Review of the Zombie Tools Reaver Cleaver
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- Video of the testing:
• Testing the Zombie Too...
** ZT Reaver Cleaver - Specifications **
Overall length: 79 cm (31'')
Blade length: 46 cm (18'')
Spine thickness: 5 mm (1/5'')
Weight: 1.6 kg (3 lbs 10 oz)
Blade material: 5160 spring steel
Heat treatment: Hardness of 54 HRC
Price: $374.95
** Where to get it **
www.zombietools.net/shop/reave...
** Pros / Cons **
+ Impressively powerful in chopping and cutting
+ Unique post-apocalyptic wasteland look
+ Extremely tough and durable
+ Surprisingly agile due to the long handle
- Very heavy for the size
- Handle wrapping can be rough on the hands
- Relatively high price
** Verdict **
This stylish undead killer is quite the beast in terms of raw power and toughness. It's inspired by the Chinese dadao and offers amazing cutting performance. The design and finish is very unique, and if you like exactly this kind of aesthetic there is currently no alternative that I'm aware of.
The price may seem steep to some but it's made in the USA and you do get good value for the money. I sure wouldn't mind giving some of the other models a try as well.
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On the bright side, you now have a very unique kitchen knife.
MisterDeth0 or actually a pretty usable camping tool!
Decent enough for making firewood, tinder, probably good at cutting up meat, as well as a decent firepoker, and a lot of other makeshift uses.
Maybe not good enough for fighting off a bear or killing an animal now, but if you have it in your car as an “in case of emergency look badass” thing, it would definitely have its uses.... just keep a rubber mallet with it and it should be fine
Aye dude pulls that from under his seat or out the trunk....me personally? After such a encounter, ill wish i had worn my brown pants...and my red shirt lol
That's not a Kitchen Knife
That is a Combat blade
The guy who said it would haunt your Chanel was right. I think this is hilarious lmao
I came from the spot video as well, love these type of blades from ZT
crap guys. the curse of torment called me here to remind @Skallagrim of this.
this and ending rightly
Chanel
@@tommaso_t filthy frank reference
damn, im looking for a blade that can defend me while zombies shoot at me...
+Dee L.C as long as they have .22 LR you'll be fine. BUT, if they have an SKS. you're fucked!
+Dee L.C don't worry IRL the zombies are too weak to hold a rifle, or shoot one, or walk at all, neither would they be able to bite.
+IIIRattleHeadIII
>IRL
>zombies
+Dee L.C Well, you always got other zombies as protection, don't you? Think of the gatling gun enemy in Resident Evil 4. He'll happily gun down all other zombies in your general vicinity.
Also, even gun using (for whatever reason) zombies gotta reload at some point, that's when you can use the sword ;)
+Dee L.C when you put it like that, you can make anything sound crazy
6 years Skall
*6 YEARS*
7
Nine now!
10
It’ll be another 6 years before people let it go
Never!
Lol
Another 60...
2021 still triggered lol
Nope.
A came back here to renew my rage.
Now u have a very rare Zombie Reaver kitchen knife
Holy shit, I came here to see the legendary video on shooting a blade with a nasty rifle, but the way you hid the blade the whole video through, that was hilarious!
Devastating Spear-Sword! - The Spit by Zombie Tools new video brought me here, well....nice $385 Mini Reaver Cleaver ya got there!
same here bud
ha, the Spit brought me here too! like the Reaver Cleaver - but really wanna Spit.
I can imagine that Skall would walk into a book store, grab 10 phone books and go up to the till and act completely normal. Meanwhile the person working at the till is so confused as to why he has so many phone books. XD
Why should he? He just uses old ones because the refresh the information in them every year
@Black.Flaps .Dont.Match *you're
Contagious Gloom GAME!
I'm pretty sure that phone books are free...?
Or maybe this is just in the UK
Very strong was that machete when it was made whole again; the viscera of his foes dripped readily from it, and the bodies in it's wake grew cold, and its blade was wicked and unyielding. And Skallagrim gave it a new name and called it Beinsamler, Reaver of the North.
