Did COLD STEEL just get good? Cold Steel's KRIEGSMESSER REVIEW
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Funny part is, that modern steel means it would have been considered of legendary quality back in the day. A blade fit for a king. Now it's a budget model. Rofl.
Maybe in terms of steel quality, but as far a balance, flexion, fit and finish? More goes into that than you realize. You're talking about crafters making weapons of war for the time period, vs now where we are not copying examples, but going away from them on purpose.
Modern steel is amazing compared to the impure trash they had. We can litteraly have 99% pure and control the temper to a degeree or half degree. If someone thinks the blade FINISH can over come that, they are an ignorant fool.
@@xxxlonewolf49 you do know how they actually make purer iron right? Basically heat it up till liquid and other metals are burned off then clean off the slag on top , they may have not done things like adding chromium to make stainless . While they didn’t know about molecular structures they saw the properties it had after certain ratios of material.
I would argue that last point but i have no clue what your trying to say with it
@@geoshark12 are you trying to say OLDer iron & steel was more pure then than today? If so, you are very confused & you did not read what I wrote.
@@geoshark12 Making pure iron is not like making pure steel. The latter is more difficult, which is why it took thousands of years for mankind to be able to smith steel on a regular basis.
The Krieg's Messer Sword is a beast and the best part of this video was when Shad had a drink of water and then he realized that the water tasted like goblin piss.
I was not expecting to picture Goblin Piss in my head when I started reading this comment, wHEEZe
The way you said "Krieg's Messer" makes it sound like it's a Messer from Krieg, but we all know the Guardsmen from Krieg use shovels not swords xD
@@Guderian2 Correct.
Goblin piss tastes like water...
...from Jersey.
He passed the third test. Only goblins like the taste of their own piss.
(Goblin Slayer Abridged reference)
It seems like both Windlass and Cold Steel are upping their games recently. I recently got myself Windlass's newest iteration of the 1796 British Light Cavalry Saber, and it is also a game-changer! For the first time, there is now an affordable, mass-produced copy of the 1796 that is actually modeled exactly after an original, and historically accurate!
I watched Matt Easton's (Scholagladatoria) review and he was very complimentary of it. It's on my list of swords to buy when funds become available.
Windlass have wobbly saggy swords, horrible edge alignment
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique apparently some of their new products are quite good. I'm glad to see some of the traditional mass manufacturers improving their products.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique , That might be the case with many of their swords, and it's probably the case with most of Cold Steel's swords as well. However, Windlass's most recent 1796 replica, as well as the Medieval swords that they collaborated on with Matt Easton, represent a ground-breaking departure in terms of quality for mass-produced swords. For these swords I'm talking about, they actually got access to the original antiques to take measurements. In the case of the 1796, they actually bought an original directly from Matt, and that's what they are now basing their model on. Trust me, just one month ago, you would NOT have heard me promoting Windlass either!😂
@@andreweden9405 I'll have to look into them again, I've not bought a new sword in six years. I'm chronically ill now, and can barely walk, so I have a hard time justifying a sword purchase when I can't use them. My HEMA-girl days, much to my very deep heart break, are probably over. But overall, I've had mostly good to say about windlass. The beefiness of some of their grips and the wood they use under the leather and wraps is often ... creaky, but I've never had edge alignment issues with the ones I've chosen (sorry to swordcollector, sincerely)
They are indeed a bit whippy though on some of their models, but I've found that more on certain rapiers and certain thinner Renaissance weapons. Most of the ones based on historical pieces are quite good.
I've not had good luck with Cold Steel's SWORDS yet, their knives, spears, and tomahawks have been great... but the swords, while beefy and can take a beating, are too heavy for their Oakshotte typology in the older ones. I'm dearly hoping that's changing, that messer looks lovely. Pleasure to meet you Andrew, everyone. Albion is godly, but the prices are ungodly so lol, but deserved. Best wishes everyone!
Honestly, I like Cold Steel, and i think they get a lot of flack unnecessarily.
