I feel so stupid. When you put the acid on the blade it blew my mind how quickly the steel started to shine, but then i realized it was just bubbles. End result blew my mind again though
Thank you andre for not using a grinder, or making your own handle. The sword is the best restoration ive seen on youtube, and now you can hide it in the bathroom in case someone breaks into your house.
Beautiful job. Just a note, in case it wasn't a one-time mistake - Be sure to set your camera white balance to something other than AWB. When you were cleaning with the blue gloves everything kept changing colour.
Thank you very much! In my great father's mansion, near Orléans, there is many swords like that, same style same handle, and I really didn't know where it can come from! I mean like you say they look like the roman swords but they appear be more recent! My great father said that his uncle bought many military material after the WW1, and particularly from the 2nd empire of Napoléon III but I never ask him about those swords. They are in the attic with some helmets, cavalry's helmets, some bayonets and some breastplates. But it's my uncle wich inherit from this house, and so the furnitures in :/
It's great how you didn't try to get rid of every single imperfection, the blemishes show the history while at the same time you made a rusty mess into a beautiful sword
Ronan Smith Would he not have had the same end result with less effort if he had just sanded it down until a point then used a very high grit to polish it?
Depends; if by "proper restoration" you mean returning the blade to fighting condition then It's ok to "grind" away all of the blemishes until It's shiny and new looking. If you are instead interested in conserving the piece for historical or value purposes, then you want to remove as little metal and patina as possible and this gentler method is best.
You did s brilliant job! Have you thought of using a soft bristle tooth brush for the small spaces? It won’t harm any surface, but gets all the small debris out. Just a thought:) thanks for sharing.
Foamy® Sensitive Skin If you so strongly dislike watching these restoration videos, or so strongly dislike seeing how blades are restored--if this isn't restoring it to its original state, then what would you say is?--why do you watch them?
I'm of the strong beliefs that a sword should look good and be in usable condition. You like the rust go for it but I for one would much rather have this
When iron oxidizes it becomes porous allowing the process to penetrate deeper into the steel. Unlike stainless steel, aluminium or titanium where the oxide layer protects the underlying metal. Don't hit it with a flap disc but by all means, strip any loose rust, covert and protect.
Loved seeing one of these in a video. Have one in my own collection but it isn't as shiny as this polished one. It's got a serial number though and most marks are legible.
I really really like, that you dont polish this sword with a dozen different machines to death. I never understood the reason for that. If I want a shiny sword, i buy me a new one. So, well done letting this gladius showing its age. and i have a question to the acid solution you are using from your friend of the kulturhistorisches Museum Wien, can you give a recipe for that? I got my hands on an old rusty (german) sword too, and I was thinking that apple vinegar would be a soft solution to remove the rust without machines, but now after the video I'm not that sure about it anymore. 🤔
Wow! Nice! But, I have a question, why didn't you use a machine to get extra brightness and achieve sharpening? It would be nice to see it full restorated
Restoration? Could this be called that way? Because the sword look pretty good before. I would say this was more like a cleaning process. Pretty good, by the way!
I came across a old maybe French bayonet during a trekking trip. I really need your advices on what to do with it. I think it is in a worst condition than your sword. I am from Vietnam 😀 ty in advance
As someone who has a need to restore old metal things from time to time, could you give me some more info on that rust solution from the Vienna museum?
It’s very similar to the US Army’s Artillery NCO’s Short Sword model 1832. Very nice. I wonder if yours is an original or a reproduction that was neglected.
Where did you find that French Artillery sword Andre? There were copies of that sword made here in America, and the Confederate made copies are extremely valuable! I'm told this sword was used by the artillery because they could cut brush and trees for earthworks and firing positions with them as well as using it as a weapon.
Hello, I have a French infantry short sword (gladius) model 1831 that I want to do pretty much the same thing as this with. What type of acid did you use in the beginning process of the blade?
Are you sure this is a gladius? Or is it just a short sword in general. Because its tip isn't that defined. Gladius' were thrusting swords used by ancient Roman infantry in the early empire. Later on they used spathas. (Longer versions) and spathas were used mostly by the heavy infantry and calvary. The blade looks somewhat like a gladius blade, but the grip/pommel/crossgaurd aren't the same. To be honest, if it is a gladius. I never knew they kept making them after the early Roman Empire days.