Why would he call it Leg collector? XD
Time for a LOTR reference; From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
All that glitters is not gold.
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost...
The crownless again shall be king
It’d be cooler if the elves or dwarves could enchant the swords or weapons to glow if undead are near...
I'd love to see this "Reaver Cleaver" reviewed again in your new style of presentation and skill-set.
Oh gods... My heart dropped at 9:14. I'm sure yours must have also when it happened.
That said, I have to agree, it did show just how tough this thing is. And as crazy as it sounds, if I had the cash, I'd definitely consider getting one of these, even with the weight it has. It has a rather nice profile, and one can't help but be impressed with such a beastly chopper. Though to be honest, the two ZT weapons that I'm really interested in are the Rat Bastard and the Diphos.
Did you ever get to see the sword based on the regular dao instead of the war sword
I really did not expect that!
GnutAh I started laughing my ass off. Then was sad.
Yeah, it certainly did.
Now it's actually kind of a two-handed version of the Rat Bastard.
Tyler Lalonde No, sadly enough, I didn't. I take it it was a nice piece of work?
When you held up the bullet, I literally had a facepalm moment
Understandable. I should have known better.
***** Thing is, you got the cleaver a frickin viking burial and part of it *still* kept going.
Same tho. Because I've done that before...
I know this is three years later but i still dont understand what he was doing wrong by holding the bullet
Kyle Bell it was just the revelation of the caliber i guess. 7.62x39mm is pretty damn powerful. i had to chuckle a bit when he did reveal it.
skall, you are a great guy. Sometimes I wonder if you are sane. However I am not, so what do I care if you aren't.
Sanity is overrated, and ill-defined. :)
As are most fascinating things. While I have the opportunity I would like to say I rather enjoy your videos. Love your approach. Weird computer glitch makin it hard to reply. I'd love to get involved in Hema and weapon martial arts.
Keagan Wheeler-McCann
Thanks.
ha. that is well worded!
U ended it rightly
lmao
Helter Smelter no it’s only rightly ending when you throw a pommel
You can still cut something like cheese or apples with it
Snoop Azlan Or random people that look at you the wrong way... ^^
***** what do you mean?
***** ooh now I got it XD
Under $400, great steel, good design, looks awesome, I might get one. You know if you collect all the parts, assemble them with a bit of space between parts on a plaque, that would make a really nice display piece.
Great review! The best I've seen on the ZT line. I just got the Vakra and hopefully I can give a review that is half as good. My condolences on your loss. But you can't achieve greatness without pushing boundaries.
Wait! The fact that it's broken makes it even more authentic!
HAHAHAHAHA Now I get the beginning of the video, this setup not showing the entire length of the blade :p You Crafty crafty man Skall >=D
Hehe. :)
DarkJDL very nice indeed :)...
***** These types of videos make me want to design a sword and send it to you, take your advice on the blade, and craft a new one to your specifications.
I wouldn't object to that.
***** Neither would I. Only problem is I lack three things: fundings, creativity, and dedication.
5:20 so you are basically saying, using the sword will make it look less used?^^
kilogramm7
Sort of. :) I guess you could say it will look less old.
I live in the town where this was made, and I've been in the shop where they work and had a few beers with them. These guys really do take good care in making their stuff and they're proud of their work.
I came back from the New Zombie Tools review video. Looking at this video and especially how Skall hid the broken blade for most of the video is very funny.
Saw the Spit video and was wondering when Skal shot a sword in half
Well, thanks TH-cam algorithm, I now have my answer, and a whole lot of laughs
Jesus man, .30 cal ANYTHING will wreck almost anything it hits.........
+mutiracialbeatdownPB
Yeah, I have no idea what made me underestimate 7.62x39 so much. Oh well...
+mutiracialbeatdownPB I don't know if it was just me, but when I saw the result that followed, I kinda felt emasculated...
