Here in Nevada I bought my girlfriend a pair of brass knuckles from a guy at a 'swap meet' stall who was quick to correct me when I asked to buy, "Those brass knuckles." He said, "No sir, that is a novelty paperweight."
I've got about a dozen brass knuckles (well, steel, brass, iron and glass) in the UK legally. Can't get rid of them legally either. Can't carry them on the street. Can't sell them. Can't buy them. But I confiscated them working on the doors of a nightclub during fights. Now I'm stuck with them. Every time there is a 'knife amnesty' I chuckle because I'm on allowed to carry these to the collection point.
police officer : hey why do you carry that claymore,is it for self-defense? *grab handcuffs* skall : oh no it's just an for reenactement police : oh ok fine how to everyday carry a sword
+Conner Macleod Only Sikhism (religion that is sort pf an hybrid between Islam and Hinduism) has swords in its core practices. Sabers and scimitars though.
+Daniele Bella I would rather be attacked by a morning star and get smashed in the head than by a machette or something. Just imagine it. Being hacked and slashed, hurts like hell but you are not dying, since you have not bled out yet and there is not enough power in the strike to kill you so you just scream and scream... happy dreams ;)
+Quez TheFox I think he is speaking about metal gauntlets. There is no difference between gauntlets and gloves in the german language. Both are just called "Handschuh" (literally: hand-shoe)
I think a lot of the laws were made as excuses to arrest members of the criminal underworld, at least in some places here in the states. that way the could hold them for something small until they have a chance to get them for some of their worst crimes that the had been able to cover their tracks on. the problem is that at times these laws bite law abide-rs in the butt, like in california.
+jamcalx Don't think so. It's an open secret that most weapon charges are not followed through. Even gun charges do not get prosecuted. I belive those laws were made completely irrationally without any knowledge or thought.
+Galgenvogel Well, the police men are well aware of how retarded some of the bans are. If they even wanted to enforce them in any way, they would just piss people off and achieve jack shit. That is why they just dont.
+jamcalx I Think some laws are so the police can confiscate knifes and other weapons from pepole that should not have them. It´s not like the cops are going to kick in your door for a brass Knuckle duster.
CZProtton It really depends. In the US it appears to be, that heavier charges, for example illegal firearms, get dropped, while police is very eager to collect fines for smaller offenses. Here in Germany it appears this way, too, even though I do not have numbers on it.
Galgenvogel I am pretty sure that they do fight againts bigger offence aswell, but there is so much little "crimes" around like bad parking, jaywalking and so on that there is ofcourse a huge amount of fines for that. I do not know in Germany, but in Czech Rep, police need to give out a number of tickets per month. So... yeah. They sometimes fine you for jack shit just because they have to.
Growing up in a rough neighborhood I always had a pair of these in my back pocket. Never wanted to hurt anybody but never wanted to be caught off guard. I can tell you firsthand that plastic knuckles are an incredible force multiplier if you have A decent amount of fighting skills. Don’t give it to your grandma and expect her to be Protected.
Thanks for the comment. Do you know if plastic ones are actually good though? Another comment said that they used plastic and they broke immediately. Is there some right kidn of plastic type that makes plastic knuckles good? Or should I just stick to normal metal knuckles?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 The ones I had were very very strong!! It was made of some type of polymer, the only difference was it was a lot lighter in the hand. I always preferred the plastic ones, you could take them pass metal detectors And it didn’t Weight down your pocket. I honestly don’t think you could break it if you tried.
@@bds123087 amazing thanks for the info. In between typing my first comment and your reply something just happened an altercation that makes me wish I had some of those. Okay thanks for the info I'll be buying one. Hard polymer I'll do research and get a good pair. I guess it's also true that if I don't have any fighting skills at all I really ywont get much use out of them right? It's only useful as a force multiplier if you have training like you said. Is boxing a good first martial arts?
Wait: self defense items are illegal in Canada? So in the USA you can have an assault rifle (is texas for example) and go out with that and it's fine but in Canada you can't have anything? You really are all or nothing in north america.
Assault rifles, that is a gun with fully-automatic firing, have been illegal in the US since the 1930's. You need to be (ex) military to even apply to have one.
Assault rifles, that is a gun with fully-automatic firing, have been illegal in the US since the 1930's. You need to be (ex) military to even apply to have one.
Bought a pair, used one on a heavy bag and they cracked immediately, first punch. These are the equivalent of a wall-hanger sword you buy from a locksmith. Completely unusable. For the record, I'm a very small man with a disability, so if I could break them, anyone could.
@@bluestories7816 lmao, didn't expect a reply to a years old comment. If the bag cracked I'd have crapped my pants! If you're interested in actually good "Plastic" knuckle dusters I can recommend these. Not sure when they'll be back in stock though. www.tacticalgadgets.ca/product/tactical-g10-knuckles/
This applies to all weaponlaws, no crimes are prevented, and such laws are more likely to help the criminal. Nothing is better for criminals when they know people are not armed!
I have been in the market for a pair of plastic knuckles, and just hadn't gotten around to shopping yet. I love the way these look, and even without seeing testing, for the very reasonable price, I am willing to risk that. Thanks, Skall. Keep on trucking, pimp.
I got a couple of these after you posted your video. They are AWESOME! I never thought I could get something like this in Canada. Thank you for the heads up.
+Matthias Joseph Thomas van Trigt In the age of "but it is better to do anything, than to continue this way" this argument is sadly not worth shit. There are people who really think, that any law on the book will make things magically safer.