Interesting. The U.S. Army used a nearly identical sword for artillery personnel. The U.S. version has an eagle on the pommel, and a series of grooves right before the guard. My understanding was that these swords were an all purpose tool, usually used as a machete to clear brush away from the guns.
It looks like a bandsmans sword or possibly artillery. These soldiers didn't need larger weapons because hand to hand fighting was not their primary function. But it could be used to defend themselves if they really had to. Almost every nation in the gun powder era used short swords like this of one sort or another.
This gentleman is quickly becoming my favorite restorer. I love how he left the wear on it.
I like how he didn't grind it all down to make it all look perfect. You kept the old beaten up look to it still which is amazing.
Belshe Rivera Nah thats pretty old piece he didnt wanted to damage it
I really like watching people restore weapons and stuff like that. It’s always so relaxing and the object looks so gorgeous and glorious.
I literally know nothing about swords, or anything he does.
And I still watch every video.
But why do I like it?
Maybe the sounds?
SkinnyErectus maybe u just like the fact that he restores swords that are rusted and look like they don't work but he fixes them to look brand new
SkinnyErectus lol the only thing I know about swords is that they’re good for stabbing people
Winter Moon BOI
I want a sword so I can chopped some people's heads clean off
Like every asshole in the comments
beautiful job sir, love the patina on that blade. I am glad you didn't ruin it by buffing it, gorgeous piece of history.
I feel so stupid. When you put the acid on the blade it blew my mind how quickly the steel started to shine, but then i realized it was just bubbles. End result blew my mind again though
Do u go to school like no jock serusly scien class coverd this
@@kirareeve6971 I see you skipped your English class
@@moresothanyou rasist ass hole
@@kirareeve6971 What a creative use of insult! Clearly this show a superior command of thesaurus.
Elo Hagai Sembiring dud leev hur alone u rasist ass hol
Andre did it
He definitely doed it
jonnywaselectric this needs pinned and a heart
he do'ed it
He sure did, my friend. He sure did.
Well yeah or he wold of posted the vido
I really love how much you enjoying fixing old stuff that no one thinks anyone can fix i just love how these people fix and use old objects🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😁😁😁
Great job. You cleaned it up beautifully and you kept the character intact.
You did a fantastic job of restoring that sword.
Dwayne Wladyka Polish surname I see what's up
This is such a brilliant video, an inspiration to all of us who try to restore anything. Keep up the good work
Beautiful work. Just the right amount of restoration.
Love that handle.
no shortcuts , no grinder , just a man turning craft into art
Very good job! Saved all the original markings which is very important.
Restoring the hilt was absolutely mesmerizing!
Fantastic vid! I really appreciate the captions during the process, it's interesting to see the tools and materials you're using!
Great job. Watched several of your videos tonight and had to subscribe:) really love watching how the pieces come out:)
i don't know how i get here. But i love this! Amazing!
Thank you andre for not using a grinder, or making your own handle. The sword is the best restoration ive seen on youtube, and now you can hide it in the bathroom in case someone breaks into your house.
Beautiful! Love your restorations!
wow youre very delicate! they should definately hire you in museums for restorations like these
Great job! That rust remover is amazing!
I'm glad you didn't put a new handle on it. It looks amazing!
I look forward to part 2 where you finish the restoration. Great work so far.
it is finished. This was a real restoration no fake.
5 mins and 57 seconds of absolute perfection
jams did i find jimins lost jams????
I honestly never knew I could be so satisfied watching these type of videos!
I loved all the new techniques! Glad to see you back!
Beautiful job. Just a note, in case it wasn't a one-time mistake - Be sure to set your camera white balance to something other than AWB. When you were cleaning with the blue gloves everything kept changing colour.
Thank you very much! In my great father's mansion, near Orléans, there is many swords like that, same style same handle, and I really didn't know where it can come from! I mean like you say they look like the roman swords but they appear be more recent! My great father said that his uncle bought many military material after the WW1, and particularly from the 2nd empire of Napoléon III but I never ask him about those swords.
