Metatron : I was trying to be fancy and wondering about what I should wear. So anyway, I started thinking about armour, here is my top 10 armours I will not wear tonight.
"honey, can we reschedule our anniversary celebration? I think we can't make it to our reservation because I have to tell the camera about my 10 worst purchases"
Raf, Your 60€ helmet looks like one that I bought to use as a metal target. Mine's now very rusty with lots of impact holes! If you still have that one you might have fun hitting it with proper weapons!
I thought about trying to buy one of those "India-made" "Suits" of armor and try to reforge it into something useable. The guys of the united league or armorer's said it's not worth the time, money, or effort, even to try and practice armoring on.
this reminde me of a thing. I heard as a teen. Large electronic chains was having a deal buy this Tv and get a bike. the owner of a bike shop. was asked by a guy. whats do I have to replace to make that kind of bike any good. the owner looked at him and responded. start with the frame.
Its not exactly a weapon, but I bought a cheap lightsaber for decoration once. Inevitably I had to urge to swing it around, and when I did the damn blade broke off. So now I just have the hilt hanging on the wall.
Wait 15 €?! I wouldn't even buy a wall hanger at that price, granted my mother taught that it's often expensive to "buy cheap" (using a saying her mother had said to her), while they weren't talking about swords. generally there's a price range below which you really shouldn't buy since the quality is gonna be crap and you're gonna end just buying another to replace the first one when it breaks (not "if" but rather "when") and thus end up paying more then you would have paid for a decent quality one. EDIT:It would be nice if you could make a video discussing what in your option is the good minimum price for a decent budget choice for a starting collector.
Agreed. You can do in with select items, but never arms and armor. The budget range is extremely variable depending on maker and type of sword. If the maker is reputable, it often puts new ones somewhere about $400-1000 USD plus or minus in my area for decent/great quality swords depending on type. Best to research the maker, sword type, and go from there. You can find some usable swords for a couple or few hundred on ocassion.
When you mentioned you had only 500subs at one point, I remembered that I actually subbed to you when I found your vid about fixing a patch error for TERA Rising.... it’s insane to see how far you’ve come and I’m so proud to be one of your original Noble Ones! Keep up the great work!
14:20 - The pommels flying away would hit an enemy with the force of a nuclear weapon in order to finish someone off rightly. That sounds like a plus in my book.
Even to this day I have a 20 USD mall katana that I bought back when I was 14, I knew it was a wallhanger so I didn't bang it against anything, but I was able to swing it around since it AT LEAST had a welded rat tail tang that went through the whole handle, I can't believe these people that sold you this katana had the audacity to just straight up GLUE THE BLADE 😂😂😂💀💀💀
@@CraigLYoung so the horrible monstrosity is not seeing a younger woman that you have seen before dressed up nice. Priorities man if you have had a wife for longer than shes been alive. Because unless you know her personally and shes like a daughter to you. That sounds pretty darn strange of a thing to desire/see as a bad part of a video about historical items.
@@Ewerboweski : Is it any stranger than watch a starlet on the red carpet? How about watch the Queen in a parade? Why is it that you find it objectionable to want to see people in "There Sunday best?"
I just play airsoft, so i'm not an re-enactor. But one thing I learned pretty quick is that it's definitely worth to save up for mil-spec gear rather than buying cheaper replicas. Granted, some things you can skimp on (like individual magazine pouches) but others you really want the real deal (plate carriers, chest rigs, backpacks, battle dress uniforms etc.) It's worth getting the expensive mil-spec items because you only have to buy them once. You can be very punishing towards them, and they'll still be intact, no matter what. So that big investment pays off compared to having to replace replicas that constantly break down on you. I'd imagine medieval arms and armour are subject to the same rule.
@@BestKCL Yeah, medieval arms and armour needs to be cared for. Mil-spec equipment on the other hand... I don't even wash it. Modern materials is quite the blessing 😂
I was like 16, had saved up money enough to buy a sword, after having watched Braveheart over and over again and learning what a claymore sword was, I bought one at a local con. Thing was like 2 meters long, I was barely able to take it home, nor even being able to swingnit cause it was heavy as hell. Hung on my room for many years until the screws on the wall cracked under the weight of the sword, which fell to the ground and exploded into pieces. Long story short, dont let your kids buy cheap swords haha
Plebs with their gf: Hey b-baby can we like k-kiss... Patrician Metatron with his GF: SORRY BABE GOTTA TELL MY NOBLE ONES ABOUT ARMOR NOT EVEN PLEBS SHOULD WEAR!
I was a teenager during the 1980s Ninja craze in the US . I and my best friend bought a couple of Bokken from the import shop ran by a Korean immigrant family . We sparred in our backyards with them without padding or safety gear . Our training manual was a hardback copy of the book Musashi by Eji Yoshikawa . If Miyamoto Musashi used a Bokken to defeat several opponents and Sasaki Kojiro , that's all you need to defeat any unarmored opponent .
It feels good to have been around long enough to remember when you bought the lorica segmentata. The growth of this channel has been incredible to watch.
@@pavolverescak1712 I mean, it's entertaining to watch. Now weather or not it's historically accurate in any manner, that's what I'm curious about. I'm guessing not so much.
I know zero about swords and all those things, but it is anyway always interesting to me to watch your videos. I think that I first time, suddenly, found you on YT when you made that video about Latin language (I like it and would like to learn it, at least basics). So..tnx for interesting vids and hope you're enjoying with your lovely gf on some nice dinner outside (and that you don't talk about swords during it. : )
Friendly advice! noticed lots of fingerprints on your metals i dont know if you did but polish those away and oil it all. fingerprints are just the worst rust starters, the salt in the finger sweat is very corrosive
Short sleeves AND a tie? No no no. Short sleeve shirts are for casual environments. A tie should always be worn with long sleeves. If it's too hot: loose the tie and roll up the sleeves.
