"I used to be a weapons reviewer like you, then I took an arrow to the face"

@1Kapuchu100

Ай бұрын

"Now I'm a Pirate!"

@gymcelsocialism

Ай бұрын

After the Kentucky Ballistics incident it seems only natural that weapons tubers have at least one self harm incident in their career

@WvlfDarkfire

Ай бұрын

🤣 great story

@OneTrueVikingbard

Ай бұрын

Since it wasn’t a pommel, he got better

@zebjensen4251

Ай бұрын

I was going to make this joke 😂

Damn, the dummy perfect parried that arrow.

@mastathrash5609

Ай бұрын

That's a pretty tough little Shield to be fair

@mnk9073

Ай бұрын

Turns out he's not a filthy casual after all...

@DrBunnyMedicinal

Ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@mohammednegm4007

Ай бұрын

My man pressed "F" 💀

@DCdabest

Ай бұрын

Well all this time being shot at he has to have learned a few things

Glad you were not defeated by an unarmed man.

@goiterlanternbase

Ай бұрын

Not Jonny Bravo indeed😏

@sevenproxies4255

Ай бұрын

He almost was! Imagine if he'd gotten injured by the deflected arrow, then he would've been defeated by an unarmed dummy 😄

@magnemoe1

Ай бұрын

@@sevenproxies4255 I say the dummy reflected the incoming shot Jedi style.

@sevenproxies4255

Ай бұрын

@@magnemoe1 It's like Sith-Lord Jar Jar Binks all over again...

@Fx_Explains

23 күн бұрын

​@@magnemoe1full counter.

"Didn't expect that"....um, let me quote you from 15 seconds earlier, to wit - "I have a feeling that's gonna ricochet something fierce"!!!

@Skallagrim

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I expected a ricochet... just not one that comes straight back. :)

@Verchiel_

Ай бұрын

NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH RICOCHET

@Intranetusa

Ай бұрын

I am surprised a 130 lb crossbow with such a low powerstroke can propel that bolt to go through that much of the shield. Was that 7 inches the powerstroke or draw length (making the powerstroke even shorter)? If the powerstroke was something like 7 inches, then a 130 lb crossbow with a 7 inch powerstroke is basically equal to a 41 lb bow with a 22 inch powerstroke (assuming 28 inch draw and 6 inch brace height).

@MonkeyJedi99

Ай бұрын

The one time that happened to me, we were out with a 45 pound bow and field tips hunting frogs for dinner. Did you know that a frog's shoulder blade can bounce that arrow at about 4 feet and nearly straight back in the direction it came from?

@dylanr3963

Ай бұрын

I've been getting into archery lately and I've had a few close call ricochets my self so when I seen you shooting at the boss with a crossbow at close range, I was already concerned for your safety. Little did I know, you would exceed my concerns lol no joke for everyone trying this stuff, arrows can be hazardous so be smart and be safe. Thanks for the amazing content Skallagrim and glad you escaped unharmed 😂​@@Skallagrim

Thank you for testing our Kalkan shield. Glad you didn't get harmed in the making of this video 😅.

@ZenakuShinobi

Ай бұрын

I love the fact that you sent him another one because he didn't wanna ruin the pretty one.

@youtubevoice1050

Ай бұрын

Quite impressive for a light shield like that.

@salahsarchery

Ай бұрын

@@youtubevoice1050 Thank you!

@j.f.fisher5318

Ай бұрын

I'd love to see Todd's Workshop test this so we could see some apples-to-apples comparisons with wooden shields. I'm already impressed by the comparison to Skellagrim's old shield tests and Todd's more recent tests. Especially for a shield that doesn't require woods that were in relatively short supply, and which had to be expertly worked to make shields from them. Basically materials and craftsmanship which could be done by basket-weavers, aside from the boss and that wouldn't be disposable like the rest of a shield generally was. My only caution is the amount of glue used, especially if it's a modern resin.

@DanielMWJ

Ай бұрын

​​@@j.f.fisher5318To be fair, glue would have been a fairly common bonding agent for cloth and wicker. Whether made from boiling or heating plant or animal bits. It really looked well-made too! The failures just looked like material limitations!

11:01 "I'm gonna spare you the joke" But i won't IT'S HAMMER TIME!

@ronwingrove683

Ай бұрын

I know, Skall's a terrible liar sometimes.

@Krishnaeternal

Ай бұрын

Can't touch this. dum dum dumdum, dum dum dum DUM.

