Obviously it's a scimitachi.

@TheHorzabora

8 ай бұрын

Still voting for o-scimitana. But scimitachi is good.

@timothyfrasier8218

8 ай бұрын

I don't know I think it should be more like O-Simana.

@ethakis

8 ай бұрын

That actually is more clever than scimitarna hahah

@GeekNewz

8 ай бұрын

​@@TheHorzaboraScimōtana

@kingmasterlord

8 ай бұрын

I thought he called it the Sword of Content in the video? -"this sort of content"- *"this,* Sword of Content"

I suggest jujiken (十字剣) which means 'cross sword' because if a japanese blacksmith produced something like this back then after being inspired by european swords they would probably name it something similar

@SidusBrist

7 ай бұрын

NICE!

@thiagocarvalho2928

7 ай бұрын

LOVED IT!!

@SirBitesALot101

7 ай бұрын

This is freaking genius, I absolutely love it. I like how you fully went on with a Japanese name, it's just so much more natural.

@lars-erikstrid2278

7 ай бұрын

There we have the name.

@skyereave9454

7 ай бұрын

Give this guy a raise

This is much closer to what I imagined what Rand's sword looked like in Wheel of Time.

@calebagbazue2902

7 ай бұрын

Finally, another Wot fan🎉🎉

@TheRotnflesh

6 ай бұрын

A perfect balance to dance with blades.

The Honor Harrington series had swords designed this way in Weber's "Field of Honor", a katana pattern blade and a Western style hilt.

@spencerjensen1993

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! Except they just called them swords. Sooo not sure which name I like best. Either way, that is one of my favorite series.

We need more cursed weapon combinations…. Anybody got some good ones ?

@SuperDominic4

8 ай бұрын

A Jian and rapier

@sakun117

8 ай бұрын

Put a basket hilt on one, or on something else it shouldn't be.

@EnsignRedshirtRicky

8 ай бұрын

@@sakun117 Double basket hilts on nunchuks. Confuse and amuse at the same time!

@davidbickford1665

8 ай бұрын

Flambarge with a bell guard

@joeojeda4651

8 ай бұрын

I just want to see more judicial dueling weapons, those are out there

So... This is basically a katana blade on a longsword hilt. It would be interesting to see how it compares to a longsword blade with a katana-style hilt.

@TheChiog

8 ай бұрын

Not sure why you said "basically", that's literally what it is.

@ccelik97

8 ай бұрын

@@TheChiog *"That's basically the same thing!":* Looks and sounds slightly less annoying than the _"literally"_ one so, I'll take his way in this case _(but yes, you're "basically" right as well \s)._

@nilok7

8 ай бұрын

There is the term Nanban Tsuba where the tsuba was western influences. Maybe a Nanban O-katana since they changed the whole grip.

@CristiNeagu

8 ай бұрын

I think it will have a balance problem, since a longsword relies on the weight of the pommel for balance, and a katana hilt has no pommel.

@10011110011

7 ай бұрын

@@ccelik97 how about "this is a katana blade on a longsword hilt" and leave out the "triggerwords"

Tyrone clearly eager to show chad his new blade and shad eager to receive gives me good vibes thanks gentlemen,great duo

@stang2184

5 ай бұрын

What?

I looked up an anagram generator for katana and messer and found a name I love… the “Eastman saker”. Saker is a type falcon that’s located across Europe, Asia and North Africa so I kinda think it fits.

@PremonitorWhiteCrow

5 ай бұрын

Damn! U got a link for that generator?

@jgamez106

5 ай бұрын

@@PremonitorWhiteCrow I just looked up a random site but it’s Inge's Anagram Generator. Also it doesn’t provide you with a definition or breakdown I just saw what interested me and looked up the words meanings to see if it made sense

Talchion ( Tal-tion) a mix between Tachi ( The original blade) and falchion

@KuaEtus

7 ай бұрын

Talchion the Sword of Content, i like how it sounds 🐈

@Kletian999

7 ай бұрын

Katalchion could work too.

@myusername3689

7 ай бұрын

Nodalchion

@marvindebot3264

7 ай бұрын

This

@tigerbesteverything

7 ай бұрын

Faltana?

That sword is clearly a Shaditana.

