Did COLD STEEL just get good? Cold Steel's KRIEGSMESSER REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2023
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Funny part is, that modern steel means it would have been considered of legendary quality back in the day. A blade fit for a king. Now it's a budget model. Rofl.
Maybe in terms of steel quality, but as far a balance, flexion, fit and finish? More goes into that than you realize. You're talking about crafters making weapons of war for the time period, vs now where we are not copying examples, but going away from them on purpose.
Modern steel is amazing compared to the impure trash they had. We can litteraly have 99% pure and control the temper to a degeree or half degree. If someone thinks the blade FINISH can over come that, they are an ignorant fool.
@@xxxlonewolf49 you do know how they actually make purer iron right? Basically heat it up till liquid and other metals are burned off then clean off the slag on top , they may have not done things like adding chromium to make stainless . While they didn’t know about molecular structures they saw the properties it had after certain ratios of material.
I would argue that last point but i have no clue what your trying to say with it
@@geoshark12 are you trying to say OLDer iron & steel was more pure then than today? If so, you are very confused & you did not read what I wrote.
@@geoshark12 Making pure iron is not like making pure steel. The latter is more difficult, which is why it took thousands of years for mankind to be able to smith steel on a regular basis.
The Krieg's Messer Sword is a beast and the best part of this video was when Shad had a drink of water and then he realized that the water tasted like goblin piss.
I was not expecting to picture Goblin Piss in my head when I started reading this comment, wHEEZe
The way you said "Krieg's Messer" makes it sound like it's a Messer from Krieg, but we all know the Guardsmen from Krieg use shovels not swords xD
@@Guderian2 Correct.
Goblin piss tastes like water...
...from Jersey.
He passed the third test. Only goblins like the taste of their own piss.
(Goblin Slayer Abridged reference)
It seems like both Windlass and Cold Steel are upping their games recently. I recently got myself Windlass's newest iteration of the 1796 British Light Cavalry Saber, and it is also a game-changer! For the first time, there is now an affordable, mass-produced copy of the 1796 that is actually modeled exactly after an original, and historically accurate!
I watched Matt Easton's (Scholagladatoria) review and he was very complimentary of it. It's on my list of swords to buy when funds become available.
Windlass have wobbly saggy swords, horrible edge alignment
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique apparently some of their new products are quite good. I'm glad to see some of the traditional mass manufacturers improving their products.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique , That might be the case with many of their swords, and it's probably the case with most of Cold Steel's swords as well. However, Windlass's most recent 1796 replica, as well as the Medieval swords that they collaborated on with Matt Easton, represent a ground-breaking departure in terms of quality for mass-produced swords. For these swords I'm talking about, they actually got access to the original antiques to take measurements. In the case of the 1796, they actually bought an original directly from Matt, and that's what they are now basing their model on. Trust me, just one month ago, you would NOT have heard me promoting Windlass either!😂
@@andreweden9405 I'll have to look into them again, I've not bought a new sword in six years. I'm chronically ill now, and can barely walk, so I have a hard time justifying a sword purchase when I can't use them. My HEMA-girl days, much to my very deep heart break, are probably over. But overall, I've had mostly good to say about windlass. The beefiness of some of their grips and the wood they use under the leather and wraps is often ... creaky, but I've never had edge alignment issues with the ones I've chosen (sorry to swordcollector, sincerely)
They are indeed a bit whippy though on some of their models, but I've found that more on certain rapiers and certain thinner Renaissance weapons. Most of the ones based on historical pieces are quite good.
I've not had good luck with Cold Steel's SWORDS yet, their knives, spears, and tomahawks have been great... but the swords, while beefy and can take a beating, are too heavy for their Oakshotte typology in the older ones. I'm dearly hoping that's changing, that messer looks lovely. Pleasure to meet you Andrew, everyone. Albion is godly, but the prices are ungodly so lol, but deserved. Best wishes everyone!
Skallagrim, at this very moment, is looking upon Shad with a smile and saying "welcome brother" 😁
sadly you cannot end a man rightly with this blade :(
@@SassyTesla That's true! Make it with a screw-on pommel!
Id like to see Skall do a side-by-side comparison with his Albion, because this looks like a near 100% copy.
@Derek Stack if i remember correctly, Skall did review exactly this Kriegsmesser before. 😉
It saddens me to see how badly this comment aged.