@@-_pi_- Of course anyone can dress the way that makes them comfortable and they should. Unless it's a buttondown short sleeved shirt. These need to be banned by law, burned or restricted to the beach where they belong.
Once when I was a kid, I was swinging a cheap rapier around in my front yard when the blade broke loose, went flying across the street over traffic, and embedded itself in a telephone pole about a foot and a half behind an old lady shuffling home with a cart full of groceries.
If you're about to go have dinner for your anniversary and instead stop to make a youtube video, and your girlfriend doesnt get mad and leave you, she's a keeper.
I rarely comment, but I just wanted to say... I have a profound respect for your attitude in your videos nowadays, Metatron. It takes a lot of bravery and honesty to be willing to stand up in front of your audience and say, "Hey, I was wrong before. I wasn't educated enough in what I was speaking about. Let's take a look back at that thing I said or showed you." It's clear evidence of integrity. As a fellow medievalist who has had a similar journey to yours (and who is always learning and growing!) I appreciate your sincerity and willingness to revisit the past. I think that is such an important factor of our growth in what we do. Keep up the good work. I've really come to enjoy your videos over the past year. Oh, and my journey with armor also began with an unfortunate purchase of some horrendous Lorica Segmentata! It might have even been that exact one you had! I suppose we have to start somewhere... haha! Cheers!
My worst was a dagger which was made of such cheap steel that upon stabbing a block of wood, the tip bent. When I asked my friend's dad, a soldier, what to sharpen it with, he told me "a garbage can."
Happy anniversary! My grandfather introduced me to pocket knives at a very young age. If I want to buy a blade and I'm sure it has not, at least, the same quality of my first knives I leave it alone. The good ones are not cheap and I can't afford expensive hobbies so, at the moment, I stay away from long blades or armours.
One of my friends had a katana for doing iaido kata. One day as they swung it, the actual blade broke in two (as in, the metal itself broke rather than the tang separating from the handle) and the tip shot off like a bullet, flying the entire length of the hall they were in. Fortunately there was no one in its path but still. Scary.
Happy 2nd anniversary, I hope you guys enjoyed your meal? This video is a great idea, thanks for sharing your negative experiences - we've all been there lol - and I'm sure lots of people will learn from what you've said. Experience is the best teacher, as they say!! Stay safe and take care of yourselves!!
@@simontmn I'm from southern Spain where temperatures are higher, we use long sleeved summer shirts. Also, Sicilian suits and "gentlemen" style is some of the best in the world so my guess is that Metatron just wants to feel like a Roman Legionaire no matter what he wears. Anyway, as a style and suit enthusiast I must say, beautiful tie, looks really nice and high quality but horrible shirt selection 🤦🏻♂️
@@Hadras7094 si llevas una camisa de verano buena, finita y de tela ligera, es más fresco la sombra de la manga que la radiación del sol en el brazo, vamos, ni comparación
When I was young (@8) my Opa got me a katana for my birthday. It was beautiful. He had even paid to have it sharpened. This was in the late 70's. I went to use it with one of my Kata's that I choreographed to end with a power cut into a pine log. The first couple of times I practiced this, everything went well. When I did a practice kata the day of the event, after the power cut, the katana had developed a slight bend and twist in the blade. I was not experienced enough with real steel blades to know it was a problem. During my kata, the handle started to unravel and split just as I was making the power cut and as the blade dug into the log my hands contued the swing with the split handle in my hand and the blade still stuck in the log. How I didn't seriously hurt my hands I do not know. My instructor made light of the situation to the audience by saying my kata and form was better than the sword. I did still get a trophy for my kata based on style form, and my opa replaced the sword. I displayed the blade still stuck in the log, in my room for several years until I came home from school and the blade had fallen out on its own.
1. There is no concept of excess equipment in reenactment. You always have too little of it. 2. Reenactment is a money pit. Bottomless. 3. There are no cheap bargains. 4. Expensive equipment does not have to be good. Cheap won't be good for sure. 5. When you feel like playing with reenactment, you are most often young and penniless. When you get rich, you are too old. Conclusion - start your first business in kindergarten.
Lookup "QVC HSN Katana Injury" to find out that even at $45 you get swords that stab their owner. I quote: "We - ah - may need emergency surgery in the studio."
Worst thing I've ever gotten was cheap,costume chainmail that I didn't know was costume chainmail since I was 13 at the time and the exact same webstore sold legitimate,hardened steel arms and armour. I got basically everything I have now at the time and everything else was pretty good quality,for example the arming sword I got was Darksword armory's knight sword and 13 years later it's still in good condition aside from some edge damage in one spot after A LOT of abuse.
A Japanese buddy of mine talked me out of buying one of those goofy Highlander katanas years ago. Glad I listened. However I was given a katana that had a flat slab of metal with slight curve and no bevel for the blade, no habaki, cloth-wrapped wood saya and tsuka, and I kid you not, a tiny plastic tsuba. I kinda wished I had saved it it was so bad.
I love the Roman helmet so much. My first thought was of some beyond exaggerated caveman trope styled into a helmet, but then I realized it could almost be used as a baseball cap. I guarantee, though, that without all your videos and other educational content that like you said wasn't as accessible at the time, I probably wouldn't have seen a problem with it at all. Thanks for that. And thanks for your outright bravery to remind us of the height of the cringe of your early years to help us learn. I hope to learn from that and be more OK with my own youth, as cringe experiences are universal to mankind, I rather suspect.
Hah I think most weapons people go thru the phase of buying anything vaguely sword-like. For the first 3-4 years after I turned 18 I bought basically any blade that caught my fancy without even planning what I would do with it. I ended up with 30+ swords, most were cheap wall-hangers or "tacticool" blades. Eventually started reselling most of it when I started HEMA to fund gear and actual sparring swords or budget cutting swords. I do sometimes miss my pile o'swords sometimes though, but not the space they took up.
