The Most Brutal Melee Weapon I've Tested so far (Igorot Headhunting Axe)
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and as a wise man always say,
“it will keel”
"No matter what your blade does to the wood but what the wood does to your blade
Forged in Fire should do this weapon on their show.
I dunno, I'm gonna need to see what it does to a pig carcass and a couple salmon.
I was looking for this
Copper pipe filled with lead "it will kill"
Joke's on you, you wield a headhunting axe against a headless dummy! This battle was lost before it even began! :^)
Pedro Scoponi This actually made me laugh.
Head was found on ZGB and promptly decimated when they used the Igorot Headhunting Axe. (JK, sort of, would love to see it though. I think it would easily win the ZGB Overkill seal of approval.)
I can't even argue this.
The head ran off
+Mada mada
Yes, I guess he thought "better safe than sorry" after seeing a few of Skalls videos... ;-)
I am from the Philippines from the Cordillera Region where the Igorots reside. It's such an honor having our traditional weapons being featured by you.
Oh my not the toxic Filipino pride again
Bro same I also came and live in LUZON IN BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 AND IM PROUD AS HALF BONTOC AND I ALSO REPRESENT A BONTOC WARRIOR SOLDIERS THANK YOU PO SAYO
SALAMAT GAGAYEM!!😁🙂👍👍
This axe genuinely has a chaotic evil aura about it.
my ancestors will decapitate the rival tribe leader using that ax and shove it to a bamboo pole.. then later the party begins..
@@AmbabangilVlogs wat wat pork and pinapaitan all night!
It does, but I can see a chaotic neutral or even good character like a barbarian or berserker using this.
@@DinnerForkTongue imagine that this is being used by quite smaller build person than a barbarian or berserker, atleast how they depict it in the movies, but again imagaine if they are the one using this..that'll be a hell of a damage..
@@DinnerForkTongue I'm an Igorot and our ancestors used it with one hand. Our ancestors does have a smaller build compared to that of a berserker, however that makes them more agile.
*heaves axe into chest, slicing bone and eviscerating lungs*
*leaves axe embedded in man's torso*
*speed walks away*
Just in case you wanna know why: His slow-mo cam (the one he had at that point at least) had a relatively small amount of disk space so it worked by only saving 20 seconds or so and deleting the first second when it got to second 21 and so on and so forth. He had to press a button to make it save it permanently
*FATALITY*
GETTING THEIR HEART SLICED IN HALF
He waslooking for more enemy
Cool guys walk away after one hit. Why do I need the weapon back? He's already dead.
Victim has severe trauma to left and right yoghurt cups
Underrated comment
Mikas truly is
*yogurt
@@augustusschrader6693 Regional differences
Looks like that would really yogHURT!
Halfway through the ballistic gel dummy tests, I was like, "Dude, he's had enough. I think he yields." You know a weapon is brutal when you begin to feel bad for an inanimate dummy.. I know adrenaline can make one fight despite an injury, but this thing... WOW! One well placed blow from that, and it's game over.
Well done.
Even against the helmet, while it didnt punch through to the skull, if you look at the shock to the dummies neck.... While the skull would be intact, the neck would likely have broken from the force to the head... Yikes
I showed a picture of this to my friend once and he said
"If some nigga comes at me with that, I'm playin' dead before he even uses that thing against me. Like, nigga, you killed me with air." Funniest crap I heard in years.
Lets see, in terms of damage, in just the first three hits the dummy takes, the first would have had the opponents guts slashed and gouged open, leading to massive blood loss, infection, and y'know, having a big fucking hole where your guts are spilling out on the floor. The second would have broken ribs, nearly eviscerated one lung, and likely leaving the opponent drowning in their own blood. The third, immediately breaks the clavicle and probably the two ribs below it, probably shatters the shoulder blade and again pierces and/or eviscerates part of the lung, except this time the opponent DEFINITELY drowns in their own blood. Yea, whoever gets hit with this might get a few death throes, maybe a last defiant hit, hell maybe even just a slow bleeding out in massive agony, but with how this thing causes massive gouged/slashing wounds exacerbated by the piercing point, I'm not entirely anyone would survive that shit unless you were immediately taken to a hospital. And even then. Damn this thing is brutal.
@@Coffeehouse_Latte
Basing on your name, you looked filipino. You should have told your friend that we filipinos aren't niggas!
if you give something to igorot its replacement is a foreign head. honor of igorot to kill for their popularity
"'Tis but a scratch!"