+Matthias Joseph Thomas van Trigt I think if you feel that you need the state to ban something as benign as brass knuckles to feel safe you must be a bit of a wimp.
+Paul Alvarez "I look cool with it" should be a valid reason xD In my country so far, as long as I carry the sword sheated no one bats an eye at me (of course, I don't carry it with me everyday, just when I must attend a medieval fair with my group)
+Fuzzycat Weapons were fashion accessories through most of human history, and technically are accessories in general. Your point is self contradictory; and thus invalid.
I don't understand why if you wish the be proactive you basically have to play dumb and pretend like you don't want to be prepared in case of an emergency or else you will be seen as an attacker yourself. Do you have to use that same line of thinking when buying a fire extinguisher? Like "Oh, I'm just buying this fire extinguisher because it it aesthetically pleasing. Not to be prepared in case of a fire." Or, "the defendant claims he had a fire extinguisher in his kitchen in case of a fire. clearly, he had the fire extinguisher because he planned to start a fire sometime in the future. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we are quite possibly dealing with a serial arsonist here." I don't get it. But then again I live in America, where if a police officer asks why i'm wearing a gun and I can answer "because it is a day ending in 'Y'." And that is a totally valid reason.
This is why I get a 2 mixture epoxy and glue a pommel to my hand. Pommel knuckles have been known to cause massive internal hemorrhaging. Not to mention its ranged capabilities if you rip it off and throw it.
Sean Crane U.S. is a polyglot nation, mate. A significant portion of the U.S. speaks Spanish as a first or primary language and RUclips algorithms can't tell if you, a particular US citizen, speak Spanish or not. I suppose RUclips programmers could circumvent this issue by looking at whether or not you use the Spanish version of your browser or RUclips, but I suppose that wouldn't necessarily fix the issue for everyone since not all (primarily) Spanish speaking people will do that. Some may know enough English to use the English version of their browser or RUclips but type in Spanish to search for videos. It seems like a non-issue, anyway. Most people hate ads.
Snoop Azlan I'm British, so maybe that somehow helps me tap into and channel the spirit of my Former-Commonwealth brethren? ( We would like to assure you that no Canadians were harmed in the making of this film! RSPCTC APPROVED )
+LoricSwift I only imagined this big muscular lumberjack Canadian who wasn't even phased by the punch appologizing because his rock hard muscles hurt the aggressor's hand.
In the UK single ring 'knuckle duster' type things are legal, they are basically one knuckle rings that have a finger hole and a protrusion over the knuckle, usually in the shape of a skull. There are also similar two finger devices with sharp protrusions over the knuckles. Legal to own, but not really legal to carry.
I have tungsten carbide knuckles with very very short little spikes on the duster part. They are solid matte black, and I will often carry them on my belt, very visible. The benefit of living in AZ, never had a cop do anything but look at them in curiosity.
I live in Texas, so if somebody walks on to my property I could theoretically grab one of my guns (yes I actually have them) and shoot said person and get away with it claiming that I felt threatened. I also remember the guy who got away with shooting an "escort" here (here being Texas) b/c she "stole" money from him (even though she had probably just charged him) I think two days after the fact, not too sure but it was something like that....pretty silly The not being able to defend yourself in Canada is pretty silly and kind of pompous (why do you need to defend yourself if our society is so great?), but not as silly as the stuff here.
+Tahkozz You're allowed to defend yourself, but carrying a weapon is a no-no. Technically you're not supposed to use guns for home defense here either but people aren't generally punished so long as they, say, didn't put 10 rounds into a guy, pausing once to reload. Its more of a within reason thing. IE you carry around a knife openly, not for self defense purposes... well not self defense purposes against people anyways, against coyotes on the other hand... but if you say used it when you got attacked, generally the RCMP would cut you some slack. Unless you got a particularly anal one working that night.
Well, that's a misconception. In Canada, we technically are allowed to defend ourselves so as long as it can be argued out in court. So for instance, if someone broke into my house and had intent to hurt me or someone else, I can defend myself with however much force I may see adequate. Yes, you can kill them if you have no other choice. However, you can't go attack them if they're retreating. You can also perform a Citizen's Arrest, hold them in place until police arrive. You also can't shoot someone for tresspassing unless they shot first. But in the end, it never hurts to have a good lawyer.... or wallet.
When you recover from your injuries, may we see an abuse test on these "plastic knuckles" to see if they are durable enough to be practically useful? I can imagine if this breaks it will do a lot of harm to the user since plastic shards can be deadly. If you do plan to do an abuse test, please use extra caution like use an extended artificial punching limb to hold the plastic knuckles in place during the test. Get well soon ;3
+Ash Blackwind Whoops my bad, i paused the video near the end and missed the part when you said you planned on testing it. Hope you "push" the plastic knuckles to its limits so we can see the durability of these products. Good Luck on the test!
Single-finger knucks are awesome but harder to come by, and often times pretty expensive because they're often made to basically be bad-ass designer key fobs and EDC things.
I don't want to sound like a dummy here but are we at the point yet where we can make some plastics harder than some metals...Also what about a ceramic style material for dusters? too brittle?
