This $300 Reproduction Kilij Surprised Me...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2023
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Not my words, but apparently many people consider the Ottoman kilij to be the most powerful cutter. And a sword supposedly favored by Vlad Țepeș AKA Vlad the Impaler, the intimidating historical figure that inspired good old Dracula.
Be that as it may, this is a budget sword by the standards of the functional sword reproduction market. Will it hold up to my tests? Let's find out!
** Specifications **
Overall length: 92 cm (36'')
Blade length: 75 cm (29-1/2'')
Blade thickness: 3.5-4mm (1/8''- 3/16'')
Weight: 1.1 kg (2 lbs 7 oz)
Material: 1060 high carbon steel
Hilt construction: Peened handle scales
** Pros / Cons **
+ Affordable
+ Cuts very well
+ Comfortable grip
+ Strong, durable blade
- Simplified hilt with no details
- Blunt yelmen (false edge)
** Where to find it **
[Update: I was told that their original site, swordbuy.com was hacked, so they moved to swordbuy.co. I've reached out to Swordbuy on Etsy and asked them to confirm this is real, which they did. Still worth pointing out because that incident is odd, and I can't be 100% certain that there is nothing fishy going on.]
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Skall: Complains about the lack of decoration.
Skall earlier: Did away with the tassel.
The tassel is no decoration, it is a deception device for fighting
@@PaMuShinNo, it's used as a flail.
@@PaMuShin it's mostly for post-battle kinky things
tassels are lame, it does not count
@@definitelynotanAIchatbot might be possible that some used it as additonal weight, as a way to secure it to a belt or put some iron ball in it as to hit people with it in the fashion like in some chinese movies boxers put razor blades in their pigtail for surprise
Finally some justice for this sword it's always katana vs. Long sword debate but this sword was one the few sword that were actually extensively used in the battlefield
The longsword is my preferred weapon in HEMA but having practiced British saber for a while there is something cool about curved swords. From a historical view they also had a very interesting evolutionary tree compared to the various straight swords which evolved independently in East and West.
Are you saving Longsword and katana weren’t extensively used?
@@idontwanttoputmyname403I think he means in battlefield use, katana and longsword famously not really used as a primary battlefield weapon
@@julesdebeckker627 Even if they’re not primary that’s still extensive use though, I would think.
@@idontwanttoputmyname403 they were weapons of self defense and they were not used on the battlefield on the other hand the saber was used by cavalry esp during napoleanic wars
I'm so glad that we're starting to get good and cheap reproductions for this types of swords!
Say, rather, "inexpensive".
There's a world of difference between the two
@@mikegrossberg8624 That's fair.
@@mikegrossberg8624i agree. It's the same with tools and guns.. I always use cheaper when talking about them, but I usually clarify it to "decent quality and more affordable".
@@mikegrossberg8624 cheap and inexpensive mean the same thing. The latter is just a more posh way to express the same concept
Uh Uh!
Cheap is a "wall hanger", made of inferior metal, sloppily assembled, poorly finished, not intended to be more than a decoration.
Inexpensive is battle-ready, of good high carbon steel, able to take, and hold, an edge, all parts properly fitted and finished, looking like somebody really GAVE a damn about their work! A good, USEABLE blade, but nothing fancy.
A "G.I. issue" weapon, as I refer to it, costing more than the wall trash, but not as much as a custom made job
I love how it went through that water bottle and still was able to clip the corner off that board without slowing down
Yeah, I didn't even feel it.
Indeed the word "kılıç" literally just means "sword" in Turkish, such that if you asked a Turkish person today to describe a "kılıç" they may simply describe a European sword, since we see those more commonly in mainstream media. Or, for example, if you showed them a katana, they might call it a "Japon kılıcı" i.e. literally "Japanese sword".
Same as how "katana" pretty much just means sword or blade in Japanese, though I guess a Japanese person would be likely to think of an actual Japanese katana if you asked them to describe a "katana." Because it has a lot of cultural value to them, unlike modern Turkish culture which doesn't care much about historical Turkish swords. I didn't even know about the Yatağan or ever even heard of its name until I was a teenager and researched various sword types online, despite growing up in Turkey.
