Ya, but as long as he doesn't get to a million subs and then rest on his laurels and do stupid gaming and sparring and other vids like another sword youtuber we know..😉
@@scholagladiatoria for someone who is interested into getting into HEMA are there any places in the North Carolina area of the US that you would know of that you would recommend? And also, what do you think is the best type of sword for a beginner to learn the basics of swordsmanship with? Really enjoy all your videos, and I look forward to the next weird weapons test with Tod!
@@therovingranger Maybe a bastard sword. You can use it two handed so it's less strenuous than an arming sword, but also less than a longsword because it's a bit smaller and lighter. Then when you've built up your arms to take the strain, you can practice using it one handed. You get to learn some longsword and arming sword with one weapon.
I absolutely love the channel. I was into guns for years but then I got bitten by the blade bug. Started with folding knives, then fixed, then larger better fixed, then a custom Katana and now you're channel will break the bank
This is definitely the most interesting of the bunch to me, although having said that all of them are extremely desirable. I hope these are so successful, for both Windlass and The Royal Armouries, that you get the nod to choose more swords from the collection to replicate. The Wallace Collection should consider it too.
I realize you know this Matt, but for those following along at home, this swords unusual configuration should be covered under the Elmslie typology for Medieval Single Edged swords: in this case the sub types 5, and specifically an Elmslie F5C would probably cover this particular configuration, even with it's offset blade. Fascinating little sword! I've heard it possibly described as an 'early hanger' based on possible use.
That's a really interesting sword. I need to wait until the other ones have been shown on your channel before I am gonna decide which one I will purchase but so far this one is the most interesting sword for me. It would be a good start for my medieval sword collection.
Museum Replicas USA: www.museumreplicas.com/english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword-2 Royal Armouries UK: shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/windlass-swords/products/royal-armouries-english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword
A Unique unorthodox oddity of a blade. This is the sort of thing I like & really want the proceeding replications on sell to be even 1/2 as unique. I'm not much 1 for cutters but the shear unusual sort of novelty is tempting but at the £535 I'm trying to argue myself into it. Instead of the 4 payments is there a cheaper flat single sum purchase by any chance matt?
Looks to me like a composite of a 16th century Messer blade and a 15th century hilt who were joined in the 16th century. However if the sword was actually found together with the Castillon swords it probably is in fact made all in the 15th century.
THIS is the very first one I plan on getting!! 😊 It's so funny how just a couple decades ago and more, sooooo many people, in erroneous oversimplified ethnocenticity, poo-poohed the idea of pre-19th or 18th century single-edged European swords--and now we understand that not only did they have their own advantages they weren't uncommon. (Which btw raises an idea I'd love to see you pursue with Windlass and the Royal Armouries, that is of making great repros of pre-Turkish straight swords of the medieval Islamic world that might be in their collection; so few people are making any of those!)
@@scholagladiatoria When I first saw this sword, I asked James Elmslie this exact question. He confirmed that this is not a sword that would fit into his typology of falchions and messers. He also described this as a munitions sword, rather than one that would be used by the upper class.
The width and proportions of the blade remind me quite a bit of the Viking era blades from Northern Europe, which are aesthetically my favourite swords of all time.
I feel like Matt is throwing shade at Albion when he says these aren’t CNC milled 😂 Anyway these are awesome, the 14th c arming sword is my fav. Would love more models in the future
I think someone at Albion is sweating not being to co opt with Matt Easton. Windlass Co opting with Matt and the Armouries really allowed them to up their game.
I love albion swords, but im glad he went with windlass. It means that I was able to order a museum quality replica sword for slightly less than an albion of similar quality, it come with a scabbard included in the price, and i am going to have it this friday instead of next friday a year from now
There is either a late 15th or early 16th century sword at the MET in New York that has finger rings that is single edged on the bottom half of the blade.