+mutiracialbeatdownPB Yeah, and the 7.62 isn't even a battle rifle cartridge, but a intentionally powered down assault rifle round. Try 8 mm Mauser or similar, it has about *twice* the kinetic energy of the 7.62x39 (approx. 4 kJ vs 2 kJ) :O
Overkill, anybody? ... Well, ok, they shoot .50 cal at people, or Apache 30 mm etc etc. But you could also just drop a tsar bomba on their heads (without detonating, just to crush and humiliate), but there got to be a threshold of enough is enough somewhere xD
+boycot gugle The AK-47 in 7.62x39 has seen more battles than any round ever made.. Take note on the other 7.62 rounds for Battle rifles... www.tactical-life.com/firearms/top-20-next-gen-combat-rifles/
Spurgeon Holloman
None of these is a battle rifle. It's a defined term, and does *not* mean a rifle used in battle. Think warship vs battleship. Kind of different, eh? A frigate is a warship but no battleship. An AK is a combat rifle, but no battle rifle.
The guns in your link are assault rifles, or maybe combat rifles, but no battle rifles. "Battle rifles" are weapons like the Mosin Nagant, Lee-Enfield, Mauser k98 etc., which were designed for single shot/bolt action at very distant targets. That's why today one might call these (in case there's a scope fitted) sniper rifles. But 100 years ago, every soldier had one of these high powered ones. The AK round is significantly less powerful, otherwise it would tear of your arm on full auto (and you wouldn't hit a thing).
Greatest review of all time no joke he pushed this blade to the utmost limit just to see what it takes to break one. A+
Now, if he would've shot a Katana with the SKS, clearly it would not break.
*sarcasm*
Dude you have to learn that there's no such thing as a best sword
Prince Vegeta No I know, I'm just parodying off people who would think it is the perfect sword.
(slow clap) You nearly had me raging there. I am ashamed of how easy it was to manipulate me like that. Well played.
Nonsense, if you shot a Katana with a rifle, the rifle would break!
Aluze I know, right, it's common sense.
Despite the damage to the cleaver being terrible, you have made something that would be more useful in close quarters combat. It has lost the intimidation factor that it had before, but would now be much more agile indoors or in up close combat. I am not saying that anyone should do this with their weapon, I am just making lemonade from lemons.
Love your reviews, Skall, but I do question shooting a really cool looking choppy thing with a rifle. Despite your warning, that was painful to watch.
I agree actually.
*****
I audibly gasped when i saw the explosion of metal shards where the blade used to be. Was NOT expecting that!
In a way this was also a good review for the power of an AK round ;)
***** was the 7.62 FMJ or a normal round?
evalroach666
For 7.62x39 FMJ is the normal round. Most of it is milsurplus and hollow points are banned for military use. At least this is what it's like in the states. I assume Canada is similar in that regard.
I'm from canada and yes the the milsurp crap is FMJ I was wondering if it was a hunting round (hollow point etc) or Full Metal Jacket, also I own a SKS and have seen the brutal effects of FMJ on metal targets
***** you clearly left your common sense at home that day! Way to take the test beyond the limits though. I was impressed that the .22 didn't do more damage. Great video! Looking forward to more.
Just throwing this out there, but good lord dude, I didn't know I needed this before I saw the review, and now I'm waiting for the good folks and Zombie Tools to make and ship me a Mack Daddy-O (You know, the Reaver Cleaver, but bigger.)
Keep being awesome!
"8:58 What are you talking about Skall, it seems fine to me"
"9:14 Oh..."
I thought I was prepared, but I was not prepared. There are tears in my eyes.
Hilarious. My band mate Sarah is laughing because I have become obsessed with watching your hand weapon videos to wind down after a day in the studio. Your a great performer. I love it.
Did you know that the ZT crew still talk about this video in 2022? This video was a conversation starter that cost me two packs of beer to hear what they thought of someone shooting their blades.
I was taught young that when it comes to things your life would depend on,to get two,and test one to extinction.Not sure this is what my grandmother had in mind.