Another example would be how "Messer" literally just means knife in German. If we're sitting at the breakfast table with a German person and I need a butter knife, I would ask them to please hand me a "Messer". You could say "Frühstücksmesser" i.e. literally "breakfast knife" but you would only use that word if you really needed to disambiguate.
Pronunciation tips: the dotless i in kılıç is a bit difficult to explain but I'd say it's like a very short "uh" sound. One analogy I can think of in English is the last part of "Michael", which a Turkish person might spell "Maykıl" if they knew nothing about its proper spelling. The ç at the end is basically a "tch" like in kitchen. A Turkish person might spell kitchen as "kiçın".
a lot of swords are called whatever people used it at the time called it, for example viking swords are called ''swerd'' I believe which just means sword in their language hovewer this is not directly aplicable to turkish swords since they have their own particular names. what most people call kilij is actally ''yalmanlı'' there is also other swords such as karabela,gaddare ect.
Messer meaning knife is different matter it has historical significance unlike yalmanlı being known as kilij. if memory serves at the time messers was made it was banned for common folk to own a knife. so they made a sword that does not fit sword definition at the time and called it ''big knife''
oh well at leats they dont call it ''scimitar''
if you are interested in such things(And you are since you watch skallagrim) you can check out Türkiye Kılıç Federasyonu Dr Abdullah Kesgin
Katana doesn't mean "sword" or "blade" in Japanese. Generally, you'd use the word "tachi" to generically refer to a Japanese sword or "ken" to refer to any sword. "Katana" is a curved Japanese sword made of specific materials in a specific way. In colloquial Japanese, it tends to refer to Japanese longswords regardless of the material, but the strict definition has more to do with the type of manufacture.
@@hirumaryuei That's interesting to note. Isn't the kanji for katana, "刀", which is also the kanji used for any sword in general?
The dotless "ı" sound you are talking about in Turkish is analagous to the English /ə/ which is called the "schwa" sound but is pronounced identically to the "ı". The difference is that /ə/ may be made using any vowel, or sometimes vowel combinations, as you pointed out with "Michael". Some examples include the a in annoy, e in water, i in council, o and io in collision, and u in column. All of those and many others use that same sound, despite being depicted with different letters or letter combinations. Enjoy, and thanks for telling us about the Turkis "ı".
Same thing with Farsi and "shamshir", it just means sword in Farsi, but in English it's a specific type of curved sword.
As someone who doesn't have the budget for thousand dollar swords but detests wall hangers i always love it when you review and test affordable swords that manage to perform well.
I have been waiting for you to do a Kilij. This is honestly one of my all time favorite blades from it's background, design, and damage it can inflict!
Same!
It's called Kılıç. Btw the letter "ç" is pronounced like "ch", plus, I and İ each have different sounds.
Imo It also is just an aesthetically pleasing sword in every way as well as effective in good hands.👍
@@searaider3340 Kilij is still the English word for it. Much like how in this English comment section we would type Katana rather than 刀 it is completely understandable to type Kilij instead of the actual Turkish Kılıç.
Katana sounds same with the Japanese word but Kilij doesnt.@@gokbay3057
5:44 It cut so well Skall turned French!
I've always imagined they called it the Kilij because of the degree of "killage" you can get out of it.😂
But will it "keal"? 🤪
Love it. Very punny
@@Seelenschmiede
Depends on the amount of killage you can derive out of ir
Kilij means sword (kılıç in turkish)
Kıl (kuhl) means to forge, kılıç means something forged basically
Skall. If you want a high quality Kilij, check out Kilij Osman Baskurt. He makes very impressive, historically accurate replicas. He is very passionate about it and takes the accuracy very seriously, down to the specific species of wood used for the handle and scabbard. He makes wootz as well, which is extremely good for a historical steel, with flexibility similar to spring steel, good corrosion resistance, and carbides, which is a beneficial impurity. But he also makes blades of modern steel of your choice (he likes spring steels and 1075).
And if you want the actual best draw cutter, go for the Pala. Which is a subtype of Kilij.
Agreed, that's a great advice.