-Gel Mannequin
The Gel Mannequin always triumphs! Have at you! Come on then!
John John
A scratch?!
Thy arm,it lays upon the ground!
Gel Mannequin: Just a flesh wound.
"Is that all you got?"
“No it’s not”
Moral of the story, don't get hit with this thing.
Bithor Gaming or run ... just run, nothing else ... just run like your arse was on fire.
Or just get your matchlock rifle, it's how the Spaniards dealed with it in the Filipino Islands
*dealt with it
Thanks, I was unsure before of what to do when I encounter an individual wielding such glory, but now I am sure, because of your comment.
Yours sincerely,
/s
The Stoned Videogame Nerd I would disagree, ballistics gel is more resistant than flesh and do you see some of the simple flicks skal is doing?
Axe :"Ribs? what ribs? There were ribs?"
You ask a lot of questions for an inanimate object.
It must axe you a question
I am proud being igorot. A native Filipino warrior living in the north of the Philippines mountain. We called that head hunting Axe "Pinang"
*Pingus
@@apersonusingyoutube4973 yep but usually to kill an enemy here is the spear used by our ancestors from north to south here in the Phils. After using spear to struck down enemy on the ground that axe will be used next to strike in the neck. That's what my lolo said my gramps. It's not use to these days because more of the tribes here now are civilized they only use that for hunting wildhogs. since guns arrived in our village they use guns now to protect the land from poachers.
So it is a Filipino weapon
@@kegtuwa Hell Ye brother
As far as I know, this was used in early days during tribal clan wars. Correct me if I'm wrong since I'm from Leyte Province in PH :)
My great grandpa, who fought in the second world war once said, "if you give an igorot something, they'll return with the head of a Japanese soldier."
Or maybe theyll return dead
@@jacknack6819 It's kill or be killed.
Lies. you copied this comment from a different video
I think it’s with a cigarette or food
Actually Japanese soldiers are scared in Igorot
Kudos to Windlass for being so chill about the sponsorhip!
Kaiser Crimson they build fine swords so they aren’t afraid. Also they chose the sword so at least they have a chance to check fit beforehand. (I wouldn’t check anything myself but make a “random” order and force my QC to have their work checked out independently).
Well Skall's target audience are their potential customers. He's like one of the best marketing moves they can do.
Kaiser Crimson its good for both...Skall reviews them positively,gets money for it,and he is one of the best ads they could get,reaching a huge target audience
Skal reviews unbiased :D His bearded viking hearth cant be bought that easily!
I'm glad you finally got sponsored by a sword company
So basically, the nastiness of a pick and an axe combined. *Ouch.*
A... pick-axe?
@@dumb214 yes
@Some Dude
Pax
@Spicy meatballs listen here mate
@@l0sts0ul89 ironic name not gonna lie
"And I buried an axe so deep into his skull they had to bury him with it."
Ooooh, the blade even has a bottle-opener on the back! Great for parties.
Tiger H. Lore igorot are party peoole
Pretty sure it's supposed to hook opponents legs...
@@bladewolfvii6383 and this comment is suppose to be a joke
@@harizwain4969 so what? Some people might not know...
@@bladewolfvii6383 it just seem like you missed the joke...
The funny part is, it's not oversized and full of magical powers, but it is cooler than most fantasy weapons and stronger than most real weapons.
Perfection.
Or very f***ing close to it!
CopyLeft I'm not starting any debate but that is actually a real historical weapon used by the Igorot tribes in the Cordilleran mountains of the Philippines. Just wanted to contribute a fun fact.
Thank you very much! :)
I want this for Christmas yay
@@Kulbinator I think we still have blacksmiths in Benguet who make these. Just stop by after exploring Baguio City~
I'd hate to be the guy that tries to break and enter Skallagrim's house.
Yep. You'd probably hear, "Wait! Stop there!" Then the last possible thing you hear is a whistling sound.
Hehehehehe.
Well, at least you get to choose your weapon.
@@sumakwelvictoria5635 that or frantic unscrewing of a pommel
*pulls out a glock*
parry this you fuckin casul
@@maharujion6545 imagine after all these years of seeing his melee skills someone breaks into his house only for him to somehow turn texan and just fuck your shit up with a 22 rifle lmao
The Pinang... A simple yet effective weapon. The Igorot head hunting axe. The Spaniards also feared this weapon. The Japanese army during World War 2 were afraid to went up to the north mountains of the Philippines. Thank you for featuring some of our native weapons in your channel good sir.
