I've gone from barely knowing the difference between a rondel dagger and a kitchen knife to knowing intricate details like the individual rondels on a rondel dagger commonly consisting of multiple pieces of metal after discovering this channel. Your channel really gives me a newfound appreciation for the ingenuity of the people who created these weapons and the attention to detail that goes into them as far as length, weight, and design decisions.

That is a vicious looking knife! Just to say that it has been really interesting seeing these Todd's Stuff items that are new and therefore look like the antiques would have looked in their day. I guess you have shown us modern replica swords before, but seeing stuff like the crossbows and this dagger really makes them feel like functional fighting weapons as distinct from charming antiques that you might collect.

With a beast like that in your hands I could almost imagine half daggering to suddenly be a thing.

Beautiful! (both aesthetics and construction) I hadn't thought I'd ever say that about a dagger :D

Great video Matt!

No worries about the people bitching about Tod's Stuff. I'd watch you talk about Tod's entire catalog if that's what you wanted to do.

That angled spine would also help to split rings of chain.

I enjoy seeing stuff from Tod that I could potentially buy. Also, you are very knowledgeable on what you talk about.

"You can have a nice, large, fat, aesthetic disk which they obviously liked." My sound stuttered at the perfect moment and it gave me a start.

scholagladiatoria Somehow it is mean that you are featuring all these nice stuff. For somebody like me who is about the buy his first sword, this an overkill of information. First the interesting Sword and now their interesting Dagger. It is hard to choose which one I shall buy first. Another problem is that i do not have infinitive time to buy the stuff. Due some politic matters it could be harder in the future to get the stuff from the UK to Austria. But i was partialy just kidding, you now the part you are mean lol. It is an awesome video as alway Matt. :)

@Scholagladiatoria How would mail gloves or plated gauntlets fit inside the grip? Are extra space required or does hand-protection generally take up little space?

I am not a big fan of the rondels (in general), but the BLADE here is simply phenomenal... :-)

The raised back might also help in opening up links in mail (by creating a second point where the link bends)

that looks sick af

@JanetStarChild

7 жыл бұрын

It reminds you of an ill ALF? Didn't that happen in one of the sitcom episodes?

Hey Matt, a (n other) tip for your autofocus : Just bring with you a white sheet. It will be easier for the autofocus to focus on your subject when you put a white sheet behind it. Using your muscular torso is fine but too much forms, too bumpy and autofocus will find it to be the main subject. A white sheet is flat, with no shape, the only shape visible for the autofocus is the subject you want to show. Take care !

Matt, how prevalent were the prototypical "sword-like" daggers in the Middle Ages, if at all? I know sword-like daggers existed during the World Wars.

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

There is a video coming on that.

@Zajuts149

7 жыл бұрын

Have you ever owned a Fairbairn-Sykes Smatchet?

Separate closeup footage would be a good idea when you're talking about detailed features such as the rear rondel in this video. That way, the focus could be pulled to the object being discussed without the off-the-cuff struggle. You could either cut to it and talk over the top or split it right into the video on one side of the screen or something.

"Let's just get the friendly lil tape measure out here and see how long this beast is so it's 15 inches .... so that's bigger than your normal school ruler." I like to think that some of your euphemisms are intentional and you're just seeing just how many you can get away with with a good degree of plausible deniability.

@fabulousknight1960

7 жыл бұрын

It's time you watched the caliper video.

@OhMyTwitch

7 жыл бұрын

It comes with dealing with swords a lot.

Do you think that point about the beveled back edge could apply to the dha you showed the other day?

Impressive huge dagger ! Matt I have a question concerning self defense against knives and daggers : The expert knife fighter Major W.Fairbain noted that there was no defense against a trained knife attacker and the disarming techniques taught in martial art schools are simply suicidal and not practical in actual fighting. Do you think "the unarmed" techniques described in mediveal and rennasaince manuals are practical against a well- trained and determined knife attacker ?

Can u make a review of spada schiavonesca please??

Matt I've spotted something from Il Fior di Battaglia/Flos Duellatorum which could be an interesting subject to discuss in a video: The special poleaxe Fiore depicts. It's a sort of 14th century chemical weapon with a leg trapping tail as well.

I sent an inquiry to Todd's website and I have yet to get a reply it's been well over a week. I was hoping to purchase one of his run build daggers or see if he would take a commission for one yet as I said no response?

I always wonder if such a long blade or even one that is a bit shorter makes it more difficult to stab with the icepick-grip. I mean you have to get your arm pretty far back in order to accelerate the dagger. Otherwise it would be just trying to push that thing into someone, wouldn't it? When you raise such a long blade the tip is touching the opponent before you even start to stab. I tried it with a stick that size and it is not the same kind of force you would get with a shorter blade. Or am i completely wrong?

oh the little "ricasso" feature I have a hypothesis on the reason for it. The strong of the dagger is relatively small, even by percentage in relation to say a longsword, and I think this feature actually helps in the bind. hmmm gonna have to make a video to describe hoe. A bit hard to describe in text. But ill see what I can do.

Would you say an irish scian would have been a type of rondel dagger, being just a bit longer and without the disc guard & disc pommel.

Do we know where the original is from? Looking at the decorative element in the middle of the hilt it looks reminiscent of a Yorkish/Lancastrian rose, but that could just be me.

I totally just fell in love :P Damn, that's a sexy dagger

I love rondel daggers :)

I've always wondered why the pommel on rondel daggers are the same size and shape as the guard. It's to draw out the dagger easier? Is there any other reason? I assume it's maybe also to assist with thrusting by placing the palm of the off-hand on it? I'm just guessing. Maybe a more secure grip? Or is it mostly aesthetic?