@user-cp1bi6qp3u

8 ай бұрын

Correct

@Pslyse

7 ай бұрын

This is the one.

@balrighty3523

7 ай бұрын

I agree with this, on the provision that it only gets to be called the “shaditana” after it gets a custom back-mounted “shabbard”.

@Sukenus

7 ай бұрын

You mean Shatana.

@peaoui165

7 ай бұрын

Thats the shorter version

Great work once again, the finish on this one is super clean!!!! This is like something you might find half way along the silk road in ancient times, made by an excentric wondering blacksmith with a passion for weapon fusion!!!!

Well done, Tyranth. Lovely craftsmanship.

Just call it a Heron Sword.

@pablofreitasmachado8076

8 ай бұрын

The wheel turns.

@popuptarget7386

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely needs a heron engrave on the blade

@RobinKannagi

7 ай бұрын

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills

@PaulDarr

7 ай бұрын

Came here to say this. Just needs some herons on the Habaki.

@ishen3771

7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same.

The "Cross-Guarded Katana/O-katana", shortened to the "Guarded Katana" or "Cross Katana." Or the "Cruciform Katana." A lot of swords have descriptive names so I thought these would fit!

@holybrew5258

8 ай бұрын

Cross Katana sounds pretty good.

@nilok7

8 ай бұрын

There is already a classification for that, which is a Nanban Tsuba, a Western style guard.

@bradmakesgains8779

8 ай бұрын

Cruciform katana has a ring to it

@quakxy_dukx

7 ай бұрын

@@bradmakesgains8779or you could continue with the word blending theme and call it the crucitana

@10THPROPHET

7 ай бұрын

You had me at Cruciform Katana

I definitely think adding the original stingray/snake skin, wrap and pin from the katanas handle would really pull one of these together

I am so in love with these "Asian fusion" blades you guys have done. In a fantasy setting I think they are the ultimate elvish blades. So cool.

Based on how Miyamoto Musashi talks about swords, I've often thought that he might have wielded his katana more like a military saber than a longsword. To that end I'd like to see a swept-hilt or basket-hilt katana and wakizashi combo.

@shepherd2148

8 ай бұрын

That's the thing, this clickbait channel tries to get you to click by saying dumb things like "katana SUCKS, we made it BETTER!" when in reality the katana wasnt supposed to be used like a longsword where youd get into these grapple binds with a huge cross guard. If that's what you find yourself doing when katana sparring then you're doing it wrong. Obviously the Japanese didn't feel the need to have a larger guard otherwise they would have made them larger easily. And we do find examples with larger guards occasionally.

@tompatterson1548

7 ай бұрын

@@shepherd2148 The question is if being able to do that sort of grapple binds makes you more likely to win

@leonardomarquesbellini

7 ай бұрын

Doubt it. He emphasized using a shorter than average katana with both hands for control and speed over anything else. His dual wielding gimmick is just that, a gimmick; when talking about real.combat he preferred things that were more reliable and gave the user the most options, including grappling.

@yashuacanno8019

7 ай бұрын

​@@leonardomarquesbellini That's literally the opposite of what Musashi says in his book. He emphasized learning to wield a sword in one hand from the start of your training. He says he doesn't like two-handing a sword, because it limits your movements and restricts your hands. He actually says that it's not speed, but rhythm that wins a duel; striking too fast makes your blows sloppy and too much power puts you off balance. As far as calling dual wielding a gimmick, rapier/dagger duelists would disagree. Regardless, the way Musashi views it, he effectively said that because the swordsmen of his country wore two swords, it's better to use both to survive, than to die with one of them dangling uselessly at your side. There's a whole lot more evidence for Musashi's dueling style being one-handed, but I'm not writing an essay here. If you take the time to read Musashi's words, there's no way you could mistake that his dueling style was anything other than one-handed. He probably didn't dual-wield in all situations, but I'm very certain he preferred one-handed, because he said so himself and I'll take his word over yours.

@staticx2552

7 ай бұрын

@@yashuacanno8019 as another who tries to understand musashi-donos words completely , i would agree you are right on the money .

Longsword with katana fittings next, hell yeah!

