I was thinking how much Sharpe would enjoy one of these if he lost his heavy cav saber, then realized he actually did use one of these in Sharpe's Devil
ok my uncle gave us a few cutlasses to play with when we were kids, i am pretty sure they were blunted by him or just dull but yeah they were 1804 pattern cutlasses which i inherited after he died
This was enormously informative and perhaps even useful. In over 60years of browsing New Orleans antique shops I think I have seen similar swords. I passed by inspecting them thinking they were cheap forgeries. I have seen forgeries of other swords there and elsewhere but never paid any attention to your example.
Keep in mind they were made and used by both sides in the American Revolution and before. Some were very much cheap forgeries. At least one privateer officer ordered them cheap from a BLACKSMITH. So New Orleans, a port before and after and then during the War of 1812 having a bunch, definitely look closer next time you see them.
Thank you for teaching me about the 1804. I'm not a sword guy, but you make it interesting so I watched the whole thing and I feel that much better for it. Thanks again.
Hi Matt, the reason I got "stuck" on your channel is your enthusiasm. I used to fence foil as a teenager and I'm not averse to a nice knife either. HEMA doesn't sound bad either... Thank you and keep up the good work😊
The figure eight guard would also be an excellent punching "knuckleduster" for boarding actions. Especially below decks, where space to swing ot even stab in a press, is at a premium. The simplicity, with no holes or other places for rust to grab onto. Would also make these 1804's easier to maintain. Rust being such a huge problem, marine musket ramrod's were wooden instead of the normal iron of the land pattern's.
So as a pirate historian....Black Sails is set in the late 17-teens. Now yes figure eight guards start showing up in images of sailors I believe around the 1730s. They used a lot of swords and clothes which were way out of the time period. That said Benerson Little was the historical advisor for a lot of the script and fighting and did a pretty decent job.
Yes, I recognized that as a naval cutlass...I don't think it was that particular one, but ones just like it were loaned to my friend's shop (Tony Swatton of Sword and the Stone in Burbank) when we were making swords for Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl as a selection of examples Disney wanted us to draw inspiration from as we made cutlasses for the film. The weird part as I held some of them wasn't just that the sheer history of them felt tangible (as sort of "cold" feeling I got knowing that humans lost their lives to the weapons I was holding) but seeing certain rusty spots and knowing I was looking at, essentially, blood stains.
Black Sails shout out 🍻 That show was truly good, and just ended a bit wishy-washy but trying to play the game of whether or not you are getting renewed can be tough to gauge pulling out all the longburn story points.
A recent video about small arms carried on USN Battleships in WW2 noted that each battleship was equipped with five cutlasses, as well as around 18 bolo knives. That was WW2 and just after.
I served in the infantry, British, in the eighties and, other than our section weapons and bayonets we were grossly inadequately equipped. Most of us privately bought our own form of fighting knife which we carried in the field but, it usually comes down to some form of hand to hand fighting and so purpose built, functional weapons should very much still be issued. Look at the many different types throughout history including the trench weapons of WW1. Bladed weapons still very much have their place and should be trained with.
1:02 Ah, yes. -Navy free. Thanks for the firebombs, incidentally. Didn't expect that a neutral country would be granted such a generous gift. Greetings from Denmark. Joking aside, this was really interesting. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for making this video! I have an antique sword that has a figure 8 hilt with the smooth tubular iron grip, so now i know what that is! The blade is either a 1796 light cav or blucher, so unsure if i should call the thing a sabre or cutlass!
Umm actually, as an American, I'm going to thank the French for Louisiana and I'm NOT going to thank the British for the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 in which they tried to take Louisiana and were repelled by a judge, general, and man who shot 4 people in duels. That man (yeah that one guy, not 3 people) led a band of pirates, smugglers, native Americans, and freed slaves to repel a force of 8000 British veterans of the Napoleonic wars in a battle that took place two weeks after the war was over. That man later became president of the united states and worked tirelessly to dismantle the federal bank, so we put his face on the $20 bill. Yes, that man was Andrew Jackson. but yeah that sword totally would've been there.
I had one of these, a honest to god original. It was $200 Australian in 1987 and came with some rags and letters from someone that served and then emigrated to Australia. It was stolen from my bag when I left Australia for New Zealand in 1992.