I just gotta say, y’all weapons are really amazing.
Another flip falling for white praise...get over youselves
8:15 "He is twitching.. Cause its got MAH AXE IMBENDED IN HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM!"
Priceless comment.
Floris Kunst chill, Gimli
Lol
Love the reference, but how does Gimli know what a nervous system is? XD
*embedded
Daily mail gonna love this
I prefer Andrex
Gothic Deathlord training white supremacist, Antifas and terrorists to use demon axe to take over Europe.
momo lolo - Hey, its Daily “hurrah for the blackshirts” Mail, they might not dislike the first one.
Don't jinx us, last thing we need is a repeat of the Joerg incident
1 007 has the daily mail target skal already? As far as I know only jeorg sprave’s been hit by them.
Me, who has Igorot ancestry: Very happy and proud that Skall reviewed something related to my ethnicity.
Also me: Shamefully admits I'll never live up to the hype that were my ancient warrior ancestors. *Cries in cheeseburger.*
I know how you feel, I came from Siquijor and I don't know shit about deitys and casting spells and voodoo stuff.. this sucks AHAHAHA in a good way ofcourse
Same
@フライクライFlykryy the same ones who needed the White western powers to liberate their country from the japanese they could not' defend? that proud phillippines?
@ThatOneAsianBroChick
I will master the art of Gun-Fu one day
Haan nga abs kitaen yu iti kinyata nga igorot, jay kadakel butoy na kitaen yu.
"...and it's also got a liver... that you can't really see..." **first strike is a killing blow to the liver**
Firstly, greetings from a fellow Nigel ... sadly, there are increasingly few of us around, as our name has fallen out of favour somewhat ...
Also you're right ... that first blow, directly to the liver, actually made me physically wince ...
Reason being in, what seems another lifetime ago, I did two years of Anatomy and Physiology, at degree level ... just thinking about how much trauma caused by that single blow alone boggled the mind ...
If, and that's a massive if, the casualty was gotten to a major trauma centre in record speed, the sheer volume of blood loss would be such they would be in serious danger of hypovolemic shock, if and yet another big if, they could even control the bleeding, whilst hanging as many units O neg, then typed and cross matched, plus FFP.
And even if they were sent direct to the OT/OR for immediate emergency surgery, no guarantees they would even make it off of the table ...
So funny how strict youtube is on sword and firearm channels, because they are not advertiser friendly or whatever. Yet History Channel's Forged in Fire has no problems getting advertisers. That show does the same stuff Skallagrim does with testing weapons, but can be more graphic sometimes. Skallagrim really should be an added guest judge for that show.
dunno, maybe skall could get around the not advertiser friendly side if he explained more about the history of the weapons and where they were used. It would make those videos more interesting for me too.
GamesCourier This is a great idea mah man!
It's because TV shows like that usually go through a third party advertising company instead of RUclips. It's the same reason why all the late night shows that have clips on RUclips(Jimmy Fallon, James Corden, etc.) still get ads event though they will talk about things that get other channel's videos demonetized.
Not to mention Logan Paul got away with murder (not quite literally) recently.
Forgotten Weapons which does exactly that, but with firearms, with very little shooting is "not educational or advertiser friendly" so no that will not work. @gamescourier
1. That is an evil axe...I'll take 2!
2. I imagine the sponsor conversation went like this:
Intern:"uh, sir. We got a message asking for a sponsorship."
Manager:"Run it by finance, darn youtubers."
Intern: "Ok, one 'Skallagrim' finance request coming up."
Manager: "Wait, Skall? The sword guy? Just tell him we'll do it. Every time he says our name we get 100 new customers."
nikolai60 dude, just google windlass's customers once, you will realize why they were so casual. :)
Raptor Maitre
Yeah... sounds about right.
Well we have a full set of this on display in our ancestral house, this axe usually goes with a thick wooden shield, a spear on the back and a bolo sword by the waist. They also have small hand knife that is worn like a necklase, as extra weapon. Sad that we had more of those from our ancestors but either got lost or stolen.
Oof, I actually cringed when I saw that blade easily slice through the gelatin. The sound of the impact is so chilling. I can only the imagine the immense pain and agony someone would experience if struck with this weapon.
I don’t think pain would be a factor. It’s so fast and deep it would just kill any area you hit. Cause massive nerve damage to other body parts and essentially disable you instantly. Then either your guts would fall out/lungs collapse/you die instantly depending on what organ it hit. Even a limb shot would have you bleed out in minutes.
trust me you don't want to know. I've seen people hacked each other with 'sundangs' (another Filipino blade) and its really bloody. This axe would be disastrous.