"but did you die?" is a good summary of this shield. like yeah, you can cut into it pretty decently etc but for the large part, it did its job. Still cool though which is the main factor in judging any weapon/armour/etc, tis the true metric

@1stCallipostle

Ай бұрын

The anti arrow performance admittedly holds it back from feeling satsifying. Protecting from Projectiles that are Poignantly Performing Pointy Piercers really feels like what this thing SHOULD be doing

@ssu7653

Ай бұрын

@@1stCallipostle Crossbow from close range, piercing armor is what IT should be doing. Even then, some padded armor behind the shield and those hits would not be to severe

@ilari90

Ай бұрын

definately better than to take it through the arm straight. and there's lot of stuff flying at you, with slingshots, stones and other projectiles other than arrows, so better to have some cover, but this feels above average even for me, this is the norm on shield strenght scale for me.

@j.f.fisher5318

Ай бұрын

@@1stCallipostle it would be nice to see an apples to apples comparison to the stuff Todd's Workshop is doing, but this looks like it compares quite favorably with a wooden shield. That crossbow (especially with modern quarrels!) is probably comparable to a full-strength yew warbow - look up Todd's "lockdown longbow" videos. And construction that can't completely shatter under impact is really good. Add in that from the standpoint of the culture that uses it, this doesn't take the precise woodworking and the quantity of high quality wood that a wooden shield needs, which is even more impressive. This is rattan, but willow or similar light woods would work quite well.

@MonkeyJedi99

Ай бұрын

"Did you die?" - "Yes... But I lived!"

It *is* in fact worth a like, but because you specifically called out the eye protection and this is great proof why. Seems pretty good overall for a light shield though!

@foldionepapyrus3441

Ай бұрын

I'm not sure, I feel like it could be worth a dislike. Not like there are many folks out there putting out similar content to Skall, so not protecting himself better...

@Random-user22

Ай бұрын

@@foldionepapyrus3441 dumb as hell opinion

@Verdessa1273

Ай бұрын

well i would like the video but youtube forces all your liked videos in a playlist you can't delete, so i have to reserve it for stuff i REALLY like and want to be able to find again

Seems like a case of "Would you rather *not* have this shield?" and it makes me think of a buckler with an extended, if less durable, surrounding area.

@chrishart7300

Ай бұрын

The rattan rim makes more sense when you consider this more as marching armor than fighting armor. If you had a carry a big steel plate shield all day while marching, a light shield with a hardened center that could save your vital organs becomes attractive.

@Steir12

Ай бұрын

@@chrishart7300 If your shield hand is protected with metal this thing is even more attractive. If only issue is arrow hurting your hand its more reasonable to protect the hand than cover entire thing in metal.

@robedechamber

Ай бұрын

this is a horse archer's shield. not much used on foot. you can carry it on back hands free on arm handsfree, you can even shoot an arrow with it on your wrist alsu that is actually why it is so light and has metal only required places. Turkish foot soldier's shields are a bit different, mostly round but full metal for paid soldiers like Janissaries or Sipahis etc. wood metal mix for conscripted soldiers. btw kalkan means just "shield".

I find wicker shields fascinating. They were used all over the world. The Scots and northern Irish have been reported using wicker targes. Unfortunately we don't have any surviving examples but some people are making them in ways they think they may have been made and they work surprisingly well.

@codyclick190

Ай бұрын

I'm honestly way more impressed than I thought I would be

@andyleighton6969

Ай бұрын

Were? I was looking for an image of the Hong Kong Police using them up till quire recently only to find the Dutch police still use them! i0.wp.com/issblog.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Frugality-pic.jpg?ssl=1

@kevinfogle7929

Ай бұрын

I agree completely. I've always wanted to make one.

@Steir12

Ай бұрын

It seems to perform better than wooden board shield and i imagine also weight less. Win-win.

I live that the guys that make the shield clearly watched the video where you commented that it was too pretty to break and went "...we got you, here's one to mess up!"

This. This right here is the video I'll show to anyone curious about how good shields actually are when 'under fire' and why people used them throughout history. Also a great way to demonstrate why 'active defense' and actively blocking with a shield is better than cowering behind it and holding it close to your body. Thank you for putting yourself in harms way to do these tests. Great Experimental Archaology as always XD

Old viewer here, and it was refreshing to see this kind of content! I always liked equipment testing, even if not strictly scientifical in nature, and getting to know new pieces of arms and armour, so this one really hit the spot! I know it has prohibitive costs sometimes, so it's not something I see as standard, but it's always a nice surprise. You caught my attention 9 years ago, got me into HEMA and reenactment, and this video caught my attention just the same, pretty nostalgic :)

I think it's a testament to your competancy. You've built a career handling and testing dangerous weapons in various conditions,. Yet the only consistent equipment failure you experience with poorly manufactured cameras.