@wpatrickw2012

7 ай бұрын

I think that will end up being the worst of both worlds.

@Totsy30

7 ай бұрын

I feel like it’s going to be very top heavy without the long sword cross guard. As for aesthetics, though, I think it’s going to look pretty cool and unique. Like a long gladius without a pommel. 🤔

@homesteadlegion4419

7 ай бұрын

@Totsy30 I agree, it would probably be a very bad langsword and a very top heqvy katana, although on the katana comparison side you also gain a second edge and reach so it might be worth it depending on the blade used as a base for the conversion 🤔

Oh god, the closing statement. That is going to be a bloody eldritch horror.

I propose that this fine blade be officially dubbed the Tyranth! After its creator.

Oh no! They actually did it.

so lets take the Ka from Katana, and the mitar from scimitar and call it a "Kamitar", alternatively a "Katar"

@EnsignRedshirtRicky

8 ай бұрын

Scitana?

@georgejones5019

8 ай бұрын

Skitana

@kongilian

8 ай бұрын

Kitar is already a weapon. It's an Indian push dagger

@ccelik97

8 ай бұрын

"Kami" (God) + "~tar" (sharp/~cutter) = *"God Cutter"*

@David_Fellner

8 ай бұрын

​@@gostislavszaposki Hail Satana!

Although rare, some historical examples of re-hilted katana blades did exist. I recall europeans being quite fascinated with katana blades and I do believe certain wealthy collectors had katana blades rehilted in a messer or falchion-like manner. I need to track down some sources.

I love it. Kinda like a Bastard Sword variant. Bastard Falchion? Bastard Scimitar? I say scrap naming conventions all together and call it the Tyranth

Ochion is my suggestion for its name. O from O-katana, chion from falchion. Sounds like Ocean which means vast sea and I think that metaphorically represents the Asian and European elements.

@mundanestream5524

8 ай бұрын

Okay i like it But what about Faltana?

@KairuHakubi

8 ай бұрын

@@mundanestream5524 yeah I gotta say that works better, or just really kludge it up like Falkana. just sounds rad. the o- prefix just means 'big' so... it shouldn't be all that the katana part is contributing to the name. Apparently the word falchion derives from a root meaning 'sickle' so one could maybe do a translate and add 'kama' into the name of this thing.

@matthewrussell4343

8 ай бұрын

Ochion man, take me by the hand Lead me to the land that you understand

@eliavillhabrand

7 ай бұрын

My vote is Ochion

@kainv.9221

7 ай бұрын

Ochion (or Olchion) sounds really good. Take my vote!

The 二重鍔 “Niju Tsuba” literally meaning double guard

@kaltaron1284

8 ай бұрын

You could also use 十鍔 because it looks like a cross. They did that for some types of yari IIRC.

@Ivan_Berni

8 ай бұрын

@@kaltaron1284 how does that sound?

I have been waiting for this for a little bit. I’m pretty excited.

Bloody artist! Looks stunning!

Would love to see a katana or wakizashi changed to a one handed saber with a knuckle bow and finger ring.

@dhampirdp3489

8 ай бұрын

Look up kyu Gunto

@andrewcatallo2698

8 ай бұрын

Yes thatd be awesome

@asahearts1

8 ай бұрын

@@dhampirdp3489 The ww2 saber, right? Isn't that two handed?

@williaml.willowfield2220

8 ай бұрын

a Trench Katana. I'll love that.

@dhampirdp3489

8 ай бұрын

@@asahearts1 both depends on the blade used

Call that your "Messer in law" Or if Skal got his Skalchion, then this can be the Shadchion.

A comparison between this european hilted O-katana and the Ronin Katana Falchion would be very interesting to me. I also think that Swords of this style would be very popular if manufacturers were to start selling them. I've been adoring this series of videos up to this point. It's ignited a fire inside of me for something I didn't even know I wanted!

The wanderer's blade (since a person who travels might have come across different swords and decided to integrate parts of them into his own blade)

This is basically what I always thought Mihawk's giant sword from One Piece which you covered in an earlier video was: A giant katana with an even more oversized crossguard.

For the name, let me recommend calling it the OSHAtana. Because this one has proper hand protection. Edit: for non-Americans, OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It's a government agency that fines you if your property doesn't have guardrails in the right places and stuff like that.