I find the steel used in the CS kriegsmesser to be interesting. Cold Steel usually makes their swords from 1050, which is sturdy but not the best for edge-holding. 1060 is generally much more popular for swords because it holds an edge better without being too brittle. The CS Kriegsmesser uses 1561 steel, which is identical to 1060 except with a higher manganese content: (0.75-1.05% for 1561 vs. 0.60-0.90% for 1060) which should make it even sturdier since manganese makes steel more flexible. But no one makes swords out of 1561. Kult of Athena lists the kriegsmesser as 1060 steel, probably because they don't have an option to list 1561 in their system.
If they can't list it then where is it mentioned that it's made from 1561?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 There are other sites that sell swords, you know. And Cold Steel has a website.
@@Bacteriophagebs that's not what I asked though
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Are...are you actually that dense, or are you just screwing with me?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Actually, it is. Though what you meant was probably "where is it listed _on their site_ that it is made from 1561".
Given the rise in competitive sword brands in recent years Cold Steel probably sees good reason to increase quality control
what other brand would you recommend ?
2^2 what other stuff do you recommended
@@turkicsayajin2274 depends on the price range and topic.
@@l0sts0ul89 in similar price range to cold steel I would choose ronin katana, Kingston, hanwei-tinker, and there's some marginally more expensive things from del tin or Darksword that would be worth trying. Or LK chen. Balaur is new and seems promising, I think LK chen makes them
@@dorianshepard2841 I'm not sure about Del Tin, maybe the rest can be a good alternative.
Honestly, I like Cold Steel, and i think they get a lot of flack unnecessarily.
Like, sure, they're not the most nimble and they're a bit pricey, but they're big, sturdy and lasts years even if abused. As somebody with big hands, they're one of the few brands I consider genuinely comfortable to hold, even.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
I think most (if not all) of the flack comes from people selling overpriced nonsense for other companies. Lynn Thompson is a true believer, and his belief is that we should all be able to have super badass blades that last forever.
@@turkicsayajin2274 Baseball bats are still very much deadly force instruments. Of course, you do you, but just by virtue of using a baseball bat will not get you off the hook for prosecution if you’re not using it for home defense.
@@hithere4719 Sadly Lynn has sold the company. I think he still works with them in some capacity, but quality issues have already started cropping up. Some of their new products break really easily. I personally have bought this Kriegsmesser and mine came with a crack in the blade. Another guy reports that the plastic has changed on their trainers and is now brittle (see linked).
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@@finalbossd yes i know but at least i can aim for body parts without risking severe bleed on the first hit. If swing a saber on a aggressor arms most of the time he’ll die from bleed imo
Looks like CS has got a well built and sharp Kriegsmesser for sale now. That is a good thing. It did extremely well in the cuts on the bottles as well as did well in the stress testing on wood. Nicely done Shad.
@@apsoypike1956 I get it the Nerd part of me also went to CS Lewis the first time I saw Cold Steel abbreviated that way.
I own Cold Steel knives (hunting, kukri, tanto even), machetes, folders and a poor man's cutlass. Each blade came absurdly sharp. Once, a hunting cooking knife came when I talked with my friend, and he was interested, so he tried to check the sharpness of it. He pulled his finger along the cutting edge and said:
- It's dull... Ahh! - he cut his finger, not deep. The edge was so perfect he could not tell he already went with it through his skin.
Razor - the closest thing that comes to my mind. I had maybe less than ten similar cases with a person I showed a knife, ending up with a cut.
I liked the way the blade reflected the green of the surrounding vegetation. It made me wonder if it's possible to create steel alloys with this type of color built in without compromising their strength and flexibility. If it is, functional swords with colored blade might become quite popular.
Fully possible Ionized steel is used in surgeries to easily tell the difference between similar drills and implants
@@johnchaffins3879 Good to know, thanks.
Seen guys using laser diodes to colour steel. Black, blue, red seem to dominate. How to do green?
@@victoriazero8869 Just so
I don't know about green, but you can definitely add a colored hue to steel's reflection
I’ve had their Italian Longsword for almost two years now, and I love it! It’s the man at arms version so it’s mostly black, but yeah they aren’t too bad now.
