Are These the Ultimate Cutting Swords?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- These swords show perfectly why it's not just about straight vs. curved blades.
There are plenty of factors that go into the design of historical weapons, and current (re-)interpretations of them. How far can you push it when trying to maximize cutting power? Well, let's see...
This is an in-depth test and review of two designs (four swords in total, three of which are different length versions). Taking a close look at the fit, finish, handling, cutting performance, and overall value.
** Specifications **
Supreme Cutter Compact
Overall length: 105 cm (41'')
Blade length: 76 cm (30'')
Weight: 1.46 kg (3 lbs 3-1/2 oz)
Supreme Cutter Classic
Overall length: 121 cm (47-1/2'')
Blade length: 90 cm (35-1/2'')
Weight: 1.55 kg (3 lbs 3-1/2 oz)
Supreme Cutter Ultra
Overall length: 131 cm (51-1/2'')
Blade length: 100 cm (39'')
Weight: 1.66 kg (3 lbs 10-1/2 oz)
Red Baron
Overall length: 124 cm (49'')
Blade length: 100 cm (39'')
Weight: 1.68 kg (3 lbs 11 oz)
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The Supreme Cutter Ultra and Compact that both I and Skallagrim used will become available for sale, in the as is state.
The Ultra will be 1620 USD and the Compact will be 1122 USD, shipping included.
Beautiful swords
You are pretty much the legendary blacksmith in a game. Those are some pretty quality swords, probably in the top 3 most quality blades you can get in the 1000-2000$ range.
How about the red baron?
@@finalbossd Skallagrim keeping the red baron.
@@call_me_mado5987 Yes, consider you can't get this kind of performance no matter how much more you pay..... :D
Doesn't Skalla know that the third sword is supposed to go in your mouth when using three sword style?
I'll leave it to other people to put things into their mouth that are not food. ;)
@@Skallagrim it was a One Piece reference to Zoro, why you gotta be so freaky Skall? 😂
@@Dan_Kanerva I know, just like to snark. :)
@@SkallagrimI love your snark, it’s part of your charm.
@@Skallagrim
Never change
you say the sword looks somewhat utilitarian but honestly it is genuinely the coolest sword i have seen in my life. if i were to choose a sword to dramatically pose with in a photo it is the first choice lmao
So you would pose with a katana - with an elongated chopper grip.
Can you elaborate on the utilitarian aspect? A very thin blade, only made for cutting, is "utilitarian" how exactly?
These remind me of Elven swords from Lord of the Rings movies. Of course there are various changes and differences, but I am very pleased to know that the movie design has similarities with an IRL example of superb craftsmanship and practical design.
It takes a lot more than just using the "S" shape to make these super swords. You can get any S shape swords and not cutting the same result. :)
a Axe was more used in battle than a posh ceremonial knive anyways.
just saying...
@@waskoNzoowhere’s the relevance?
@@LancelotChan
Super swords? Don't you just test cut with these? Point of the test cut being to test sharpness?
What's super about a flat blade that does only that?
They are so pretty😍 if Elves had a spec ops team, they'd use these
I like this idea!
seriously talented guy. his sharpening job alone is worth hundreds.
In fact my sharpening job alone does cost hundreds usually. I used to sharpen swords for students and friends and customers and charge a lot.
Your elbow looks better, I'm glad to see that
Thanks, but unfortunately it's not. I can move my arm but I can barely exercise it without causing worse tendon pain.
@@Skallagrimhope you'll get better soon then
@@Skallagrim what's the problem. curious cause i got golfers elbow myself
@squatuniversity
@@King.Leonidashe didn't listen to his body, his words not mine, and pushed his sword arm too far.
Swords that are $1k usually priortize on the visuals, so this is a great deal if someone is looking for functional priority.
In fact you don't get these kind of performance no matter how much you pay.
1k US to cut water bottles and mats with.
Aren't saws cheaper and WAY more functional than this?
@@LancelotChan now that's a boast and a half, bro literally said that he's the best
My gosh are these extremely gorgeous, I'm salivating here hopelessly and I still haven't even bought a single sword or gambeson yet in my life.