Like, sure, they're not the most nimble and they're a bit pricey, but they're big, sturdy and lasts years even if abused. As somebody with big hands, they're one of the few brands I consider genuinely comfortable to hold, even.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
I think most (if not all) of the flack comes from people selling overpriced nonsense for other companies. Lynn Thompson is a true believer, and his belief is that we should all be able to have super badass blades that last forever.
@@turkicsayajin2274 Baseball bats are still very much deadly force instruments. Of course, you do you, but just by virtue of using a baseball bat will not get you off the hook for prosecution if you’re not using it for home defense.
@@hithere4719 Sadly Lynn has sold the company. I think he still works with them in some capacity, but quality issues have already started cropping up. Some of their new products break really easily. I personally have bought this Kriegsmesser and mine came with a crack in the blade. Another guy reports that the plastic has changed on their trainers and is now brittle (see linked).
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@@finalbossd yes i know but at least i can aim for body parts without risking severe bleed on the first hit. If swing a saber on a aggressor arms most of the time he’ll die from bleed imo
I find the steel used in the CS kriegsmesser to be interesting. Cold Steel usually makes their swords from 1050, which is sturdy but not the best for edge-holding. 1060 is generally much more popular for swords because it holds an edge better without being too brittle. The CS Kriegsmesser uses 1561 steel, which is identical to 1060 except with a higher manganese content: (0.75-1.05% for 1561 vs. 0.60-0.90% for 1060) which should make it even sturdier since manganese makes steel more flexible. But no one makes swords out of 1561. Kult of Athena lists the kriegsmesser as 1060 steel, probably because they don't have an option to list 1561 in their system.
If they can't list it then where is it mentioned that it's made from 1561?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 There are other sites that sell swords, you know. And Cold Steel has a website.
@@Bacteriophagebs that's not what I asked though
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Are...are you actually that dense, or are you just screwing with me?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Actually, it is. Though what you meant was probably "where is it listed _on their site_ that it is made from 1561".
Just an idea on repairing the cross guard. What if you tried wedging in a brass shimmy? It looks like there's enough room between the blade to fit one or 2 small ones on either side. It's not pretty but done right, it'll hold the guard in place.
And if you shape it you can make it look pretty. Well... prettier.
or you could use a chisel to wedge in a few leather off-cuts. I've hammered a few knifes out of scrap steel and that always did the job.
@@republicjohn999 Depends on how good your silicon is I guess. I've always found leather to be a bit more "authentic", and with a few torn working gloves around it's cheap enough
or find a bodyman, steel shaper and see if he thinks he can shrink the hole, like he would shrink a body panel to stop "oil canning".
That thing is a beast Shad. Beatiful sword, and great cuts. You've sold me on it.
good luck getting it its sold out everywhere
@@davidmiscarriage5579 Unfortunately so. It's alright, I don't have the money for it rn anyways 😅
@@mysite1012 same but still 380 for a sword like this is a steel (ha-ha no pun intended)
@@REALdavidmiscarriage Lol
I have an idea on how to repair the guard. Though it will leave a noticeable mark. First grip the blade of the sword in a vice with hilt pointing upwards, place a metal tube around the hilt and hammer the guard back down into place. Now place the hilt of the sword on top of the open jaws of the vice. The nagel is pointing down and supported. You then place a nail punch on the opposite side where the rivet comes through and hammer it until the metal spreads out in the rivet hole.
Ever since Skall made that video I have been eyeing the Albion Knecht, but seeing how I only have two kidneys I could sell to buy it, I gave up on having it. Nice going from ColdSteel.
you can sell more than two kidneys, harder to get after the first two though
It doesn’t come with a scabbard to sheathe the blade but the sword itself is great.
It feels extremely light in the hand and, most importantly, it looks awesome.
Peened pins and peened pommel, are both maximum durability. Always remember to tell your custom blacksmith that when making your own sword. And ask them to use a truck leaf spring, very durable material for longswords and greatswords. And makes the job easier for the blacksmith. Since the sword shape is already there.
I had an old do it yourself encylopedia (circa 1950s) It had a crossbow project that used car leaf springs for the bow. It had a chart for spring thickness and width for pull weight. It went from something like 60 pounds up to 438 pound pull. (I remember that one, and there were plans for the cocking lever too)
@@frosty3693 Kids in the 50s
I'm very impressed with your near flawless Pronunciation of "Messer" and "Kriegsmesser".