It was natural for Vlad to use an Ottoman sword. He was raised in the house of Osman along with his brother. He was equipped and trained by the Ottomans. Hence his relative success against the Ottomans knowing all of their tactics.
Taking into account that Vlad was a ward at the ottoman court in his childhood it makes sense that he would train with this type of sword. You favor things you are effective with.
Awesome overview Skall! Very nicely done. Since you were asking about historical examples; on most Kilij there is complex distal taper. It depends on the time period but for longer examples like this it would be common to see 7-6mm at the shoulders tapered down to 2-3mm before the start of the yelman. The sharpness of the yelman will vary (both with style and region and time) so to have it unsharpened is not unheard of.
This example is showing a mix of characteristics of Turkish swords from a whole bunch of different time periods, so the end result is a little muddled. The lack of distal taper is offset by the fuller running through the whole thing: these are more common in older (pre 16th century) blades, but have the advantage of being more shallow on historical swords.
You’re very fair in point out how this is a “bargain price” and with that in mind I think this is OK, as long as folks don’t assume this is historically representative. Glad it seems to work so well as a sabre!
Even the cut in the piece of wood on the bottle follow through at 7:02 is clean !
i actually kinda like the look of the sword. it does look basic but i like that. also 300 for this seems nutty! well done to the craftsman that made this
Oh boy new skallagrim video
They sent me one for review as well, and it's a lot of fun.
I did not see that coming :)
Skall thank you so much for the amazing video. As always you did an amazing review and test. ⚔️⚔️⚔️ Greetings from Turkey
I think the sword looks great, and it's good to see that it's solid and well made. Another great review from Skallagrim
The one thing that sticks out to me about the design is we often only see the blades of rich or wealthy people. I kind of like the idea of these just being the swords of the regular, common officer. Not a high ranking member of the army or the king, but a sword that a small battalion leader might have. It's simple, not very nice to look at, but it still gets the job done.
100% agree. I hate the idea of complaining that a budget sword looks like a budget sword. Like... yeah bro not every soldier was buying the top of the line
@@sowianskizonierz2693 To clarify, I'm not complaining about Skal in this video. Just pointing out the value of looking at the sword of the "common" man. At the end of the day, I don't think the average low ranking commander would have cared all that much about whether his sword was well polished or had gilding or whatever else. Most of that is status, not function.
It is sharp? Does it hold up to repeated abuse? Will it stop me from having my head lopped off? I think that's what your "budget" historical swordsman would have cared about.
@@sowianskizonierz2693, I'm pretty sure the main sticking point was how polished it was. I was initially put off by it as well since that high mirror polish and everything having a soft edge look is typical of cheap, heavily granular stainless steel wall hangers. In this case though, it seems that the person doing the finishing just got a little too enthusiastic with the polishing wheel.
Everything but the softened edges of the spine and fuller can be taken down a bit with some 0000 steel wool to give it a matte or close to matte finish instead of the "Made by Macy's" look I tend to associate with cheap jewelry that turns your skin green.
@@sowianskizonierz2693 Common soldier's swords ("munitions grade", if you will) in history still looked better. They had a utilitarian look, but not this sort of tacky, highly polished wallhanger finish. And interestingly even budget weapons often had some decorative touches (if somewhat crude, sometimes).
Nice review! To me the sabre Vlad has in that portrait definitely looks more like a 17th century Hungarian type, judging by the shape of the pommel, and the outfit seems to match that period too. The artist probably went with what was popular during his own time :)
"Did you see those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords.... curved swords!"
Its very cute that we opposing cultures find each others' swords interesting. Longsword always made me impressed and it felt like there is a culture attached to it, a very different and noble, especially in the video games and movies.
Mirror polish can be remedied by using a very fine sand paper sponge and polishing it. I've done this with inexpensive blades, and it makes them look better
Always makes my day when Skall uploads :)
And even when I'm not interested in HEMA, I love all the weapons u show us.
Took nearly a week after release to watch this. I was notified, and love the review.
Beautiful blade, really informative review as always, keep up the good work, Skallagrim!