Both desings are beautiful, but that Red Baron, holy cannoli!
Lancelot is the man that's for sure! I've watched a lot of his channel and cutting feats. Extremely impressive Is an understatement, in one of his videos he cuts all the way through thigh target with Kevlar loosely draped over it. Crazy! I can definitely appreciate the fact he personally sharpens every sword himself, all to common to pay big bucks for a sword and still have to sharpen it yourself. I would love to pick up a baron to try for myself. Oh yeah and I want to try out his targets, he will send them to anyone willing to post footage of themselves cutting them. Or trying to cut them lol they're hard.
🤘💀 thanks for the review skall!
Amazing review and generosity + justified confidence by the company!
Lancelot Chan is one of the best experts in sword cutting in the entire world. I remember his posts on the MyArmoury forums way back in the day and a couple controversies that came about. Good times!
Long timer! :D
I would love the Red Baron with a sharper tip for trusting. Otherwise it's a beautiful sword.
Same. I thought about the supreme cutter for that reason, but I digress. I prefer the double edged blade with katzbalger type of guard.
I appreciate the changes in the camera angles. It keeps the video more engaging, and more dynamic.
Think the price is really reasonable for the performance and finish you get. Really nice one.
There’s a lot of great cheaper swords, but you’re right. You’re getting something unique and well made. Labor for good craftsmanship can be any price really
@@crusadernikolai1996 and you don't get these kind of performance no matter how much you pay elsewhere.
@Mynd
I just have to ask:
1 to 1.6k for a sword that is meant for "test cutting".
What's the point in that? Test cutting doesn't improve your skill with a sword, and it doesn't really tell you about how sharp the sword is you are using - because you are using a sword that is meant to be that sharp, and you won't use it for sparring or for fighting.
So what's the actual point in spending this amount of cash?
You know there is katanas that you can buy for a price like that, right? Very good steal, maybe not from a japanese craftsman, but still good looking and very much practical in all scenarios, right?
I just wanna understand, while reading this comment section of people willing to buy snake oil.
@@revisit8480 well if all you do is test cutting anyways and the blade does perform well, if you got the money and like the swords fit and everything, where's the harm, if you want a katana buy one. I don't see the problem. Myself im more into the kriegsmesser style anyways, but I'm gonna forge that myself, but coming from a bladesmithing background I can see the value in the blade mentioned.
Very impressive swords, and no one could give a more thorough and articulate review.
Dang, some of those cuts looked eerily smooth
My eyes are crying at the beauty of these blades.
Can you explain what makes these blades so beautiful? Is it the mechanized blade, the flat boring guard, or the handle wrapped in shoelaces? Just help me understand.
Over all these years? I remember when the 'Zombie Tools Diphos' review was new, I trust ya to give it to us straight. You could even say "Yep, I'm a little biased :)" and it'd still be fine because I assume your bias is going to be pretty similar to ours lol. Also, these things look amazing. I so so so so sooooo enjoy "understated design". Simple wrapped handle, functional, reasonable proportions. They're just neat.
I liked those before you even pulled them from the scabbards! Wonderful craftsmanship!
hes like the perfect guy to present swords especially with thr little jokes in between...very good stuff
Some people have a dream car... But for me, if I ever won the lottery, I'd want to get my first high end "dream sword"; with the top 5 being from Albion, Valiant Armoury, or Lockwood...but I'd have to give the top spot to Lancelot with the Red Baron for both cutting and aesthetic design, and the second spot to Supreme Cutter Classic for practicality. If I were a medieval-era a drunk mercenary or homeowner defending against raiders, it'd be a Lancelot sword I'd want to be grabbing to entrust my life.
The Red Baron reminds me of a German Executioner's Sword just with a rounded tip. I wonder if that was a partial inspiration for it.