Not sure now but in the RAN we used the same cutlass for the NCOs in parade drill. The officers used their issued Wilkinsons Swords. Btw doing drill with a cutlass is tiring 😊
@VonDutch68 Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead Or a yawing hole in a battered head And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes Looking up at paradise All souls bound just contrawise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. 🤣
@@VonDutch68 I can't drink it anymore, I nearly killed myself trying to keep up with some old guys off an English America's cup crew, shore crew, in 2010. I thought I woke up dead then I wished I hadn't woken up for a bit. Even since the smell of rum make my bones ache.
Hi matt, would you do a reaction to SW the old republic trailers. Some has lightsaber fight scenes and i would say the best realistic fights ever in star wars. Each user actually wants to kill in the “choreography” instead of movie ones where they are rehearsed and waiting to just touch swords.
A favorite of your videos simply because the thing looks so instantly "government issue!" Some things have always been the same! I think it would be interesting to see a composite history specifically of mass produced edged tools and weapons throughout the ages... what different societies have seen as cheap and useful... I suppose the info is all about and oft discussed, but I get confused... I also suppose that the mass produced look became much more apparent after people figured out how to stamp out metal parts with dies. Thanks!
I would love to own one (a few) for my meagre antique cutlass collection. Cutlass/ Hanger are my favourite to collect practice and study (Angelo and variants) I consider these cheaply made yet brutally effective Cutlasses as the AK47 of swords Did they bother with distal taper with these?
I want that Cutlass…Matt, I need to visit your website: folks pay a LOT of money for reproduction weapons without ever considering purchasing an antique original with a history. (I myself am guilty of this…I own quite a few reproduction swords, including the Windlass Steelcrafts 15th century Falchion/hangar you reviewed recently.) I feel very honored to be the caretaker of a 17th century Talwar with a “firangi” or foriegn made blade-(according to the stamps and number of fuller’s, I believe it’s either German or French???? A Shamshir that is very likely contemporary to the Talwar-(it has a Talwar-style hilt in which the knuckle bow was removed)-as well as two Kora swords…one of which was assessed to be made of “quam” or, “gravel” pattern watered steel…the second Kora is slightly longer but quite a bit heavier, without the “light” handling characteristics of the “Quam” blade…additionally, the “Quam” blade seems to have been used at some point in its history-(the firangi-style Talwar’s blade has several notches as well, and was service sharpened)-I found these swords, as well as two spears: one complete with its original buttcap, if not the original shaft…it was re-shafted onto what I believe to be a an Irish blackthorn walking stick. It has Shivas trident engraved on the blade, and was at one point sharp on both sides. At any rate, I digress; I found these swords sitting in a barrel in the basement of a high-end curio store in the shopping district of the “college town” where I live-(Burlington, Vermont)-and the owner basically GAVE them to me, because they were “too ugly to put on the sales floor” (I had bought an antique Kukri from this store several years ago, & asked if there were any more antique edged weapons or tools I could take a look at. Matt, I paid $85.00 American for the “Quam” blades Kora, to give you an idea of how lucky I was. At any rate, having a decent Indo-Persian antique weapon collection, I would love to branch out into Western antiques…I have acquired two crossbow bolts dated from between 1300-1400 thus far, but that’s it so far. I’ll be checking your stock soon, sir, and I thank you for your so-informative presentations.
I know this is a tangent to the video but i couldn't help notice the background. Why are Katanas stored upside down on racks ? European curved swords appear to be stored back side up so I am intrigued.
@@scholagladiatoria Thanks for the reply. I assumed so but was not sure. They caught my eye due to the fact they were stored upside down. May be a funny video to make in the future. Keep up the great work.
About three years ago I was in a small Cornish pub on holiday. A member of bar staff advised that we should all be quiet as there was to be a news item on tv where a member of the RNLI who was in the bar jumped from the lifeboat onto a French sailing boat that was in difficulties. The news item was shown and indeed this guy lept onto the French vessel. When the cheering and back slapping was over I announced to the people. "He is improperly dressed, since when did an English sailor board a Frenchie without a cutless in his hand?" They saw the funny side to it and I got out alive.
Captains door opens, the first officer and 2 mates step in. "Ah what do we have here? " "Sir, these two Gentleman came up with soime modified weapons for better ship combat" "Ah good very good, you man, show me what you got there" "Its a shortnd sabre sir, i reck'nd it woul'd work well when we get inta close quarters, i call it a cutlass on account of it being good at cuttin an being small " "very nice, and what do you got there" *second mate trying to hide the "pokelass" engraving on the scabbard "its ehm its ehm a" smallsword.".."