I think it'd just kill you instantly, like that deep of a wound straight through your ribs and into your lungs would instantly kill you I imagine
Interesting fact about the back blade: whereas the front blade was ultimately used for cutting an opponent's head, the back blade was used to pick up the head and put it in a backpack.
Also, Igorots were one of the indigenous peoples using that weapon. It was fairly common in the northern mountain regions of the Philippines where they believed it was important to keep your opponent's head in order for them to not find their way in the afterlife. The fear was that if your opponent's spirit finds you, then they can take their revenge. Also, if one really hated their enemy, they would have also taken the guy's kidneys, so they wouldn't feel comfort in the afterlife. They believed that the kidneys provided relief and comfort (like how you feel after peeing).
Also, to put it in context, they believed that the living and the dead coexist and that you just don't see the dead.
Roberto Brillante igorots are like those Nepalese warriors that used the kukri, Gurkhas I do believe, there was one story of a Gurkha who was trapped behind lines in ww2, he came across three sleeping Nazi soldiers so as a sick joke he silently killed the two on the ends and decapitated them to switch their heads, so that in the morning the one in the middle would wake to see the result, did it as a demoralizing tactic, pretty sure it worked lol
nice to know even here in Pinas, a lot of cultures have a somewhat similar belief on decapitation and how it affects one's afterlife. Like medieval christians used to cut off heads of suicides so that they cant enter heaven (even purgatory) and go straight to hell.
cool.
It's like a pickaxe that decided to be an axe midway through it's life
There is no way chain mail holds up to that thing. Seems more of a shock weapon though, as it gets stuck with nearly every swing.
Sopwith Camel it looks like the design help pulling it out better though?
a real warrior can pull that thing easily
@@paulbullecer8400 it still takes time and effort that can be exploited by you opponent. in a real fight every second counts
Just hit the biggest guy and pull out something else.
@@deptusmechanikus7362 not really
Thanos: You should've aimed for the head.
Skallgrim: Don't mind if I do!
I'm not even into medieval stuff, so I don't know why I'm here but watching a guy ruthlessly swing an axe into a dummy is just so satisfying.
It's actually native tribal weapon from the Philippines
@@jeremiah3355 Nice! Another Filipino contribution to the world! I thought there were other kinds of Igorots around the world, I didn't even notice it was ours!
You feel the rush right....
I pretend he's swinging it at Joe Biden.
You have an anime pic for you profile. The algorithm is working at optimum efficiency.
OMG! I've seen some nasty shit, in my ten years as a paramedic so far... But this thing is just scary! These wounds would be devastating and I can't even imagine how to stop the bleeding, if the vicim would be alive by arival of the ambulance. Most brutal melee weapon... Clickbait title? No. This is the most brutal weapon I've seen!
Sandra Gruber stop the bleeding by soaking in kerosene. No defibrillator during the bath, cauterizing the patient at this stage is ill advised although a bullet to the face is not really murder but more or less humane by probability of recovery. Regardless though, the kero will absolutely stop the bleeding
@@Trihame omg i'd thought u'd gonna comment something medical . . . but turns out i need another bag for another puke
The igorots medics in the Philippines just burned and douced the wound with hot water if the victim was still alive
Was thinking about this. In a battle one solid blow from this axe would have to be fatal, or at least amputating something
It was partner with slim shield use to amputate and to cut head in the mountain province philippines
Shoutout to our mountain bros!! With Love from Parañaque 🇵🇭 VIVA FILIPINAS
imagine this thing in D&D 5E:
Igorot Axe
Type: Martial Melee Weapon
Reach:5 ft.
Damage: 2d4 piercing damage
Weight: 4-7 lb.
Cost: 20 GP
Properties: Versatile (2d6), Special.
Proficiency with an Igorot axe allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
Versatile: this weapon does 2d4 piercing damage when held with one hand, but does 2d6 piercing damage when held with two hands.
Special: as a bonus action, you can attack a different creature dealing 1d4 piercing damage if held with one hand, or 1d6 piercing damage if held with two hands. if a class feature or feat feature allows you to attack as a bonus action against the same or different creature, use 2d4/6.
2022 edit: in hindsight, this thing is kinda overpowered. Also, I think this is my most liked comment on the site. Thanks
This axe is available in the Islands of sina una book.