Nope. :)
@@LancelotChan Okay, cool. Thank you for letting me know. :)
It looks to be inspired by a katzbalger
I only recently learned about these swords from your channel, and they are so impressive! Both the supreme cutter and the red baron are gorgeous, and they both seem to perform so incredibly well! The supreme cutter in particular is a very pretty shape to me. I love the combination of the slightly curved single-edged blade with the recurved handle and the wide disc guard; it looks kind of like a combination of multiple different styles of historical swords from all across Asia, and it makes a really unique and beautiful appearance! And of course it performs exceptionally well, seemingly way better than any of the styles of swords that you see aspects of in its design. I also like that Lancelot designed it based on efficacy and usefulness in practical modern defense situations; I don't really see many smiths focusing on that. If I had the disposable income to make such a purchase at the moment, this would definitely be on my shopping list
There is this Larp-Mace in the background.
They dont build it anymore and I want it so bad 😂
Love seeing this guys craftmanship, ty for putting it on display
Awesome video, as always, thanks for all your work!
I especially liked at 7:00 how sun shined on the blade. IRL anime-like sharpness with proper effects, heh.
Doing some thinking about curved handles/handle profiles (especially on swords like these: recurves) and I'm realizing that a recurved handle will help with edge alignment quite a bit, especially when you strike the target and the chance of the blade rolling is higher. Having your points of contact on the handle have a wider axis of control gives you way more leverage against the torque of blade rolling.
A stacked grip on a straight handle: you can only correct for blade roll with your grip strength (which also incorporates handle friction)
Two hands offset on a curved handle: the force of 'blade roll' must be magnitudes greater than your hand spread and grip strength to mess up your edge alignment.
Smart!
Cool review. Nice to hear you thoughs after seeing it so often in your last videos. They allways seem pretty good. I am glad your elbow is getting better.
CURVED. BLADES.
Skall should make a ranking video of ranking swords in his collection from his least to most favourite
I'm really coming around on the curved handle. Also that shirt is rad!
I said this before but the picture of the Red Baron makes it look like it's about the size of a regular jian but it's SO much bigger. That thing is beautiful. My fav of the bunch, aesthetically.
Love the level of detail here, and the clarity on when you are making subjective judgement. I quite like that Red Baron as a sword style - to me double edge is to me the right choice, especially when you are going in for a slicing weapon, and the blade profile that makes it an effective cutter in a much wider sweetspot is good - if you are leaning towards being good in the cut you might as well go all in and excel at it. Though for me a stouter more rondel dagger profile thrusting sword seems more useful in the real world - can still slash deep enough to wound the soft target if you need to but will still work against targets too armoured for a slashing focused weapon to really be effective, that or a trusty sledgehammer, which is good for all occasions...
Beautiful swords, but $1,100-$1,600 is a bit salty for most people.
I totally get that. You get what you pay for, but money is tight for so many people.
Seems fair for one of the top 3 best cutting swords in the world.
@@Skallagrim I know you stated in a previous video that some sellers upsell their swords at significantly higher prices just to feign quality when there isn't any significant amount of it, so I know that you have to do your homework since sometimes one might be so unfortunate as to pay a significant price for what is essentially trash.
@@OverTheVoids That's true. In this case you get what you pay for, but not always.
Those seem artisanal, than factory-made, so seems fine.
Awesome review mate
The Red Baron isn't a Katzbalger. It is a Tigerbalger.
I just realized I've been a TH-cam member to this channel for almost two and a half years and a Patrion member for almost two years.
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Yeah, curved swords rule, man! :D
I've been waiting this review after all the cutting we've seen :)
excellent review
one of my watercooler gamer friends insist that katana is the ultimate cutting sword.
which is why this gamer chinese dude made a katana thinner to cut water bottles even more efficiently.
I wonder if Lance O Lot was inspired by the blades of the TV show Into the Badlands??? Sorry for any miss spelling.
I like how big the tsuba on it is.
04:20 BIg Time reference, Skall maybe joining to Jeremiah Burton and Zach Jobe? Most likely
It'd be great to do an episode about the Ming and Qing era Chinese swords that resemble this. A lot of the movie, pop culture Chinese swords look more like WW2 than medieval.