I suppose you are correct, I was wondering if these are just as affective as metal ones, I suppose we will have to wait for him to dig into those melons and see
1:30 it's pretty much the reason why rubber mallets exist, you can hammer down soft materials without denting/breaking them. the harder the material, the biggest the damage you can cause, we are talking fractures or severe organ damage
These weapon bans are idiotic. As for firearms, i have no idea, they make no sense in theory, but Finland and other Nordic nations have little incidents with them...At least so far. But for knives, it is clear: most crimes are committed with regular knives, those same ones old pensioneers and young kids use to make food. If you want to ban weapons becouse they are dangerous, ban those. Criminals won`t obey the law anyway. However, i am certain that if you carry pistol with you, you will be more afraid of shadows and will use it, that is just how humans work. At the very least, that is how civilians work.
+TheRomanRuler "However, i am certain that if you carry pistol with you, you will be more afraid of shadows and will use it, that is just how humans work. At the very least, that is how civilians work." Apparently US civilians are made out of sterner stuff, then, because that has *not* been our experience.
TheRomanRuler no, it's because they've got extremely strong unions that pretty much prevent them for ever being held accountable for their actions, so they can act like arrogant thugs with impunity.
Given the common law system common to Britain and Canada and USA, you don't rely on statutory definitions alone. You can also refer to court records, where judges/courts clear up any ambiguity in the law as written by the legislature. So there could be something in the court reports/records in Canada which adds to or modifies what is said in the statute.
It's awesome to see you still uploading videos so quickly after your accident dude. I just saw the video of you right after the accident in my feed then came over to your channel to see you'd uploaded another video only 15 hours ago. xD You're awesome, most other youtubers would have taken at least two or 3 weeks off to recover after what you went through.
I believe it's the heft that a brass knuckle gives you is the reason for the ban. The plastic knuckles give you a hardpoint to get a sharp point across in your punch, a metal one has that extra momentum paired with that hardpoint that could really do some severe damage.
with the somewhat recent legalization (2013) of switchblades on the local levels in the USA this makes my day. quality plastic knuckle sets that won't rust. At last maybe I can kick the last bits of my anxiety. Take care of yourself Skall.
BudK was getting by selling knuckle dusters as "paperweights". I managed to snag some thin paracord wrapped ones before my state was added to the list of not being able to ship to.
i make these for my friends and family using my laser cutter. i use delrin. i've made them out of layers of plywood and MDF laminated together. guaranteed to pass thru any metal detector! i've flown back and forth across the United States numerous times with one in my back pocket and the TSA don't even pay them any attention. i like having one with me because if i "must" punch someone i don't want to break my hand. i cannot afford to lose time from work while i await injury to heal. but yeah, i've been making these things for YEARS! interesting i see this and it's like, heeeey! i do that!! you mean people would actually buy these things?!! very cool, thumbs up!
good to hear that his video was recorded after the accident. At first I thought it was from before your injury because you sound so healthy. Knowing that you are not the total wreck from the other videos anymore - at least to a small degree - is good news.
Heya Skall - Thank you for the thoughtful and realistic look you bring to the realms of weapons, self defense, and dealing with this crazy and sometimes violent world. I do have one comment that you might have covered before, but I haven't yet seen your full backlog. - I don't know how this woks in Canada, but here in the US, there are a lot of 'bans' and 'laws' that aren't regularly enforced. These punitive bans exist to provide prosecutors additional charges to drop on someone when there isn't sufficient evidence to put a bad actor away for a primary offense. For example, if someone is arrested after a domestic dispute, and the victim refuses to cooperate with prosecution, the offender will probably walk. However, if he is found in possession of one contraband or another, said guilty party may serve some time anyway. I can't say I'm necessarily a fan of this tactic, but I can sort of offer some empathy to the frustration of law enforcement who are trying their darndest to actually do the right thing, and get stymied when bad actors have good lawyers (which does sometimes happen).Anyway, Here's to you, and I hope your recovery goes smoothly.
I've never tried knuckle dusters but seeing this video reminds me how awkward they seem to make your punch, since the impact will be lowered significantly from the two knuckles that generally hit with a normal punch. It might just be an issue of appearance though since I guess much of it depends on how it lies in the palm of your hand.
I've only seen one pair of real brass knuckles in my life and that was when I was working on the paleontology collection for a small regional museum for a few months. One day a school group came in and one of the kids found some brass knuckles in the bushes. Anyway the curator informed the police and they came to pick up the knuckles. Pretty weird place to put them, but the museum building is the former municipal building so a few decades ago the police station was housed there. Perhaps they got tossed into the bushes by some one getting brought in a long time ago. Kind of makes me wish we looked into them a bit more to see how old they were.
print out the template, trace onto lexan, cut, drill and sand, then you have a dense high strength polymer (used as bullet proof glass) knuckle duster the is customizable..
i thought of another loophole. "BAND of metal" so, therefore, you could construct a metallic brass knuckles in which the loops are not a single solid piece, or flat in any overall cross-section, and the pieces are not rigidly attached to one another. i'm thinking a chain of sorts that jams together upon compression.
I would ask the seller of the have the material called "moo glow" it's typically used in knife handle scales. They glow brightly and for a decent amount of time.
Hey Skallagrim! Love the channel! I'd gotten stuck in the midst of writing a novel--not knowing anything about sword play, shields, ect (minimal know how of archery) and your videos have been so helpful (and cool, not forgetting cool) :) I feel like I've learned a lot from watching, even if it's been later edited as "nonsense" it's all been super helpful ^_^ I hope to see more and more videos with even cooler weapons and destruction--muahaha!
