бұрын

Turkish Sword is different then Shemsir.. xD Just look it up man. Swords like ottomans are more impressive then that

@dude999b7

7 жыл бұрын

+Ilyes Bentahar Shamshir is inspired by Turkish Kilij so do late curved Arab swords There were no curved swords in middle east before Turks adopted islam and became the dominant military power in islamic armies

@zarlev9083

7 жыл бұрын

***** en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilij This adopted from Arabs? SHUT YOUR FUCKİNG MOUNTH You idiot.

@zarlev9083

7 жыл бұрын

***** You are Talking too much Trash.. Get the fuck out of here and learn your shitty History before. I don't care Who's Shemsir is.. only thing ı know is it's not Turkish. The Turkish one is Kilij, Yatağan type of swords

Dont forget all curved swords in Middle East and india were influenced by Turkish Kilij aka Turko mongolian sword This particular sword shemshir was taken from Seljuk Turks The one in india was developed by Ghaznavid Turks

@M7se

7 жыл бұрын

dude999 B no damascus sword arabian factory of sword city , arabian swords written in english , Sabre and it was used 1300 BCD by egyptains (Arabs)

@sirmaximillianvonstauffenberg

6 жыл бұрын

M7sen Gamer your ancestors called it damascus becaus they saw in dmaşk(capit of syria) for the first time but my ancestors were thesee sword for thousand years so there is no damascus sword.

woow! i love your purple wallpaper.

Yes! "End it rightly" joke! Cracks me up every time.

This sword is useless, you have no pommel to unscrew and end them rightly

@ultrainstinctgoku6412

7 жыл бұрын

well history proves you wrong

@NickTheSickDick

7 жыл бұрын

moncef antara Your comment proves you are an idiot.

@NickTheSickDick

7 жыл бұрын

moncef antara You are really bad at recognizing jokes,aren't you?My username doesn't prove shit,whereas your response to that guy's obvious joke proves your idiocy.

@ultrainstinctgoku6412

7 жыл бұрын

ohh i didnt know that you're a philosopher what he did is not a joke idiot you dont make fun of other people's culture you idiot son of a bitch

@NickTheSickDick

7 жыл бұрын

moncef antara What is your IQ?

+Skallagrim "Scimitar" is not Arabic or any other language. Arabic word for sword is "saif". "Scimitar" is a made-up word by Europeans that represents an orientalistic misconception. Two other examples of such orientalism are the terms "middle east" (middle of where, east of what?), and "Saracen"(no such people, country, nation,tribe etc. existed in Western Asia before, during or after Crusades). These kind of stupid terms should not be allowed to continue to be used in any form of academical research. The saber you are holding in your hand is an frankenstein of geography and anachronism in itself. It has an 18th century Ottoman Turkish hilt and crossguard, and a slightly curved sigle edged blade with no fuller and yalman, that can be seen in 15-16th century early Safavid Iranian shamshir.

@burhan6589

6 жыл бұрын

No safevi ottoman empire

@mohammedaljinabe1573

5 жыл бұрын

Shamsher is more curved and arabs use shamsher when its appeared in the region( and become common specially in iran during the savivds)and Still can see it go to any shop in Saudi Arabia or bahren or Syria you will find that strongly curved swords but that kind of swords wasn't that common between the Arabs they prefer straight or( little curved) swords ..that curved swords was preferred for the cavalry..

@sameerthakur720

5 жыл бұрын

Scimitar is probably the way the Crusaders pronounced Shamshir.

@mohammedaljinabe1573

5 жыл бұрын

@@sameerthakur720 but the crusaders did not fight with the savivds or have iny contact with that region.. and the armies of saladin and (Egypt Levant anatolia iraq and Arabia)didnt use shamsher.. nearly every soldier in saladin army has given to him a Damascus woots steel (the beast quality swords of the middle east ) and the shape of the blades was made as like the arabic Syrian swords straight slightly curved in the end not like the swords in India or Iran or Afghanistan you know..that strongly curved swords ind for the swords of anatolia was cilic and most of anatolia was turk

@sameerthakur720

5 жыл бұрын

@@mohammedaljinabe1573 Armies in those days, were not uniform in their equipment. Many soldiers may also have used Persian swords. Many Persians may have come to fight the crusaders, because Salah-ud-Din was a truly inspiring leader.

love the bit at the end xD

great review. WANT!

shamsher means “paw claw”, this eventually developed into shamshir and at last into scimitar, because the Turks called it something like that and the Europeans butchered the name.......

@salahaddinayoub7623

4 жыл бұрын

Ye I got it wrong I agree with arda’s analogy.

hi. hovv are you?? şəmşir is a AZERBAİJANİ sword

@bauhausa6933

7 жыл бұрын

salam qardas

@mustafaemirsezikli3375

7 жыл бұрын

AZERİ TÜRKÜ osmanlı kılıcı o ;D

Love it. The balance is almost perfect for my taste, nearly at the middle (if it wer AT the middle, it wuld be perfect). Too bad they come un-sharpened.