That disk guard is huge, covers the entire hand. Feels a lot safer than a katana.
Beautiful video thanks for sharing
I did notice in some of your footage that slight edge misalignment causes significant blade vibration/flex with these. I would expect less rigidity in a blade with this profile, so it's not a surprise and if you have very precise alignment, I suspect that the narrow blade reduces friction while cutting. So that's an intentional tradeoff in design; I'm just not personally sure that the profile would be my preference.
NB: There is no difference in "precision" between metric and imperial. You can get any precision you like out of any units you want as long as they are well defined.
Of course, people who aren't limited to understanding a single system already know that, but there you go.
And at least imperial uses units of force for weight rather than using units of mass to imply force. Of course, this is because the metric unit of force is a bit inconvenient for everyday use, so people have taken to using the bastardized kg (weight).
The red baron sword is so awesome! That would be my ideal sword if I could afford it 😢 unfortunately I'm broke at the moment 😂 maybe some day I will be able to own that masterpiece.
I love the Dao shaped handle, there is a couple of Condor machetes with a similar shape that cut really well and are pretty affordable for those with tight budget and an aching inner weeb
7:36 Yeah, I mentioned in the previous video that a highly skilled cutter makes the cuts seem effortless with almost any blade, and Philip Martin is who I had in mind.
That's why I can't really tell how good is the blade, or how it handles - they all seem great in his hands!
Woah, these Supreme Cutters seem really cool! I wonder how much they ar-... It's a shame these swords have killed someone because these prices killed me.
Love your T-shirt!!
Lans come a long way, he was a pioneer in HK way back doing his RSW system, if you need to choose one person from one region for a duel, he will be the one representing HK
Really a long way indeed. Thanks!
@@LancelotChan 華山舊友 all the best
@@Canadian666 WOW!!!! 完全估唔到！
@@LancelotChan Wolfrecon @ Canada 。。。。哈哈哈
@@Canadian666 Oh man!!!
I've still never learned miao dao (I train kung fu and I don't think my new teacher teaches it; before that I studied some shinkendo) but I drool over the Supreme Cutter. The better cuts in slow motion just look like a lightsaber passing through: effortless.
IDK what it is specifically, but this video reminds me why I respect Skall so much compared to other sword-tubers who shall remain unnamed. One, incredibly humble and about as objective as one can be in a product review. Two, look at the background. Pacific Islander sharktooth club, Igorot headhunting axe, Chinese longsword, European warhammer, bronze age shortsword, and fantasy/zombie blades. That's what I call diversity and not just a wall of katanas or sabers or longswords.
The sheaths could come with a metal belt clip. Cheap, easy, effective, and simple. That's my suggestion.
Nice video! It would be readlly cool uf you could make a reaction to the new kingdom deliverece trailers!
I like the looks.
Beautiful swords.
Excellent advice thank you.
"For those who don't like too much precision"
The same group who have successfully put Men on the Moon.
I want one!... Of each!
I spent a lot of time learning sharpening. purpose, length, weight, thickness, blade profile, and grip can and should all be a consideration when choosing an edge bevel profile. it help maintain an edge if it compliments the sword.
thats beautiful
they look pretty good yes and cut good nice
Skallagrim has to try Half Sword, its a physics based Medieval Combat game
And its Gruesome and Hilarious at the same time
Super late to the party, but am I the only one who noticed the Red Baron is straight up a two-handed Taijian? Every aspect from the oversized pommel to bring the balance right into your palm despite having zero distal taper, to the point geometry, to the grip shape.
I'm not saying Lancelot just went out and intentionally made an upscaled version of a very famous sword design, but let me put it this way. The moment I saw it, my first thought was that it looked like a comically oversized sword, then realized it's actually mid-size at best. The reason? It looked so much like a giant version of a sword with which I'm very familiar.