Was the guy who sent it to u pretty pissed or was he cool with it being broken? @Skallagrim
He doesn't mind. Actually said he was interested to see the test footage.
i love how you shot it lol. great review you did a little to good of a job showing how strong it is. good job you just got another subscriber
Idk how these videos got recommended to me. I think this channel has grown on me.
YT reccommended me this video after I watched the latest vid of the sword spear where he referenced the moment of breaking this blade.
YT has a nice sense of humour at times lol
Noooo! Now how are you going to kill hobbits without a proper orc sword...
The best way; slowly. ;)
Start with the legs, they don't need those.
imbored742 Looks like meats back on the menu boys!
It;s the Orcish Narsil, it can be reforged!
dem orcs and deir atomic era alloys ...
Thank you for the awesome reviews
Just got one of the karambit versions, loving it
Well you discovered it can't handle 1500 ft/lbs of energy in less than a square inch.
look on the bright side. you got a really good two handed axe now
I have the same .22 Henry! You sir, have excellent taste in rimfire lever-actions.
There was a test of firing 50 bmg toward the sharpened edge of a well made Katana.
Each hit took a decent chunk from the blade but it survived 5 shots before snapping in half on the sixth.
I can imagine the people at ZT crying right now
They were actually interested in the test results. :)
***** Hey Skall. You once showed an animation which showed that a longsword consists of the blade and the guard (1 piece). The grip and pommel are put on later. What if it would be all a 1-part steel and the grip covered with some sort of lether (or other soft meterial) ??? Somehow like the Zombie Cleaver.
***** you sounded so sheepish! I'll be honest, that footage of you shooting the gun made me laugh (to cope with the pain!) because i just imagined you imagining the test, testing it and then the immediate reaction.
Maniac Ace
Some swords did that. The messer-type swords for instance.
wow you actually shot it, lmao
Well then... This is odd
squirtkenny :0 :0
***** Yes, yes indeed
Talk about awkward..
Eliaznizzle Thaz Shitniz o: :o
Well it still looks good and even better as a decoration item than before!
Took a 7.62 round, and you still have a very nice butcher's cleaver. :) Love the ZT guys in my hometown!
Blade is slightly chiped
R.I.P. Reaver Cleaver We will miss you.
That was a great review! One thing I also like about the cleaver is the flat pommel end for pounding and the angles built into the pommel, you could do some damage with them if you get rushed. BTW, my main blades are a pulaski, a folding shovel, a Ka-Bar, and a Buck Folding Hunter with a 3 3/4" blade. They are all I need in Idaho, although I am considering a decent machete, perhaps one with a hand guard like a cutlass. In case I meet a zombie in the woods!
I'm both surprised, and proud of you for the SKS test. GG 7.62 :)
I'm at 11:00 ... You shot it, it broke...
Well look on the Bright side, you now have a Long Handle badass Axe blade skall. You can still use whats left if the blade for Axe work. :)
They sent him another one
That's not TOO disheartening, what I really hate watching is sword bending tests. I cringe at that.
that shit scares the hell out of me.
Caveman Raveman I normally stop that video and watch something else. Friggen cold steel does it all the time and I hate it so much...
That is one tough blade. Another factor could have been that the impact point was near where you clamped it, limiting its ability to dissipate some of the energy by vibration, but that probably wouldn't have been enough anyway.
I really want one!
The finish difference between the bevel and the flat is due to the steel's as-forged finish left on the blade stock. It has a bit of dimpling left by the forging on the flats, so the finish they apply sticks better and looks better on the flats than it does on the machine finished bevels.
I've finally found THAT video 😊
The .22's like "Well, I weakened it..."
Oh my, I usually only feel pangs of sadness for machinery or computer parts that are purposely abused to their breaking points, but man, my chest tightened up when the bullet hit the blade. Although I'd never be able to do this, I commend you for testing the blade up to the point you thought at the time was a good test.
awesome review, thank you
"if you try to deflect bullets with this, you could still use the remains after it fails"
hah, you comedian!