That's a good double-Windsor on the tie. Needs a dimple, but cheers for not doing the weak single wrap. My first katana was a Han Wai high carbon. I broke it anyway and it is now a machete. I later got a very nice Daito, but it was a bit long for my height. Han Wei again, but well tempered, practical cutter plus, Wheel of Darma model. It successfully chopped coconuts that were tossed at me. No damage. I used it once to defend a domestic animal on our farm from a wild one. Despite my Kendo training, I quickly realized it was not practical against things low to the ground, and it was more of a danger to my father who was next to me. I realized that night how much more practical a spear or even stick would have been. My view of swords in the modern world is forever changed. I still have a very nice basket hilt Claymore from Windlass Steelcrafts. I was with a friend and we clashed a LOTR stainless steel Narsil against it, and to this day that giant butter knife has a huge gouge in it from where the carbon blade tapped it.
Thorins sword always struck me as odd and one of the least functional out of the movie swords. Its like a super large knife. Its blade is way to wide and top heavy and it only having one sharp edge really doesn't help. Also it looks heavy AF
@@Devin_Stromgren I am familiar with the “Messer” However Orcrist looks a lot thicker and heavier. Further I didn’t say there is no historical equivalent… all I said it’s the least practical of the movie swords
sorry have to say it, your missus always fancy its not about clothes and dude goes to show a big brain and style takes you places. happy anniversary. one of my favourite sites always good content and thoughtful ideas. stay well keep up the good work.
My wife purchased a movie prop replica of Dark Magic from Highlander 3 when the movie was released. Beautiful replica. Well made. With one exception. The entire grip was made from injection molded plastic. She leaned it up against the wall while I was setting up the wall mounts. The vibrations from the hammer made the sword tip, and the grip and pommel exploded. $300 in 1990s money flushed down the toilet. She still blames me every time she sees it.
Cheap stainless wallhangers are affectionately known as "little helicopters of death". And that is why you never swing them around because impaling innocent bystanders often offends. My worst purchase to date was a "Günther" langmesser from Landsknecht Emporium, when it arrived after 6 months it had a warped blade, warped scabbard in hot pink instead of oxblood and the handle looked really rough. I was able to return it for a refund, but the disappointment was profound.
I remember fondly when I was a kid my family made me a cardboard armor, spray painted silver, with even a helmet with visor. I think that helmet looked better than your pigfaced abomination. So that was my favorite.
The worst thing I ever bought was a replica of a classic bowie knife. It was around 40 bucks. It's worst because I never had a chance to use it. There was a traffic stop on my way home and my bowie got confiscated by the Police. So basically I was in the wrong place and the wrong time. 😅
I've just been looking for roman armor for my birthday and thanks to your chanle i managed to find a accurate chestplat and helmet by eye i just checked my notes to make sure i got it right thank you metatron
My worst was a dagger which was made of such cheap steel that upon stabbing a block of wood, the tip bent. When I asked my friend's dad, a soldier, what to sharpen it with, he told me "a garbage can." Worst 10 bucks spent.
The Noble Lady in the intro says she's "not fancy yet" but it looks to me like she's always fancy and can't ever stop being fancy. Metatron, Rafaello, you're a lucky guy to have found her.
A cheap pommel flying off?! Oof, that's how to end someone wrongly! Such a good video on not just the wasted money, but also the hazards of buying cheap gear. A belated congrats on your 2nd anniversary, btw. Hope the two of you had a lovely night :)
One of those Toledo Spain wall hanger small swords. Not only was it in rough shape… but the ends of the cast brass quillons were broken off. Of course the pictures did NOT have an angle that showed this. Not a real expensive lesson… I keep it around as a reminder. Let the buyer beware!
I'm so glad my collection of historical garbage replicas consists of just a single bad Corinthian! It was only 60 dollars down the drain and I now have enough good, accurate equipment to hide it from public view 50 times over. And this might be nothing close to a surprise to anyone, but Fabrica Cacti's Corbridge B is absolutely excellent (if not maybe a little hard to put on sometimes with the hooks, but that is the mental anguish required for accuracy!).
i bought a set of legs to complete my kit, rather cheap but so far usable, but they were intended for someone 6ft , and im at 5,6, so i effectively had to undo parts and loose 6 inches with a grinder, they are ok but defiantly left to be desired.i feel ur pain brother
i keep hearing costu-mama and my brain REFUSES to hear costume armor.....ugh....either way, after seeing the early videos you've popped up on this video i realize i've come across you well before i subscribed to you lol. glad things have worked out for you.
My only purchase were 3 things - two sword wallhangers, at about maybe 10 euros which i used to slash furniture, to my grandparents despair AND a souvenir axe with a very heavy lead head BUT a nice handle from a park near a castle (Valentino I think) in Torino. Fun times, no raegerts!
what blew my mind with some of the cheapo katana I seen around mid 1980s was the razor sharp blade with a weak rat tail tang....there's some footage of a home shopping tv host getting cut, because he really believed it was the real deal and tried to pitch it as such
My worst items... Well, I was tricked by my former Association President to buy a houndskull bascinet from him. As ugly as the one you regret buying. Costed him 30€ (I didn't know back then) he resold it to me for 90€. Then, a Gambeson from a popular mass producer. I managed to sell it away. It looked more like a poorly fitting nightmare with no protection under the armpits. And a butted chainmail shirt that I still have somewhere in the house. Once you shift to rivets, you can tell the difference. Not to mention that wearing chainmail without tailoring it properly is another kind of things to avoid at all costs.