For a practical use i think ironwood would be a better material for non metalic knuckle duster. It's extremely hard and heavy but not as brittle as stone .
Here in Nevada I bought my girlfriend a pair of brass knuckles from a guy at a 'swap meet' stall who was quick to correct me when I asked to buy, "Those brass knuckles." He said, "No sir, that is a novelty paperweight."
You a Grant Thompson fan?
yeah, Riiiiiiiiiiight.
+ZackM That's pretty great.
I've got about a dozen brass knuckles (well, steel, brass, iron and glass) in the UK legally. Can't get rid of them legally either. Can't carry them on the street. Can't sell them. Can't buy them. But I confiscated them working on the doors of a nightclub during fights. Now I'm stuck with them. Every time there is a 'knife amnesty' I chuckle because I'm on allowed to carry these to the collection point.
+AnonEyeMouse You can get rid of them legally; just melt them down or chop them up. Not that you'd want to or that it makes sense, mind.
"Unleash your fury on a watermelon"
+Coldkill2001 End the melon rightly.
***** Either I suppose
+Daniel Couto rape is not okay.
+Moth Murder though, go for it
+Coldkill2001 10/10
police officer : hey why do you carry that claymore,is it for self-defense? *grab handcuffs*
skall : oh no it's just an for reenactement
police : oh ok fine
how to everyday carry a sword
+chibani It's for ending foes rightly during the reenactment
+chibani I'm considering going outside with my blunt longsword (holstered to my back because that makes cense) and see what happens
+chibani Until I saw the word 'sword' I thought you mean claymore mine :D You wouldn't talk yourself out of that version :D
+chibani I wonder if "it's part of my religion" would work better.
+Conner Macleod Only Sikhism (religion that is sort pf an hybrid between Islam and Hinduism) has swords in its core practices. Sabers and scimitars though.
0:20 What? No morning stars allowed? Now that I think about it, a morning star is one of the last weapons I would want to be attacked by.
Scary stuff
+Daniele Bella I would rather be attacked by a morning star and get smashed in the head than by a machette or something. Just imagine it. Being hacked and slashed, hurts like hell but you are not dying, since you have not bled out yet and there is not enough power in the strike to kill you so you just scream and scream... happy dreams ;)
+Daniele Bella
Yeah, the ban is why I haven't made a video about them.
+CZProtton There is worse (of course after being imobilised): cheese grater, and vinegar. Just think about it.
***** Oi, Skall, you majestic piece of a canadian, sounds like you are getting better, get even more better soon! :)
Put a bottle opener on it and call it a multi-tool.
Lifragen seriously?
Actually im pretty sure the little whip on the side could be used but not sure it would not break
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I once made a fist in Canada and a Mountie came and told me he was going to have to confiscate it.
Jokes on him.
I have a spare.
Giltia fuck you
Hey it’s the “ Mountie”. I’ll see you soon
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I've never made a fist in Canada. Fighting has to be performed with aluminum wrapped slaps.
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"Sir, why are you carrying a sword on your belt?"
I'm trying to bring back the musketeer look, officer.
Knuckls dusters: Not okay
Plate Armor Gauntlets: Completly fine
GG German law... GG
They never expect the Spanish Inquisition!
The more you say "They never expect the Spanish Inquisition" the more likely they are to expect them.
Plate armor gloves makes it all the better to smack your opponent when he challenges you to a duel.
+MatzeGamer
Armor gloves?
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+Quez TheFox I think he is speaking about metal gauntlets. There is no difference between gauntlets and gloves in the german language. Both are just called "Handschuh" (literally: hand-shoe)
what about plastic pommels?
+General Goose GOOSEMAN?
+General Goose god damn it
they are, in fact, legal for the express reason of ending rightly.
+General Goose Get back to the walrus pit.
+BrianS3000 i
If only more people on planes carried pommels so that any hijackers attempting to take the plane could be ended rightly.
I think a lot of the laws were made as excuses to arrest members of the criminal underworld, at least in some places here in the states. that way the could hold them for something small until they have a chance to get them for some of their worst crimes that the had been able to cover their tracks on. the problem is that at times these laws bite law abide-rs in the butt, like in california.
+jamcalx Don't think so. It's an open secret that most weapon charges are not followed through. Even gun charges do not get prosecuted. I belive those laws were made completely irrationally without any knowledge or thought.
+Galgenvogel Well, the police men are well aware of how retarded some of the bans are. If they even wanted to enforce them in any way, they would just piss people off and achieve jack shit. That is why they just dont.
+jamcalx I Think some laws are so the police can confiscate knifes and other weapons from pepole that should not have them. It´s not like the cops are going to kick in your door for a brass Knuckle duster.
CZProtton It really depends. In the US it appears to be, that heavier charges, for example illegal firearms, get dropped, while police is very eager to collect fines for smaller offenses. Here in Germany it appears this way, too, even though I do not have numbers on it.
Galgenvogel I am pretty sure that they do fight againts bigger offence aswell, but there is so much little "crimes" around like bad parking, jaywalking and so on that there is ofcourse a huge amount of fines for that. I do not know in Germany, but in Czech Rep, police need to give out a number of tickets per month. So... yeah. They sometimes fine you for jack shit just because they have to.
It's legal to make a fist in Canada????
Only if you put your thumb inside
I applied for my high five license last week. Hoping to get news soon.
+kswindl Only if you don't dare use that fist to defend yourself
Hahaha
+Finn El Humano Concealing the thumb is highly illegal!