Do you plan on getting another one? I might actually be able to arrange having another one sent to you if the loss is heart wrenching.
Arshan Hasan
I'd actually prefer to get a different Zombie Tools blade, just because I like variety.
***** I just had an extra Cleaver because I bought one and another was sent to me as a gift, sorry. Best of luck with acquisition then.
Arshan Hasan
Well, although I would be more interested in different models it would still be very nice to get the Reaver Cleaver back. How much would you want for your spare one?
***** I was actually going to send it as a gift, but when you expressed interest in getting something else I gave it to someone else. This is . . . rather tragic.
Arshan Hasan
Well, my fault. I should have formulated my reply differently. But don't worry, it's not a big deal either way.
Lol 762x39 beats sword at range any day. That surprised me and made my evening. Awesome vid !
WTF were you thinking shooting a rifle at that cleaver lol. Did you really think that the rifle bullet wouldnt fuck that cleaver up?
Yes, I did. Steel targets for rifle shooting are not much thicker than the blade. The mistake I made was to forget that such targets are made of much harder steel, and I definitely underestimated exactly how powerful that cartridge is.
Much much harder! But they will break if you don't have some give in your target.
*****
Steel targets for shooting are typically AR500 steel ie 500 on the hardness scale, that military surplus ammo is steel core as well. I have shot through 1/2" diamond plate steel with my mosin, like a hot knife through butter.
Actually if you watch some videos from zombie tools, I took them beating it repeatedly against a concrete crash barrier to destroy the original deuce sword. I don't think even cold steel swords could handle that kind of abuse.
I think hardness is actually harmful in that case. To withstand a force like this i think flexibility is the right factor, not hardness (Hardness -> Easier to shatter)
But can it melt steel beams?
LyricalMajesty only if you combine it with a pommel made of the glorious nippon steel
@@flowwy_ gotta add jet fuel.
You and Your channel is quite awesome! Tack
Well played for the break xD
Plate steel targets don't break even with .303 rounds because they are mobile. When hit, they fall or spin to dissipate the kinetic energy from the round. The blade was fixed, so it absorbed the impact completely; shattering the blade.
Yep, I should have realized that.
***** I am really enjoying your reviews and other videos. A little surprised it took me so long to come across your channel. Great work!
John White
Thanks!
I just think that the plates aren't fixed because if they were, then the stand would be taking the brunt of the force.
Glen Phenix It also depends on the types of steel. With recent innovations, fixed plates can withstand rounds up to .45 magnum if not greater. AR500 plates are amazing.
08:40
as relaxed as you are.
you look like you're contemplating something sinister.
It looks like an awesome weapon!
Hey Skall I'd like to hear your opinion on Kingdom Come: Deliverance by Warhorse studios.
If you had the sword hanging with a string, I wonder if it would deflect rather than shatter.
that's a very interesting thought...
Probably similar to shooting a hanging gong.
and the reason it shattered instead of having a hole put through it was the type of metal it was high carbon spring steel. spring steel is very tough against bending and cutting however it is brittle and with enough shock it will shatter like glass. my 440c ninjato is a decent balance but i don't abuse it like shooting it with a 7.62 rifle round. it is however able to cut clean through a four inch thick oak wood dowel.
Very entertaining video. Thanks. Love the look! Rather Da Dao-like, yes? Where was the balance on this? More nimble than the Condor Da Dao? Cold Steel?
dam! just to give u a idea of the power of a 7.62x39 its has about 1400 ft lbs at the muzzle, a 9mm is about 350 ft lbs,a 40 s&w is about 525 ft lbs, a 44 mag is around 900-1000 ft lbs. be glad you didn't use a 7.62 x 51 that's about 2,600 ft lbs lol
Chromium, +4 Toughness; Carbon, +6 Hardness, Uranium, +50% Area Of Effect +1 damage per second for life!