Well, I must say that mail is much more forgiving if it isn't perfectly tailored to the body. I own a mail hauberk that is a bit too big for my body size, but with a belt around the waist it is comfortable. Yeah, that doesn't mean that you can pick up any cheap mail shirt online and hope it will fit your body, but if I had to choose between a non tailored mail hauberk and a non tailored cuirass, I'd definitely go for the mail
Not a Medieval or ancient weapon, but I remember purchasing an airsoft version of the Luger P08 from my sister's boyfriend for around $70.00 CAN. I've shot it a few times & a few days later, the firing pin broke. I then learned that it wasn't maintained for years when I bought it from him. Plus, I didn't have the money to get it repaired at the time. So, I decided just to add it as a collection piece.
Ooooooh Rafaelo mi fratello! I bought some terribly made swords in my teenage years. A katana with a false full tang (took grip off and the tang was clearly scrap metal) Worst for me was the FF8 gunblade that had GLUE holding the hand to the gun frame and blade. That's the one I wish I didn't buy. $400 AUD in 2003.
I just found your channel about a month ago, and didn't even realize I like Roman history! I enjoyed watching this video as you have journeyed through the years amassing your weaponry and the things you learned along the way. I laughed so hard at the mail crop top! BTW, belated congratulations on your 2nd anniversary! Your girlfriend is gorgeous and you both seem to have very similar personalities, which I'm sure is pretty much a laugh a minute!
Metatron is an overly nice feudal lord; all those blacksmiths who have botched the work are alive. History shows: execute one and works of the rest will be impeccable.
I personally have two katanas. The first one costed me 50 EUR. It's not supposed to be used in a combat or training but just for some swings to the air it's good. The second one was for 135 EUR. I know it's still a cheap piece of s*it. The real katana will cost much more but still there is a significat difference in quality I must say. This one I can use even to some small training without any problems. The difference is also visible on the first look when you will take a closer look. Usualy I use both of them just as a decoration to my flat but one of them is actually even sharp and it's possible to use it :)
Get into bike riding,best leg day period! There is a healthy dose of adventure and travel that is addictive with time. I envy your location for all the geography and history you could reach on a marathon. I've always wanted to ride Italy and Greece and cruise for miles without a care in the world about time or money. The closest I can possibly get where I live is Napa valley 😅
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Everyone's focused on the broken Katana, but no one seems to notice that the Metatron killed his friend. Brilliant distraction. Poor guy.
Yep... I died laughing.... a master move!
If he killed him, it wasn't his friend. So clearly, you're entirely wrong and Metatron has done nothing wrong.
But how can you be sure it was Metatron that killed him and not the crappy katana after it "exploded"?
It was self defense, clearly!
Lol
Damn. A legionary with long hair and a blue tie. That must be 30 lashes.
There is a chain mail below that shirt 😤
thats a decimation for sure.
And pants. Barbaric I say!
I'm pretty sure not every single roman man had short hair and a shaved face.
That may have been the majority, but the majority is not everyone.
@@phunkracy maille, not chain mail.... Just to be pedantic
Metatron : I was trying to be fancy and wondering about what I should wear. So anyway, I started thinking about armour, here is my top 10 armours I will not wear tonight.
"honey, can we reschedule our anniversary celebration? I think we can't make it to our reservation because I have to tell the camera about my 10 worst purchases"
Raf, Your 60€ helmet looks like one that I bought to use as a metal target. Mine's now very rusty with lots of impact holes! If you still have that one you might have fun hitting it with proper weapons!
It’s so weird, I can hear this comment in your voice. But that is a decent point. Crap gear does have uses.
if i bought it i would still keep it for decoration
I thought about trying to buy one of those "India-made" "Suits" of armor and try to reforge it into something useable.
The guys of the united league or armorer's said it's not worth the time, money, or effort, even to try and practice armoring on.
Absolutely agree. It won't even be made of proper steel to begin with.
this reminde me of a thing. I heard as a teen. Large electronic chains was having a deal buy this Tv and get a bike. the owner of a bike shop. was asked by a guy. whats do I have to replace to make that kind of bike any good. the owner looked at him and responded. start with the frame.
Proper Acquisition: a science in and of itself.
The 1st rule of acquisition.
@@kamilpawlowski6576 Once you have their their money, never give it back!
When you are at school, and your teacher appears wearing a lorica segmentata...
- Boys, today we're learning about the Roman legions.
Priceless.
Its not exactly a weapon, but I bought a cheap lightsaber for decoration once. Inevitably I had to urge to swing it around, and when I did the damn blade broke off. So now I just have the hilt hanging on the wall.
It's still good. Just tell people the on/off switch is force activated only
@@TheMongolianMage Khyber crystal problems
Just tell people you're a Sith and the hilt is a trophy from your defeated foe
You'd probably hang your lightsaber on a wall turned off, so now it looks more authentic XD
Great video babes! Wish I could have seen that sexy mail shirt tank top! 😂
Just make sure you wear something under it. Yeesh - that would chafe something awful.
@@gunnar6674 oh ouch
I guess Raf isn't into that kind of kink....
@@eddys.3524 I think the idea here was for Raf to wear it and Kenzie to admire it. But enough about that sort of thing - Christian channel.
@@gunnar6674 You know what they say : a dirty mind is a joy for ever!
Metatron:
"The pommels flew away"
Skallagrim enters the chat:
"and ended someone rightly?"
The deader this meme gets, the more I enjoy it.
He did mumble "It could have exploded"
Metatron: "No, but they might have ended someone WRONGLY."
@@eyeballpapercut4400 Exactly, and that means it's not Skall who entered the chat, but Shad and his Famous Pommels of Mass Destruction!
I bought a “sword” once. If I had sharpened it, I would’ve ground off lot of chrome.
Metatron kinda looks like Keanu Reeves. Because of that, I will nickname him Meta Wick.
Everybody knows his nickname is The Shogun of Sicily.
Good thing you didn't choose John Tron :D
Holy, he kinda does. And also doesn't,lol... but since you mentioned it, I see it
John Meta Wick, i like that!
Neo Tron?