It’s a beautiful sword, and I kind of want it… I decided that all swords I buy from now on will be spring steel, though. Compared to my traditionally made katanas, my ones with spring steel blades are 100 times more durable. And since I like to swing my swords at things, that durability is important. Thank you for the video!
Yes, spring steel is much more durable than what they had available back in history.
loving these reviews
Good to see the hobby becoming easier to get into, with fairly well-made budget items such as this.
Skall, you're looking trimmer today. Keep it up, Skallafit! We're all rooting for you! Skallafit! Skallafit! Skallafit! Skallafit!
Agreed. You look quite well.
I missed your reviews. This is the Skall content I subscribed for. 😊
Man, you do such good reviews. Really enjoy your passion for the topic, your eye for detail, and your sense of humour 😁
As this is my first time coming across your videos ide just like to say thank you I rather enjoy how in depth you get with certain details pro cons etc. You've earned my sub that's forsure keep up the amazing work looking forward to the next upload
If you can I strongly suggest you get yourself a Windlass 1796 light cavalry sabre. I think you may find it handles a lot like that and is exactly like the original.
Funny thing is that Skall has never really been into sabres.
@@scottmacgregor3444 Especially late period sabres like that.
The steel quality in 1700s Britain varied a lot especially since these patterns were produced by multiple manufacturers for the army, as a result cavalry learned that if it didn't take an edge well you could turn it on the flat and use it as a mace by riding past the enemy and slapping them with the flat to the face or temple....
That is a beautiful sword and it was a joy to see the cut tests.
Hey Skall, you're looking very healthy and well. I'm truly glad to see you in a better mental and physical place compared to where you were not too long ago. Well done, keep on keeping on my friend may god guide you
Great review as always Skall. You do the best blade reviews on TH-cam. It also looks like all that work in the gym is paying off physically and you seem more relaxed, keep up the good fight brother.
Finally! Review on kilij. And it is from one of my favourite TH-camrs!❤❤❤
Another great video, myninja. Blessings to you and yours
This is a great review and has changed my view on the practically of this design of sword, would like to see more tests such as how it preforms in a duel against various straight swords in attack and defence
Thank you!
Great looking and working sword!
I know it may be too meta, but if you get yourself a hockey bag, you could cram bigger swords in there without alarming the public, keep making great videos
just be sure that if youre an atuall hockey player that your sword hockey bag is SIGNIFICANTLY different from your hockey hockey bag other wise it could be akward in more ways then one....
@@vhaelen326 hes canadian so he must have at least 4 of those hahaha
@@ventu2295Well German but he's been in Canada long enough to surely have a few by now
I thought he was Norwegian?@@Scarlet_Soul
@@kuesdav Skall has always been rather ambiguous about where he is from as he does not consider it important to who he is, but on one of his side channels he made a video reviewing different cities he had lived in and the first one on the list was Munich, followed by Tromsø and Bergen, followed by places in Canada.
Hello Skall! This was a fun one; thanks for the review. I have to admit that I myself do rather like it, despite it's simplistic wall-hangery look. For a budget sword that cuts that well and even has a sheath, this looks pretty good. Thanks for the video!
this looks gorgeous! doesn't look tacky to me! just functional and well made. simple but not overly-so.
cuts like a beast too, and all for a good price!
havnt watched one of your videos in a while, you look amazing nowadays! and as always, fun and informative videos :)
Really enjoyed this video review
I got myself a kilij from turkey and it's a very badass sword
These vids are bangin love to see it
Hi Skallagrim, I'm back after many years. Good to see that you are seemingly very well off and are still producing very good videos.💪🏽
Great review brother!
Someone at our HEMA club had a sparring version. Brass quillons did not survive heavy contact...
Always love this videos
Man, it's so cool watching you move with the sword! You naturally are almost never on center, moving behind the blade! You still got it man!
The cuts were frighteningly clean!
Good overview👍
Nice looking blade
I enjoy your videos. In the future may you make a video comparing Thai sword and fighting techniques from HEMA viewpoint?
Such a beauty!!
Thank you for your videos.
Dropping a like and a comment for the algorithm, keep up the videos man
Great review.