It's really refreshing and sign of your good quality Content Videos Shad. ^^
*happy German Noices*
now back to work.
He butchered "Nagel" and "Langes Messer", though. It was painful to listen to, as he made not the slightest effort to pronounce it correctly. Skallagrim does it better.
Shad's a lot more fun when he's reviewing swords/talking about medieval stuff!
I 100% agree.
He was articulate when talking about AI art, don't act as if having a channel about medieval content precludes him from having educated and well-presented opinions on other topics.
@@noirescribbles7788 No one is acting like such. It's simply the way he formed his opinion on the AI topic while it was well presented, many people including myself disagreed with him on a lot of his points.
@@biharimark5506 Yes they are, reading the few toxic comments on this video and many more on the previous one makes it painfully clear that there are way too many people who genuinely believe in such logical fallacies. but that's just the TH-cam side, hundreds of twitter weirdos also attacked him for allegedly being a thief, a liar and a "mediocre" artist who seeks to bring attention to his own art by making "controversial" AI art videos.
@@noirescribbles7788 While I do agree that many people seem to be way too outraged by his words, a good amount of people's concern with it is genuinely justified.
I seen Shad's artwork and while I do think he's pretty talented, when he started using ai to fill things out after the lineart, a lots of his ideas and details on the character were replaced, hell, even the poses were different here and there.
I personally don't see the appeal of it and find it immoral of using a wide database of thousands of people's artwork to "improve" your art, when all it truly does is it replaces 80% of your artwork with other people's art. The most I could think of is using the AI imagine as a reference photo for your art, but that's it.
My favourite sword is a Kilij. It cuts quite well can probably give most a run for their money. Even the katana! Though is based on the scimitar, but sleeker, so shouldn't be surprising.
A new shadiversity episode always makes my day better
One of my favorite swords, wonderful weapon.
im pretty sure its a knife and not a sword like the name itself implies
@@thanquolrattenherz9665 It's a sword in the design of a knife, as any bladed weapon of its type is generally understood to be a type of sword.
This is exactly the type of video I've always wanted to see from you, Shad. More of this please!
I’ve always felt cold steel was a solid brand. Had a pocket knife for 7 years, till it was lost, and it only got better with age.
Their knives are top notch besides a few models that always seemed more for show.
Their swords. Honestly just look elsewhere besides a very select few. However Their sword machete line is absolutely amazing for backyard cutting and some actual use.
I think it's a Saber or cutlass deaign my buddy has but thing is a beast.
Same here I have daily carried a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto folder for nearly 15-ish years and its held up very well and is one reason why I refuse to own a folding knife that doesn't have either a lockback or locking pin type blade lock.
@@Hybris51129same. I see zero reason not to have a lockback folder. Under $50 there is no way that a liner lock is going to compete with the legendary tri-ad lock.
From the '80s to the 2000s, Cold Steel had the best knife steel in the world (at the time), what they called Carbon V, which was a formula from the '50s that was only ever licensed to Case and Cold Steel. It was basically 1095 with trace elements that made it really springy without losing edge-holding. Then they lost the license (no one holds it now) and went through a period where none of their knives were much good except the really pricey San Mai III ones. It was during that time they started cranking out long blades in 1050 steel. All their machetes and swords are 1050. They cut their machetes from sheets of the stuff, slap on a black coating, glue on a handle, grind an edge, and sell 'em cheap. They're decent. Their swords, though, have always been crowbars with nary a distil taper to be found, made of cheap steel but sold at mid-quality prices, hence the bad rep.
They recently started making knives in CPM-3V, which is the toughest blade steel on the market, so they're trying to go back to making high-end knives at mid-range prices. I'm hoping that this kreigsmesser is an indication that they've started trying to make decent swords, too. They used 1561 steel for it, which is exceedingly rare in swords, but it's basically a slightly better 1060, so it's a solid step up from the 1050 they've been using, and miracle of miracles, they put a distil taper on it!
except GSM Outdoors bought cold steel not a long time ago(
fired demko and thompson
I like seeing the interaction between you and other people, Shad. It does kind of go on a bit, but that could all be cut down in editing. In all, I like the new format.