16:17 the Samurai is so powerful that he cut not only the other guy's guts, but also his katana in half 😂
Wait 15 €?!
I wouldn't even buy a wall hanger at that price, granted my mother taught that it's often expensive to "buy cheap" (using a saying her mother had said to her), while they weren't talking about swords. generally there's a price range below which you really shouldn't buy since the quality is gonna be crap and you're gonna end just buying another to replace the first one when it breaks (not "if" but rather "when") and thus end up paying more then you would have paid for a decent quality one.
EDIT:It would be nice if you could make a video discussing what in your option is the good minimum price for a decent budget choice for a starting collector.
Agreed. You can do in with select items, but never arms and armor. The budget range is extremely variable depending on maker and type of sword. If the maker is reputable, it often puts new ones somewhere about $400-1000 USD plus or minus in my area for decent/great quality swords depending on type. Best to research the maker, sword type, and go from there. You can find some usable swords for a couple or few hundred on ocassion.
My dad once told me, "Son, you're too poor to buy cheap shit"
When you mentioned you had only 500subs at one point, I remembered that I actually subbed to you when I found your vid about fixing a patch error for TERA Rising.... it’s insane to see how far you’ve come and I’m so proud to be one of your original Noble Ones! Keep up the great work!
Thank you and you truly are!
14:20 - The pommels flying away would hit an enemy with the force of a nuclear weapon in order to finish someone off rightly. That sounds like a plus in my book.
True, but _that_ pommel? It could hit someone in the eye and still just bounce off without harm. Except maybe to itself.
But would they hit someone you wanted to end rightly, or would they hit someone you actually wanted to keep around? :P
Raf (Metatron) looks like he's about to force a confession from a 1970s New York City _perp._
More like he's about to begin the countdown for the Apollo 11 launch.
And then "the Eagle has landed"
@@monalisadavinci7076 The pommel has landed
Aww man that glam rocker mail shirt is terrible or fabulous depending on your pov.
Lmfao
That thing resembles one of those ugly short t-shirts worn by Euronymous. It's quite disturbing and disgusting at the same time 😅
Glam rock sounds about right. I would totally wear that on stage.
When glam rockers wanna play some power metal yea?
@A Velsen U okay man? You seem to be arguing the defensive capabilities of a musician's stage costume.
Even to this day I have a 20 USD mall katana that I bought back when I was 14, I knew it was a wallhanger so I didn't bang it against anything, but I was able to swing it around since it AT LEAST had a welded rat tail tang that went through the whole handle, I can't believe these people that sold you this katana had the audacity to just straight up GLUE THE BLADE 😂😂😂💀💀💀
This is my first video watch, 10 seconds in and I'm already a very jealous man...
That's a damn fine tie 🙃
The most horrible monstrosity in this episode is not seeing Kenzie dressed up.
I waited the whole video!!! :-O
Try getting you're own woman. His youtube channel is for history not you oogling his lady.
@@Ewerboweski : You mean like my wife of 35 years? Sorry but I've watched her put on make up from different time peroids but never saw her in modern.
@@CraigLYoung so the horrible monstrosity is not seeing a younger woman that you have seen before dressed up nice. Priorities man if you have had a wife for longer than shes been alive. Because unless you know her personally and shes like a daughter to you. That sounds pretty darn strange of a thing to desire/see as a bad part of a video about historical items.
@@Ewerboweski : Is it any stranger than watch a starlet on the red carpet? How about watch the Queen in a parade? Why is it that you find it objectionable to want to see people in "There Sunday best?"
I just play airsoft, so i'm not an re-enactor. But one thing I learned pretty quick is that it's definitely worth to save up for mil-spec gear rather than buying cheaper replicas.
Granted, some things you can skimp on (like individual magazine pouches) but others you really want the real deal (plate carriers, chest rigs, backpacks, battle dress uniforms etc.)
It's worth getting the expensive mil-spec items because you only have to buy them once. You can be very punishing towards them, and they'll still be intact, no matter what. So that big investment pays off compared to having to replace replicas that constantly break down on you.
I'd imagine medieval arms and armour are subject to the same rule.
*Similar rules
They still require care and attention.
@@BestKCL Yeah, medieval arms and armour needs to be cared for.
Mil-spec equipment on the other hand... I don't even wash it.
Modern materials is quite the blessing 😂
I was like 16, had saved up money enough to buy a sword, after having watched Braveheart over and over again and learning what a claymore sword was, I bought one at a local con. Thing was like 2 meters long, I was barely able to take it home, nor even being able to swingnit cause it was heavy as hell. Hung on my room for many years until the screws on the wall cracked under the weight of the sword, which fell to the ground and exploded into pieces.
Long story short, dont let your kids buy cheap swords haha
"Stay away from very cheap weapons" (Glock making sad noises)
Lmao or PSA
i wouldn't call them cheap, only inexpensive. hipoint pistols, though ...
Plebs with their gf: Hey b-baby can we like k-kiss...
Patrician Metatron with his GF: SORRY BABE GOTTA TELL MY NOBLE ONES ABOUT ARMOR NOT EVEN PLEBS SHOULD WEAR!
When i was a teen, we bought bo ken with my friends to re enact fight scene. I'm glad we never fell to the trap of the fancy cheap repro.
I was a teenager during the 1980s Ninja craze in the US . I and my best friend bought a couple of Bokken from the import shop ran by a Korean immigrant family . We sparred in our backyards with them without padding or safety gear . Our training manual was a hardback copy of the book Musashi by Eji Yoshikawa . If Miyamoto Musashi used a Bokken to defeat several opponents and Sasaki Kojiro , that's all you need to defeat any unarmored opponent .
It feels good to have been around long enough to remember when you bought the lorica segmentata.
The growth of this channel has been incredible to watch.
Kenzie : I'm not dressed up
Me : you look wonderful, lady....
I would love to see his thoughts on Knight Fight from the History channel.
