"if you want deeper penetration, you need a stiffer tip" Now that's some useful advice to live by

@antoniusmetal

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as I heard him say that, I came down to the comments to see if somebody had quoted him already, and I found your comment immediately.

@mihailmilev9909

Жыл бұрын

@@antoniusmetal exactly lol

Hey, that is my custom order and I think they did a banging job!😁It is indeed inspired by the one in Paris (iirc there are only 3 surviving Type 2) and a few of my parameters. Krieger will now offer it as a production model as well since it was extremely well received.

@scholagladiatoria

2 жыл бұрын

Wow cool! Great sword.

@dlatrexswords

2 жыл бұрын

Hah, your order is going places! Need to have Matt review your scabbard ;-)

@TheDamokles

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather not. 😂

@Devin_Stromgren

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure this video is boosting sales immensely.

@wilowhisp

2 жыл бұрын

I will definitely be ordering one of those!

I'm impressed by him making a penetration joke without smiling

@Kroiznacher

2 жыл бұрын

Penetration is no joke

@alltat

2 жыл бұрын

Half of the video is just innuendo, talking about penetration and stiff tips.

@macht4turbo

2 жыл бұрын

You must be new here :D He toned it down lately though.

@Immopimmo

2 жыл бұрын

Truly... he's a cultured man.

@texasbeast239

2 жыл бұрын

Penetration is serious business. It's no laughing matter! (Unless you do it wrong...)

Technical, practical, concise & visceral - the best (hand-held) weapons expert on YT. Thank you

Great video, Matt! Keep spreading the good word of type 2 falchions 🙂

Interesting. The "backwards" blade profile sort of resembles that of the LK Chen made Song Dynasty dao that Scholagladiatoria reviewed earlier. And the curve near the tip resembles the "forward curve" profile of some of the late (Qing?) da-daos ("great single-edged swords").

@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight

2 жыл бұрын

I would definitely like to see a compare/contrast between the evolution of the dao vs falchion. I’m sure the contexts must’ve been different, but the executions have got to be similar enough to warrant such a video 😄

Another point about the point is that is opposite of the cutting direction, so that it helps keeping the thrust centered instead of forcing the point off the line.

The stiffness of your tip does matter! Thanks Matt for having the balls to spread the truth

"Very important to your quality of life ..." Couldn't agree more, mate.

Could you show us the development from falcion to dussack to messer to cutlass or saber? I find these swords all to be gorgeous designs.

You did a video about my favorite one-handed medieval weapon! :D From watching destructive testing of armor on Skellagrims channel, that point on the edge would absolutely savage gambeson (similar to what happens when one end of a relativelystraight ax blade hits gambeson first, though with less momentum). My concern against mail is how thin the edges of many such weapons were. I see the acute point as the option for mail while the edge is the option for gambeson.

That thing looks WICKED! Reminds me a bit of the Morgan Bible falchion designs.

"... now if you reduce flex *again* you increase depth of penetration, OK. So if you want really deep penetration, you need a stiffer tip, basically."

@MrBottlecapBill

2 жыл бұрын

Confirmed.

First time I've seen a real one of those. Previously only seen drawings (Elmslie etc.). Also first time I've seen a video about this type. Thank you Matt.

That type of falchion has long been my absolute favorite type of sword.

I have a very pretty falchion like this one made by Maciej Kopciuch, and I think it is my favourite falchion, it looks so wicked and is so lively in the hand. Such a great weapon! Interesting thing also is that it has less of a distal taper than the "machete" type 1 blades, I presume to get the blade stiffer. Must be very nice for half-swording.

Informative and entertaining as usual! Thank you for all you do!

Always give them thumbs up. Thank you for your great analytical videos and hope they continue for many years to come 😎

Very aesthetically pleasing. Would make a great weapon for a main character in a movie or video game.

shouldn't that be "concave"? it curves inward, and convex curves outward, like the backside. i first heard of the "falchion" in the Conan comic book, when he gave his son Conn one as his first blade. (there's probably a cultural comment in there somewhere...)

@ArkadiBolschek

2 жыл бұрын

It's concave now :D

@Ugly_German_Truths

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArkadiBolschek Only in writing, not in what he says (Matt mentions both options as convex which cannot be correct ;))

Thank you very much, I never really understood the Falchion until now. I saw my first one in Paris a few years ago and didn't understand what I was looking at. Thanks again.

I usually draw this this variant when depicting falchions in fantasy art. I just think they're neat.

I love these things so much.

I noticed that you referred to both the spine side of the blade and The cutting side of the blade as (convex). Standard terminology would lead one to assume that the spine side is indeed convex in shape, but that the edge side is concave in shape. I'm curious to know if perhaps this was just a miss wording, or if I'm completely misusing the terminology. Thank you for the wonderful and informative content as always, matt!