Now that was a perfect cut in the opening! Beautiful sword 🗡️ too.
Cold steel what about lukewarm steel great video
🥉
quick videography tip here guys .... don't cut back and forth between 2/3 cameras that are framed and positioned so similarly (like near the beginning when he's talking). And I'd use the handheld more judiciously, sticking to closeups and stuff like that, like you do when showing off the details of the sword and so on.
i think i have written this before, but the term Knife, is an overall term for an edged blade with a hilt, while a sword is an underclass of that term.
So far I thought of cold steel as "good knives, but when it comes to anything else, there are far better products at the same price". Guess it may change if they keep this up.
To be fair, this is just a giant knife so your impression still holds true lol.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
15:57 only Chad Shad can make a very handsome and heroic face after killing and drinking the blood of his enemies.
Always wanting a war knife, good to know there's an easy well priced available.
Single Edged western swords are so coool.
Middle eastern ones are not to be sneered at either. I just wish we had surviving treatises for them as we do European ones.
Hello Shad,
I purchased one of these from KOA about two months ago. It was the first sword that I’ve ever owned...until I bought an LK Chen Snow Peak shortly thereafter. Btw - if you’re looking for a beautiful and quite capable Jian at a reasonable price, I think it’s a winner.
Thank you for the video. Overall, I agree with everything that you’ve said. I definitely need to wear gloves with this sword because of the handle shape and recoil. Other than that, I think it is a great buy for the price. My crossguard has not come loose as yours has, but maybe it will in the future.
You helped to confirm that I didn’t make a mistake buying this one.
As a customer of over 10 years of cold steel i can say, they have never been bad in that entire time, my bes friend has pitted his gerber, kershaw AND sog against my mini tac tanto and all 3 lost to the cold steel, and when i mean pitted against i mean he smashed blade to blade, my cold steel took a few knicks but was able to loose those after a good sharpening, his gerber, kershaw and sog all took damage well past the blade grind, 10yrs later he still hasnt gotten those bites out, also have the SK-5 model of the recon tanto and ive chopped down 4in thick black oak sapplings with it, only blunted the blade and took the anti glare coating off, just needed re-sharpening and it was almost as good as new (i personally cant get that "hair" popping sharpness but thats on me lol) and recently came up on the now discontinued kahn tanto folder, which has been the best little EDC knife ive ever had, cold steel is an amazing company and i would trust my life with ANY of their products hands down
I must say Shad, I am not sure whats up, but this video had some of the best focused backgrounds I have seen a while ... lol ;P
Why do I just now see that the Kriegsmesser looks like Dracule Mihawks sword from One Piece
thats what i was thinking
Maybe it's just because I've gotten lucky but I've bought multiple Cold Steel products and always been very pleased. I have their Gladius machete and I've taken that thing through hell and back, clearing brush and chopping down trees and wood and almost never sharpened it. Still a razors edge. Also bought their combat knife and it's the best I own, comfortable in the hand and very very strong. Maybe I'm just lucky but I always like them
"Without subtlety, a sword is but an iron bar." ~ Dracule Mihawk
The part in the Shadlands reminds me of a 'talking sword' found in Baldur's Gate II which goes on about not being an axe.
Such a good review. Thanks Shad!
for Kriegsmesser fans out there two mods for Skyrim : Skallagrim's Armory and the infantry armor mod there are 1h and 2h versions, just found my 1st one ingame :D
Man, the aussie countryside looks so pretty.
i really like the nail secondary guard thing
Two things to point out:
1) People (especially some sword smiths) say that hitting wood and trees is unacceptable and completely abusive, but they forget that swords were made for combat where they would have hit hard materials like armor, shields, other words or weapons, and even bone if you managed to get a hit in; expecting a sword to handle a bit of wood and brush is not unreasonable (the trees, you Slaanesh heretic)...
2) Would have been nice to get a link for buying the sword, but not that it would matter since these seem to be out of stock or back ordered anyways. Still it goes to show that 1060 and other high carbon steel swords are perfectly good and should be considered more by people looking to get into sword collecting or just sword practice in general...