Cold steel definitely gets a bad rap sometimes, both fairly and unfairly. I own a few cold steel swords in my collection and I can say from what I own that yes there are some models that leave quite a bit to be desired but there are some real gems in there like the Hand and a half sword and of course the Kriegmesser. And so I’m all I’m still happy with all of them because Cold steel in the end is a great way to expand your collection without breaking the bank
I haven't bought a sword in 15 years but...I'm tempted lol. I've long been a fan of falchion style swords and yeah, for the price, this seems really good. Kind of shocked to see something this good come from Cold Steel and I hope that's a sign of them upping their game in general.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
@@turkicsayajin2274 A baseball bat is the sword of the urban knight.
@@GentlemenMonkey the horse would be the bike ? 😆
@@turkicsayajin2274 If you can mount a charge on it, it counts.
@@GentlemenMonkey It's just a better stick.
I've had a Cold Steel K-bar fixed blade knife for years. Went with me to Afghanistan. It's been my favorite piece of steel bar none. Really want to add this sword to my collection!
Ever since Skall made that video I have been eyeing the Albion Knecht, but seeing how I only have two kidneys I could sell to buy it, I gave up on having it. Nice going from ColdSteel.
you can sell more than two kidneys, harder to get after the first two though
It doesn’t come with a scabbard to sheathe the blade but the sword itself is great.
It feels extremely light in the hand and, most importantly, it looks awesome.
Not surprised here. I've bought and still own several Cold Steel knives and one of the main selling points is how durable they are. I have literally used them as hammers multiple times. Glad to see the swords also hold up.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
@@turkicsayajin2274 Charged with murder in your own home? I'm guessing you don't live in america
This is the kind of sword I can imagine that Lan carried in WoT
Just need to make the crossguard a little shorter
Just need to have a heron engraved on the blade as well.
@@skiveman Lan's sword, while power wrought, was unmarked.
@@dorvinion That is true. I completely forgot about that and kinda confused it with Rands sword he got from his father in EotW. Still, it would look pretty epic.
*edit* And again, got shit confused in my head as his fathers sword had a heron carved in it's hilt and the scabbard if I can even remember anything at all accurate. I'm guessing a re-read of WoT is needed.
@@skiveman Hilt and blade.
Probably scabbard too.
Rand did have to work to hide the herons in caemlyn
@@dorvinion Yeah, I knew the hilt because it was the first mark in the prophecies. I also thought of the scabbard because yes, he did have to cover it with the Queens colours while in Caemlyn. The blade though? I really need to reread the whole series again as a lot of smaller details are escaping me these days. Not that I need to tell the folks of this channel, but those books were magnificently detailed.
I love the enthusiasm. I have never seen someone happier to review a sword. Great vid.
This is exactly the type of video I've always wanted to see from you, Shad. More of this please!
I have an idea on how to repair the guard. Though it will leave a noticeable mark. First grip the blade of the sword in a vice with hilt pointing upwards, place a metal tube around the hilt and hammer the guard back down into place. Now place the hilt of the sword on top of the open jaws of the vice. The nagel is pointing down and supported. You then place a nail punch on the opposite side where the rivet comes through and hammer it until the metal spreads out in the rivet hole.
Just an idea on repairing the cross guard. What if you tried wedging in a brass shimmy? It looks like there's enough room between the blade to fit one or 2 small ones on either side. It's not pretty but done right, it'll hold the guard in place.
And if you shape it you can make it look pretty. Well... prettier.
or you could use a chisel to wedge in a few leather off-cuts. I've hammered a few knifes out of scrap steel and that always did the job.
@@republicjohn999 Depends on how good your silicon is I guess. I've always found leather to be a bit more "authentic", and with a few torn working gloves around it's cheap enough
or find a bodyman, steel shaper and see if he thinks he can shrink the hole, like he would shrink a body panel to stop "oil canning".
Peened pins and peened pommel, are both maximum durability. Always remember to tell your custom blacksmith that when making your own sword. And ask them to use a truck leaf spring, very durable material for longswords and greatswords. And makes the job easier for the blacksmith. Since the sword shape is already there.
I had an old do it yourself encylopedia (circa 1950s) It had a crossbow project that used car leaf springs for the bow. It had a chart for spring thickness and width for pull weight. It went from something like 60 pounds up to 438 pound pull. (I remember that one, and there were plans for the cocking lever too)
@@frosty3693 Kids in the 50s
Cold Steel Hand and a Half Sword was one of my best purchase.
I'm very impressed with your near flawless Pronunciation of "Messer" and "Kriegsmesser".