@Bastardson_

8 ай бұрын

yes

That looks REALLY nice, well done man.

Beautiful

For an actual name to give the sword itself, how about '西風' - as written it means 'West Wind', and could be pronounced either as 'Nishikaze', or 'Seifū' (which can also mean 'a breath of fresh air').

@wangusbeef86

8 ай бұрын

This is brilliant

@tompatterson1548

7 ай бұрын

是古?

@RolandTitan

7 ай бұрын

Nisikaze' no Jujiken 西風の十字剣 cross sword of the west winds to fuse with @jackmcslay 's suggestion

@Atamastra

7 ай бұрын

OR! Or... hear me out... it could also be called "Aldieb". That's "west wind" as well... ...in the Old Tongue.

I can't wait for the cursed longsword with katana hilt

At 8:30 I'm with Tyranth on this. It is a falcion. If he'd re-riveted the scales after trimming them to match the exact shape of the tang (I'd hate to try wielding a sword with that thin of a handle) then it'd be a messer. "Scimitar" really is just a term to imply a xenos (alien, as in from outside of Western Europe) manufacture to add a "coolness" and awe factor to something that really isn't all that different from what was made locally.

I really love your work, Tyranth :)

In theory its actually becomes a two-handed falchion or a grand-messier or two handed/great or bastard saber

@Adamant1993

8 ай бұрын

It's a good theory, don't wanna look like a dick, but, it is in fact just a katana with European falchion style guard and a Chinese crossbowman sword hilt construction and a European pommel. The katana is the blade part, so fitting a katana to different fittings doesn't make it not a katana

Yessssss

I think my favorite thing about this video, is the concept that, in between filming Shad likes to stand in his backyard... alone... stare at pool noodles... and occasionally practice slapping techniques.

It’s beautiful it shall be called “The Long Scimitana”

I believe its only considered a Tachi if the grip/tang itself is also curved.

@ccelik97

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, the depictions of a "tachi" that I'm seeing online are more about the handle part being complimentary to the blade part's curvature. Even the ones that seem to have straight looking handles still imply a little bit of curvature at the ends of them and I guess it comes from the hilt's curved or curved-ish (at the end of it I mean) shape inside.

@kaltaron1284

8 ай бұрын

Usually was but doesn't have to be. It's more about the way it's carried and the edge geometry. And length but that's more when compared to a Katana and not Ookatana.

@oxvendivil442

8 ай бұрын

Most katanas also have a slightly curved hilt/tang.

@TheSteam02

7 ай бұрын

Along with the relevant scabbard ornaments.

@lalli8152

7 ай бұрын

@@oxvendivil442 yeah most katanas indeed have curved hilts. Unlike most swords that have curve on the hilt curves towards the blade. Katana handles have slight curve towards the spine almost like the entire sword has slight continual arc. Tachis usually tend to be more drastically curved from the hilt

Just called it a Heron Blade in reference to the Wheel of Time's Heron Marked blade, because both this one and the first one both match the description of those swords to a frightening level.

@Ithirahad

8 ай бұрын

Once the heron, to set his path. Twice the heron, to name him true. ... _Huh._ That is literally what's happening here.

@LangThoughts

8 ай бұрын

Yes, but didn't Jordan describe the quillons as more similar to the longsword that Tyranth is holding at the end of the vid? Still a great name! I Second!

@hawkticus_history_corner

8 ай бұрын

@@LangThoughts Maybe? It's been over a decade since I read Wheel so it very well could

That's beautiful!

I love the use of the Hanwei Tinker hilt components. They’re really plain and simple but I like them

The Okatimatar.

The o-bastard

I’m calling it Steve O’Brian.

That is what you Call a True "Bastard Sword" because of its birth lmao 😂

Madmen all of you!

Seeing Tyranth use a Dremel makes me feel like less of a layman 😄

Calling it now, the longsword with katana hilt is gonna be like a two handed Jian. A "Chu Jian", I believe they call it. 😂

In my head all I can picture is Drizzt Do'Urden. SCIMITAR!!!

If tyrinth wants a different name for it how about Falchana with the ch pronounced the same way as it is in Falchion?