Someone got an excellent Christmas present!
23:02 in my personal experience you can use a sword regularly for wood shopping provided you keep in mind four factors, the quality and durability of your blade whether or not your blade is optimized for the cut and the size of the wood in question and the type of wood you’re cutting my general rule of thumb is that I usually don’t cut wood thicker than my wrist with my sword. If it’s thicker than my wrist, it’s time for an ax.
I really love that you for once not just called it a Messer
did you show the point of balance? I might of missed it. That is helpful in knowing how heavy the sword can feel in the hand and give a better idea of the handling.
Kind of off topic, but since you like the United Cutlery Gladius and Cold Steel's Machete so much. I would like to see you compare the UC Gladius vs the CS Gladius. Battle of the Gladi!
I've done a thought exercise about the best "zombie apocalypse" sword for someone who has little to no training with swords. My conclusion was that it should be equally usable in one or both hands, have a slightly curved blade more optimal for cutting (since that's what amateurs revert to under stress) but retain enough of a point to be reasonably useful in a thrust. A lot of sabers have the right blade characteristics and I wouldn't feel screwed if that was what I had but it's strictly a one-handed weapon. I concluded that a katana was probably better. I'll have to add this one to my list. In fact, I'll probably buy one when I have the money.
I'd say a better explanation for curved blades being better for inexperienced swordsmen is their sort of automatic edge alignment - at least when the sharp edge is on the outwards curve like a Messer, Nihontō, or Talwar as opposed to the inwards edge of a Ginunting, as the latter actually fights against edge alignment.
That said, in terms of cold weapons for the zombie apocalypse, there are a number of advantages that polearms have. For one, they are almost always easier to use and train for than swords, meaning that your average Joe could be rather competent and advantageous with a spear very quickly as opposed to a sword, which requires a lot of technique and form to use effectively.
If we were talking about the style of zombies that only die by penetrating the brain, a pollax might be your best bet short of a firearm. In general, faster zombies and hostile humans can be kept at bay by a polearm's longer reach. It can also be useful, if, for example, zombies were trying to climb up to a higher surface to attack you. Longer reach also means less chance of getting infected. And no need to worry about getting a scabbard infected either.
All this isn't to say that polearms are 100% the best option. After all, they leave your hands occupied and are terrible in tight spaces and when the enemy gets too close, and for ease of carry. But they certainly shouldn't be neglected as a choice of weapon in a zombie apocalypse where firearms aren't as available. And regardless of what melee weapon you have, trying to fight off a whole horde of zombies with a melee weapon is suicide. Explosives and firearms are much better suited for that task. Perhaps massed archery if you can get enough people to do it.
@@McCaroni_Sup that's a valid point about edge alignment and that's even more important to a novice than to an expert. I agree that a polearm/spear would be my first go-to but my thought exercise was specifically about a sword. Swords are more portable so you'd want to have one as well. If you want to get real, I'd use my firearm until I ran out of ammunition because obviously it's superior to almost any bladed weapon in almost any scenario.
22:00 "it's fresh and it's live and it's softer" so you're killing a baby tree 🤣🤣🤣
I really like japanese blades like the Katana, Naginata and Ōdachi. But i LOVE the Kriegsmesser, its like the pumped muscle version of a Katana. And even tho had first i didnt liked the nail, its now kinda signature of the weapon for me.(smart@ss me: i think the actual name is Großes Messer)
Großes messer, or grosse messer, is an accurate term as I understand it. However, Kriegsmesser is equally valid, and both terms are widely accepted
@@YsmirGaming Yes, i think everyone who knows a little about swords will know what you are talking about if you call it Kriegsmesser.
But in germany, you wont find it with that name, even Wikipedia autocorrects you to "Großes Messer" (or Große Messer, thats the plural).
Großes Messer (big knife) is the one with the long, curved blade.
The "Langes Messer" (long knife) is bit sorter with a straight blade, and the even shorter (like a big dagger) version of it is the "Bauernwehr"
What are some of your favorite value blades?
I'm thinking in referance to your adventurer series If you need to narrow it down. I appriciate your knowlage, it really shown through in your novel, looking forward to your next book!