Skall!!! Condor knife and tool came out with a navel cutlass I purchased it and I fell in love with it but I would love to see you review it ps the only problem I have with the sword is the handle, it's very large and blocky
Hey I wanted to ask since you also comment a lot on practicality of fictional weaponry and combat styles, that a lot of analyses not just yours but probably everyone ever who asked these questions forget about one important aspect that might make lot of weird and wacky weapon designs and armor designs make more sense.
And that is simply the fact that in 99% of video games (who are the primary source of ridiculous designs) also take place in a world where the average person can take full swing of large axe into the skull 3 times before passing out, and on the second swing drink bottle of magic juice and have all damage cured instantly. This kind of ridiculous resistance could make most guns about as effective as throwing shaving razors on a person because while they do pierce almost anything and completely go through most armor, they only produce small holes in the body which people in lot of these settings could easily scoff off. Similarly it could force people to use more heavy and slower less maneuverable weapons. In real life a person gets poked with blade and are either dead or about to bleed out unless they immediately seal off the wound and flee the fight, in average videogame you get stabbed and slashed and poked 10+ times to die. If people had this much of a endurance, you would probably think they would be more focused on offense and less on defense, swordfights being more about who can damage the other more faster and less about endless deflecting and trying to get a single good shot, like how box isn't about trying to avoid every punch because single punch isn't lethal.
It would be very convenient if one of these were to suddenly appear in my home for free.
Skall: “What happens when you try to design the perfect cutting sword?”
Me: “You can’t. You can get close but not perfect.”
Also me: *realizes we’re talking about Lancelot Chan’s swords
Also also me: “Forgive me Father for I have sinned!”
Those swords are SO badass
Yes to thrust-test!
Pretty nice swords. As an aside maker bias can go both ways. I have a perfectionist streak but being as perfection is impossible when hand making swords, scabbards etc I can end up driving myself nuts trying to critique & tweak every little thing. It's a hard balance sometimes. Lol
i like the pokey action of rapiers. thrusts seem harder to defend against. give me a long bow and a rapier and i'll feel safe until i encounter a fully armored tank build, complete with shield and a large bladed or blunt weapon. feet don't fail me now! run!!
Recreational cutter? Im pretty sure lancelot chan said they were for batteling roving gangs of guandao weilding bandits(common in china)
Not political correct for youtube, so Skallagrim changed the way to present them, LOL. We agreed on that. LOL.
Hey skall! I’d love your thoughts on how different weapons would pair with different bending styles from avatar
"They be slicey as fu !!!" 😂
This isn’t so much about weapons, but I kind of want to see an analysis of the opening credits for the Deadpool and Wolverine movie…
A bit out of my price rang, but seems to be worth every penny.
These were made as "optimized fighting swords" for home-defending heroes who will fight alone against gang of raiding gangsters with polearms, which were recorded incidence in some countries. One either die fighting, or successfully defended the family. Either way, a hero.
You could take up club fighting. It's cheap (obviously lol everything can be a club pretty much) and there's a LOT of different things to do believe it or not. Even can be used in a grapple. Or if that's not your thing spears tend to be cheaper and it's fairly easy to learn.
@@ChadOfAllChads 1 vs multi, you are not gonna want to grapple. 1 vs multi, your weapon get stuck and you're dead. 1 vs multi, you need to be able to threaten multiple enemies. Thrust do not have the stopping power nor threatening arc for that.
I'm 30 years into this. Do you think I haven't thought all of these through?
Really?
@@LancelotChan Dude were not in ancient times anymore. I'm talking about in modern day in places where guns are not so common. Narrow hallway and there's a guy with a spear...if you don't have a gun or way to deal with that spear wielder basically wins. I don't think I need to explain how a club or baseball bat would be a good weapon against a would be intruder...as for your other points I hear you but even then ancient militaries bread and butter was Spearman and pikeman. Even the Roman legions gave most their troops a pilon. So basically not sure what you're talking about considering spears and clubs both have been used in real wars. Even in ww2 we trained American troops to fight with...bayonets and CLUBS. You know why? Because clubs are everywhere. The best weapon is the one you don't have.
@@ChadOfAllChads Ancient time they didn't fight 1 vs multi, man.