I have heard it's pretty bad
@@pavolverescak1712 I mean, it's entertaining to watch. Now weather or not it's historically accurate in any manner, that's what I'm curious about. I'm guessing not so much.
I know zero about swords and all those things, but it is anyway always interesting to me to watch your videos. I think that I first time, suddenly, found you on YT when you made that video about Latin language (I like it and would like to learn it, at least basics). So..tnx for interesting vids and hope you're enjoying with your lovely gf on some nice dinner outside (and that you don't talk about swords during it. : )
Did Kenzie get you that fancy tie?
Hehehehe mayyyybe!!! 🤫 🤫 🤫
@@KenzieScarlett happy anniversary you two. Enjoy Italy
@@KenzieScarlett what a lovely tie
She is soo pretty and smart!
Friendly advice! noticed lots of fingerprints on your metals i dont know if you did but polish those away and oil it all. fingerprints are just the worst rust starters, the salt in the finger sweat is very corrosive
Nope, you’re biased and wrong. I win, bye bye
Short sleeves AND a tie? No no no. Short sleeve shirts are for casual environments. A tie should always be worn with long sleeves. If it's too hot: loose the tie and roll up the sleeves.
@@-_pi_- Of course anyone can dress the way that makes them comfortable and they should. Unless it's a buttondown short sleeved shirt. These need to be banned by law, burned or restricted to the beach where they belong.
The Maximilian looks suspiciously like it was based on a motorcycle helmet.
Exactly my thought.
My first thought too
Rolling on the floor after mail shirt...
That mail does look like a sexy tanktop LMFAO
Once when I was a kid, I was swinging a cheap rapier around in my front yard when the blade broke loose, went flying across the street over traffic, and embedded itself in a telephone pole about a foot and a half behind an old lady shuffling home with a cart full of groceries.
If you're about to go have dinner for your anniversary and instead stop to make a youtube video, and your girlfriend doesnt get mad and leave you, she's a keeper.
She said "five minutes," so he had a couple of hours to kill XD
I rarely comment, but I just wanted to say... I have a profound respect for your attitude in your videos nowadays, Metatron. It takes a lot of bravery and honesty to be willing to stand up in front of your audience and say, "Hey, I was wrong before. I wasn't educated enough in what I was speaking about. Let's take a look back at that thing I said or showed you." It's clear evidence of integrity. As a fellow medievalist who has had a similar journey to yours (and who is always learning and growing!) I appreciate your sincerity and willingness to revisit the past. I think that is such an important factor of our growth in what we do. Keep up the good work. I've really come to enjoy your videos over the past year.
Oh, and my journey with armor also began with an unfortunate purchase of some horrendous Lorica Segmentata! It might have even been that exact one you had! I suppose we have to start somewhere... haha!
Cheers!
The GF is so adorable! Love seeing her in videos
My worst was a dagger which was made of such cheap steel that upon stabbing a block of wood, the tip bent. When I asked my friend's dad, a soldier, what to sharpen it with, he told me "a garbage can."
Ah yes, the famous 'crop mail'.
Happy anniversary!
My grandfather introduced me to pocket knives at a very young age. If I want to buy a blade and I'm sure it has not, at least, the same quality of my first knives I leave it alone. The good ones are not cheap and I can't afford expensive hobbies so, at the moment, I stay away from long blades or armours.
I expected the metatron to go out on a date in full plate.
One of my friends had a katana for doing iaido kata. One day as they swung it, the actual blade broke in two (as in, the metal itself broke rather than the tang separating from the handle) and the tip shot off like a bullet, flying the entire length of the hall they were in. Fortunately there was no one in its path but still. Scary.
Happy 2nd anniversary, I hope you guys enjoyed your meal?
This video is a great idea, thanks for sharing your negative experiences - we've all been there lol - and I'm sure lots of people will learn from what you've said.
Experience is the best teacher, as they say!!
Stay safe and take care of yourselves!!
Tie with a short sleeve shirt!!!!???? No, Metatron, please no 😨😨
Sicily is a strange (& warm) place, clearly.
@@simontmn I'm from southern Spain where temperatures are higher, we use long sleeved summer shirts. Also, Sicilian suits and "gentlemen" style is some of the best in the world so my guess is that Metatron just wants to feel like a Roman Legionaire no matter what he wears.
Anyway, as a style and suit enthusiast I must say, beautiful tie, looks really nice and high quality but horrible shirt selection 🤦🏻♂️
@@AFVEH No hay nada como el tener que llevar manga larga a casi 40° amigo jajajajja. Vaya calor que hace por aquí
@@Hadras7094 si llevas una camisa de verano buena, finita y de tela ligera, es más fresco la sombra de la manga que la radiación del sol en el brazo, vamos, ni comparación
WWVD ~ what would Versace do?
I watched some of your early videos a while back and I always wondered where those "Armor" pieces went...Now I know.
When I was young (@8) my Opa got me a katana for my birthday. It was beautiful. He had even paid to have it sharpened. This was in the late 70's. I went to use it with one of my Kata's that I choreographed to end with a power cut into a pine log. The first couple of times I practiced this, everything went well. When I did a practice kata the day of the event, after the power cut, the katana had developed a slight bend and twist in the blade. I was not experienced enough with real steel blades to know it was a problem. During my kata, the handle started to unravel and split just as I was making the power cut and as the blade dug into the log my hands contued the swing with the split handle in my hand and the blade still stuck in the log. How I didn't seriously hurt my hands I do not know. My instructor made light of the situation to the audience by saying my kata and form was better than the sword. I did still get a trophy for my kata based on style form, and my opa replaced the sword. I displayed the blade still stuck in the log, in my room for several years until I came home from school and the blade had fallen out on its own.