I've admired the workmanship and design of the previous swords in this series, but this one particularly grabs me! So many interesting and unique features. Definitely the one I would pick to buy of the designs youve shown so far. 👍
Instinctively when I was younger I made a mini version of that sword from a double edge bastard sword that the tang snapped off of. Mine has a hammer head pommel and the guard is a knuckle guard style with a Nail style loop on one side. It's is definitely an over performer based off its look. thanks for another video. Cool seeing that sword.
I hate to 'ask' for a cutting demo with that sword given it's a 600$ piece, but if you do I and many others I'm sure would be quite interested to see. Super unique one there, but man I bet it's a hell of a cleaver. Love your stuff here Matt, thanks a lot for posting so much and so well. Absolutely fascinating.
Very cool. I Enjoyed spotting a few types of unusual swords you've spoken about in the past during a trip to the palace in Turin. If you haven't been I'm pretty sure you'd like their collection.
I was looking forward to this one! I'd love to see you do some cutting with it. I admit that when I first saw how the blades offset from the grip, I found it very ugly because my brain was expecting a normal arming sword lol. If I try to look at it as though it's a falchion or messer, it looks slightly more normal.... ^^
I'm wondering if there is a migration period sword in the works, I have a Windlass sword that's based off of a viking sword found in Finland, it has a pattern welded blade and an unusually shaped guard and pommel, I've had it since 2009
It is pointy. There is a laconic review quip right there. This is the one I saw on the armory shop site when the first video came and It is very nice. I really like that pommel shape.
Probably due to durability Guards can be bent and deform with use and those hooks could end up crushed inwards or bent outwards which wouldn't be comfortable for the wielder, you'd need to clip them off or reshape them which would make them even more likely to bend or break
Aesthetics is the primary reason I eexpect, also the fact that it gets hooked on things you don't want it to makes it a double edged sword (ironically). If you wanted to use it with a buckler it might annoy you. Potentially the cost and time of the smith. It might make punching with it or using the "murder-stroke" less effective. In use it's quite a marginal advantage in my experience unless very strongly curved.
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Very cool to see historic swords recreated so accurately. Can't wait to see the others. Still waiting for a mace and warhammer test on a ballistics test dummy head in a helmet 😁
Looks like a beast of a cutter with that wide blade and continuous grind from spine to edge! Are you going to do a two-handed longsword cutter with a wide blade, something to compete with Albion Principe?
can i purchase it from anywhere else, i mean 600 gpb is a lot, but 600 gbp +27% tax + 3% duty is even more. I coudnt buy that even if i sell my flying v. So any europe mainland sellers would be nice
There is a very similar blade in the "Sword: Form and Thought" catalogue. Apparently it is a composite sword with the hilt being of more recent origin than the blade. Furthermore it is supposedly of italian provenance and dated to the late 15th early 16th century.
Great choice indeed, now I wonder, do the manufacturers balance each sword before peening the pommel? When smithened and ground by eye and hand, the balance must be different if just the same size pommel is fitted; pommel size adjustment would sound correct imho.
It's tough for me to choose, because obviously I chose all 6 swords and therefore like all 6. But yes, if I had to just pick one then this would probably be it.
@@scholagladiatoria They're all interesting. I do like the octo-hex-diamond one as well, but there's just something about the brutality of a broad blade.
When do we see you cutting with all these replicas? After you introduced all six? With the more (chain-)maille stabby ones, i would love to see you and Tod continue your Cooperation to examine nearly originals effectiveness on armor! Love it!
What are the chances the Royal Armoury will expand to replicas other than swords? I have no idea how large the potential market is but if even a few percent of Sword Tube subscribers snap these up I suspect helmets, gauntlets, polearms and perhaps full harness would sell at least as well.
This might be my new favorite sword! I've always been fascinated with Falchions, and I mainly practice sword and bucker. Is this fantastic sword Agile enough for a lively sword and bucker fight? I favor agility over presence when I fence.