That's the beauty, it does both. The tip pierces and the blade cuts.
Change the damage type to slashing/piercing depending on the side used when attacking and we're good. Oh, and make the neck of a humanoid a location that automatically crits.
@@DinnerForkTongue Is there actually a system in 5e that lets you attack specific body parts on humanoids? I'm pretty new to this and that sounds really cool.
@@Apoc2K
Not that I know of myself. You'd probably need house rules for it.
Who needs L'ORÉAL when you can have Skal'real...
Alacorn
That would be *hilarious* .
Holy crap. I remember when that helmet first appeared on this channel; it's been through some intense shit. There's proof of this weapon's effectiveness right there.
Sponsored by Windlass Steelcrafts, huh? Moving up in the world! I wonder when Albion-senpai will notice you?
Phantom Sky they would be pretty great, since he’s definitely a fond user and reviewer of their products
Pretty sure they already noticed him. He was sent a free sword after the car crash incident
that was really nice of them! I didn't know that!
Mavinus was the Gadjhalt, his big late-viking sword
It's light, it's fast, it's a pleasure to wield
Each strike penetrates deeply and cuts on the way out
And most importantly
IT WILL KEEL
I am so glad that Skallagrim has an outlet for his passions... RUclips has saved lives 😂
"Stop hitting him, he's already dead!"
What a way to start off 2018 with the most brutal weapon you've ever tested! (so far)
First hit on the gel: hm, okay, I'm no expert so how should I know- *pulls and oh, right, that spike is there* oooooh boy, um, that's, that's deep?? My torso is nowhere near as, as thick as that it would've gone through mhmmmmm-
Another hit: *flinch*
S t o p
I t ' s a l r e a d y
D e a d
Thats dummy abuse
@@revampedharpy09
The kidney would be the worst thing to hit with this. Not only is it heavily blood-infused, wounding it is so excruciating that _it paralyzes the target._ You deadass can't even scream, that's how white-and-blue your brain goes with pain. Kidneys are actually valid targets in assassinations.
@@revampedharpy09 even in the modern day I think a wound that severe is likely to be lethal unless you're like literally right outside a hospital
Ok. Another useful weapon just in case of a zombie apocalypse!
Zombie apocalypse, demonic invasion, robotic rebellion, ANYTHING.
Its easy to make.... As you can see.... You only need to sharpen a steel with the same shape....
Or Aswangis it happens in the Philippines.
No. It got stuck repeatedly so it wouldn't be good against a hoard. I think..
@@goldengaruda8935 what I was thinking.
Jesus every single strike from that axe is pretty much an insta-kill.
DJ Rec01
*Too op, please nerf intensifies*
If you hit...
9999 damage. I thought only pommels were capable of that level of devastation.
Make an Igorot axe with a pommel you can basically call yourself god
Perfect for every occasion.
That's sturdier than it looks
the tiny little neck definitely looks like it would snap if you hit something too hard with it
idk, welded by the looks of it, welding is pretty strong.
Skulduggery Pleasant the sparrow flies south during winter
Lmao yeah
Ooh. The creator
Quinn Waterfield. Haven't seen a lot of weapon designs besides the most common ones so it looks unorthodox to me.
But good job man. I guess the forging makes it tougher. As skall mentioned it penetrated the helmet much further than any other weapon he's tested, that makes it very impressive to me cause I thought the moment it'd hit anything semi-hard, it'd snap.
Shows how much I know right? 😂
The igorot warriors often perfected their swing and muscles to deliver efficient blows. Imagine a skilled warrior testing out the dummy torso in the video.
Lmao we had one these when I was a kid. My grandpa would carry it around when going to the market to scare off political enemies. Good times.
Yeah, you're not getting back up if you get hit with that thing.
I agree. Even if you're wearing mail.
I wouldn’t even trust plate to protect me fully against this thing.
The wielded of that weapon better have a backup weapon though. You will take a armored man out but then you will have limited time to pull that out if someone is charging you. Skall driving that so deep that he struggled pulling it out.
(Enter the pun)
If you do somehow survive the first blow, the shock and/or bleed out will get you, that thing is a real devastator!
Dude, my chest hurts just thinking about that ballistic jelly.
Wibble. Wobble. Dead.
Yeah that helmet might have stopped penetration but your neck is probably not liking the impact.
I would certainly carry a backup sword though, maybe even a shield. The 1 handed strikes seemed pretty effective too so perhaps you could try it with a shield and switch to a small sidearm when it gets stuck and someone's else is coming at you.