Great pronunciation of Vlad Țepeș! Congrats!
Haven't watched a blade review with any real focus in probably a couple years, let alone from you, and I have to say in my opinion your opinion, production, and delivery has become significantly more nuanced and insightful in the last few years. Thanks for acknowledging how underestimated this type or sword is without skipping it's inherent weaknesses
Amazing stuff
Great video! That's definitely an intriguing sword. Not a lot of functional Kilij on the market. You're right in that it's appearance just looks a bit... cheap. Still though, it looks like it's worth checking out.
Excellent pronunciation Vlad Țepeș
This is a pretty cool sword. It's always nice to see board blades that can perform at a budget price.
i really like these kind of videos 👍😊
You are a cool guy and that is a pretty dope sword.
"What does Kilij mean?"
"It means Ottoman sword."
It means “sword” in Turkic languages
Bu kılıç Osmanlılardan Bin yıl önce de Türkler tarafından kullanılıyordu.
Kazakh sword is also Kilij. It was invented before Ottomans.
"Kılıç" in todays Turkish means nothing more than "sword". There is no spesification of "Ottoman" or "Turkish" sword. It is a direct translation of the word. Beside at least write it with a C where the fuck did they get the J from?
After your review of the Yataghan, my serch into swordbuy, it seems to have upped their quality quite a bit. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. This company seems to be producing affordable quality swords. Be interesting to see if more are provided to you for review.
Vlad was forcefully raised in the Ottoman Empire, so it makes sense for him to use their sword. It's also very poetic, as he was quite fond of poetic justice.
I'm impressed with this reproduction. Wish I could afford one.
Not to mention he had an exceedingly "efficient" personality. If he thought the Ottoman's own sword was useful, he was going to use it.
@@tyranitararmaldo Don't forget he also had a great sense of humour.
Had Vlad gotten his hands on Mehmed II, impaling him certainly would have been poetic justice for what that pig tried to do to Vlad and did do to his brother.
@@AzraelseraphimSlighly dark though.
@@MarkGoding The best kind
Reminds me of the Deadliest Warrior where Vlad fought Sun Tzu and the Vlad experts were demonstrating the sword on a dead pig
Yes they claimed that Class sword was made with a heavier tip, to make it easier to cut off heads, that's all I really remember about that episode I was still a kid then
Man, that's a gorgeous-looking sword
My first introduction to this sword was Deadliest Warrior. The demonstration effortlessly cut a pig carcass in half three times in rapid succession.
Never forgot how OP this weapon is.
Thank you Skallagrim! Great video.
Ey, man. I’m gonna go through all your videos and Like them.
Cool stuff, and I didn't know Vlad Tepes handled one of these (or similar). He is one of my favorite historical characters.
He might have had a Hungarian saber instead, I wasn't able to confirm one way or another.
It was this kind of sword the Kîlîç, Corpus Draculianum is a society that documents his life in very minute detail with every available historical document, it's also documented a duel with Vladislav the second which Vlad killed with a sword like this, his prowess with the weapon was pretty known and people were very weary of him
Are you usually a big fan of historical mass murderers?
@@Yanate1991 A hero who helped save his country and most of the West of becoming Muslim? Yeah, sure!
Nice looking sword!
You're the first foreigner I've heard saying Vlad Țepes's name correctly! Viele Grüße aus Rumänien! 🇷🇴 🇷🇴 🇷🇴
Thank you for the reverse grip joke, got me. I was waking up from a nap and that got me.
I VIVIDLY remember the Deadliest Warrior episode with Vlad the Impaler and this sword was the one they brought out for him and all the judges said it sliced as well or BETTER than a Katana.
I have this exact sword. Previously I'd only trained with a hand-and-a-half longsword, so at first I found this a bit heavy (not accustomed to a one-handed wield). I'm getting used to it now so it feels better. The handle originally felt slippery to me so I wrapped it in leather cord, which helps somewhat - I'm considering replacing that with either handle tape or a full leather covering like my longsword. Otherwise I've been very satisfied. I can testify to its sharpness...I was wiping some rain off the blade once (I always train outdoors) and managed to cut my finger open through the cloth with no pressure at all.