Officer: "Why are you carrying that sword."
Me: "So I don't have to defend myself."
PS: I do hope this means you are feeling better :)
Growing up in a rough neighborhood I always had a pair of these in my back pocket. Never wanted to hurt anybody but never wanted to be caught off guard. I can tell you firsthand that plastic knuckles are an incredible force multiplier if you have A decent amount of fighting skills. Don’t give it to your grandma and expect her to be Protected.
Thanks for the comment. Do you know if plastic ones are actually good though? Another comment said that they used plastic and they broke immediately. Is there some right kidn of plastic type that makes plastic knuckles good? Or should I just stick to normal metal knuckles?
@@pharaohsmagician8329 The ones I had were very very strong!! It was made of some type of polymer, the only difference was it was a lot lighter in the hand. I always preferred the plastic ones, you could take them pass metal detectors And it didn’t Weight down your pocket. I honestly don’t think you could break it if you tried.
@@bds123087 amazing thanks for the info. In between typing my first comment and your reply something just happened an altercation that makes me wish I had some of those. Okay thanks for the info I'll be buying one. Hard polymer I'll do research and get a good pair. I guess it's also true that if I don't have any fighting skills at all I really ywont get much use out of them right? It's only useful as a force multiplier if you have training like you said. Is boxing a good first martial arts?
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“I’m wearing a sword like every well-dressed gentleman should, officer.”
Wait: self defense items are illegal in Canada?
So in the USA you can have an assault rifle (is texas for example) and go out with that and it's fine but in Canada you can't have anything?
You really are all or nothing in north america.
Assault rifles, that is a gun with fully-automatic firing, have been illegal in the US since the 1930's. You need to be (ex) military to even apply to have one.
Assault rifles, that is a gun with fully-automatic firing, have been illegal in the US since the 1930's. You need to be (ex) military to even apply to have one.
Yes, for the most part..... :/
Thats Fucking Assome :D
Thats Fu#/^@/# Assome :D
06:20 this is a knuckle duster we are talking about, surely a few rough edges are only a bonus!
2:20 WHAT!?!?!? You are not allowed to carry coats in Canada?!
As such Canadians hate rain and snow.
Nosareld I guess that makes sense. Now that I know coats, gloves, etc. are illegal.
+Alex Fahey I know, right? I just learned that Canada is a nudist country. Never heard of that ever before.
+Nosareld nope can't wear coats. not allowed to defend yourself from weather.
+Alex Fahey Condoms too.
Bought a pair, used one on a heavy bag and they cracked immediately, first punch. These are the equivalent of a wall-hanger sword you buy from a locksmith. Completely unusable. For the record, I'm a very small man with a disability, so if I could break them, anyone could.
I figured i break that plastic crap to. I figured cuz im an american that these were kids toys
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I thought you meant the bag cracked and i got scared for a sec
@@bluestories7816 lmao, didn't expect a reply to a years old comment. If the bag cracked I'd have crapped my pants! If you're interested in actually good "Plastic" knuckle dusters I can recommend these. Not sure when they'll be back in stock though. www.tacticalgadgets.ca/product/tactical-g10-knuckles/
They could take the astronomer's definition of 'metal' and ban all versions not made from hydrogen.
Steven Swenson Don't tell the prime minister please.
This applies to all weaponlaws, no crimes are prevented, and such laws are more likely to help the criminal. Nothing is better for criminals when they know people are not armed!
I have been in the market for a pair of plastic knuckles, and just hadn't gotten around to shopping yet. I love the way these look, and even without seeing testing, for the very reasonable price, I am willing to risk that.
Thanks, Skall. Keep on trucking, pimp.
I got a couple of these after you posted your video. They are AWESOME! I never thought I could get something like this in Canada. Thank you for the heads up.
+Brad Avery
Nice. :)
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I'm glad you have gotten much better skall can't wait for more videos
"Bans being written poorly are a reason to not ban things."
- Skallagrim 2016
+Matthias Joseph Thomas van Trigt In the age of "but it is better to do anything, than to continue this way" this argument is sadly not worth shit. There are people who really think, that any law on the book will make things magically safer.
+Galgenvogel What? I think you're trying to counter a different argument from the one I'm making, because I'm not getting your point.
Matthias Joseph Thomas van Trigt Just adding something to yours, not countering anything.
+Matthias Joseph Thomas van Trigt I think if you feel that you need the state to ban something as benign as brass knuckles to feel safe you must be a bit of a wimp.
+Calake Well, in that I case I'd better refrain from thinking that. Wouldn't want anyone to think I'm a wimp ;).
you're sounding a lot better today, glad to see you're making a swift recovery. continue to get well soon~!
Kudos to you Skall for making videos after just getting out of the hospital and having a severed shoulder! You, Sir, are no Wuss! :D
+Wistbacka dislocated, not severed
Great to hear your voice back to normal again!
Put a cell phone strap on it and just call it a cellphone accessory. There you completely legal decoration.
I'm really glad you're feeling better. Just got into you're videos and the accident must be so hard. Rest up, you make great stuff
Canadian strenght has made him recover quickly! Skallagrim FTW!
+Laban Granqvist Scandinavian*
Yeah.. my phone wanted me to spell it in Swedish but with the correct ending which is why I didn't bother to re-read it.
+Ludvig Sundelius (doesn't want to disclose Skall's ACTUAL origin)*
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it's awesome that your still making videos even though you're injured
If an RCMP officer asks you why are you open carrying a weapon that is legal ,could you say that you felt like it?