The advantage of having a smaller grip on that kind of sword or a tulwar is that it gives more power on a draw cut. Got this info from Scholagladiatoria

im persian and let me tell you bro its an arabic sword BC of its curve real persian swords are straight like EUROPEAN swords after persia became islamic the curve arabic swords become popular and the word SHAMSHIR is a persian word and only means sword nothing else.به امید دیدار😘😙

@user-se8mi2io1v

8 жыл бұрын

No. The most ancient shamshir swords("sword swords", yeah) have been found in Altay region, the ancestral home of turkic people. The first shamshirs in Iran have been found in Khorasan region, and were popularizied by Seljuks in XII century. From XII century we can also find those swords in Medieval Russia. So, this type of swords have Central Asian origins. I have learnt this while studying archeology in Jagielloński University.

@samanpouee5370

8 жыл бұрын

Surtr af Múspellsheimr i dont know about turkish swords but we persians used straight swords before islam came to persia

@fuac

7 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have much to do with islam really. The sword of Muhammed is straight too for example.

@aeg9065

7 жыл бұрын

+fuac curved sword is a nomadic thing tbh, it adds the momentum of the horseman and makes the hit/slice better while riding, so yeah, not related to islam at all

@samanpouee5370

7 жыл бұрын

Alp Ege Gürçiner yeah exactly turkish swords are nomadic and arabs were nomad too so they both used curved swords

This is an Arabian sword

@dude999b7

7 жыл бұрын

no It is a persian sword inspired from Turko Mongol Sabers

@armenianremovertaalatpasha4489

6 жыл бұрын

Turkic in origin

@bashkuch

6 жыл бұрын

You Arabs have theft ingrained in your culture.

@samertroll

6 жыл бұрын

ps its an Arabian sword. fuck off and get ur own sword.

@meltemkul604

6 жыл бұрын

you idiot ?

Skall seems like a really fun guy to be around.

Windlass always balances the quality with the affordability. I find them to be the best balance company, there are higher quality elite level blade makers but they are not in the realm of affordability to your average sword enthusiast.

İts a Turkish sword

@hannibalburgers477

7 жыл бұрын

Osman Çetin Dizdaroğlu then its shit. it has no pommel

@herrwolf8527

7 жыл бұрын

Radyachman Radyan İt is a Tur-kish sword ok ignorant? the arabs stone from us

@hannibalburgers477

7 жыл бұрын

Osman Çetin Dizdaroğlu how can you end your enemies rightly if your sword has no pommel

@hannibalburgers477

7 жыл бұрын

Osman Çetin Dizdaroğlu arabs stone from you? but this sword has no stone on it

@herrwolf8527

7 жыл бұрын

Radyachman Radyan All of these swords belong to the Turks, and when we accept Islam, they start to do the same

arab sword not persian.

@dude999b7

7 жыл бұрын

it isn't Arabic idiot it is a persian sword inspired by Turko Mongol Sabre or Kilij

@sirinjoudi8633

7 жыл бұрын

dude999 B "sword inspired by Turko Mongol Sabre or Kilij" Lol arab before turk

@dude999b7

7 жыл бұрын

+sirin joudi Arabs used straight swords until they saw curved swords of their Turkish mercenaries dont make me open my mouth Even chinese Dao was inspired by Turko mongol sabre

@diluglio7241

7 жыл бұрын

This sword is not Turkish we're do you people get this from. This sword is exclusively from Persia. They were lost likely inspired by India or even the Arabs

@sirmaximillianvonstauffenberg

6 жыл бұрын

You have to learn lots of thing

I have the same sword, and relatively large hands, and can tell you that the small amount of “squeeze” of my little finger is not uncomfortable, and I can still readily use it without looping a finger over the crossguard.

This sword is the kind of sword that makes you think one name and you can not stop thinking about that name .

I really appreciate the honest reviews you give out. I am curious on what you think about Cold Steels Scimitar sword. I like the looks a lot more and the longer size too is appealing to me. But I don’t know how it is quality wise. Do you know much of it and which one would you recommend buying? This sword or the coldsteel scimitar?

That was some badass sparring there.

@jacobs9083

8 жыл бұрын

Think it might have been sped up :/

Thanks for this review. I've been looking at this sword for a while wondering if it was worth it. I know Windlass is a bit hit and miss in quality. It is hard to find quality reproductions of Middle Eastern swords that won't break you. The Kilij especially. Also have yet to find a Schiavona that wasn't way out of my price range.

I really need to get one of those sharpening systems. I'm hoping next Google ad payment. I did just get two new Marbles knives. :)