It comes with a scabbard as well, nice looking (very similar to the picture you showed from Vlad Tepes). It was a bit tight at first and made the weapon slow to draw, but it has loosened up over time and is not a problem any more.
Overall I give it an A, it's a fun weapon, and wicked-looking as well.
Honestly, I'm pretty ignorant about everything you talk about. There's just something really satisfying watching someone talk about what their passionate about. Thank you for making the video!
Oh those original hilts are beautiful 🤩
If you ever have the time, interest, and opportunity, I would really love to see your opinion of the Dha (usually found in Thailand and other neighboring countries) as well as your thoughts on the way it is normally carried, which is to say how you feel about certain swords (the Dha in this case) being hung around one shoulder and having the blade in its scabbard hanging about hip level but drawn from more or less under the arm. Anyway, thanks again so much for your work and what you do, Skall.
Deliciously beautiful sword!
The fact that you clipped the stand and the cut water bottle stayed on is crazy
That seems like a solid budget choice. You would be hard pressed to find anything much better in that price range anyways.
Tested on Vlad Tepes head. Nice thumbnail bro:))
I think the curve makes the edge glide over the surface, rather than hit it like straight swords. That's gotta be why it cuts very well..
Maybe you make video with polish sabre "Karabela", or "Węgierka".
karabela sounds very familiar lol
Karabela is turkish word, means Black problem
Will you do a Winged Hussar sabre? I would like to hear your thoughts on a thumbring and a d-shaped guard (kabłąk).
Shamshir isn’t Persian. İt’s Turkic too. After the 10th Century, Persia have ruled by Turks. Seljuks, kwarazmshahs, Timurids, Akkoyuns, and Savavids, All of them were Turkic based states. Their armies mostly Turkic.
DNA studies disprove the notion of significant genetic ties between Turks and Persians. For instance, the Azerbaijan region historically marked the northwestern border of ancient Iran, where DNA samples reveal remarkable genetic similarity with Persians, Kurds, and other Iranians, indicating minimal Turkic DNA among Azerbaijanis.
The concept of Turks conquering Persia parallels that of Greeks or Arabs, as they either assimilated, became Persianized, or were expelled. Notably, Turkic DNA is predominantly found in Turkmenistan, distinct from greater Iran or Persia.
The Shamshir, a sword deeply rooted in Persian history, predates the Turkic-Mongol invasions by hundreds, if not thousands of years. Its name, derived from the Persian words "sham" (sun) and "shir" (lion), symbolizes Iran's coat of arms-the Lion and Sun-for millennia.
Evolved from earlier curved swords in Greater Iran and Central Asia, the Shamshir gained prominence during the Persian Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) as a symbol of Persian warriors, despite Safavids speaking Turkish, they identified as Iranians and fought under the Iranian flag.
Similarly, modern-day Turks exhibit minimal to no Turkic DNA, sharing genetic similarities with Greeks, Armenians, and Kurds. In essence, Turkey represents the modern-day Byzantine Empire, predominantly Greek, with a history dating back a millennium, contrasting with Iran's endurance spanning over 2,500 years.
@@KCpahlavan there is no true among you said.
@@selmanaskn462 yes there is. dont mean to offend you .. but you seem bigoted or "bağnaz" I can dig up research material to prove it but I have a feeling you are so " bağnaz " or dogmatic that nothing will change your mind. I bet you money that if you take your DNA analysis you will find you have practically NO actual Turkic blood. Where in turkey are you from if you don't mind me asking?
@@KCpahlavanhe isn’t talking about genetic composition. But rather military traditions. Many cultures adopted Turkic military traditions.
It's nice to see more Turkish swords getting love from you. Keep it up Skal, as your Turkish audience we are enjoying it a lot.
Good video.
Based Gigachad Kılıç😎
The sharp section of the false edge is called "Yalman", not yelmen. This sword is not called "Kılıç" because it just means sword. It is called Yalmanlı (with Yalman) for having one and it is what makes it unique.
Love how the blade managed to clip the corner off the plank on the slow mo of the bottle cut @ 7.01. 🤣🤣