+Paul Alvarez "I look cool with it" should be a valid reason xD In my country so far, as long as I carry the sword sheated no one bats an eye at me (of course, I don't carry it with me everyday, just when I must attend a medieval fair with my group)
+Paul Alvarez Weapons should not become accessories .. that's a problem right there.
+Fuzzycat why not? My Irish girl would look sexy with a shillelagh.
Adrian Ivashkov
lol
+Fuzzycat Weapons were fashion accessories through most of human history, and technically are accessories in general. Your point is self contradictory; and thus invalid.
Good to see you are still posting quality material so soon after the accident.
your starting to sound a lot better Skall compared to when we first heard of the incident, good to know man :)
You are sounding a lot better, Skall! Happy healing.
I don't understand why if you wish the be proactive you basically have to play dumb and pretend like you don't want to be prepared in case of an emergency or else you will be seen as an attacker yourself. Do you have to use that same line of thinking when buying a fire extinguisher? Like "Oh, I'm just buying this fire extinguisher because it it aesthetically pleasing. Not to be prepared in case of a fire." Or, "the defendant claims he had a fire extinguisher in his kitchen in case of a fire. clearly, he had the fire extinguisher because he planned to start a fire sometime in the future. ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we are quite possibly dealing with a serial arsonist here." I don't get it. But then again I live in America, where if a police officer asks why i'm wearing a gun and I can answer "because it is a day ending in 'Y'." And that is a totally valid reason.
Congrats on putting a video up so soon after getting out of hospital. I'm glad you're recovering well!
Brass knuckles banned? Make em' outa steel!
Don't know if your trolling or not, but "brass knuckles" by definition can be made out of any metal.
don't worry i'm not that stupid, just making a joke!
lul,even the joke maker (joker) mentioned it's a joke
Make them out of tungsten nice and heavy
Hey if you cant make them out of metal, there's always uranium
This is why I get a 2 mixture epoxy and glue a pommel to my hand. Pommel knuckles have been known to cause massive internal hemorrhaging. Not to mention its ranged capabilities if you rip it off and throw it.
when officer ask why you carry a sword.... reply " because it's fabulous and completes my stylish outfit"
Awesome that you are already back to making videos, glad your getting better.
Im in America, watching a guy in Canada, while RUclips is set to Great Britan. SO, why am I seeing adds in Spanish?
Sean Crane
U.S. is a polyglot nation, mate. A significant portion of the U.S. speaks Spanish as a first or primary language and RUclips algorithms can't tell if you, a particular US citizen, speak Spanish or not. I suppose RUclips programmers could circumvent this issue by looking at whether or not you use the Spanish version of your browser or RUclips, but I suppose that wouldn't necessarily fix the issue for everyone since not all (primarily) Spanish speaking people will do that. Some may know enough English to use the English version of their browser or RUclips but type in Spanish to search for videos.
It seems like a non-issue, anyway. Most people hate ads.
Avery-Quinn Maddox wall ain’t up yet
Así sabrás a quién temer.
@@foreskinius5654 hola basino. Where are all the white women at? Lol.
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Hey! Nice to see you still consistently upload skall! Bad ass who doesn't let some major injury stop him from doing his thing
I hit a canadian once, he apologized to me...
+Snoop Azlan "Sowwy! OMG, im so sowwy! Did you hurt you hand? are you aright? did you want some ice for that?"
LoricSwift nice acting mate. you should be the main character in a canadian film
Snoop Azlan I'm British, so maybe that somehow helps me tap into and channel the spirit of my Former-Commonwealth brethren? ( We would like to assure you that no Canadians were harmed in the making of this film! RSPCTC APPROVED )
+LoricSwift I only imagined this big muscular lumberjack Canadian who wasn't even phased by the punch appologizing because his rock hard muscles hurt the aggressor's hand.
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Good to see you back in business brother !
Open carry huge swords
Instill more fear than with an assault rifle
Win
Edvinas Tamošaitis open carry a Zweihänder so people know not to fuck with you
Nice to see you here back at work, enjoying your job and life. Keep it up - that was an interesting little review.
Canada's carry laws are insane. I live in florida and have a concealed carry permit. the idea of not being allowed to protect myself is insane.
Bloodmane1987 right? someone tries to mug me is getting a 9mm hollowpoint in the chest
I think stands are allowed in Canada, Jolyne
the_nosgothic well then it's all good. So long as you have a stand permit
@Brocialist Party of America you're a fucking idiot you'll be a victim in no time
@@bloodfang6611 lmaaooo
I'm astounded that you're making videos already. Kudos.
Brass knuckle dusters. Legal in the USA!
Except not at all in many, many states.
***** In the states you are thinking of, they can be sold as 'paperweights.' Seriously.
And belt buckles! Still illegal for their purpose.
***** So...
+Jeremy Mine so if you beat the hell out of somebody with them you're gonna catch a lot of legal flak and several extra months
In the UK single ring 'knuckle duster' type things are legal, they are basically one knuckle rings that have a finger hole and a protrusion over the knuckle, usually in the shape of a skull. There are also similar two finger devices with sharp protrusions over the knuckles. Legal to own, but not really legal to carry.
the 1 for Clara theres no irony just plasticy
I have tungsten carbide knuckles with very very short little spikes on the duster part. They are solid matte black, and I will often carry them on my belt, very visible. The benefit of living in AZ, never had a cop do anything but look at them in curiosity.