They are in the attic with some helmets, cavalry's helmets, some bayonets and some breastplates. But it's my uncle wich inherit from this house, and so the furnitures in :/
I had one of this kind of sword. Very similar on look specially on the handle but blade is about half inch width and longer length.
So nice to not see power tools for once!!. Very nice job!! 😊😊😊
That is a beautiful sword. Looks like something Perseus would use on Medusa or Achilles would use.
It’s actual a french bandsman’s hanger from the nineteenthcentury
The outcome was amazing and I really like the fact that you didn't put any machinery on it.
It's great how you didn't try to get rid of every single imperfection, the blemishes show the history while at the same time you made a rusty mess into a beautiful sword
You did such good work on this! Great job!
nice to see how much effort you put into this, keep it going good work :)
Definitely a Gladius sword the curves on the blade give it away very powerful sword especially in battle looks heavy
good work my freind u are so talented i always have fun watching ur videos
Now this, this is better than Buzzfeed. Nice.
It's good to be back isn't it? Keep up the good work
Finally someone that didn't ruin the sword great job buddy
this is a real restoration. The others are fake.
Nice job. Keeps the sword’s character. I find wire scouring pads are good too.
Liked the historical information on the sword.
Just a pity that they were inaccurate because it is an infantry fang mule 1831 and not an artillery mle 1816
this is so relaxing and satisfying! more than just music to my ears. it is also music to my eyes.
Eeh... that sounds kind of weird..
Put the headphone on your eyes
no. i ain't using headphone. i'm using eyephone.
you know somethings wrong when you can see music and hear objects
yup. tha's pretty frustating.
That acid solution is cool, you can see it working instantly
What a beautiful blade . I would love to see what the scabbard looks / looked like . Thanks
I've found an old sword in my garage , is there a way I can contact you so I can send you pics so you can tell me what sort of sword it is?
I'd love to see that for real!!!
Turned out beautiful! Very nice piece .👍👍
Proper restoration not just sanding it till it's shiny
Ronan Smith
Would he not have had the same end result with less effort if he had just sanded it down until a point then used a very high grit to polish it?
Depends; if by "proper restoration" you mean returning the blade to fighting condition then It's ok to "grind" away all of the blemishes until It's shiny and new looking. If you are instead interested in conserving the piece for historical or value purposes, then you want to remove as little metal and patina as possible and this gentler method is best.
You did s brilliant job! Have you thought of using a soft bristle tooth brush for the small spaces? It won’t harm any surface, but gets all the small debris out. Just a thought:) thanks for sharing.
Damn that's an old artillery sword!!! Cool find
U could make some money restoring peoples old items U DO A FANTASTIC JOB 👍
Wow, no se pero es satisfactorio ver estas cosas de restauración de cuchillos o espadas. Quedó muy buen me encantó.
Like :)
I really like your videos, you do a great job, keep it up!!
Bro at lasttttttt I’ve been waiting for weeks
Always cool to watch good job. Would be even better with background music.
Wow amazing job as usual. Is that yours? Fine piece to a collection for sure
Foamy® Sensitive Skin If you so strongly dislike watching these restoration videos, or so strongly dislike seeing how blades are restored--if this isn't restoring it to its original state, then what would you say is?--why do you watch them?
Foamy® Sensitive Skin even if it has no value it’s still a fine piece.
I'm of the strong beliefs that a sword should look good and be in usable condition. You like the rust go for it but I for one would much rather have this
When iron oxidizes it becomes porous allowing the process to penetrate deeper into the steel. Unlike stainless steel, aluminium or titanium where the oxide layer protects the underlying metal.
Don't hit it with a flap disc but by all means, strip any loose rust, covert and protect.
Chris Dooley h
Takes 8 minutes to restore a small axe, but takes 5 minutes to get the sword done? LOGIC 100
Been waiting for a new video thank God your back
All i can say is it's a beautiful blade. The rest I'm speechless
Loved seeing one of these in a video. Have one in my own collection but it isn't as shiny as this polished one. It's got a serial number though and most marks are legible.