@mantispid5

2 жыл бұрын

I think he just misspoke, no biggie

@nullifye7816

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he described both sides as convex at the beginning. Simple mistake. It's just that he made it again at the end, twice ;P

@sasasasa-lx6cl

2 жыл бұрын

Concave side is sharpened, convex side is shapened only partially, mostly near the splke. Spine should be on the convex side, which is nearly straight near the hilt. However you can cut with both sides, you can effectivelly stab with spike and use the "fin" to crash through the mail and cheap unhardened steel plate up to 1/10 of the inch thick with ease.

@grantdraus7449

2 жыл бұрын

@@sasasasa-lx6cl I knew all of those things.

Ive been waiting for a long time for a video on this, and other similar bladed weapons such as the Falx

Roland Warzecha made a video sparring with one of these a few years ago. He stated the clipped point also gives an advantage in the bind, where you can use it as a leaver against the other blade.

That was truly interesting! Now if I had to arm myself to survive in a post-apocalyptic world (with no sf or magic or stuff like that) then the falchion rather than any sword would be my choice - and not just because you said you'd go for it, Matt!

Thumbs up for taking a stance, good for you!

I would definately use that thing! The design strikes me thoroughly!

Wow! That is a sweet sword! I had no idea that was even a real sword design. Kind of reminds me of the leaf blade design.

Also the way the point flares out towards the center of percussion will let you produce a BIG old wound channel for lots of bleeding!

What a wonderful object It's able to penetrate through two points So one could say it is a double penetrating device

@AggelosKyriou

2 жыл бұрын

@@dick_richards Surprised that fan of Matt is not a fan of double penetration.

@grigoriyefimovichrasputin7897

2 жыл бұрын

@@dick_richards naughty naughty🤣

Definitely interesting and educational. Great video as usual

Looks good I think it would work quite well. I like the double points and single blade. Blade leaning forward is fun to use fighting seems to bite when moving at speed.

Very interesting weapon, thank you for the video Mat:)

I was imagining the perfect sword blade, and this is it. A half basket hilt would be perfect

I do love a Falchion.

been wanting to get my hands on a Falchion for a while, i recently found out theres something called a "Thorpe Falchion" which was found not too far from where i live ^-^

2:36 best moment of the video!!!!!☺️😏

There is so much innuendo in this video i cant even.

I love Falchions so this is really nice to see. My favorite is the Maciejowski Chopper either single or two handed varieties but this ones worth a second look and a bit of a think. 😁🤔

I didn't knew that kind of falshion so first of all thanks for showing it and second OMG it definitely is the best falshion I have seen.

great video, as always

I've always thought these looked wonderful and a bit brutal. Really cool to see one on the market at a not quite custom price.

This is my favorite design

Awesome blade and interesting video! What would be the disadvantages aside from it being weird on a scabbard?

AHA!!! So that's what trollocs were using in Wheel of Time!

isn't that concave instead of convex?

@Seraphus87

2 жыл бұрын

Assuming we're all talking about the edged side, I think you're right.

I like it, it's like a hungarian axe selling points in 1-handed sword form.

I love falchions, messers!

falchions and messers are my favourite swords

Cutting test and full review, please!

Interesting ! Thanks !!!

Hi Matt, maybe the features of this falchion could have been used to improve pipe back sabres, thin edge and stiff point at the same time are pretty good

I know I'm late to the chat, but has anyone else seen the trick for extracting Spam, Corned Beef etc from the can ? you take a stout kitchen/chefs knife at an angle and strike the base of can with the heel of the blade, puncturing it air flows in breaking the cans grip on the meat, just like the 'cleaving point' on that falchion

I remember this one, it baffled me a lot when I saw it in Paris.

First seen this falchion in the movie "Braveheart" all the peasant Scottish carried them in the flick.

Aw man... This has got me wishing you'd do a video on the Nepalese kora.

A sword like this would allow for greater control of the opponents blade when in a bind at the "weak" portion of the sword especially considering I.33 style fencing

Great vid as always, but I think that you need to re-think concave vs convex?

It has a Southeast Asian equivalent is the Nias people's "Balato" blade.

@MadNumForce

2 жыл бұрын

I was absolutely stunned when I discovered balatos. These falchions didn't seem to have lasted very long in Europe, maybe about a century, but somehow, at the other end of the planet, people from a totally unrelated culture living in very different social structures came up with the same technical solution to the same technical problem. Truth be told though, South-East Asia is just the place in the world with the widest variety of designs, and boundless creativity, both artistic and technical.

Who doesn't like good choppy stabby 🤙🍻

Indeed. This is the best falchion design I've seen.

Really cool! Reminds me of a style of Balato (sword) from Nias island (Indonesia)...

A german hunting knife type ,Waidblatt' has a blade, which is wider and thicker at tip part. German hunters use it as small billhook or cleaver. For stabbing the point should be more pointy.