Review the Apokatana from Zombie-Tools!
Hi, in one other video a long time ago you asked about a cutting medium thats biodegradable, I have found something that feels like foam pool noodle when you cut it, there is a caveat though. It is a green, corn starch based packing material, I have only seen peanuts made from it unfortunately. If one could find a producer that was willing to make bigger chunks, it would feel great cutting it. And when it gets wet, its gone in a few hours.
I have been wanting one for a long time it's a fine blade
Cold steel has been good for a while in my opinion. They build excellent weapons. Glad to see them reviewed by you thank you.
A few thoughts:
• I've seen the Kriegsmessers wielded by Landsknecht soldiers in art. As they were primarily pikemen, and swatting away enemy pikes would be fairly standard for them, wouldn't striking tree limbs and dried wood be an adequate historical test for toughness, not just out of convenience?
• Cold Steel's bread and butter is knives, so it's interesting that they have excelled with this sword dubbed "war knife". It's price also reflects what a soldier or conscript might have been able to afford for a good weapon, as opposed to the Albion's more "princely" price and rarity.
• I don't remember if I saw Skallagrim's Knecht video on it first, or if I found the sword and wanted more info on it, but I'm a huge fan of the Kriegsmesser, and . It's a shame HEMA doesn't have more info on how to train with it.
Video wasn't even half done and I was on KultofAthena checking it out. Dammit, Shad! You're going to make me spend money like this!
Btw, anyone got an idea where I can go for the kind of scabbard it deserves?
Wow Shad is really good at Knifey-Spooney.
Thanks for the video. I love everything messer.
Shad! Love the sword reviews. But you’re not helping my resolve to not buy every single one until I can’t see my walls anymore.
Do it!
And if you run out of wall space, you can always make a chair, perhaps a throne, out of the extra swords.
WOW did you guys see that cut at 18:31? That was casual muscle memory in his movement, new guy has skill! And no small amount of practice.
You can use a shim to tighten things up.
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Now I really want one
I'm aware of half swording for fighting an armored opponent with a sword, but could you use a sheathed sword as a club or are most sheaths not solid enough for that kind of abuse? Could a sheath be used as an improvised parrying dagger? Are there designs that could let a sheath be used for such things? I'm thinking something like a cane sword with could be used for blunt or sharp attacks.
Sheaths can be leather, wood, brass or steel. Depending on the material you'd get different answers for potential viability.
Concerning common sheaths:
I own a sabre with a pretty solid steel scabbard that could definitely handle this kind of abuse. However, the scabbard lacks a guard, so it can't actually catch a blade and leaves the hand unprotected.
As for using it sheathed as a blunt weapon: theoretically yes, but practically no. The sheath would fly off with a good swing. You could hold it in front of the guard but this would leave this hand exposed. Fixing the sheath to the blade would work but also prevent you from drawing the blade fastly if needed.
Sweet sword, I'm still happy with my first sword and blue katana I got on my birthday a few days ago, that one definitely looks a little lighter though. The scabbard is a pretty tight fit on my katana though.
Now this is a knife
Happy to see a new video from you, Shad! I looked up the kriegsmesser and it looked a little different; the blade was a little thinner and the tip was more rounded. Can anyone explain the discrepancy?
@@JK96Jt Thank you for explaining.
I have been watching this piece for awhile. I am very much going to get it now
I've always liked cold steel, their knives are just cheap enough to destroy if you have to, and just good enough to function in it's intended role forever (or until you abuse it, whichever comes first). Mind you, I *do* abuse the crap out of my EDC, it's a box opener, can opener, letter opener, shingle cutter, chisel, wire stripper, wire cutter....... and that's just a short tanto.
It seems that you enjoy very good weather down under, there!!!
I wonder if the sharp edges of the handle would help grip and edge alignment if it was wet/bloody
Is there a small gap in the center of the crossguard? If there is. You can put a thin layer of something thin but solid like plastic or wood to stop it rattling.