Wow you could restore the Excalibur you're that amazing
Andre Will Do It you'll find away lol
I really really like, that you dont polish this sword with a dozen different machines to death. I never understood the reason for that. If I want a shiny sword, i buy me a new one. So, well done letting this gladius showing its age. and i have a question to the acid solution you are using from your friend of the kulturhistorisches Museum Wien, can you give a recipe for that? I got my hands on an old rusty (german) sword too, and I was thinking that apple vinegar would be a soft solution to remove the rust without machines, but now after the video I'm not that sure about it anymore. 🤔
great job ! beautiful sword.
Glad to see you back. Great work!
Have you ever considered using a soft tooth brush to hand polish in between the crevices?
love your videos man. its so good to see somebody recycling things and saving the environment
I realize with its age it's best as a decorative piece but have you considered cleaning up the chips in the blade and putting a functioning edge on it
Very nice. Impressive work.
Wow! Nice! But, I have a question, why didn't you use a machine to get extra brightness and achieve sharpening? It would be nice to see it full restorated
Very impressed with this restoration
Restoration? Could this be called that way? Because the sword look pretty good before. I would say this was more like a cleaning process. Pretty good, by the way!
What kind of acid formula you use
I came across a old maybe French bayonet during a trekking trip. I really need your advices on what to do with it. I think it is in a worst condition than your sword. I am from Vietnam 😀 ty in advance
As someone who has a need to restore old metal things from time to time, could you give me some more info on that rust solution from the Vienna museum?
I can just watch these vids for hours
It’s very similar to the US Army’s Artillery NCO’s Short Sword model 1832. Very nice. I wonder if yours is an original or a reproduction that was neglected.
can you link to that soft polish please! love these videos. thanks for showing us this art.
I actually need to get some materials to restore an old banged up machete. Could I ask someone in the comments what they would recommend?
Beautiful! What do you do with your restorations? Do you keep them in a display case somewhere?
Which acid did you used
You are extremely good!!! Keep going!
Nunca vi coisas tão incríveis
What mixture/solution did you use to keep the rust removal so gentle? Share the pro tip!?
Where did you find that French Artillery sword Andre? There were copies of that sword made here in America, and the Confederate made copies are extremely valuable! I'm told this sword was used by the artillery because they could cut brush and trees for earthworks and firing positions with them as well as using it as a weapon.
@@MastersOfCraftOfficial yeah was worth some money before you clean it 😐 now you lost half or more of it's value stupid
This is my all time favorite style of gladius
So that's where I've seen this before it's a French artillery sword
Ok I have to know what the acid you are using to clean it with could u tell me .and that was a pretty Damm awesome job u did .cool
Waw nice, can you, please tell me what material and chemicals you used,
Hello, I have a French infantry short sword (gladius) model 1831 that I want to do pretty much the same thing as this with. What type of acid did you use in the beginning process of the blade?
Very very nice work.......
I love your vids btw 2019 anyone???
Been waiting soo long nice choice
Are you sure this is a gladius? Or is it just a short sword in general. Because its tip isn't that defined. Gladius' were thrusting swords used by ancient Roman infantry in the early empire. Later on they used spathas. (Longer versions) and spathas were used mostly by the heavy infantry and calvary. The blade looks somewhat like a gladius blade, but the grip/pommel/crossgaurd aren't the same. To be honest, if it is a gladius. I never knew they kept making them after the early Roman Empire days.
Where can I get that acid solution? It would really help me with a ww1 bayonet I found!
Interesting. The U.S. Army used a nearly identical sword for artillery personnel. The U.S. version has an eagle on the pommel, and a series of grooves right before the guard. My understanding was that these swords were an all purpose tool, usually used as a machete to clear brush away from the guns.
It looks like a bandsmans sword or possibly artillery. These soldiers didn't need larger weapons because hand to hand fighting was not their primary function. But it could be used to defend themselves if they really had to. Almost every nation in the gun powder era used short swords like this of one sort or another.
Was this gladiator sword used back in the gladiator days or was it just made nowadays as a model
Nice videos, where can you get swords to restore?
Someone else dipped it in vinager and it came right off. I recommend that for any future restorations.
Andre Will Do It idk what the differences are. I just know that rust comes off much easier that way.
After dipping it in vinager for 24 hours.
brilliant work andre!!