The problem with Windlass steelcraft's pieces was distal taper, that was it. The tempering of the blades has always been superb. I own a Hungarian saber which is actually a Paramerion that has better edge retention than all my Hanwei-Tinker blades , better than the Del Tin sword I have and rivals my Albion and TFW sword edge retention.
I'm sure you'll have great fun with it and I hope you sell a lot of them. How many swords in the series do you have left to show? I'm not in your target market - my medieval name would be Sir Cumference :D and I have no manual coordination skills to boot - but it would be awesome if you were to be on camera holding the replica in one hand and the original in the other. Something like. "This is the XYZ sword from the Royal Armouries and this is the replica..." Then you can briefly show the two together for the viewers to see the match, then put the original to one side and concentrate on the replica.
Is the chape bronze or brass? I know you mentioned bronze, but it appears quite brassy in the video. Also, I imagine that sword will cut amazingly well.
While you are at it Matt, ask Windlass to make a 1788 Heavy Cavalry Sword with a shorter 32-34 inch blade, leaving the centre fuller 3 inches short of the tip to allow a nice pointy spear tip, and the lowest bar on the inside removed to make unmounted wear easier...... Wire wound ray skin grip.... Oh.... and in 5160 or 9260 pretty please.... :)
Odd question. Would the falchion from this royal armouries line be an appropriate weapon for a battle of Flodden era English archer or would that have been too expensive for an archer
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Could you please replicate another 50-100 swords?
I could watch and listen to this kind of videos all day long 😅
Same! 😄
But think of your wallet...
Ya, but as long as he doesn't get to a million subs and then rest on his laurels and do stupid gaming and sparring and other vids like another sword youtuber we know..😉
I haven't actually seen a single edge sword like this ever before, really interesting.
This sword in the Royal Armouries might not literally be unique, but I don't know a single sword anywhere else that is a close comparison to it.
@@scholagladiatoria for someone who is interested into getting into HEMA are there any places in the North Carolina area of the US that you would know of that you would recommend?
And also, what do you think is the best type of sword for a beginner to learn the basics of swordsmanship with? Really enjoy all your videos, and I look forward to the next weird weapons test with Tod!
@@therovingranger Maybe a bastard sword. You can use it two handed so it's less strenuous than an arming sword, but also less than a longsword because it's a bit smaller and lighter. Then when you've built up your arms to take the strain, you can practice using it one handed. You get to learn some longsword and arming sword with one weapon.
@@OniGanon Thanks! That’s helpful to know! :)
@@therovingranger Where about in NC are you? I'm quite familiar with the HEMA scene here.
I Dub it the Arming Chef Knife 😂
Lol
You beat me to it 🤣
You and Windlass have recreated something amazing. Great work
I absolutely love the channel. I was into guns for years but then I got bitten by the blade bug. Started with folding knives, then fixed, then larger better fixed, then a custom Katana and now you're channel will break the bank
That is a fabulously weird sword. Looks fantastic and I love it!
"You can thrust with any pointy bit of metal." That, good sir, is the analysis we're all here for.
This is definitely the most interesting of the bunch to me, although having said that all of them are extremely desirable. I hope these are so successful, for both Windlass and The Royal Armouries, that you get the nod to choose more swords from the collection to replicate. The Wallace Collection should consider it too.
Not just swords, axes, pole arms, hammers, maces.... bowie knives
I realize you know this Matt, but for those following along at home, this swords unusual configuration should be covered under the Elmslie typology for Medieval Single Edged swords: in this case the sub types 5, and specifically an Elmslie F5C would probably cover this particular configuration, even with it's offset blade.
Fascinating little sword! I've heard it possibly described as an 'early hanger' based on possible use.
You are right, but it seems to me that this sword looks more like the F5B type.
Seeing these swords performing would be awesome.
My oh my that is lovely…I love how the grip gets wider, in plane with the edge, as it narrows, in plane with the flat!