1. There is no concept of excess equipment in reenactment. You always have too little of it.
2. Reenactment is a money pit. Bottomless.
3. There are no cheap bargains.
4. Expensive equipment does not have to be good. Cheap won't be good for sure.
5. When you feel like playing with reenactment, you are most often young and penniless. When you get rich, you are too old. Conclusion - start your first business in kindergarten.
Lookup "QVC HSN Katana Injury" to find out that even at $45 you get swords that stab their owner. I quote: "We - ah - may need emergency surgery in the studio."
Happy Anniversary to both of you! You look so good together! I hope you had a great meal, and a wonderful time! Much love! 🤗🤗
The direction the handle bends on the Orcrist model has always bugged me.
everything about about the trilogy orcrist bothers me. it should be a straight double edge sword.
@@jrs4516 why? IT could be like a falchion or messer
@@marekverescak2493 It was straight on the book
Metatron, could you make a video of the acurrancy of the weapons used in the show Barbarian? Greetings from Brazil.
Happy anniversary to the both of you! I hope you're having an amazing time in Venice :)
I can relate. When I was a teenager, I was short on money and resorted to buying wall hanger and was stupid enough to swing it around.
Just have to say that opening part was adorable and i hope it was a good time :)
Worst thing I've ever gotten was cheap,costume chainmail that I didn't know was costume chainmail since I was 13 at the time and the exact same webstore sold legitimate,hardened steel arms and armour. I got basically everything I have now at the time and everything else was pretty good quality,for example the arming sword I got was Darksword armory's knight sword and 13 years later it's still in good condition aside from some edge damage in one spot after A LOT of abuse.
A Japanese buddy of mine talked me out of buying one of those goofy Highlander katanas years ago. Glad I listened. However I was given a katana that had a flat slab of metal with slight curve and no bevel for the blade, no habaki, cloth-wrapped wood saya and tsuka, and I kid you not, a tiny plastic tsuba. I kinda wished I had saved it it was so bad.
As John Ruskin almost said: buy cheap, buy twice.
hey man, you look happy, Im glad for you. Keep the good content flowing!
I love the Roman helmet so much. My first thought was of some beyond exaggerated caveman trope styled into a helmet, but then I realized it could almost be used as a baseball cap. I guarantee, though, that without all your videos and other educational content that like you said wasn't as accessible at the time, I probably wouldn't have seen a problem with it at all. Thanks for that. And thanks for your outright bravery to remind us of the height of the cringe of your early years to help us learn. I hope to learn from that and be more OK with my own youth, as cringe experiences are universal to mankind, I rather suspect.
Hah I think most weapons people go thru the phase of buying anything vaguely sword-like. For the first 3-4 years after I turned 18 I bought basically any blade that caught my fancy without even planning what I would do with it. I ended up with 30+ swords, most were cheap wall-hangers or "tacticool" blades. Eventually started reselling most of it when I started HEMA to fund gear and actual sparring swords or budget cutting swords.
I do sometimes miss my pile o'swords sometimes though, but not the space they took up.
Yes, we learn from our mistakes, and sharing that with others is generous and appreciated.
It is informative that cheap weapons can hurt you ... especially with metal parts breaking off and flying away.
well, at least we got to see him at his young starter years XDDD
1490?
That's a good double-Windsor on the tie. Needs a dimple, but cheers for not doing the weak single wrap.
My first katana was a Han Wai high carbon. I broke it anyway and it is now a machete. I later got a very nice Daito, but it was a bit long for my height. Han Wei again, but well tempered, practical cutter plus, Wheel of Darma model. It successfully chopped coconuts that were tossed at me. No damage. I used it once to defend a domestic animal on our farm from a wild one. Despite my Kendo training, I quickly realized it was not practical against things low to the ground, and it was more of a danger to my father who was next to me. I realized that night how much more practical a spear or even stick would have been.
My view of swords in the modern world is forever changed. I still have a very nice basket hilt Claymore from Windlass Steelcrafts. I was with a friend and we clashed a LOTR stainless steel Narsil against it, and to this day that giant butter knife has a huge gouge in it from where the carbon blade tapped it.
Thorins sword always struck me as odd and one of the least functional out of the movie swords. Its like a super large knife. Its blade is way to wide and top heavy and it only having one sharp edge really doesn't help. Also it looks heavy AF
You clearly are unfamiliar with kriegsmessers.
@@Devin_Stromgren I am familiar with the “Messer” However Orcrist looks a lot thicker and heavier. Further I didn’t say there is no historical equivalent… all I said it’s the least practical of the movie swords
My first sword was the Macleod “claymore” sword that I ordered out of a Highlander catalog in 1998. Ugh. 😒
sorry have to say it, your missus always fancy its not about clothes and dude goes to show a big brain and style takes you places. happy anniversary. one of my favourite sites always good content and thoughtful ideas. stay well keep up the good work.
My wife purchased a movie prop replica of Dark Magic from Highlander 3 when the movie was released. Beautiful replica. Well made. With one exception. The entire grip was made from injection molded plastic. She leaned it up against the wall while I was setting up the wall mounts. The vibrations from the hammer made the sword tip, and the grip and pommel exploded. $300 in 1990s money flushed down the toilet.
She still blames me every time she sees it.
Cheap stainless wallhangers are affectionately known as "little helicopters of death". And that is why you never swing them around because impaling innocent bystanders often offends. My worst purchase to date was a "Günther" langmesser from Landsknecht Emporium, when it arrived after 6 months it had a warped blade, warped scabbard in hot pink instead of oxblood and the handle looked really rough. I was able to return it for a refund, but the disappointment was profound.
I remember fondly when I was a kid my family made me a cardboard armor, spray painted silver, with even a helmet with visor. I think that helmet looked better than your pigfaced abomination.
So that was my favorite.
The worst thing I ever bought was a replica of a classic bowie knife.
It was around 40 bucks. It's worst because I never had a chance to use it.
There was a traffic stop on my way home and my bowie got confiscated by the Police.