A straight blade is better than a curved one if it lacks a fuller. And a cavalry sword is a liability below decks. I would consider a gladius for the job.
Is that hand protection just mild steel ? Or is it hardened steel ? I only ask because it looks thin, and would not stand up to any abuse if its just mild steel. Say, for instance, use as a knuckle duster
if this type of sword grip was made today it would have been casted out of a molten mixture of salvaged scrap metals such as copper wire tin cans and used aluminium foils for the sake of cheapness
100% I bounce from Ancient Rome to Ancient Egypt, muse for a moment about how little I have ever learned about Dacia and promise myself to rectify that, then ricochet to my comfort-zone, The Peninsula Wars and the evil/utterly amazing Emperor the Righteous British people were fighting. Then I think "There must be more to life than reading about the past" but then I see a notification that one of you chaps has posted up some lollys to gobble up.
Good to know the originals are nimble and not heavy. I bought a very cheap reproduction and it's probably about the most awfully balanced blade in my collection 😂. It'll certainly need work done to make it a more usable piece for test cutting.
A slippery metal grip for a *naval* combat weapon, that must have taken a lot of extremely drunken, raged-fueled meetings to get through. Military cost cutting at its finest.
Black sails was great... And chaotic democratic.. And you wake up a point in me.. I am sure i dont know things about the french marine under napoleon. I got a big stone thing in german saxony (visit it if you are in Leipzig) . But this storys are all on solid ground or horses
101% commitment on that intro
Bro went all in on that intro.
I was thinking "Matt!!Phrasing!!"
Admittedly that has more to do with the sordid state of my mind, than his, BUT STILL!!
Liken to a submarine. It was hard and had full of seamen.
The penny didn't drop until I read this 😂
A naval full of salty seamen.
😂
"Ribbed for your gripping pleasure" - LOL
I was thinking how much Sharpe would enjoy one of these if he lost his heavy cav saber, then realized he actually did use one of these in Sharpe's Devil
I love this channel, thank you for your time...sir
Thank you!
"Cutting out" wasn't a land action - it actually referred to boarding an enemy ship at anchor, usually in a defended port, and sailing it away.
i don't want a sword but really like to listen to Matt Easton talk.
I was the same way for a while. Now I have a sword.
@@lindseyfrancesco4 😄
The lack of desire for a sword can point towards a serious mental disorder, like not craving any bladed weapon at all. You should have that looked at.
Get two swords
@@vytas5584 way ahead of you
"We can save 8 shillings a sword with that guard" said some Royal Navy Accountant (Probably)
Honestly, given the same sheet metal, it's much cheaper to cut the elongated tear drop shape of the 1845 model than the figure 8.
@@erminos8628 The figure 8 can be bend cold by hand, the 1845 probably needs either heating or a power hammer.
ok my uncle gave us a few cutlasses to play with when we were kids, i am pretty sure they were blunted by him or just dull but yeah they were 1804 pattern cutlasses which i inherited after he died
This was enormously informative and perhaps even useful. In over 60years of browsing New Orleans antique shops I think I have seen similar swords. I passed by inspecting them thinking they were cheap forgeries. I have seen forgeries of other swords there and elsewhere but never paid any attention to your example.
Keep in mind they were made and used by both sides in the American Revolution and before. Some were very much cheap forgeries. At least one privateer officer ordered them cheap from a BLACKSMITH. So New Orleans, a port before and after and then during the War of 1812 having a bunch, definitely look closer next time you see them.
Thank you for teaching me about the 1804. I'm not a sword guy, but you make it interesting so I watched the whole thing and I feel that much better for it. Thanks again.
Hi Matt, the reason I got "stuck" on your channel is your enthusiasm.
I used to fence foil as a teenager and I'm not averse to a nice knife either.
HEMA doesn't sound bad either...
Thank you and keep up the good work😊
The figure eight guard would also be an excellent punching "knuckleduster" for boarding actions. Especially below decks, where space to swing ot even stab in a press, is at a premium. The simplicity, with no holes or other places for rust to grab onto. Would also make these 1804's easier to maintain. Rust being such a huge problem, marine musket ramrod's were wooden instead of the normal iron of the land pattern's.