The price on these for how exact they are and with a scabbard is really insane. You guys are really doing something awesome
That's a really interesting sword. I need to wait until the other ones have been shown on your channel before I am gonna decide which one I will purchase but so far this one is the most interesting sword for me. It would be a good start for my medieval sword collection.
Museum Replicas USA: www.museumreplicas.com/english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword-2
Royal Armouries UK: shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/windlass-swords/products/royal-armouries-english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword
A Unique unorthodox oddity of a blade.
This is the sort of thing I like & really want the proceeding replications on sell to be even 1/2 as unique.
I'm not much 1 for cutters but the shear unusual sort of novelty is tempting but at the £535 I'm trying to argue myself into it.
Instead of the 4 payments is there a cheaper flat single sum purchase by any chance matt?
Looks to me like a composite of a 16th century Messer blade and a 15th century hilt who were joined in the 16th century.
However if the sword was actually found together with the Castillon swords it probably is in fact made all in the 15th century.
I was waiting for this one, it is absolutely gorgeous! I'm such a single-edged swords fan.
THIS is the very first one I plan on getting!! 😊
It's so funny how just a couple decades ago and more, sooooo many people, in erroneous oversimplified ethnocenticity, poo-poohed the idea of pre-19th or 18th century single-edged European swords--and now we understand that not only did they have their own advantages they weren't uncommon.
(Which btw raises an idea I'd love to see you pursue with Windlass and the Royal Armouries, that is of making great repros of pre-Turkish straight swords of the medieval Islamic world that might be in their collection; so few people are making any of those!)
Oh, and as for rare/nonexistent in the repro market, a Polish hussar estoc would be pretty darn nice too. 😉
This is the one that jumps out at me and the one I will be purchasing thanks Matt
By all the deities of cutty-things that is a beautiful sword! Thank you for choosing it for recreation.
Fascinating sword and beautiful work from you and windlass, can't wait to get one!
I would say that that is just a falchion that happens to look like an arming sword.
I wouldn't really disagree!
Please lets not get back into the definition of a falchion discussion my brain cant handle it
@@scholagladiatoria When I first saw this sword, I asked James Elmslie this exact question. He confirmed that this is not a sword that would fit into his typology of falchions and messers. He also described this as a munitions sword, rather than one that would be used by the upper class.
All the comments I wanted to make you have already made! That is an absolute beauty.
I'm loving all of these videos! This has to be one of my favourites but I'm really looking forward to the two handed sword.
Very nice! Mine arrives in a few days. Can't wait to do some cutting with it! 😃
Looking forward to seeing that!
I love the grip design.
Fascinating oddity of a sword. And these videos are super interesting.
Congratulations on this endeavor. Your knowledge is tops and the enthusiasm you bring forth is captivating
The width and proportions of the blade remind me quite a bit of the Viking era blades from Northern Europe, which are aesthetically my favourite swords of all time.
I look forward buying a couple of these swords.
I feel like Matt is throwing shade at Albion when he says these aren’t CNC milled 😂
Anyway these are awesome, the 14th c arming sword is my fav. Would love more models in the future
I think someone at Albion is sweating not being to co opt with Matt Easton. Windlass Co opting with Matt and the Armouries really allowed them to up their game.
I love albion swords, but im glad he went with windlass. It means that I was able to order a museum quality replica sword for slightly less than an albion of similar quality, it come with a scabbard included in the price, and i am going to have it this friday instead of next friday a year from now
Albion has Peter Johnsson. They're doing fine.
This is just such an interesting sword, can't wait😊
I love that design. So versatile and yet so specialized.
For me it's between this and the falchion (Royal Armouries sword #IX.144). Looking forward to the last two videos.
I have just ordered one... I honestly can't wait! 😁
Beautiful sword, well done sir!
The whole windlass series is a fantastic collection , can't wait to see future weapons
There is either a late 15th or early 16th century sword at the MET in New York that has finger rings that is single edged on the bottom half of the blade.