I live in Texas, so if somebody walks on to my property I could theoretically grab one of my guns (yes I actually have them) and shoot said person and get away with it claiming that I felt threatened. I also remember the guy who got away with shooting an "escort" here (here being Texas) b/c she "stole" money from him (even though she had probably just charged him) I think two days after the fact, not too sure but it was something like that....pretty silly
The not being able to defend yourself in Canada is pretty silly and kind of pompous (why do you need to defend yourself if our society is so great?), but not as silly as the stuff here.
+Tahkozz www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php article
***** it's not so bad here. Sure everybody around you has guns, but they mostly collect dust
+Tahkozz You're allowed to defend yourself, but carrying a weapon is a no-no. Technically you're not supposed to use guns for home defense here either but people aren't generally punished so long as they, say, didn't put 10 rounds into a guy, pausing once to reload. Its more of a within reason thing. IE you carry around a knife openly, not for self defense purposes... well not self defense purposes against people anyways, against coyotes on the other hand... but if you say used it when you got attacked, generally the RCMP would cut you some slack. Unless you got a particularly anal one working that night.
Well, that's a misconception. In Canada, we technically are allowed to defend ourselves so as long as it can be argued out in court.
So for instance, if someone broke into my house and had intent to hurt me or someone else, I can defend myself with however much force I may see adequate. Yes, you can kill them if you have no other choice.
However, you can't go attack
them if they're retreating. You can also perform a Citizen's Arrest, hold them in place until police arrive.
You also can't shoot someone for tresspassing unless they shot first.
But in the end, it never hurts to have a good lawyer.... or wallet.
***** Hey, I never said that I hated my state dude, besides Texas is the best country in the US #FuckyoufromTexas
Glad to see you feel well enough to make a video :) Get well soon, but don't rush it !
When you recover from your injuries, may we see an abuse test on these "plastic knuckles" to see if they are durable enough to be practically useful? I can imagine if this breaks it will do a lot of harm to the user since plastic shards can be deadly.
If you do plan to do an abuse test, please use extra caution like use an extended artificial punching limb to hold the plastic knuckles in place during the test.
Get well soon ;3
+Ash Blackwind Whoops my bad, i paused the video near the end and missed the part when you said you planned on testing it. Hope you "push" the plastic knuckles to its limits so we can see the durability of these products. Good Luck on the test!
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Glad to see you are better Skall!
possibly the easiest weapon to 3D print?
+Rob The Fandom Menace Probably second after a Kubotan but let's be honest, that's a small pen sized stick so that's kinda cheating-
@@BIIGtony your opinion I'd much rather have my British comando deathshead duster
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Single-finger knucks are awesome but harder to come by, and often times pretty expensive because they're often made to basically be bad-ass designer key fobs and EDC things.
I don't want to sound like a dummy here but are we at the point yet where we can make some plastics harder than some metals...Also what about a ceramic style material for dusters? too brittle?
Hardness really isn't a factor for knuckles (aside from resisting breakage) weight is more important.
I suppose you are correct, I was wondering if these are just as affective as metal ones, I suppose we will have to wait for him to dig into those melons and see
_Rand_ what about a heavy duty glass knuckle duster then?
1:30 it's pretty much the reason why rubber mallets exist, you can hammer down soft materials without denting/breaking them. the harder the material, the biggest the damage you can cause, we are talking fractures or severe organ damage
are the legal in California?
(dumb question cus everything is illegal in CA)
go on your local laws site
SavageAlpaca 116 true, that's that liberal logic.
Glad to see you're recovering well, Skall!
Once again Skall, I see no pommel on these. 4/10.
Good to see your back to making videos so soon
These weapon bans are idiotic. As for firearms, i have no idea, they make no sense in theory, but Finland and other Nordic nations have little incidents with them...At least so far. But for knives, it is clear: most crimes are committed with regular knives, those same ones old pensioneers and young kids use to make food. If you want to ban weapons becouse they are dangerous, ban those. Criminals won`t obey the law anyway.
However, i am certain that if you carry pistol with you, you will be more afraid of shadows and will use it, that is just how humans work. At the very least, that is how civilians work.
+TheRomanRuler "However, i am certain that if you carry pistol with you, you will be more afraid of shadows and will use it, that is just how humans work. At the very least, that is how civilians work."
Apparently US civilians are made out of sterner stuff, then, because that has *not* been our experience.
Regolith That must be why American cops are so trigger sensitive.
TheRomanRuler no, it's because they've got extremely strong unions that pretty much prevent them for ever being held accountable for their actions, so they can act like arrogant thugs with impunity.
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Given the common law system common to Britain and Canada and USA, you don't rely on statutory definitions alone. You can also refer to court records, where judges/courts clear up any ambiguity in the law as written by the legislature. So there could be something in the court reports/records in Canada which adds to or modifies what is said in the statute.
why the fuck are you not allowed to carry anything to defend yourself. every criminal must have been cheering when that law cam out.
It's awesome to see you still uploading videos so quickly after your accident dude. I just saw the video of you right after the accident in my feed then came over to your channel to see you'd uploaded another video only 15 hours ago. xD You're awesome, most other youtubers would have taken at least two or 3 weeks off to recover after what you went through.
good to see you're feelin better skall, surprised you are already making videos again
I believe it's the heft that a brass knuckle gives you is the reason for the ban. The plastic knuckles give you a hardpoint to get a sharp point across in your punch, a metal one has that extra momentum paired with that hardpoint that could really do some severe damage.