EEY! Sponsors who don't suck! grats
Maxwell ikr its rare to find those in this time
A Skall video sponsored by Windlass is better than Seriously Strange (talks about the paranormal, serial killers, murder cases, and outright bizarre human behavior) sponsored by purple grape flavored marijuana cat treats (which was a youtube sponsored commercial, not a channel/video sponsor)
*warrobots*
That thing is crazy sharp! And great job on the ballistics, truly
Lethality of headhunter axe is the same as with an ice axe. Both require distance and swing for momentum, that’s why ancient Igorot/Ifugao always carry wooden shield and spear as main tool. Head axe only for collect dead trophy.
"It is light, it is sharp, it penetrated and lacerated eeeasily. But most impprtantly: IT WILL KEEL!!"
Doug is a man who enjoys his job. And that job is to go all era's of war on ballistic dummies.
Yes it weel!
Those dummies never stood a chance
It would Keel - "Forge in fire"
Stay 666
Great episode! First time I saw someone in the background, there was a forklift or something. Made me think of the workers in the neighbourhood.
"Hey Jeff, what is that sound out there?"
"Naa, it is that viking dude again torturing his sex dolls. "
"Oh, hand me a beer there, eh."
Imagine you don't know the area, but get lost there looking for your cousin Greg's place. You see this guy in business casual whacking away with THAT AXE! - Me, I leave, call Greg and tell him to come visit MY place.
I guess I would take a break from forklifting and kindly ask to get a chance to take a swing with that thing.
Well come to my country pal
@@annasstorybox7906 the sex doll?
"yes she's a pick, and yes she's an axe, but no, she's not a pickaxe"
Skall goes full anime-viking.
McBlaggart He looks more like Jesus to me.
He looks like sword Jesus:D
Floeh396 Yeah, we've already had Gun Jesus Ian McCollum, now it's time for Sword Jesus Skallagrim Nilsson!
Christian Changer Yeah!
an anime viking would summon thunder with his every strike and would be able to breathe underwater
Strangely shaped yet very efficient, I think i've my weapon candidate for zombie apocalypse
Idk looks like it would get stuck in the enemy which is a problem
Marrino460 for fuck sake you're goddamn right
It looks halfway between an axe and a chinese Ge
All of those blows look like they would be 100% fatal
+Marrino406 More like a spike and an axe, Pickaxes flat, so are axes, while this thing is pointed like a spike. It can puncture like a spike, but can also chop like an axe (you saw the reed demonstration).
man i need to make one of these so bad. really effective looking.
The ribbon floating in the air on that half-cut was ....poetically cinematic.
Here's to hoping someone will mod this into Skyrim. I love the look of the weapon.
The proportions would probably be... Less realistic.
that username though.
Shhhh
jort93z Fear the power of my fridge, mortal.
imgur.com/fuC040P
Galren I hope it's just like this one, but Skyrim modders can be a bit... imaginative with what they do.
Well yeah, it's an enormous cat claw made of steel with the momentum of a polearm.
Best description ever. I wonder if you're describing the genesis of it on accident. Bunch Igorots brainstorming on weapon designs and someone says, "You know, cat wounds are friggin gristly. Howbout just do that?"
First Knives were probably actual cat claws with a handle. Then Humans had the bright idea to upscale it.
Next step in human weaponry:
Cat robot
@@CrystallizedBlackSkull cute cat robots!
You think the people who made intense Opera music always knew this is what it would end up being used for?
You go all out making the ballistic gel compaired to others. Love it! That must have taken some time! Great vids man keep them up!
Filipino native of Baguio City, Benguet here.
As both an Igorot and a Filipino Martial Arts / Arnis practitioner, I'm humbled by the fact that a work of art from my part of the Philippines has pleased you.
Mabuhay and God bless!!!
Came here to say the same thing; mabuhay kasama
Ray Caburnay
Mabuhay, bro! God bless! 😁
M A B U H A Y P I L I P I N A S
Pilipino Kami ay nasa lahat ng dako!
Mabuhay!
Don't know if you're thinking about it, but i would love to see how effective this weapon is against armor, like chain mail, plated armor or leather, even though you tested it on that helmet. You're amazing btw!
Leather is a lot less common as armor than commonly thought, and chain mail is not a real name, it is called mail, or chain armor. Also plated armor is called plate armor.
If he tested it against armor he should definitely also test it against gamberson.