Love this one, I would very much enjoy having a blade like this.
I once got a close look of Cognot's replica, very cool sword
I've admired the workmanship and design of the previous swords in this series, but this one particularly grabs me! So many interesting and unique features. Definitely the one I would pick to buy of the designs youve shown so far. 👍
The one I’m most excited about for sure
Instinctively when I was younger I made a mini version of that sword from a double edge bastard sword that the tang snapped off of. Mine has a hammer head pommel and the guard is a knuckle guard style with a Nail style loop on one side. It's is definitely an over performer based off its look.
thanks for another video.
Cool seeing that sword.
I hate to 'ask' for a cutting demo with that sword given it's a 600$ piece, but if you do I and many others I'm sure would be quite interested to see. Super unique one there, but man I bet it's a hell of a cleaver.
Love your stuff here Matt, thanks a lot for posting so much and so well. Absolutely fascinating.
Fantastic work 👏
Very cool. I Enjoyed spotting a few types of unusual swords you've spoken about in the past during a trip to the palace in Turin. If you haven't been I'm pretty sure you'd like their collection.
Loving these videos! It’s like opening an early advent calendar haha
I like this one the best so far. Really unique!
Ah, this has been the one I’ve been most looking forwards too. Should be a wonderful cutter.
I was looking forward to this one! I'd love to see you do some cutting with it. I admit that when I first saw how the blades offset from the grip, I found it very ugly because my brain was expecting a normal arming sword lol. If I try to look at it as though it's a falchion or messer, it looks slightly more normal.... ^^
Been looking forward to this video! This is the one I'm getting first, my number one pick.
My favorite so far!
Windlass is improving in quality a lot.
It's extraordinary.
It looks incredible!
Gorgeous. I'll probably pick that one up...
I bet these modern replicas are more consistent than they could make them back in the day
Outstanding!! Now take us into the era of the cavalry saber?
I'm wondering if there is a migration period sword in the works, I have a Windlass sword that's based off of a viking sword found in Finland, it has a pattern welded blade and an unusually shaped guard and pommel, I've had it since 2009
By far this is my current favorite of the lot.
Very strange not seen another like this one before interesting
It is pointy.
There is a laconic review quip right there. This is the one I saw on the armory shop site when the first video came and It is very nice. I really like that pommel shape.
That one is cool. Something very different.
Your comments on the hooked quillion make me wonder why it wasn’t more commonly found, it seems like a very useful adaptation.
Probably due to durability
Guards can be bent and deform with use and those hooks could end up crushed inwards or bent outwards which wouldn't be comfortable for the wielder, you'd need to clip them off or reshape them which would make them even more likely to bend or break
Aesthetics is the primary reason I eexpect, also the fact that it gets hooked on things you don't want it to makes it a double edged sword (ironically). If you wanted to use it with a buckler it might annoy you. Potentially the cost and time of the smith. It might make punching with it or using the "murder-stroke" less effective. In use it's quite a marginal advantage in my experience unless very strongly curved.
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I absolutely love it... Honestly.. I think if it was a bastard type hilt... I would love it PERFECTLY
I had to buy it, I had no choice after that review!
Very cool to see historic swords recreated so accurately. Can't wait to see the others. Still waiting for a mace and warhammer test on a ballistics test dummy head in a helmet 😁
Looks like a beast of a cutter with that wide blade and continuous grind from spine to edge! Are you going to do a two-handed longsword cutter with a wide blade, something to compete with Albion Principe?
spectacular, i wish i could buy one.
can i purchase it from anywhere else, i mean 600 gpb is a lot, but 600 gbp +27% tax + 3% duty is even more. I coudnt buy that even if i sell my flying v. So any europe mainland sellers would be nice
What a cool sword. that pommel is beautiful. The wielder of the real one probably named it "the peasant slayer". lol
I kind of love it.