It's really refreshing and sign of your good quality Content Videos Shad. ^^
*happy German Noices*
now back to work.
He butchered "Nagel" and "Langes Messer", though. It was painful to listen to, as he made not the slightest effort to pronounce it correctly. Skallagrim does it better.
Is this the one Kriegsmesser to stand alongside the Albion one? Let's find out
no
@@snepping1885 :c
@@UXMetalVTuber I'm just being realistic u know, the Albion Knecht deals holy damage by now with the amount of people who revere it
@@snepping1885 Ok, but since you can get like 4 of these for the price of one Albion, I think it actually wins on numbers.
No way, if both equally skilled the Albion sword beats this all day. there is just no comparison to quality. Having the opportunity to wield both at a sword show it's night and day. Cold steel is a nice sword but the Albion is perfection.
That thing is a beast Shad. Beatiful sword, and great cuts. You've sold me on it.
good luck getting it its sold out everywhere
@@davidmiscarriage5579 Unfortunately so. It's alright, I don't have the money for it rn anyways 😅
@@mysite1012 same but still 380 for a sword like this is a steel (ha-ha no pun intended)
@@REALdavidmiscarriage Lol
A new shadiversity episode always makes my day better
Hi shad I love your videos and cant wait to see what you do next thank you for what you do you guys bring joy to my day and I always look forward to your videos
I have a number of Mid 2000's Cold Steel swords and knives. They are all exceptionally well made for the price point. I do understand that they were plagued with quality issues in the last decade as well as a lot of Chinese knock offs being made as CS.
Hey, Shad, I have a question: am I the only person who always thought Heron-mark blades from the Wheel of Time would have looked like a kreigsmesser? I mean, the shape of the blade is just... perfectly matched to the description in the text - a decidedly two-handed, largely straight single edged blade with a gentle flick at the tip. Granted, I always imagined the guard would look a bit different but still
Also it's just... so much more interesting and creative than the "oh look it's a katana and those are magical, right?" that the show decided to go with.
No you're not. I bought one specifically for that reason and had a few customizations made so that I could have my own wheel of time heron marked blade.
I like seeing the interaction between you and other people, Shad. It does kind of go on a bit, but that could all be cut down in editing. In all, I like the new format.
Such a good review. Thanks Shad!
Shad's a lot more fun when he's reviewing swords/talking about medieval stuff!
I 100% agree.
He was articulate when talking about AI art, don't act as if having a channel about medieval content precludes him from having educated and well-presented opinions on other topics.
@@noirescribbles7788 No one is acting like such. It's simply the way he formed his opinion on the AI topic while it was well presented, many people including myself disagreed with him on a lot of his points.
@@biharimark5506 Yes they are, reading the few toxic comments on this video and many more on the previous one makes it painfully clear that there are way too many people who genuinely believe in such logical fallacies. but that's just the RUclips side, hundreds of twitter weirdos also attacked him for allegedly being a thief, a liar and a "mediocre" artist who seeks to bring attention to his own art by making "controversial" AI art videos.
@@noirescribbles7788 While I do agree that many people seem to be way too outraged by his words, a good amount of people's concern with it is genuinely justified.
I seen Shad's artwork and while I do think he's pretty talented, when he started using ai to fill things out after the lineart, a lots of his ideas and details on the character were replaced, hell, even the poses were different here and there.
I personally don't see the appeal of it and find it immoral of using a wide database of thousands of people's artwork to "improve" your art, when all it truly does is it replaces 80% of your artwork with other people's art. The most I could think of is using the AI imagine as a reference photo for your art, but that's it.
I’ve always felt cold steel was a solid brand. Had a pocket knife for 7 years, till it was lost, and it only got better with age.
Their knives are top notch besides a few models that always seemed more for show.
Their swords. Honestly just look elsewhere besides a very select few. However Their sword machete line is absolutely amazing for backyard cutting and some actual use.
I think it's a Saber or cutlass deaign my buddy has but thing is a beast.
Same here I have daily carried a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto folder for nearly 15-ish years and its held up very well and is one reason why I refuse to own a folding knife that doesn't have either a lockback or locking pin type blade lock.
@@Hybris51129same. I see zero reason not to have a lockback folder. Under $50 there is no way that a liner lock is going to compete with the legendary tri-ad lock.
