I am quite fond of short swords. I have made many over the years. The Qama is one of my favorites tbh. It facinates me that they have been used for so long.
The Zulu iklwa is a miniature version used in dancing and ceremonies, along with a miniature shield. Combat versions were larger, the blade about 10 in long and quite wide, the overall length about 3.5 to 4 ft.
Good article, Mike! Hope the weather isn't tearing all of you up. My best to your dear lady and the munchkins of every size! Thanks for sharing more of your collection with us. Taught me a lot about something that I was ignorant of, so Thank You, sir!
What is really missing in your collection is the Cherusky short sword replica and specially the scramasax used most by the continental Saxons and the Franks
Hello, quick comment. At around the 1.20 mark you mention that bronze afe swords of that size were about the same weight as a rapier, however most rapier fell into a weight range of 2.5-4lb to my knowledge. They were quite weighty swords. I had the impression that most bronze age swords came in under the 2lb mark. Am I incorrect?
4:47 is actually a quadara. The kindjal / qama has a symmetric blade and is usually smaller (though there are large examples). Very nice sword. 6:00 is a salwar yataghan or khyber knife. The kora is a Nepalese blade with a very broad tip. The French artillery sword is a deliberate throwback to Roman and Greek times, so the similarity is not just a case of convergent evolution but rather of deliberate imitation.
Oh but I realize you were probably saying choora for the khyber knife. The choora is indeed an Afghan knife but it is much smaller than these swords (I believe it's the same thing as a Pesh Kabz though maybe there are some differences I'm unaware of).
@@jellekastelein7316 No, the Khyber Knife was typically the size of a short sword. The Choora refers to the Pesh Kabz worn on the side or the front. In Pashto, we just called the Khyber a "Tura" meaning sword and the Pesh a Chara meaning dagger or knife. And the term "Salwar Yatagahn" is fallacious. I have no idea where it originated from.
@@GreaterAfghanistanMovement According to a fellow collector on vikingsword forums: "The term "Salawar" (also rendered salwar and shalvar,) was applied to these weapons because of its similarity to a type of breeches common in N. India, which are quite broad at the waist and taper continuously to the ankle. The analogy with the form of the blade is obvious." I agree it's not correct but it's a term you still see a lot in collectors' circles. You see that a lot with sword collecting unfortunately. It is typically the result of miscommunication between European writers and the local folks who's swords they are studying, and a word or term just gets misapplied and propagates through the literature and collector's circles and it eventually sticks.
I am quite fond of short swords. I have made many over the years. The Qama is one of my favorites tbh. It facinates me that they have been used for so long.
I never knew that a Falcata was a short sword, thanks Mike.
This is an example of the good kind of diversity.
Great episode, thanks
The Zulu iklwa is a miniature version used in dancing and ceremonies, along with a miniature shield. Combat versions were larger, the blade about 10 in long and quite wide, the overall length about 3.5 to 4 ft.
Thought so, that thing looked tiny. Usually I've heard the Iklwa described as a "short spear". That thing was a bladed wand 😂
Nice collection
Good article, Mike! Hope the weather isn't tearing all of you up. My best to your dear lady and the munchkins of every size! Thanks for sharing more of your collection with us. Taught me a lot about something that I was ignorant of, so Thank You, sir!
Definitely going to save this for the next time I roll up a Rogue character!!!! Thanks!!!
Man you have a great collection! Especially your antiques and the Mycenean bronze sword👌🏻
Nice presentation.
Nice swords :) gretings from Poland and capital of polish saber.... szablotłuk polski
Great channel
What is really missing in your collection is the Cherusky short sword replica and specially the scramasax used most by the continental Saxons and the Franks
Hello, quick comment. At around the 1.20 mark you mention that bronze afe swords of that size were about the same weight as a rapier, however most rapier fell into a weight range of 2.5-4lb to my knowledge. They were quite weighty swords. I had the impression that most bronze age swords came in under the 2lb mark. Am I incorrect?
4:47 is actually a quadara. The kindjal / qama has a symmetric blade and is usually smaller (though there are large examples). Very nice sword.
6:00 is a salwar yataghan or khyber knife. The kora is a Nepalese blade with a very broad tip.
The French artillery sword is a deliberate throwback to Roman and Greek times, so the similarity is not just a case of convergent evolution but rather of deliberate imitation.
Oh but I realize you were probably saying choora for the khyber knife. The choora is indeed an Afghan knife but it is much smaller than these swords (I believe it's the same thing as a Pesh Kabz though maybe there are some differences I'm unaware of).
@@jellekastelein7316 No, the Khyber Knife was typically the size of a short sword. The Choora refers to the Pesh Kabz worn on the side or the front. In Pashto, we just called the Khyber a "Tura" meaning sword and the Pesh a Chara meaning dagger or knife.
And the term "Salwar Yatagahn" is fallacious. I have no idea where it originated from.
@@GreaterAfghanistanMovement According to a fellow collector on vikingsword forums:
"The term "Salawar" (also rendered salwar and shalvar,) was applied to these weapons because of its similarity to a type of breeches common in N. India, which are quite broad at the waist and taper continuously to the ankle. The analogy with the form of the blade is obvious."
I agree it's not correct but it's a term you still see a lot in collectors' circles. You see that a lot with sword collecting unfortunately. It is typically the result of miscommunication between European writers and the local folks who's swords they are studying, and a word or term just gets misapplied and propagates through the literature and collector's circles and it eventually sticks.
Those Russian saw swords look similar to Greek xiphos. Maybe an inspiration or revival?
Mike where did you get the shirt? I need one. I went to SPT but it isn't one offered on your website.
email me, I have a link.
cut oriented short swords were the most widespread type of sword in global history
Yes. Easy to make in quantity, train with, and carry.
Did you actually said "circumcising elephants" ? 😅
I have my volume all the way up and can barely hear you.
Yeah, that audio issue came back. We'll tweak some more.