@eudite1762

7 ай бұрын

I like this. I was thinking "Faltana," but yours might be a little cooler.

@dustinbrandel59

7 ай бұрын

How bout falc'hata?

@pakkazull8370

7 ай бұрын

​@@dustinbrandel59 Sounds too much like falcata imo... unless that was intentional.

Some name suggestions: Scimi-tachi seitachi 西太刀 (lit. west tachi) wayo- tachi 和洋太刀 you know, because o-tachi becomes wayo-tachi, literally meaning a Japanese-western hybrid tachi

Keeping it simple, the Cutana, Cutlass + Katana. Or, the Katlass, Katana +Cutlass.

Hi guys! I dunno if you know about the Honor Harrington scifi books, but the setting features a nation, Grayson, which basically reverse engineered their swordsmanship from books and movies. Hence their swords are basically described like this.

I honestly like both of the blades you did Tyranth. Yes the first one was made with cheap metal parts sub par material but you did the scimitana well. Now what I call the scimidachi looks amazing. And is one of the things I was doing with my next sword build.

In the Honor Harrington scifi series the dueling culture of the planet Grayson uses Katana swords with medieval handles.

You both are absolutely precious

This is a fascinating concept

You know, Red Dragon make a steel version of that pommel form the synthetic training swords that was used as a replacement on the original katana conversion.

Personally I think it would have been better to just made a tsuba with a crossguard. Inspired by a crossguard with dual side rings. I'm picturing a larger more protective version of the Musashi style tsuba with quillons. That way it wouldn't be moving as far away from its traditional Japanese design. But rather, keeping the overall Japanese design and feel, but bringing in the idea of more hand protection.

@dhampirdp3489

8 ай бұрын

Windlass heron marked blade had something like that

@RainMakeR_Workshop

8 ай бұрын

​@@dhampirdp3489 Yeah... But that was an abomination of terrible design. It was basically a tsuba with a god awful and pitifully small crossguard above it. Also, it was ugly as hell and blatantly just a tsuba and a crossguard that were never intended to go together, slapped together on a single sword.. What I'm picturing could be made from a single piece of 5-8mm sheet steel. By either cutting it out by hand, milling it or laser cutting it out. Some filing work to round over the edges. Then assemble the sword.

@benjaminotalora363

8 ай бұрын

I had a similar thought. Maybe a long tsuba, not full crossguard size but bigger so that it can actually protect the hand kinda like a flat, oblong cup hilt lol

@RainMakeR_Workshop

8 ай бұрын

@@benjaminotalora363 historical Katana and Tachi did have larger tsuba. The smaller type we commonly see these days comes from the standardisation of Katana during peace times.

@benjaminotalora363

8 ай бұрын

@@RainMakeR_Workshop ohh really? Guess I'll have to make some research. I've only seen display pictures where its not easy to look at the details

Man at Arms: Reforged audition tape comming along nicely

Yōro-tachi ("Euro-Tachi"). It encompasses the unholy fusion of the two designs, as well as its striking similarities to certain European blade designs.

Maybe a faltana would be a good name? As for new ideas and cursed combinations, really the only oddity that I'd want to see tested would be where do you draw the line between a sword with a really long handle, and a spear?

@dragontear1638

7 ай бұрын

Something like a Naginata?

It's for this reason why I considered the Tachi/Ogatana the equivalent (in terms of length) to bastard swords rather than the Uchigatana. THe blade lengths are more comparable. On the other hand the Uchigatana is closer to an arming sword with a longsword (two-handed) handle

If the quillions were angles or curved up, and the handle was a nicer material, I would wager this would be closer to what a heron mark blade should have looked like.

I love ALL Shadiversity videos!!!! ❤

Would be cool to see same thing but with katana hand wrap instead of simple thin cord. Probably would have been able to improve balance by starting with oversized pommel and grind it off, checking balance till you get it right. That or could do a sectioned pommel where one could add spacer weights to tune balance slightly forward or back. Loved the format, excellent episode! Tachimitar maybe? Only need to drop the s from scimitar and h jump one place forward to interlock both. Tashadtar to bring channel into it!