All video content aside, you sound like you're able to talk and breath much more easily now. Glad to hear it.
+Courtney Costantino
Yes. It's just the shoulder that seems to refuse to heal.
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Nice to see you back with the camera. I hope you get better fast.
with the somewhat recent legalization (2013) of switchblades on the local levels in the USA this makes my day. quality plastic knuckle sets that won't rust. At last maybe I can kick the last bits of my anxiety. Take care of yourself Skall.
"Unleash your fury on a watermelon". I just cannot stop siphoning beer out of my nose. You made my year.
BudK was getting by selling knuckle dusters as "paperweights". I managed to snag some thin paracord wrapped ones before my state was added to the list of not being able to ship to.
It sounds like you're feeling a bit better, I hope you get well soon Skall!
You sound so much healthier in this video Skall! Good to hear and keep at it (getting well, that is)!
i make these for my friends and family using my laser cutter. i use delrin. i've made them out of layers of plywood and MDF laminated together. guaranteed to pass thru any metal detector! i've flown back and forth across the United States numerous times with one in my back pocket and the TSA don't even pay them any attention. i like having one with me because if i "must" punch someone i don't want to break my hand. i cannot afford to lose time from work while i await injury to heal.
but yeah, i've been making these things for YEARS! interesting i see this and it's like, heeeey! i do that!! you mean people would actually buy these things?!! very cool, thumbs up!
good to hear that his video was recorded after the accident. At first I thought it was from before your injury because you sound so healthy. Knowing that you are not the total wreck from the other videos anymore - at least to a small degree - is good news.
Skall is up and about already? I'm impressed.
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Not really, I was sitting. And I had to get help from Cara to set up the camera and stuff.
Uranium and plutonium actually have a blue glow when reacting in a power plant. Green is closer than orange though.
Heya Skall - Thank you for the thoughtful and realistic look you bring to the realms of weapons, self defense, and dealing with this crazy and sometimes violent world. I do have one comment that you might have covered before, but I haven't yet seen your full backlog. - I don't know how this woks in Canada, but here in the US, there are a lot of 'bans' and 'laws' that aren't regularly enforced. These punitive bans exist to provide prosecutors additional charges to drop on someone when there isn't sufficient evidence to put a bad actor away for a primary offense. For example, if someone is arrested after a domestic dispute, and the victim refuses to cooperate with prosecution, the offender will probably walk. However, if he is found in possession of one contraband or another, said guilty party may serve some time anyway. I can't say I'm necessarily a fan of this tactic, but I can sort of offer some empathy to the frustration of law enforcement who are trying their darndest to actually do the right thing, and get stymied when bad actors have good lawyers (which does sometimes happen).Anyway, Here's to you, and I hope your recovery goes smoothly.
I've never tried knuckle dusters but seeing this video reminds me how awkward they seem to make your punch, since the impact will be lowered significantly from the two knuckles that generally hit with a normal punch. It might just be an issue of appearance though since I guess much of it depends on how it lies in the palm of your hand.
I've only seen one pair of real brass knuckles in my life and that was when I was working on the paleontology collection for a small regional museum for a few months. One day a school group came in and one of the kids found some brass knuckles in the bushes. Anyway the curator informed the police and they came to pick up the knuckles. Pretty weird place to put them, but the museum building is the former municipal building so a few decades ago the police station was housed there. Perhaps they got tossed into the bushes by some one getting brought in a long time ago. Kind of makes me wish we looked into them a bit more to see how old they were.
print out the template, trace onto lexan, cut, drill and sand, then you have a dense high strength polymer (used as bullet proof glass) knuckle duster the is customizable..
Glad your feeling better Skallagrim nice video as always.
Thanks, I've been looking for this in Canada for ages. They have nice stuff Defiantcraft, time to order me one and few for loved ones
honestly surprised it took this long for someone to find a loophole
When you test it, i would want to know how much resilient this things are being made of plastic...
I'm glad you're back to making videos Skalla! Get better soon, and try not to flirt with death for a while! We depend on you for your sick content! :)
i thought of another loophole. "BAND of metal" so, therefore, you could construct a metallic brass knuckles in which the loops are not a single solid piece, or flat in any overall cross-section, and the pieces are not rigidly attached to one another.
i'm thinking a chain of sorts that jams together upon compression.
you sound like you feel better and that's good, a bit winded at times but still much improved. keep plugging
I noticed on Amazon.ca some third-party sellers were selling metal knuckle dusters as "fish knockers" (to know out fish after you catch them).
I would ask the seller of the have the material called "moo glow" it's typically used in knife handle scales. They glow brightly and for a decent amount of time.
Well enough made composite knuckles can be a very effective weapon.
good to see you making videos skall
Hey Skallagrim! Love the channel!
I'd gotten stuck in the midst of writing a novel--not knowing anything about sword play, shields, ect (minimal know how of archery) and your videos have been so helpful (and cool, not forgetting cool) :)
I feel like I've learned a lot from watching, even if it's been later edited as "nonsense" it's all been super helpful ^_^ I hope to see more and more videos with even cooler weapons and destruction--muahaha!
guys amazing to still post videos in a sling.
For a practical use i think ironwood would be a better material for non metalic knuckle duster. It's extremely hard and heavy but not as brittle as stone .