Hey Matt (hopefully you will see this comment) but given the increasing difficulty in getting live blades in the UK where do you get your stuff from? Ive got a blade ive owned for a long time from Castle Keep up in Skye, so i am familiar with that fellow, but who else does good work? Cheers !

That would be interesting in the bind. I wonder if one could do some hooking with it.

With all the double-entendre at the start of that I couldn't help but picture Sid James or Frankie Howard giving sideways glances to the camera! 😅 On a serious note, the 'reverse' falchion is new to me... Although I have seen them in art I just thought it was something made up....

I must own that sword! The type 2 Falchion is my favorite sword design.

any guesses what the scalloped edges of the maciejowski bible cleaver type Falchion are for? my guess is they are like the serrations/teeth of a Warhammer so it bites into mail, transfering the energy rather than gliding off it. As you might not want to use the razor sharp main edge against mail, but if it has a mildly sharp scalloped false edge, that might be a good backup

For your point around the 7:00 mark, if kind of reminds me of a gunstock club. Obviously it's not a 1 to 1 situation, but it is reminiscent.

I'd love to see more on weapons with similar design or other highly functional but lesser know weapons Plus, some actual testing of them. I am curious though wars this shape of blade more common than us non experts think or were they relatively rare vs more popular designs? If the design shown here is as great as you say it should have been very popular right? Was it?( Genuinely curious. I'm not trying to cast doubt). If not, why not?

fascinating

Matt Easton aka “Merlin” from Kingsman.

you mean momentum not inertia. inertia is an objects resistance to change in speed &/or direction. momentum is its propensity to maintain motion in the direction of motion. would love to see a test of this type falchion. Its always fascinated me.

Those types of clip points are super nasty

what about the war syythe? I remember reading about my ancestor sir john eustace of whom it was said it was said it was hard to get blacksmiths on his land to do other work - take a sythe blade, sharpen both sides and turn it to the vertical on a stout post handle = a frickin nightmare to cavalry reach greater to a sword and it's cheap

2:36 Man, _do_ we :D

Interesting point...the point.

wee bit of chopping, wee bit of stabbin', how can you not love it? btw, it seems to me like a fancy bill with a tip on top.. yeah, well... anyway, the profile is also similar to forward curving blades like kukris and the famous dacian falx, but more suitable for medieval european fancy people. i love the bill, i love this one, yep!

falchion is a very interesting weapon especially this type. but I thought this design could also be used for trapping enemy swords

Around 4:30 are you mixing inertia and momentum?

Not as different from a Cluny type falchion as one might think at first glance: In relation to (the direction of) the hilt both have a prominent ("forward pointing") edge. This example just has a completely different formed tip and only a slightly different formed edge (btw rather concave than convex?)...

The top can also parry and catch incoming shots and lock them in place

Do relatively heavy bows forgive short draws with tuned and lighter tuned arrows? Out of curiosity, do you also collect light sabers?

Nice!

Does the shape of that tip help prevent overpenetration?

After seeing this it got me wondering if there was ever a sword sized version of the British bill hook (the hedging tool as opposed to the military polearm).

@rikospostmodernlife

Жыл бұрын

Closest thing i can think of is the beidana

modern knifes and machetes can actually be designed based on this to make them more unique and stylish

Put some sort of half-basket hilt on it, and I think that'd be my ideal sword!

Is there an additional value to the flare on penetration stopping over penenetration of the tip? Also you often stress trade offs when a design emphasizes a feature, what are thd biggest trade offs you see vs other falchions or alternative swords of their Era in the region.

@MrBottlecapBill

2 жыл бұрын

It makes sense. Looks just deep enough to get to the squishy bits but not much more than that.

@MadNumForce

2 жыл бұрын

It's not unlikely they just didn't have steel good enough to make these wide bladed falchion really work. The Cluny falchion has a completely bent blade, with three shapr bends in it. That's indicative of an almost non-existent heat treatment. The thin edge was likely too fragile and bent too easily.

The weapon of Lancelot in capcom classic beat em up: "knights of the round"

What a gorgeous sword! 😍 Wonder if it, or the general shape, would make a good machete.

@thekaxmax

2 жыл бұрын

too lightly built. It's designed for flesh and cloth, not wood.

And all this time, I'd been thinking these swords had been badly drawn...

Drinking game: Have a shot of whiskey every time Matt says penetration.

@michaelshelton5488

2 жыл бұрын

Or "context"

listening in audiobook here. is this about swords or?

Told you that this is a pinacle of falchion engineering :) Very effective and versatile. Mine is 30% heavier than the prototype because of unsharpened blades areas and still is not fight-legal :( . At least it allowed me to keep the spike pointed, not rounded.

I still like a bit of a backwards curve, but it's a very interesting design!

That, is a very tasty sword! 😍😍😍😍

the falchion started out as a single edge version of the medieval Arming sword