There is a very similar blade in the "Sword: Form and Thought" catalogue. Apparently it is a composite sword with the hilt being of more recent origin than the blade. Furthermore it is supposedly of italian provenance and dated to the late 15th early 16th century.
I sure hope you do some cutting videos with all of these :)
the offset blade makes it almost look like a knife, a big single handed magurokiri
Great choice indeed, now I wonder, do the manufacturers balance each sword before peening the pommel? When smithened and ground by eye and hand, the balance must be different if just the same size pommel is fitted; pommel size adjustment would sound correct imho.
When are you doing some test cutting with this sword?
It’s really neat
This is probably my favourite of the line, which may mark me out as a hipster...
It's tough for me to choose, because obviously I chose all 6 swords and therefore like all 6. But yes, if I had to just pick one then this would probably be it.
@@scholagladiatoria They're all interesting. I do like the octo-hex-diamond one as well, but there's just something about the brutality of a broad blade.
When do we see you cutting with all these replicas? After you introduced all six? With the more (chain-)maille stabby ones, i would love to see you and Tod continue your Cooperation to examine nearly originals effectiveness on armor! Love it!
'Killing with the point lacks artistry', Gurney Halleck in 'Dune'
What are the chances the Royal Armoury will expand to replicas other than swords? I have no idea how large the potential market is but if even a few percent of Sword Tube subscribers snap these up I suspect helmets, gauntlets, polearms and perhaps full harness would sell at least as well.
Absolutely fascinating sword. I am enamored with it. How would one go about sharpening one of these swords?
Swords like makes wonder: Where one edged swords cheaper to make throw out history, when compared to double edges? If so, how much?
This might be my new favorite sword! I've always been fascinated with Falchions, and I mainly practice sword and bucker. Is this fantastic sword Agile enough for a lively sword and bucker fight? I favor agility over presence when I fence.
Do you know if the false edge was sharpened on the original? Just got my hands on one of these--looks like it will be very easy to sharpen.
I'm honestly kind of surprised Matt was willing to work with Windlass considering their reputation.
The problem with Windlass steelcraft's pieces was distal taper, that was it. The tempering of the blades has always been superb. I own a Hungarian saber which is actually a Paramerion that has better edge retention than all my Hanwei-Tinker blades , better than the Del Tin sword I have and rivals my Albion and TFW sword edge retention.
See I would like this as a longsword... It also highlights how variegated swords that at a glance appear typical actually are
I must make one.
I'm sure you'll have great fun with it and I hope you sell a lot of them. How many swords in the series do you have left to show? I'm not in your target market - my medieval name would be Sir Cumference :D and I have no manual coordination skills to boot - but it would be awesome if you were to be on camera holding the replica in one hand and the original in the other. Something like. "This is the XYZ sword from the Royal Armouries and this is the replica..." Then you can briefly show the two together for the viewers to see the match, then put the original to one side and concentrate on the replica.
Good video ⚔️
I so want that Ljubljana sword that Albion made a while ago. I've seen the original.
Is the chape bronze or brass?
I know you mentioned bronze, but it appears quite brassy in the video.
Also, I imagine that sword will cut amazingly well.
Geez... I want to take one to my ballistics skulls so badly.. time to make a unexpected and rash purchase!! Lol
A Dis Arming sword, in one swing.
While you are at it Matt, ask Windlass to make a 1788 Heavy Cavalry Sword with a shorter 32-34 inch blade, leaving the centre fuller 3 inches short of the tip to allow a nice pointy spear tip, and the lowest bar on the inside removed to make unmounted wear easier...... Wire wound ray skin grip.... Oh.... and in 5160 or 9260 pretty please.... :)
Nope, full length for us mounted swordsmen!!
Odd question. Would the falchion from this royal armouries line be an appropriate weapon for a battle of Flodden era English archer or would that have been too expensive for an archer
Are this swords limited production?
I really hope someone could recreate the Henry V type XVIII arming sword again
How have I never heard of the original of this sword?