I feel like the Shadlands is where the cult of Shad resides haha
Possibly a weird thing to bring up but it'd be cool to see it mentioned: where is the maker's logo/name placed and how prominent is it? There's nothing as joy-killing as seeing a friend's wall-hanger and noticing "Pakistan" or "India" etched in bold near the tip of the blade. 😄
I want one.
I would like to see Shad vr Shogo from Let's Ask Shogo on mat and bottle cutting.
And remember kids, shad didn't fought with a sword, but a MESSER aka a knive :D
Hi Shad! Show it off on FNT! I missed you there last time.
Ive been watching sword videos on youtube for 10 years. One of these days Ill buy one haha. Who knows, it might even be this one.
repress or set the rivet then it won't wiggle.
Better yet use a better rivet & replace the old 1 but how many know how to heat & hammer a rivet these days?
Tree enthusiasts should be thankful trees don’t bleed, or Shad would be out here drinking tea straight from the source! 😂
Shad, just out of curiosity... that kriegsmesser you are showcasing could be called "bastard", i.e., could I one-hand it and also use a shield? 1.5kg doesn't seems absurd, and the length seems pretty "hybrid" too...
All of what i own from CS is pre GSM but the MAA Italian Long sword i got is a unit. Haven’t got it to hold a shaving sharp edge but it glides through bottles and jugs like nothing. 100% would not like to be on the danger end of it.
I've basically reduced my blade and sword info/reviews to this channel and 1 other. The quality of Shads content I enjoy.
(Inhales deeply).... "MACHICOLATIONS!"
I'M GUESSING THAT ANY CUTS WILL PROCEED BETTER, IF THE SWORD IT BEING "PULLED", OR "PUSHED" LINEARLY, A LITTLE BIT, AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT,... THUSM IMPARTING A SLIGHT SAWING/SLICING ACTION, AS THE TARGET IS FIRST STRUCK...
Yep that's a gorgeous blade, and it also seems like it would be very effective.
maybe get a black screen/curtain to properly show the water bottles
while the proper focus definitely helps i find it still hard to see
Best reason to buy a sword i heard "they make you feel awesome"
I would love to see you with a warbrand
Every sword review video is literally me putting on a live performance trying to convince my mom and dad that the 600+dollars sword is not a waste of money
Hyped for the vid!
He's right, Shad. The crossguard prevents you from performing a Meidō Zangetsuha and a Getsuga Tenshō. Haha
I'm okay with the bigger guards as long as they are bit curved, away from the handle. Gives you more room for certain techniques
I'm glad they're getting better, same with Windlass, this is only a positive thing for customers and business.
Alright I wanna get this out of the way. I love katana's, the details, the design. I also love the Messer, and longswords, but I'm leaning more to the katana, why? Because of the philosophy, just go and look at a lesson of katana martial arts, yes it's a martial art not a sport. Look at kendo, iaido kobudo, battodo. We treat katana's as if are living beings, (might sound weird, I am trying to say that you have the same respect for the weapon as for your sempai/kohai (senior/junior), Sensei.) The sword can kill, and you have respect for that. For example; never step over a Japanese weapons (and I mean uchi-katana (the official name for the katana), nodachi, wakisazhi, naginata yomi (bow) even the arrows) because it is the same as stepping over someone's head.
Sorry for making this so long, I love to talk about swords and explain more and why. And thank you if you exually took the time to read this whole paragraph with grammar errors. most people don't consider this when they are comparing both. But yea, go and look at some Japanese martial arts, preferably with weapons, and I hope you'll see why I love the katana move
15:55 I did not expect to see Shad's ahegao face, but here I am...
I think shorts have a place, but I don't think pushing them in a normal video is the right thing. If it can be told in a short, it can probably fit in a 30 minute video :P
Been looking for a more affordable sword
Speaking of removing weeds. Is the suicide plant something people actually have to deal with in Australia, or is it something you only find in the middle of nowhere?
I just noticed Shad is the Doctor Who of swordsman.... 🤔
Tomorrow on twitter: Shad was arrested for damaging an endangered treesort.
Tree beard is pissed and coming with his crew from Kiwi land, “The Last Swim of the Ents”. Also I’ve never wanted a Kriegsmesser more.
shad. The only man who uses swords for yardwork.
Mihawk's Sword.