And I'm not talking fantasy here. I have actual footage of home defense against multiple polearms gangsters. I did case study and analytic on that.
Nevermind, you're right. I should not argue with those who think they know better than I do.
I think LC is laser targeting Skall with the Red Baron
Nah. :D Blue Baron and Red baron was first made for my US boss. :D
The Super Assassin Katana by Dan Keffeler is by far the most impressive cutting sword I've seen in a video, at least against harder targets like trees. I'm curious how it'd compared to these blades from Lancelot. I'd guess it'd be worse against softer targets but better against harder ones, & more durable. It also cost $7,400 USD in 2014, so that's extremely pricey.
When did dryads and ents become your enemy? :D
@@LancelotChan I don't know what possessed Keffeler to create the Super Assassin Katana & film chopping down a bunch of small trees with it, but it's quite impressive regardless. Definitely not the most practical option for fighting humans.
hey skall do you think you could Review warhammer 40k's Power weapons, particularly the Power sword & the Power Axe?
Did that shadow just move, must have been the wind.
Sorry for the off-topic comment, but that ribcage shirt is rad; any chance you could let me know where to get it?
If you had to pick a sword to (at least attempt to) fight a war against an enemy with modern body armor and automatic firearms, what sword would you pick? Like genuinely, what would you suggest for ambush attacks with 1-5 swordsmen vs a squad (9-15 modern soldiers) doing a patrol? I'm considering writing a sort of Red Dawn-esque story but in a country that has either banned civilian use of guns or it's an occupying/invading force on a culture that never developed guns.
Swords wouldn't do much against modern body armour (they didn't do much against medieval armor), they may bruise flesh if swinged hard enough and go through some types of armor, but that would require more of a stabbing motion rather than slashing. You'd do better with something akin to a halberd or a mace.
If you really want to use swords tho, go with ones meant for thrusting.
Yeah you'd basically want an estoc if you HAD to use a sword@@DarkZ19
Would a rapier work in that kind of setting?
The answer you are looking for is "IED".
That is what a guerilla force would use in an ambush.
@@DarkZ19level 3 soft armor can easily be punctured by knives. Level 4 plates are more impervious. Modern armor usually doesn't cover the extremities.
For the Skallgorithm!!!!
who is the other guy doing the cutting tests with you. Does he have a channel of his own?
Looks super nice. Maybe the guard looks like it could use some lightening
It contributes to protective factors as well as weight distribution. You want your guard to crumble when receiving a strike and mess with the sword balance, be my guest.
@@LancelotChan it's way too much material.
@@ThomasRonnberg LOL. You saw guard getting broke or bent by a strike before? How about a polearm strike? My swords were designed to fight against polearms wielding invaders.
Anyway. You design your own swords, I design mine.
@@ThomasRonnberg You are right.
1:15 What is that target you are cutting?
My kind of targets. That was an upper arm target.
Skall... Those swords looks awesome AF. The 3 of them! I cutted my finger just by look at them!
That was a nice gift indeed!!!
2:49 I can't tell if Skall's opposite wall is green, or if the mirror polish on the blade somehow has a greenish tint o:
The way the Red Baron moves reminds me of Ice from Game of Thrones. If you get in its way, it's going to cleave right through without even noticing.
Have you considered using a golf club bag for carrying multiple swords?
I rearly like them i think mid size is the way to go im 6.1 but i still think if its to long it becomes a hinderance in tighter spaces, i wish hed do somthin nicer with the gaurd other than that i love it as a whole
What type of sword is the one apearing in 13:31 ?
Would a pole axe or halberd exceed the Red Baron performance in terms of cutting power, thrusting and handling balance?
High polish always means visible stains, it's why I moved away from high polish on brass or bronze I use in my work
The Supreme Cutters REALLY remind me of the Witcher swords from the 2002 Polish series...
Somebody please say what is the name of that 'black curved cleaver ' at the left lower corner of his wall of weapons
Im the lower right corner? Zombie Tools Reaver I think or some other Zombie Tools weapon.