Ninjamanhammer If well made leather armor can be really strong. Sorry about the names, i really don't know all terms, so i often say something wrong or awkward, but i try to do my research when i have the time. Im not an expert on these things, just a curious individual.
+luis Gustavo Magalhães
Leather had been used in different forms, you are absolutely correct, though that might be worth pointing out then, as a lot of "leather armor" being tested is costume stuff.
No need to apologize, we've all miscalled things, but thankfully after enough repetition the real terms tend to stick.
I did not mean to put you down or anything, I thought your suggestion was good, I just wanted to correct some of the slight mistakes you made.
Ninjamanhammer you didn't put me down at all. Its really good that you said that, because we usually stick to our mistakes if nobody teach us the right things. Im actually thankful for that.
luis Gustavo Magalhães that is the good thing about channels such as this, we can all get more knowledgeable.
The way he walks away after every strike..... "did I leave the stove on? I'd better check."
If I remember correctly, the back end of this axe was meant to pierce through a shield, It was also supposed to be used as a grappling tool in mountain climbing and hunting.
I don't know, I just heard of it once...
Also, I heard before that they almost always aim these at either the neck or chest for a large success rate when taking down a target
As one certain kali martial artists says, "This will keeel."
Oddly enough, both him and this axe are Filipino, he probably practices with one from time to time.
I'm also a big fan of FiF, I've never missed and episode.:)
Holy crap, +Skallagrim those are some clean cuts at the beginning tests! The ballistics gel tests make me hurt watching them! It looks like there is not an extremely high amount of effort required to do serious damage to the mock human.
well duh... it's unarmored.
Yep. It is still impressive. If you watch some other channels, they do tests like this sometimes, and the damage with the regular sword and axe is not even close to what this thing did.
There is one significant drawback of it though... and you can see it very clearly in this video.
It gets stuck... it gets stuck HARD.
In a real battle situation, this is highly dangerous... sure, you might kill that one guy good... and maybe a second one... but you will probably get stabbed or hit by the third guy.
Speers, Axes and swords have this issue to a smaller degree too.
Maces and hammers have this issue the least of all battlefield weapons, which is one of the reasons, they were popular.
AMarshmallowPie I don't want to be this test dummy
Dracul JOSHI keep a dagger on yourself as well, and it would be great for 1v1 dueling situations.
It's like the brutal lovechild of a scythe and a pickaxe.
It might just be the cold but this video made me shiver.
When you replay a game with all the high level weapons:
When you get a game boy hacker and give yourself Mewtwo as your starter
Ng+ in Dark Souls
Bloodborne ng + after you did the chalice dungeons in the original playthrough
Definitely high on the list of things i don't wanna get hit with. Just over a freight train.
Pretty much my feeling.
I'm an igorot originally from.the tribe of balanagao .and yes I do agree our forfathers before uses that kind of weapon..and we also known as head hunter in Luzon..tnx guys for featuring igorot. Weapon .
When I first saw one of these my thought was "why didn't other axes evolve to be more like this one?" It seems like it's designed for armor penetration, combining the best parts of pickaxe and battle axe. Force concentration building into a longer, deep penetrating cut. But it was made by people that didn't really use armor. It's super mean looking and has incredible damage potential, and I just fell in love with the design. There are some really cool looking ones.
Oooh, nasssty. It is a bird beak of PAIN.
Parrots?
You don't need an assault rifle to protect your home, you need an assault axe....
Leto Verheij Then gets shot nonchalantly like Indiana Jones shot that guy with the sword.
@@Covey7342
Yeah ... but to be fair, Sword Guy was a bombastic idiot, whom, instead of getting at close range with his sword, decided to be all flashy and twirly wirly with it ...
... he deserved to have been shot.
Range still wins the fight though
Get both just to be sure
@eshel ahrak correction: he wasn't injured, but he was sick. If you look at him in that scene, you can actually see that he doesn't look too great. He asked the director "can I just shoot him?", giving rise to that scene.
Imagine how many spaniards heads have been cut with that axe for 300+ years
just re-visiting the video of my favorite axe during it's two-year anniversary, anyone else still watching it?
*crying* Stop! Stop, he's already dead!
Check his medicalert bracelet.
You hacking at ballistic gel with an axe gave me Deadliest Warrior flashbacks.
Man that was such a good show, I wish It would come back
Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful design, every hit with that thing is a kill shot. I love it.
Growing up we were taught not to mess with the igorots when they would go through the streets and perform their dances and play music. Now I know why.