Not even +4 Toughness can defeat R I F L E
Until the reveal I was marveling at how well balanced in his hand it seemed to be in the first half of the review
I was wondering if you were going to try any other blades from zombie tools, as all of them look really badass and if they are made with the same quality as this one I would love to see you review some if them.
HAHAHA YOU SHOT IT WITH AN AK XD nice
+Roman Zadorozhnyy An SKS*
You don't have to be a smart ass about it. It's the same shit just slightly different details and only shoots semi. It even fires the same calibur of round. It's like me saying look at that M16. No that's actually an AR-15. Same shit
The SKS was designed by a different man, years before the AK, used a different action, had an internal magazine fed by a stripper clip and really only had one similarity to the AK, which was the round it was chambered in.
No it was absolutely not the same as calling an M16 an AR-15. The SKS and AK are completely different rifles.
James TheWulfMan Plummer my bad for the sks comparison, for some reason i thought you and Skall said AKS. The short part in the video where Skall brought the rifle up looked like the front of an AKS-74 since they're all black as well. My mistake
Roman Zadorozhnyy Forgiven, have a nice day.
"If you don't like destructive tests then move on."
Me: How bad could it be-(GASP)
Me: ;A;
I got my beautiful kukri machete from amazon and it’s a bit heavy by I couldn’t have been happier because I paid less for it than I was supposed to 😂. I got a cheaper version and they ended up giving me the wrong one but the “wrong one” was a whole lot more expensive than the one I ordered and it was hand made and beautifully crafted
I think I'm going to start collecting the swords that he talks about. The good ones. That Reaver Cleaver & Albion Sword (the German Knesser blade) look really impressive.
It's a nice knife but I cannot really find it usefull. A bit too big to carry around.
Why would you think that it could take a AK-47 round?
Limits or nothin
Its a sword. An apocalyptic version of a dadao
Its a big thick chunk of steel
Thats not a knife, its a sword
"Knife? That's not a knife. THIS is a knife."
Yeah... but i can imagine how a weapon like that would work in a medieval battle.
It probably wouldn't work very well at all
No guard
He said battle, not duel...
Nanael OverLock well it's pretty much a Chinese dadao, so it was used for battle before.
Skall himself has said having no guard doesnt mean it's less good. This reaver is perhaps deadlier than most high-quality swords in a wielder skilled to use it. The strength it possesses should more than make up for its weaknesses if well used.
This is VINTAGE Skallagrim right here.
(Good stuff Skall
knowing the limits of any blade or weapon is always a good thing, knowledge is power used for good or ill.
it is broken now...
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*****
Well, atleast we know you shouldn't use it as a bullet shield against bandits in the zombie apocalypse. xP
weeruz hey just get a riot shield would be usefull in zombie apacolyspe :P
So pretty :) ... wait... what... NOOOOOOOO
Dude ur channel is awesome!!! How much do u spend a year on weapons?
Do you have some quick thoughts/ points about ZTs The Reaper? Also thanks for Directing me to TZs website I love this kind of Post setting for blades as it's most likely the closest as we will get to a time when blades will return as a main weapon. Love what you do and I have learned so much from watching your videos. I look forward to seeing what blades and fun the future brings.
leave it to a Canadian to underestimate power of a gun =D
Uhm...... why would you even shoot at a sword/blade in the first place? Like, what purpose does that have? It seems like a ridiculously pointless risk you're just taking because you happen to own firearms. :P
Based God I have no beard. :P
And I know he was testing it. I just think that shooting at it is a pointless risk to take just for the sake of "testing".
kurvos DURABILITY
he wanted to see how far he could push it. he even said "this isnt going to happen if you are just chopping". it was a durability test. he didnt actually think the purpose was to deflect bullets
Montana? Cool beans. I have to check them out now.
After it busted it makes a wicked looking, what? A sword axe? Too cool!
every single steel is an "alloy"....
Iron and carbon
exactly
AK 47 vs a sword
AK 47 wins.
not an ak dipshit
@@cuckpatroller1153 triggered much?