From the '80s to the 2000s, Cold Steel had the best knife steel in the world (at the time), what they called Carbon V, which was a formula from the '50s that was only ever licensed to Case and Cold Steel. It was basically 1095 with trace elements that made it really springy without losing edge-holding. Then they lost the license (no one holds it now) and went through a period where none of their knives were much good except the really pricey San Mai III ones. It was during that time they started cranking out long blades in 1050 steel. All their machetes and swords are 1050. They cut their machetes from sheets of the stuff, slap on a black coating, glue on a handle, grind an edge, and sell 'em cheap. They're decent. Their swords, though, have always been crowbars with nary a distil taper to be found, made of cheap steel but sold at mid-quality prices, hence the bad rep.
They recently started making knives in CPM-3V, which is the toughest blade steel on the market, so they're trying to go back to making high-end knives at mid-range prices. I'm hoping that this kreigsmesser is an indication that they've started trying to make decent swords, too. They used 1561 steel for it, which is exceedingly rare in swords, but it's basically a slightly better 1060, so it's a solid step up from the 1050 they've been using, and miracle of miracles, they put a distil taper on it!
except GSM Outdoors bought cold steel not a long time ago(
fired demko and thompson
Now that was a perfect cut in the opening! Beautiful sword 🗡️ too.
quick videography tip here guys .... don't cut back and forth between 2/3 cameras that are framed and positioned so similarly (like near the beginning when he's talking). And I'd use the handheld more judiciously, sticking to closeups and stuff like that, like you do when showing off the details of the sword and so on.
My favourite sword is a Kilij. It cuts quite well can probably give most a run for their money. Even the katana! Though is based on the scimitar, but sleeker, so shouldn't be surprising.
I bought a cold steel sheath knife to take camping/hiking and it's been great, not super expensive and sturdy.
I enjoy watching your sword reviews That is a nice one
Anytime Shad is happy is a win! Just the "ho-huh-ha-ho-hoo" is a dead giveaway! You'd make a similar sound if you'd review A Knight's Tale!
You know this video was amazing and everything i love the messer and the Cold Steel one Shad has is actually amazing quality, but i noticed that Tyrant has a tattoo of the mark of Cain and now he's my favorite shad helper
ah, how I love using a good, giant knife to cleave through my enemies.
one of my DnD charecter's prefered weapon is basicaly a giant messer, its a greatsword.
its realy fun because they're either a resercher of giant hystory, or someone who has spend some good times with giants... depending of if they're male, and an archeologist, or female and an anthropologist.
Thanks for the video. I love everything messer.
15:45 Shad drinking the microplastics of his enemies for dramatic effect. What a dedicated showman.
Cold Steel, good for summer battles.
One of my favorite swords, wonderful weapon.
im pretty sure its a knife and not a sword like the name itself implies
@@thanquolrattenherz9665 It's a sword in the design of a knife, as any bladed weapon of its type is generally understood to be a type of sword.
Hello Shad,
I purchased one of these from KOA about two months ago. It was the first sword that I’ve ever owned...until I bought an LK Chen Snow Peak shortly thereafter. Btw - if you’re looking for a beautiful and quite capable Jian at a reasonable price, I think it’s a winner.
Thank you for the video. Overall, I agree with everything that you’ve said. I definitely need to wear gloves with this sword because of the handle shape and recoil. Other than that, I think it is a great buy for the price. My crossguard has not come loose as yours has, but maybe it will in the future.
You helped to confirm that I didn’t make a mistake buying this one.
Fabulous hair cut Shad.
So far I thought of cold steel as "good knives, but when it comes to anything else, there are far better products at the same price". Guess it may change if they keep this up.
To be fair, this is just a giant knife so your impression still holds true lol.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
Cold steel what about lukewarm steel great video
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what I don't understand is how the kreigmesser wasn't popular back then. u were able to block with the back because it was dull(although you would damage the blade a bit), it was two handed meaning, you were able to put some power behind your swing, and it just has a good design for a single edge sword
I've a whole bunch of cold steel gear. Their plastic trainning swords, daggers and axes - which I find great and easy to use. This is a good video though. As always Shad - great work.
My favourite thing about a Kriegsmesser is that it isn't *technically* a sword. The handle construction means it's actually just a huge knife.