Rattan is probably one of the most versatile crafting materials out there. My experience with it is mostly woven rattan chairs and tables, but goddamn it's strong.

@DuncanWilliamsOFFICIAL

Ай бұрын

It's also a great material for staves (bo staff or quarter staff), perfect blend of flexibility and sturdy

@dynamicworlds1

Ай бұрын

​@@DuncanWilliamsOFFICIALand great for sparring weapons because it doesn't break into a sharp point if/when it does eventually fail

I'm actually impressed by this little shield, it stood up pretty decently! As for missiles, Tod tested a heater shield multiple times, in multiple ways, and that one didn't do too great either.

@j.f.fisher5318

Ай бұрын

exactly this. Folks in the comment section acting like wood shields would have bounced arrows make me smh lol. That said, I want Todd to do an apples-to-apples test of this now.

@thfkmnIII

Ай бұрын

I mean most of the fambase here thinks everything european is better

I think for a company that makes wall art dressed as a shield, the quality of their construction and durability of that shield was very impressive. I'd absolutely wear that into a battle.

That arrow ricochet though. Don't forget safety first people.

Your jokes were on point in this one.😁

Skal reacted to Kentucky ballistics and almost got medival fletched. Love the irony, glad your okay man.

@Tuck-Shop

Ай бұрын

Skal nearly had to put a thumb in it

That reflecting arrow sure put the fear of god back in you, no fucking around without max protection😂

The puns were gold on this one! But I'm impressed by how well the shield performed all things considered. Would've expected less resistance.

10:35 "I see no damage" I see broken arm.

@Skallagrim

Ай бұрын

Yeah, there's that...

@John-ir4id

Ай бұрын

Better a broken arm than a missing one. Besides, you could use your broken rattan shield to splint the break in your arm. It would still hurt, but you'd be able to fight again in a few weeks.

The arrow going through and your comments on strapped shields reminded me of an incident at a reenactment show. Someone took sharp arrows and put a rubber bung on them. One hit a shield and went through. The guy holding the shield was fine and the archer was removed from the field immediately. Could have been very different with a strapped shield.

@magnemoe1

Ай бұрын

Well that was very stupid, the sharp arrow would obviously push trough the rubber. It might even help with penetration form an angle. Some armor piercing shells worked a bit like this.

@Unseen420

Ай бұрын

Hopefully a perma-ban with the stupidy of bringing sharp arrows.

Now, using a rattan cane against a sword!

Unsettlers of Rattan. I'll see my way out.

I like very much the attention and the insight that you provide during these tests Also I love the subplot of the war against the camera

You take a lot of pains for our entertainment and we appreciate it. Please don't earn a Darwin Award lol.

Was very curious about how well that pretty shield would hold up, so it was nice of them to send a less decorated one for you to try out. I love the silly puns too :D

@enricoblanc

Ай бұрын

Conclusion: You probably won't die, but have a few holes extra in the body

I can really appreciate how you pun-ished that shield.

I lost it when he comes back with a helmet after the arrow ricochet lmao

I'd say after watching all the way through. A great shield if you wanna stay light and mobile. Against a fully armored opponent without any long range weapons, does its job if you can keep doing yours. Especially if you're one of those squirrelly types.

@j.f.fisher5318

Ай бұрын

tbh, I don't see any downsides compared to solid wood. This works at least as well. Arrows go through anything except steel.

@PJDAltamirus0425

Ай бұрын

@@j.f.fisher5318 Seems like it would have a shape limitation compared to solid wood. I can't on how your make a pavise shape with wicker, or a judical duel shape, or one of those cup shapes

I'm so glad you're okay, Skall.

Wow, yeah now I see why you would not use the decorated one for this test.

Video: *test rattan shield against bolts* Conclusion: GoPro sucks balls

@necroseus

Ай бұрын

Truly. Holy shit that thing sucks

Youve been cranking them out lately! SKALLS FOR THE SKALLTHRONE

So not only is it a VERY pretty shield, it's an effective one as well ^_^ Seemed to fare better against lighter and blunter weapons -- which honestly is as-expected for a light wicker shield, that's pretty much exactly what it's designed for. Nice testing, Skall -- and nice work on the shield, Salahs Archery! 👍

On the topic of shields being disposable, I can see how these rattan shields might have had some logistical benefits. To make wooden shields you'll need some shop tools and a supply of wood. That's not always readily available on a campaign. But with these rattan shields you could re-use the boss and just attach new rattan rods if the original ones have broken. You need the rattan rods and glue, which would be a lot easier to transport than lumber.