So as a pirate historian....Black Sails is set in the late 17-teens. Now yes figure eight guards start showing up in images of sailors I believe around the 1730s. They used a lot of swords and clothes which were way out of the time period. That said Benerson Little was the historical advisor for a lot of the script and fighting and did a pretty decent job.
Yes! Cutlass’s!! And the figure eight styles/patterns are my favorite’s!!!
+1 Black Sails is a great series. One of the best reproductions of cannons in battle.
My all-time favorite movie is Master and Commander. I am in love with this weapon! Remember to hold fast mate!
Black Sails is an amazing show - may have to dig out the DVDs
Yes, I recognized that as a naval cutlass...I don't think it was that particular one, but ones just like it were loaned to my friend's shop (Tony Swatton of Sword and the Stone in Burbank) when we were making swords for Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl as a selection of examples Disney wanted us to draw inspiration from as we made cutlasses for the film. The weird part as I held some of them wasn't just that the sheer history of them felt tangible (as sort of "cold" feeling I got knowing that humans lost their lives to the weapons I was holding) but seeing certain rusty spots and knowing I was looking at, essentially, blood stains.
Black Sails shout out 🍻
That show was truly good, and just ended a bit wishy-washy but trying to play the game of whether or not you are getting renewed can be tough to gauge pulling out all the longburn story points.
A recent video about small arms carried on USN Battleships in WW2 noted that each battleship was equipped with five cutlasses, as well as around 18 bolo knives. That was WW2 and just after.
I love all things nautical of the Napoleonic era, this was a very interesting video
" If you are into salty seamen? " A question that scares me.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who isn't afraid to say pirated stuff when reviewing a Cutlass
Salty seamen is definitely somewhere in my search history
hahahaha - i see what you did there ...lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Ditto!!!
I served in the infantry, British, in the eighties and, other than our section weapons and bayonets we were grossly inadequately equipped. Most of us privately bought our own form of fighting knife which we carried in the field but, it usually comes down to some form of hand to hand fighting and so purpose built, functional weapons should very much still be issued. Look at the many different types throughout history including the trench weapons of WW1. Bladed weapons still very much have their place and should be trained with.
I lol’d loud enough to startle the housecat off my lap at that intro
Great book on navy swords!
1:02 Ah, yes. -Navy free. Thanks for the firebombs, incidentally. Didn't expect that a neutral country would be granted such a generous gift.
Greetings from Denmark.
Joking aside, this was really interesting. Thanks for the videos.
Another great vid! Who makes the best cutlass replical Matt?
Thanks for making this video! I have an antique sword that has a figure 8 hilt with the smooth tubular iron grip, so now i know what that is! The blade is either a 1796 light cav or blucher, so unsure if i should call the thing a sabre or cutlass!
It sounds like a mid to late-18th century British or American naval cutlass then.
The 1845 is just such a lovely pattern.
I love it!
I need one for dussack!
Umm actually, as an American, I'm going to thank the French for Louisiana and I'm NOT going to thank the British for the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 in which they tried to take Louisiana and were repelled by a judge, general, and man who shot 4 people in duels. That man (yeah that one guy, not 3 people) led a band of pirates, smugglers, native Americans, and freed slaves to repel a force of 8000 British veterans of the Napoleonic wars in a battle that took place two weeks after the war was over. That man later became president of the united states and worked tirelessly to dismantle the federal bank, so we put his face on the $20 bill. Yes, that man was Andrew Jackson.
but yeah that sword totally would've been there.
Thanks I appreciate the video
I am indeed into salty semen
I had one of these, a honest to god original.
It was $200 Australian in 1987 and came with some rags and letters from someone that served and then emigrated to Australia.
It was stolen from my bag when I left Australia for New Zealand in 1992.
Not sure now but in the RAN we used the same cutlass for the NCOs in parade drill.
The officers used their issued Wilkinsons Swords.
Btw doing drill with a cutlass is tiring 😊
@VonDutch68
Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Ten of the crew had the murder mark!
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red
And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes
Looking up at paradise
All souls bound just contrawise
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
🤣
@Bob-h3n nice one matey....brings back memories of tots of Navy Rum and headaches 😄
@@VonDutch68
I can't drink it anymore, I nearly killed myself trying to keep up with some old guys off an English America's cup crew, shore crew, in 2010.
I thought I woke up dead then I wished I hadn't woken up for a bit.
Even since the smell of rum make my bones ache.