@JanetStarChild

7 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know why rondel daggers were designed that way. It's a peculiar shape to me.

Matt, would they ever use their off hand to push on the back rondel in order to input a bit more force?

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it's shown in period art and treatises.

Why are there leather straps hanging from the scabbard?

Really nice. Makes me want one of these. Also, question: Was the rondel on the back end there to be able to press against it with the palm of the other hand? To drive it through armor and such?

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. But also probably because large pommels make a weapon easier to grab when wearing armour, with restricted vision and while grappling.

@OutOfNamesToChoose

7 жыл бұрын

scholagladiatoria Would they also be easier to pick when dropped? I imagine that would be useful when grappling.

@mattlentzner674

7 жыл бұрын

That's a really good point. The rondels will provide space away from the body for a hand to slip in quickly. Also, that hand will be wearing a gauntlet of some kind, further reducing its dexterity.

That is an absolutely gorgeous dagger. I have a couple of questions though... When looking at this dagger in profile, the side that I would expect to be the edge is in fact the spine of the blade, whereas the actual edge is the straighter of the two. Is that something common to rondel daggers or a feature of this specific blade only? Secondly, for actual mediaeval bladesmiths, do we know how much of their work was done bespoke and how much was off the shelf?

@CarnelianUK

7 жыл бұрын

***** thanks for taking the time to reply, it's fascinating learning how these things are made!

Is it hand forged or made by material removal?

Neat!

Tod certainly likes sending you stuff to review, doesn't he?

where are you located and the schools

Why not compare both rondel daggers and explain the functional differences?

Surely, they could have just put in a blood groove to stop the bayonet from getting stuck in people. Because of the vacuum.

Jezz that thing is practically a short sword

What happened to your fancy £10 electronic callipers from Amazon? Don't we deserve accurate measurements in these reviews?;)

@Aconitum_napellus

7 жыл бұрын

That's some defamation shit going on there.

@nikitaonassis6090

7 жыл бұрын

Tod has it as hostage..they like to compare and measure each other up and down..um..

Was this type more common than the Baselard?

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

It depends which period you are looking at. In 1300-1370 the baselard was more common. After about 1370 the rondel dagger become more common, though the baselard still stayed in use. During the whole period the bollock dagger was more common, but was usually the dagger of lower class men. Though not always - you do also find high class bollock daggers.

It looks a little like someone wanted to be able to use his dagger as a Knife too while eating.

does not that decorative pin in the middle of the handle "hurt" your hand when manipulating it?

@kattnet

7 жыл бұрын

It might hurt the princess from The Princess and the Pea, but I think the rest of us should be fine.

@jpf338

7 жыл бұрын

wow your such a badass. Now srly that's why I put the " not sayin hurt like rlly hurt, but one feature of weapons is they can be confortable, and a metal dot in your palm does not look like a confortable option.

@lourencoalmada1305

7 жыл бұрын

AsgarorHammer When your hand is closed it is actually not completely flat inside. The metal piece fits snugly between two of your hand's bones, and you will not feel a thing, the metal rivot is also quite flat and I would guess extremely polished so it doesn't have any jagged edges. Don't forget that in battle knights would be wearing heavy leather gloves, so even if the metal rivot was a bit bigger it wouldn't cause much discomfort.

@kattnet

7 жыл бұрын

My point is that this type of thing is hardly noticeable when in the hand.

Has Tod got your wife and child hostage or something?

@fabulousknight1960

7 жыл бұрын

It's part of the trade. Do you really think Tod just "left" his stuff at Easton's? I'd like to remind everyone that Tod, in German, means Death.

@jacobs9083

7 жыл бұрын

KingKLR He gets content to make, Tod gets popular. possibly tod gave him money

@sushanalone

7 жыл бұрын

I wont take hostage any family member of a person who has these many swords.

@dashcammer4322

7 жыл бұрын

as well as many minions (students) to wield them. Come to think of it, there's probably a revenge-theme film idea in there somewhere.

@exploatores

7 жыл бұрын

Tod got to know he gets his stuff back :)

Wait, you could more of less stab trough plate with this??

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

No.

@ArthurHerbst

7 жыл бұрын

Okay, couldn't belive it myself. Was a little bit irritated by your statement at 4:31.

Todd makes such nice....well... stuff lol

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

With an almost cylindrical grip...

Tanith Straight Silver.

hi watching atm but was here at 1 view

Bend-resistant!

37 cm, that blade is longer than my swiss bayonet which is only 30 cm long. 3" longer almost, and I thought that was long . Would have scared anyone in the Middle Ages as it would be suffiecient to go though any type of clothing, good last ditch weapon.

probably wont get stuck if it had a blood groove :P

@jthewelshwarlord6331

7 жыл бұрын

Careful, weapon smiths might get triggered

If you ad smth, might as well ad smth as good as this.

Thats definetly not a hollow grind, if it does not create the actual edge. Something like that would be considered a type of fuller, as far as I know.

Bababooey

@kojiattwood

7 жыл бұрын

Seraephus Definitely not 15 inches

first

why don't you test your weapons on some dead pig or meat to show how good it is? it might attract more people(people like me) in to your channel but do it in historical way.

@scholagladiatoria

7 жыл бұрын

This is not my weapon, it's on loan and for sale - in fact now sold.

@ttentt

7 жыл бұрын

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@ttentt

7 жыл бұрын

scholagladiatoria you can try test your other weapon the cheap one first and maybe let people donate for maintenance cost.

@Knight_Astolfo

7 жыл бұрын

Ham cutting is an extremely ancient and secret technique. You can only achieve it once you have learned all about hunching with your sword properly. I translated ancient ninja scrolls to learn how. xD xD xD xD xD xD