The list unpredictable and dangerous Irishman ever... Rick O'Shea

I just returned to this channel a week ago or so! As a teenager this was one of my favorite channels, and I am so happy I found it again! Still enjoyable to watch, and I like the tone of the videos a lot, very relaxing in a way. Keep on keeping on Skall. You have kept the quality all these years and though you're the same, I like your demeanor in the recent videos a lot! Something calming, confident, and smooth about it. Great video.

i'm actually quite impressed by how well that shield works for being made of a lightweight material

Shield just pulled UNO

Been anxiously awaiting this video, nice to see a good chunk of the arsenal being applied. Glad you didn’t get hit in the teeth with a missile

once you get hit with an arrow wearing that, your arm becomes a lot more rounder

Well, the center of that shield held up to most of those weapons... like a boss.

Just clicked in the video and saw it already had 10 comments, so I decided to check and they were all bots. This situation is getting a bit out of hand and I don't feel like KZread is doing anything about it.

@procow2274

Ай бұрын

It does seem to have escalated. Whole bot comment chains videos literally having more bot comments than people. Ect One thing i said other day had 7 bots reply to it a new record for me but ive seen longer chains on other comments. Some video i saw other day had about 200 bot comments and less than 2 dozen actual people.

@SoI_Badguy

Ай бұрын

Moistcharlie/Cr1tikal's comment section is literally beyond saving. Every comment has hundred of replies of nothing but spam bots.

@namelessbeast4868

Ай бұрын

@@procow2274 This is crazy! I can't imagine this type of fake interaction is good for the channel.

@johnm3907

Ай бұрын

You think they care? Look at all these ads for fake games they don't care about stuff like that

@WanderingMiqo

Ай бұрын

I literally saw a bot with a nude pfp earlier today. KZread will throw a fit if you say a bad word or show a sword in a video, but bots with nude pictures in the comment section? 100% okay 👍

"you shot an unarmed man!" "Should have armed himself"

Your jokes are usually sharp and I love that! It's a good thing they are not on paper because then they'd be cuttingly tearable.

Amazing video !! thanks for listening to your community skall you're the best, we love you

I think what happened with the ricochet is that the tip took on most of the deflection force while the fletching dragged it back around it's center of mass, causing it to spin instead of careen out at the intended angle.

Good reviews like this are why I'm a paying customer. Quality stuff Skall

be careful skall, we need you

Damn, I think this is the worse case of booty-bot infection on a comment section among channels I'm subbed to.

@EGRJ

Ай бұрын

"What if I'm a -spy- booty bot? Or you? We could be here all day."

@Unseen420

Ай бұрын

I am not well versed in the youtube slang and nicknames. what do you mean? What's a booty bot?

@crankycorvid2090

Ай бұрын

@@Unseen420 A common sight all over KZread, they post generic nice comments such as "Wow! Your videos are amazing!" but their profile picture is a woman's ass in a thong or the like. I assume this is to let them bait clicks from horny people without getting nuked by spam detection for posting suspicious links.

@dbKneecapped

Ай бұрын

​@@Unseen420If you can sort the comments 'by oldest', you'll see a lot of positive but often unrelated (to the topic of the video) comments with profile pictures of women's posterior or boobage. These are bots, and I call them booty-bots. Not a common term as far as I'm aware of, but that's what I call them.

The stud stopped the bolt 🤔 Studded leather viable confirmed 😼

I love when you test weapons and armour like this 🤘, this the kind of video an humor why I originally subscribed years ago and I will continue to be. That and the sword reviews. Keep On Keepin On

10:31 Looking properly badass here. Also, very interesting to see shields tested, what their limits are, etc! Love the action shots and the slo-mo as well.

I had this happen once with a bow and arrow I fired at a brick wall. I saw it go out and was like 'what is it doing?' as it wobbled and flexed and turned, I thought it was floating for a millisecond. It bounced back and I literally stepped off the line and it passed my head. It was terrifying.

Great video Skal! Absolutely love this type of content. Many thumbs up

That Longsword cut straight into the edge is phenomenal! Genuinely got a "holy shit!" outta me! Lol Great video, man, thanks for making the destructive test even though the original review performed so poorly.