I searched Salty semen with a big weapon.........got this, not what I wanted, damn I had my safe search on...
Hi matt, would you do a reaction to SW the old republic trailers. Some has lightsaber fight scenes and i would say the best realistic fights ever in star wars. Each user actually wants to kill in the “choreography” instead of movie ones where they are rehearsed and waiting to just touch swords.
A favorite of your videos simply because the thing looks so instantly "government issue!" Some things have always been the same! I think it would be interesting to see a composite history specifically of mass produced edged tools and weapons throughout the ages... what different societies have seen as cheap and useful... I suppose the info is all about and oft discussed, but I get confused... I also suppose that the mass produced look became much more apparent after people figured out how to stamp out metal parts with dies. Thanks!
5:07 ...considering the likelihood of one winding up on the bottom of the ocean if it was ever actually used in a battle...
That’s a gagging Grip on that cutlass 😮
Wow that tubular grip must have been an eyesore. This one looks like a much better compromise between price and functionality
I would love to own one (a few) for my meagre antique cutlass collection.
Cutlass/ Hanger are my favourite to collect practice and study (Angelo and variants)
I consider these cheaply made yet brutally effective Cutlasses as the AK47 of swords
Did they bother with distal taper with these?
I have one in mint condition, a beautiful black patina and still very sharp.
various swords of the early modern or industrial era can be considered to be both cutlass and backsword or both cutlass and sabres at the same time
Based Matt, keep up the good content and cheers to you from a lousy landlubber!
I want that Cutlass…Matt, I need to visit your website: folks pay a LOT of money for reproduction weapons without ever considering purchasing an antique original with a history. (I myself am guilty of this…I own quite a few reproduction swords, including the Windlass Steelcrafts 15th century Falchion/hangar you reviewed recently.) I feel very honored to be the caretaker of a 17th century Talwar with a “firangi” or foriegn made blade-(according to the stamps and number of fuller’s, I believe it’s either German or French???? A Shamshir that is very likely contemporary to the Talwar-(it has a Talwar-style hilt in which the knuckle bow was removed)-as well as two Kora swords…one of which was assessed to be made of “quam” or, “gravel” pattern watered steel…the second Kora is slightly longer but quite a bit heavier, without the “light” handling characteristics of the “Quam” blade…additionally, the “Quam” blade seems to have been used at some point in its history-(the firangi-style Talwar’s blade has several notches as well, and was service sharpened)-I found these swords, as well as two spears: one complete with its original buttcap, if not the original shaft…it was re-shafted onto what I believe to be a an Irish blackthorn walking stick. It has Shivas trident engraved on the blade, and was at one point sharp on both sides. At any rate, I digress; I found these swords sitting in a barrel in the basement of a high-end curio store in the shopping district of the “college town” where I live-(Burlington, Vermont)-and the owner basically GAVE them to me, because they were “too ugly to put on the sales floor” (I had bought an antique Kukri from this store several years ago, & asked if there were any more antique edged weapons or tools I could take a look at. Matt, I paid $85.00 American for the “Quam” blades Kora, to give you an idea of how lucky I was.
At any rate, having a decent Indo-Persian antique weapon collection, I would love to branch out into Western antiques…I have acquired two crossbow bolts dated from between 1300-1400 thus far, but that’s it so far. I’ll be checking your stock soon, sir, and I thank you for your so-informative presentations.
Speaking of Black Sails, have you reviewed any of the battles in it? I kind of think you did, but I am not sure.
Can you post your catalogue and contact details of swords for sale? Cheers!
I know this is a tangent to the video but i couldn't help notice the background. Why are Katanas stored upside down on racks ? European curved swords appear to be stored back side up so I am intrigued.
That is just the convention with the uchigatana (or katana) or wakizachi. The tachi would be stored edge down.
@@scholagladiatoria Thanks for the reply. I assumed so but was not sure. They caught my eye due to the fact they were stored upside down. May be a funny video to make in the future. Keep up the great work.
I got one of these, seaman!
Mess with the cutlass, you're gonna get cut!"
The Salt must flow...
French slayer? Lloyd is gonna buy a dozen.
About three years ago I was in a small Cornish pub on holiday. A member of bar staff advised that we should all be quiet as there was to be a news item on tv where a member of the RNLI who was in the bar jumped from the lifeboat onto a French sailing boat that was in difficulties. The news item was shown and indeed this guy lept onto the French vessel. When the cheering and back slapping was over I announced to the people. "He is improperly dressed, since when did an English sailor board a Frenchie without a cutless in his hand?" They saw the funny side to it and I got out alive.