The sword looks absolutely badass. The shape does remind me of the curved swords from the Middle East or the cutlass (?) usually associated with the Pirates era... I don't know much about that period other than what I watched from Pirates of the Caribbean and Assassin's Creed Black Flag, which are obviously fiction, so apologies for that. 😅
These swords were used in central europe in XV century. People living in cities were getting richer and richer and could afford long sword, thus local lords passed the law of banning usage of such noble swords for people without noble heritage. Then garman blacksmiths came up with the idea to elongate knives to size of a swords. Messer means knife. This weapon was used by lower class citizans in XV century central europe
P.S might be not correct as below maslav_ has wriiten alternative, more probable version
@@ThePawcios Ooooooh, interesting. Correct me if I'm wrong, but 15th century was part of the renaissance era, right? So this could be considered as one of early sword style transitions in medieval Europe. Again, correct me if I'm wrong, I'm no historical expert.
@@KamalAdnanTheFirst this type of sword was used from XIV to XVI century. But as XV yes it was renaissance. What do you mean early sword transitions? It always happened with weapons, its constant evolution. Not single transition ;)
@@ThePawcios I believe that's a myth, as there is no historical evidence for widespread laws banning sword use. I think a more likely explanation is knife makers wanting to exploit the increased demand for weapons but being prohibited by guild laws from making traditional swords (the tang construction being a differing factor).
@@ThePawcios Truuuueee 👌
Short explanation: in German language a "Messer" (= knife) means a one-edged item, a double-edged item is called a "Dolch" (= dagger). Regarding the costs, it takes only (about) half the time and efforts to make a one-edged item in comparison to a double-edged one. Therefore the price of a "Kriegsmesser" could have been half the price of a double-edged sword.
I must say Shad, I am not sure whats up, but this video had some of the best focused backgrounds I have seen a while ... lol ;P
Why do I just now see that the Kriegsmesser looks like Dracule Mihawks sword from One Piece
thats what i was thinking
Single Edged western swords are so coool.
Middle eastern ones are not to be sneered at either. I just wish we had surviving treatises for them as we do European ones.
Nice to see CS update this sword, I hope they do it with more of their old catalogue.
Hey shad! Love your videos! Could you perhaps do a video on my favorite sword, the Zweihander? Thank you!
Shad! When you are testing the spring of a sword, please wear safety glasses! You're regular glasses probably won't hold up to spring steel to your face. Would hate to see you get hurt for a video
Think I need 1
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A fine addition to add to my collection!
love the look of that sword, awesome video
Coldsteel The Hedgeheg
The budget company seems to have finally produced something good, I like it
I have been watching this piece for awhile. I am very much going to get it now
Speaking of katana, I had a friend who managed to find a 300 year old katana at a military antique shop. It had been a Japanese officer's sword and was probably a family heirloom. I have never seen a blade as sharp as that was. It could cut through a 2 inch thick nylon ship mooring line WITHOUT EFFORT. Like none! The resting weight of the rope was enough to sever it in two.
Truly an amazing chunk of steel.
Cool story weeb
@@rogermurtaugh4766 ok blind hater.
Being full tang it's actually more durable than a real 16th century sword
@@ThePawcios no, no, no, no. Want to try that again? This time without the made up information.
@@baconghoti Please correct me then :D
@@ThePawcios you know you already have been.
@@baconghoti Well, I wrote that comment earlier :P
Shad's doing Skall's videos from 7 years ago. When will Skall start talking about the intricacies of specific medieval castle structures?
I didn't even know they made swords, I just know them from their famous triad lock. Honestly they make really impressive knives from what I've seen, I want to get the SR1 when I have the extra cash.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN JUST GOT GOOD? they been selling that badboy for years, even Skallgrimm made a video about it years ago. This is on my wishlist for item to ever own or atleast put my hands on. Tho it be pricy i would use the handguard tang thingy as a bottle opener no doubt XD this sword basically cuts and does all the work for you, such a great swo.... i mean War knife
Shit sorry Albion was selling it not coldsteel. in my defense the add was very long so i had time to write my comment :(
Happy to see a new video from you, Shad! I looked up the kriegsmesser and it looked a little different; the blade was a little thinner and the tip was more rounded. Can anyone explain the discrepancy?
@@JK96Jt Thank you for explaining.