So basically I was in the wrong place and the wrong time. 😅
I've just been looking for roman armor for my birthday and thanks to your chanle i managed to find a accurate chestplat and helmet by eye i just checked my notes to make sure i got it right thank you metatron
My worst was a dagger which was made of such cheap steel that upon stabbing a block of wood, the tip bent. When I asked my friend's dad, a soldier, what to sharpen it with, he told me "a garbage can." Worst 10 bucks spent.
The Noble Lady in the intro says she's "not fancy yet" but it looks to me like she's always fancy and can't ever stop being fancy. Metatron, Rafaello, you're a lucky guy to have found her.
RESPECT for your honesty and self deprecation.. lol
A cheap pommel flying off?! Oof, that's how to end someone wrongly! Such a good video on not just the wasted money, but also the hazards of buying cheap gear.
A belated congrats on your 2nd anniversary, btw. Hope the two of you had a lovely night :)
16:24 you cut him so hard that you cut his sword too. Let's go with that.
One of those Toledo Spain wall hanger small swords. Not only was it in rough shape… but the ends of the cast brass quillons were broken off. Of course the pictures did NOT have an angle that showed this. Not a real expensive lesson… I keep it around as a reminder. Let the buyer beware!
Yeah. Toledo swords are a big no no
I'm so glad my collection of historical garbage replicas consists of just a single bad Corinthian! It was only 60 dollars down the drain and I now have enough good, accurate equipment to hide it from public view 50 times over. And this might be nothing close to a surprise to anyone, but Fabrica Cacti's Corbridge B is absolutely excellent (if not maybe a little hard to put on sometimes with the hooks, but that is the mental anguish required for accuracy!).
Damn , Metatron. You lucky bastard
i bought a set of legs to complete my kit, rather cheap but so far usable, but they were intended for someone 6ft , and im at 5,6, so i effectively had to undo parts and loose 6 inches with a grinder, they are ok but defiantly left to be desired.i feel ur pain brother
i keep hearing costu-mama and my brain REFUSES to hear costume armor.....ugh....either way, after seeing the early videos you've popped up on this video i realize i've come across you well before i subscribed to you lol. glad things have worked out for you.
My only purchase were 3 things - two sword wallhangers, at about maybe 10 euros which i used to slash furniture, to my grandparents despair AND a souvenir axe with a very heavy lead head BUT a nice handle from a park near a castle (Valentino I think) in Torino. Fun times, no raegerts!
Nice video Raf :)
Flying pommels? Somebody might have been ended rightly...
what blew my mind with some of the cheapo katana I seen around mid 1980s was the razor sharp blade with a weak rat tail tang....there's some footage of a home shopping tv host getting cut, because he really believed it was the real deal and tried to pitch it as such
My worst items...
Well, I was tricked by my former Association President to buy a houndskull bascinet from him. As ugly as the one you regret buying. Costed him 30€ (I didn't know back then) he resold it to me for 90€.
Then, a Gambeson from a popular mass producer. I managed to sell it away. It looked more like a poorly fitting nightmare with no protection under the armpits.
And a butted chainmail shirt that I still have somewhere in the house. Once you shift to rivets, you can tell the difference. Not to mention that wearing chainmail without tailoring it properly is another kind of things to avoid at all costs.
Well, I must say that mail is much more forgiving if it isn't perfectly tailored to the body. I own a mail hauberk that is a bit too big for my body size, but with a belt around the waist it is comfortable.
Yeah, that doesn't mean that you can pick up any cheap mail shirt online and hope it will fit your body, but if I had to choose between a non tailored mail hauberk and a non tailored cuirass, I'd definitely go for the mail
@@Hadras7094 True! At leat a ill-fitting hauberk can be fixed with some skill and relatively few tools.
A poorly fitting cuirass definitely doesn't.
Happy anniversary you two!!
Not a Medieval or ancient weapon, but I remember purchasing an airsoft version of the Luger P08 from my sister's boyfriend for around $70.00 CAN. I've shot it a few times & a few days later, the firing pin broke. I then learned that it wasn't maintained for years when I bought it from him. Plus, I didn't have the money to get it repaired at the time. So, I decided just to add it as a collection piece.
Ooooooh Rafaelo mi fratello! I bought some terribly made swords in my teenage years. A katana with a false full tang (took grip off and the tang was clearly scrap metal)
Worst for me was the FF8 gunblade that had GLUE holding the hand to the gun frame and blade. That's the one I wish I didn't buy. $400 AUD in 2003.
just wanted to say that I am really happy for you :) u seem to have a really nice relationship going there
I just found your channel about a month ago, and didn't even realize I like Roman history!
I enjoyed watching this video as you have journeyed through the years amassing your weaponry and the things you learned along the way. I laughed so hard at the mail crop top!
BTW, belated congratulations on your 2nd anniversary! Your girlfriend is gorgeous and you both seem to have very similar personalities, which I'm sure is pretty much a laugh a minute!
Metatron is an overly nice feudal lord; all those blacksmiths who have botched the work are alive. History shows: execute one and works of the rest will be impeccable.
I personally have two katanas. The first one costed me 50 EUR. It's not supposed to be used in a combat or training but just for some swings to the air it's good. The second one was for 135 EUR. I know it's still a cheap piece of s*it. The real katana will cost much more but still there is a significat difference in quality I must say. This one I can use even to some small training without any problems. The difference is also visible on the first look when you will take a closer look. Usualy I use both of them just as a decoration to my flat but one of them is actually even sharp and it's possible to use it :)
Get into bike riding,best leg day period! There is a healthy dose of adventure and travel that is addictive with time. I envy your location for all the geography and history you could reach on a marathon. I've always wanted to ride Italy and Greece and cruise for miles without a care in the world about time or money. The closest I can possibly get where I live is Napa valley 😅
The Coolus type helmets and the late republic needs more love, buddy!