I bet you drink Reform lager.
If you're into Salty Semen?! The innuendos are hitting hard 🤣🤣
Did you ever watch Capn Pugwash ? His oppo was Seaman Stains 😅😅😅
@@VonDutch68 no it wasn't unfortunately an urban legend.
How accurate were the cutlasses in Yellowbeard (1983)?
Does anyone know for sure if naval cutlass blades were sharpened, or were they left blunt? I have heard references to both.
Oh dear god, that intro got me by surprise 🤦🏽♂️
Captains door opens, the first officer and 2 mates step in. "Ah what do we have here? "
"Sir, these two Gentleman came up with soime modified weapons for better ship combat"
"Ah good very good, you man, show me what you got there"
"Its a shortnd sabre sir, i reck'nd it woul'd work well when we get inta close quarters, i call it a cutlass on account of it being good at cuttin an being small "
"very nice, and what do you got there"
*second mate trying to hide the "pokelass" engraving on the scabbard
"its ehm its ehm a" smallsword.".."
Arr! Salty seaman tossing on the briny, etc!
Did the wielders of this cutlass in the RN usually use gloves when wielding it?
A straight blade is better than a curved one if it lacks a fuller. And a cavalry sword is a liability below decks. I would consider a gladius for the job.
By 1804 were these forged with steam powered hammers? or still hand forged?
Naughtical.
That double entendre in the first 10 seconds does not bode well!🤣
Thnaks. Also thanks.
Those figure eight guards just look goofy. Ugly as hell. Economics... The 1845 pattern. Now we're talking!
Hell naww!!! I was watching without my headphones man 😭😭😭😭🫠🫠🫠🫠
Salty semen.
😄👍 btw Pirates: I recommend "Gold and Gunpowder".
Can you suggest a reproduction? I want one!
Matt FREAKston with this intro
Oh snap ! I want one of those 😃
How can you end the Mateyloos rightly, if you don't have a pommel?
Is that hand protection just mild steel ? Or is it hardened steel ?
I only ask because it looks thin, and would not stand up to any abuse if its just mild steel. Say, for instance, use as a knuckle duster
"Whoopseeday..."
Matt Easton casting spells
Not my favorite variant, but I still say that a cutlass remains probably the single most practical sword for modern personal use.
Have existed ailettes of metal?
0:02 diabolical
Black Sails is great!
if this type of sword grip was made today it would have been casted out of a molten mixture of salvaged scrap metals such as copper wire tin cans and used aluminium foils for the sake of cheapness
100% I bounce from Ancient Rome to Ancient Egypt, muse for a moment about how little I have ever learned about Dacia and promise myself to rectify that, then ricochet to my comfort-zone, The Peninsula Wars and the evil/utterly amazing Emperor the Righteous British people were fighting. Then I think "There must be more to life than reading about the past" but then I see a notification that one of you chaps has posted up some lollys to gobble up.
"If you love salty semen, you'll love this video?"
Blimey-mate.
Celebrate! It is the Roth. Child. Choppah!!!! Hail! I am a good Norman.
Good to know the originals are nimble and not heavy. I bought a very cheap reproduction and it's probably about the most awfully balanced blade in my collection 😂. It'll certainly need work done to make it a more usable piece for test cutting.
S A L T Y
I beg your pardon?
Phrasing? Are we not doing phrasing anymore?
I prefer my seamen more fruity and sweet
"If you're into salty semen" - did I heard this right?
A slippery metal grip for a *naval* combat weapon, that must have taken a lot of extremely drunken, raged-fueled meetings to get through. Military cost cutting at its finest.
Dear Matt,
I am not into salted semen.
But regardless I continued watching and liked the video.
Kindest regards,
S
Best
1833 French imho
I'm sorry Squids,.but it's funny as hell
Black sails was great... And chaotic democratic.. And you wake up a point in me.. I am sure i dont know things about the french marine under napoleon. I got a big stone thing in german saxony (visit it if you are in Leipzig) . But this storys are all on solid ground or horses
'salty seamen' leaves a bad taste in your mouth or perhaps not, ain't judging nor casting aspersions on sailors😊
No, no no no!
WILL YOU CONTINUE TO BE?!
quite a bit of glee in this one