Maybe it's just because I've gotten lucky but I've bought multiple Cold Steel products and always been very pleased. I have their Gladius machete and I've taken that thing through hell and back, clearing brush and chopping down trees and wood and almost never sharpened it. Still a razors edge. Also bought their combat knife and it's the best I own, comfortable in the hand and very very strong. Maybe I'm just lucky but I always like them
You do realize that Cold Steel has been producing high quality knives for decades, correct?
Knives not swords
@@Haywire-mi5fq Then we agree to disagree. Many of their swords have proven to be functional and well built. Perfect? No. But you got what you paid for in my opinion.
they are usually big clubs of steel, not that refined and not really anything near battle ready as far as weight and balance.
I love these sword reviews, Shad. Could you do one on a greatsword?
Sweet sword, I'm still happy with my first sword and blue katana I got on my birthday a few days ago, that one definitely looks a little lighter though. The scabbard is a pretty tight fit on my katana though.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
Shad is trying to do damage control after the fuck up he did with the AI art video.
My regularly scheduled content is damage control? Also, more AI videos coming out.
I think if they had more of a egg shaped cross-section in the handle it would be far more comfortable. Broader part towards the thumb and palm. Maybe just get a small belt sander or a power file and shape it a bit. And may be a bit of JB Weld or something like that. God bless and great video as always.
I like that You haven't fixed the bump upon the castle after having hit it whilst spinning around with the Giant wood sword. Nice detail
i think i have written this before, but the term Knife, is an overall term for an edged blade with a hilt, while a sword is an underclass of that term.
Always wanting a war knife, good to know there's an easy well priced available.
Hyped for the vid!
You saying “that was beautiful!”, needs to go viral lol 🤘
It's awesome to see a kriegsmesser in action Shad kudos.
I had the same experience with Cold Steel sharpness:
Not shaving-sharp, but will cut paper out of the box.
22:37 Bush: "Am I a joke to you, there my minions over on his jacket"
drill the rivet out, tap it, red lock tight a screw in through the cross guard into the nail? there is some space too, you could shim it with brass or bubba it with some JB weld down out of sight?
I am actually extremely impressed with this, I might have to buy one for myself....when it's back in stock Shad I think you made it sell out everywhere lol.
As a customer of over 10 years of cold steel i can say, they have never been bad in that entire time, my bes friend has pitted his gerber, kershaw AND sog against my mini tac tanto and all 3 lost to the cold steel, and when i mean pitted against i mean he smashed blade to blade, my cold steel took a few knicks but was able to loose those after a good sharpening, his gerber, kershaw and sog all took damage well past the blade grind, 10yrs later he still hasnt gotten those bites out, also have the SK-5 model of the recon tanto and ive chopped down 4in thick black oak sapplings with it, only blunted the blade and took the anti glare coating off, just needed re-sharpening and it was almost as good as new (i personally cant get that "hair" popping sharpness but thats on me lol) and recently came up on the now discontinued kahn tanto folder, which has been the best little EDC knife ive ever had, cold steel is an amazing company and i would trust my life with ANY of their products hands down
15:57 only Chad Shad can make a very handsome and heroic face after killing and drinking the blood of his enemies.
I have not held one yet, nor have I held the Albion or any from Landsknecht Emporium, but from reviews 8ve sen, knowing the properties of 1060 steel well & looking at the stats on KoA .. well I think your review puts it where I'd expect. I too am impressed at the general improvement in quality of low to midrange European swords in recent years.
Sure the Albion has slightly better stats but it's like 3 or 4 times the price. But this sword certainly is within historic parameters as far as I'm aware so it's sure to be in high demand.
We need a tierlist of swords, including ancient and modern models.
Just here to say I'm becoming a big fan of Tyrant (? Not a native speaker, so forgive me). His deep chilled outvoice is like the perfect juxtaposition to excited Shad.
23:02 in my personal experience you can use a sword regularly for wood shopping provided you keep in mind four factors, the quality and durability of your blade whether or not your blade is optimized for the cut and the size of the wood in question and the type of wood you’re cutting my general rule of thumb is that I usually don’t cut wood thicker than my wrist with my sword. If it’s thicker than my wrist, it’s time for an ax.
Morning Shad!
The part in the Shadlands reminds me of a 'talking sword' found in Baldur's Gate II which goes on about not being an axe.
Now I wanna a Cold steel vs Albion swords showcase.
I've never seen a blade officially labelled a two handed falchion. The only sword that I've seen matching the description were called Swiss sabers. They got more hand protection though.