1860 cavalry sabers are still given as gifts to soldiers in cavalry units by the way

Almost had to block it with your knee

That's.. Surprising. I'm gonna ask the polish guy who taught me some tricks on how to make repros of kalkans back in the day if he'd consider sending you one of his, because I've seen the results of tests and it was much more sturdy, particularly sbsknsg arrows. The arrows, in fact, were damaged beyond repair, both carbons and wooden ones. PS You're not the only one who'd rather not ruin a pretty shield, most of the museum examples seem to be parade-only*, as opposed to sturdier constructions which tend not to be as elaborately decorated (and of which we have much less examples of course) * they're held together by relatively few cross-row loops (which is what's responsible for integrity of the construction) and use very thin wicker (thinner rings=more rings=finer, less "pixelated" picture), reproductions of these pretty much collapse under a little weight, not to mention under real combat abuse)

So what I'm getting from this is that you're safer from big pointy sticks than small pointy sticks (to a point) when using this shield.

2:36 for anyone who's only interested in seeing Skall almost get injured. 😂

I very much appreciate your tests of equipment!

Excellent video as always testing the durability of that shield with different weapons as always good job Skallagrim 😎👍

Next test: How good does a GoPro stand against a Albion sword?

The first three hits being perfectly on time with the music is just👌

thanks for doing the follow up! glad that you didn't lose an eye...

13:48 "manure happens sometimes" made me wheeze 😂

You make some of the best content on KZread. Just all the videos I've watched from you over the years. You make videos pertaining to the weird questions people may have about this stuff. I think it's great. Yes, nobody uses any of this stuff anymore in wars but it's still stuff I wonder about.

Another great video. It's fun to see a bunch of different weapons in action.

The shield held up better than the gopro did

>"Less decorated" >Those flower pins tho...

New Skall video!!!! So happy to see this one :)

Great video! Really interesting shield design and its awesome to see what it is capable of. Cheers!

I've always been wary of rattan shields, but now, im mildly convinced

Very nice and well-thoughtout review! I like to see more for sure! 😃

Great video Skall!!

Obviously a +2 shield of reflecting..

-"Haha! What a weak shield! My swings to the rims can penetrate easily." -"But it is my turn now."

Appreciate your perseverance in testing out the shield even after the near cyclopsification.

I'm glad you weren't hurt! Great test video.

Oh, my! What a punny demonstration! 😂

Skall is a master of hitting the decorative fittings.

Okay, hear me out: That MK/Kung Fu trope of using a hat as a weapon? It would be more feasible (and imo cooler) to make a character who uses their hat as a shield

@AlexandervanGessel

Ай бұрын

Or make some slight modifications so you can wear your shield as a hat.

@Toxoplasma13

Ай бұрын

Pretty much what you can do with an Ashigaru's jingasa

That was brutal..... well done Skall !

0:10 ooh the beat is nasty🔥🔥🔥

Dude your job has got to be so much fun. Some you tube channels I am sure they are bored but not you dude! Congratulations man

Bob just did a perfect pary to deflect the arrow right to Skall, pro player move 👍

now lets see if scott from kentucky ballistics has anything about the modern crossbow you used on this shield! lmao. Great video as always. And I'm happy to report that youtube actually notified me of this video!

Thanks for talking about shields not working how we expect them to in videogames and in fact being more 'disposable'. I think something else worth noting is that different shields are for different purposes - they can be designed for different usage styles and use against different weapons and styles. They can be very dynamic

Not sure why liked this one so much but this was really nice video. Also glad your ok cause that seemed really close.

It's actually amazing how much punishment the shield can take and still stay relatively intact.

you are starting to win the algorithm game. Keep it up you are an OG youtube staple and the youtube overlords should treat you bettter.

Thank you for your videos.

Two great videos in a row!

I love the puns and I love your enthusiasm, I think you're doing something right

Good video! I'm impressed with the performance.

Strapped shields where in general thicker and stronger than centerboss shields so they could take the impact and stop most arrows. The ancient Greek hoplon,Thessalisan oval and rectangular greatshield and the twingate shield ( even without the metal sheet) had both the thickness and sturdiness to completely stop even the most powerful of late medieval longbows. They where formation shields ment for heavy infanty the Hoplites and previous Mycenean heavy infantries . They had thick wood glued with very thick and tough hides covering both faces of the shield and the corners. A good amount of them where covered with metal sheets too.

@Intranetusa

Ай бұрын

Some centerboss shields like Celtic, Roman shields, Viking, and some ancient Chinese shields could compose of multiple extra layers that includes rawhide over the wood or plywood...making it reasonably arrow resistant up to a certain point against bows and arrows of a certain type up to a certain strength.

@Nw-zh1uq

Ай бұрын

@@Intranetusa Yep. There are tests of viking shields stopping to an effective length (less than 2 inches ) modern high pountage hunting crossbows which are amongst the most powerfull.