How to make a messer: Step 1 Buy a katana Step 2 Give said katana a longsword handle and cross guard Step 3 Enjoy your "home made" messer Edit: i stand by my messer comment Even If they say its a falchion or a scimitar

@gimligloinson972

8 ай бұрын

That’s pretty ‘messed’ up my guy

@lpedr0l

8 ай бұрын

I agree pal, that def is a kriegsmesser with a more curved blade. I don't see why so much babble.

@ccelik97

8 ай бұрын

​@@GerdLPluu What you mean is Carcinisation (the one about the crabs). So, it'd be more like *Falchionisation* I think (that is, if we consider that the blade itself has made the change to adapt to its user/environment) xd.

@blackjacktrial

7 ай бұрын

​@@ccelik97but didn't Anthony Kiedis sing a song about Falchiornication? And then there was the TV show about it starring the guy from X-Files?

@ccelik97

7 ай бұрын

@@blackjacktrial Meh.

Here's an idea for another freaky hybrid weapon! How about a sort of "two-headed long-mace"? Essentially taking something like a bo staff, and putting mace heads on both ends?

A Swaxe - a sword blade with an axelike protrusion on one edge, at or near the the tip of the blade.

I'd call it Faltana.

Katilij. Spirit of the Katana and Kilij. ... or go all Japanese, maybe "Tsurugi no Tamashii" (剣の魂), which translates to "Soul of the Sword" or "Spirit of the Blade." This name captures the essence of the katana while alluding to its fusion with the crossguard or "bodyment of the cross,"

these hybridisations absolutely crack me up XD

awesome build i love that crossguard

Shad being in the middle of casually slapping the sausage when Tyranth arrives LMAO.. this is the sort of stuff that makes this channel so wholesome

I find it hard to believe that a thousand years of Japanese sword smiths did not come up with a adequate cross guard.

I think it looks like a Talwar honestly, just with a longer handle.

that looks very elegant like it was supposed to be like that

When I picture the Crane Sword, this is what I picture.

Man I cannot wait for the test video. this is how I imagined doing a katana if I ever had one. I do get the middle eastern vibe, I think its from the "choke thing" that goes up the blade from the crossguard and the pommel shape again.

An arming sword with Japanese fittings would look a little bit like a Gladius.

this reminds me of a really cool samurai helmet i saw at Osaka's castle that was made with a Spanish conquistador helmet as a base.

Call it a Falshimatatachi, Falchion Simatar Tachi. Great content. Always love seeing you build and test weapons and equipment.

crafter's pride, and then Shad just cuts that noodle like a chef cutting a cucumber to pieces, cackling crazily... what a sight. :) a possible name could be hayabusachi, because falchion = falcon... at least it sounds like it. also this sword seems to be fast. I bet it offers an extra attack each round, just like that.

The look directly into the camera after this exchange is perfect 11:03

What would be the pros and cons of a katana with a swept hilt like many renaissance rapiers have? Not all rapiers had a full knuckle guard extending to the pommel and in theory a swept hilt with an extension of the handle to accommodate a second hand could look and perform amazingly well.

My favorite weapon in blade and sorcery (from the mmp mod) is the bastard saber, which is extremely similar to this. So I suggest that it’s a bastard saber.

That is a Wheel of Time looking sword!

Basically a heron marked sword. The bevel of a katana would be the best design on a sword that never loses its edge and is almost indestructible, and the European guard design would be the ideal hand protection. Though I think a complex guard more akin to a swiss saber would better pair with a long o-katana like blade for a fantasy sword like the heron marked blade.

I like your enthusiasm for work, I have a lot of ideas, but execution is my Achilles heel.

I’m suddenly reminded of that scene in 13th warrior where dude ground down a longsword into a scimitar. Would love to see this sort of thing I. Reverse.

The video game Lies of P lets you combine weapon shaft/handles with various blades/heads. A video series on basically that would be very fun

@graljoffrewithoutanarmy860

7 ай бұрын

And now I expect Shad to make a video about the actual utility of the Big Pipe Wrench, with a ridiculous thumbnail to boot.

This is very similar to the Scimitars used in the comic Red Storm, though there the guard also curved down on the cutting side

"but father, I'm a heretic" "DOESN'T MATTER, DEFEND THE HOLY LAND!"