Fun fact: The Philippine word for HERO is bayani which came from the word BAGANI meaning head hunters.
Which means in ancient tradition, you don't become a hero by saving someone; you become a hero by killing someone.
Executioner:Am good
Yeah ninoy aquino is the best hero in philippines
@@senketsu5833 I thought Marcos was the biggest hero of Philippines
@@droopsmoop no marcos is only a big joke
@@droopsmoop marcos is a national treasure lol
Norse Canadian god in a man's body axing a few questions.
Weilding an axe from all the way in southeast Asia.
Nice work man
i am born as a FULL BLOODED IGOROT from the mountains of cordillera! proud igorot here! thanks skallagrim for featuring our own historical head hunting battle axe in your video! more power and nice video content to come! god bless , AGIYO! KADATAYO AMIN NGA KAIGOROTAN!
*That's a lot of damage!*
Lmao. Use flextape
No. That's all the damage.
How bout a lil more
In before RUclips kills this video
Philip Malaby
Why would they kill the video?
burntham113 They killed a video of a guy demonstrating knives on armor, why wouldn't they? It's all chance.
I have the feeling someone will kill RUclips this year
4 years later and this thing still fucks
I like watching your videos and learning about edge weapons
Nice design. Lot of mass, small striking area, smooth gradient for easy extraction and even a stop to prevent it from getting stuck. These guys where on to something :D
ThaTyger Best thing is even the stop is sharp
Isn't it essentially just a short halberd without a top spike?
SantaMuerte1813 The blade on it is more of a spear blade than axe head, so I'd say no
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Clearly you haven’t enchanted your diamond sword with Sharpness V
I have to wait 90 days to change my name I witnessed your like count at 69
Sharpness 31721
Why that number?
@@hashimiyazib cuz it's like the max enchantment or sumthin I don't remember
The maximum enchantment level is 32767, one less than 2^15
As a filipino I never knew these weapons my ancestors used.
Me neither. The only Filipino melee weapon I knew was the balisong and sundang(and it's multiple versions)
That really depends because of how many tribal lineages exist among Filipino natives. And each tribe has cultural distinctions, from clothing to weapons.
In this age, use of firearms is not shunned due to practicality reasons when what matters is knowing the opponent. There is a time and place for everything; when to use a blade, when to use a bullet.
only weapon is i know philipines used is itak but this is game changer
As an Igorot, I've seen lots of this being kept by my grandfather
@@mikedanielespeja6128 What about escrima sticks and pekpek?
That's a +7 upgraded equipment right there.
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That's correct.
And thanks. :)
Skallagrim will do that
I actually really liked their stuff lol 👍
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okay. you're right, whowver wrote a reply to me and then deleted it or whatever. i don't care. i'm stupid or whatever. you're awesome. enjoy. have a nice life. bye
I'm surprised that thin handle can support such a big blade
soviet dog hahah fucking nice
Andy Zhang The handle is quite big compared to the blade.
Thin?
I think it's light metal core, possibly brass or bronze, not a wood.
I've always liked small cherry handles on my axe personally. But you have to reinforce it every so mm. This is steel so no need for adjustment. It would operate just as deadly with the right wood stock. Faster swings I think and harder potent strikes. Especially for throwing if you can hit your target.
Im an igorot myself and this axe from what I see in my place should have a shorter handle, but still really good, thanks so much Skallagrim for creating this video, from us igorots here in the Philippines
That's why even a fellow Igorot fear that thing..
Heck yah bro. Better prepare ma Krag Carbine while walking alone
The epic thing about this weapon is, the wielders are almost naked, no steel armors or anything, and only a wooden shield will be the protection. I'm an Igorot btw.
I see your ancestors were adherets of "the best defense is a good offense"
what the reason to sacrafice mobility and wear armor when that sh/t will go trought it like trough cheese....
@@runkorko i think you underestimate armor lol
@@purpledefaultpfp6233 hardly
@@purpledefaultpfp6233 Nah, It's just that most Filipino tribes really didn't had good armour other than shields, chainmail(Moro), thick animal hide armour, wood(bamboo bark and hard wood)/ebony breast plates, or quilted chainmail and cuirasses made out of braided bark cords(Visayas). The Philippines is a tropical country, hence full plate and lamelar armour did not develop as it would be too hot and neither did wearing metal as an armour, exlcuding the Moros who use chainmail obtained from other Muslims in South East Asia. I mean, natives had to leave their doors open at noon so that they wouldn't feel hot during the after noon.