Truờng/Tràng/長 = Long. Đao/刀 = Saber. So, Truờng Đao/長刀 = Long saber. They are Sino-Vietnamese words, which is why they sound like Chinese. In China, this weapon is called "Dadao/大刀" ("Đại Đao" in Vietnamese), means "Big saber" or "Great saber". Almost the same weapon, only different name. Thank you so much Skall for featuring a Vietnamese weapon. I really hope to see more Vietnamese weapons in the future on your channel please. And by the way, your pronunciation of the word "Trường đao" is pretty spot-on.
Carbon 12 These countries are members of the Sino-sphere (Hán tự văn hoá quyển). That explains the similarlies in their culture, language, architecture, etc.
- « Mã-Tấu » thì thuộc về loại « Trường-Đao » (長 刀), có lưỡi bản rộng và cân-lượng nặng hơn Đại-Ðao ; cán dài khoäng 40 cm tới khoảng 80 cm và được dùng theo Song-Thủ Đao, đôi khi được dùng theo Đơn-Thủ Đao. www.binhdinh-salongcuong.org/VN_KHAO%20LUAN_Binh-Khi%20Co-Truyen_Dai-Dao.html
In Vietnamese, "Trường Đao" means "Long sword". This type of big sword was an official weapon for Vietnamese army in battle field in the late 19th century while the generals used double-edge swords which were smaller in size. Because of the ancient blacksmith' technique that uses carbon steel, this type of sword is very sharp, hard for cutting but crunchy. In the battle, the blade was easily cracked or blunt by the direct impact. That is why the blacksmiths made the hitting end with a bigger tip.
The blade is designed to cut down soldiers regardless of the protection from their armors (aside from metal armors) and to cut down cavalries (both men and their horses) in a single swing with simply brute force. The main purpose is not to kill the enemy outright, but to deliver heavy injuries to them as effective and efficient as possible, so just like you said, it’s a pretty brutally effective weapon in warfares that even untrained soldiers can wield with relative ease. In short, it’s our version of the Zanbatou from japan, with some tweaks adapted from chinese Da Dao here and there. You can also call it Mã Đao or Mã Tấu, which has the same meaning with Zanbatou - a Horse-Cutting Blade.
Your point is inconsiderate of reality. The potential quality of metal blades now are better. Most people haven't a need for a well-produced sword so it's more profitable to mass produce shitty ones people can hang on a wall.
Usually I hear about people giving out about altering "antiques" in terms of letting a thousand year old church crumble and collapse rather than restoring it to what it should have originally looked like. There's one in my hometown just like that and it's a little sad seeing it fall apart and not being used. I would strongly suggest repairing, polishing and resharpening it. There is no doubt in my mind that the maker would thank you for it.
Dont do it until you have to use it in battle. If you know about Vietnamese's culture, we dont resharp it, partly because of laziness, but partly because we resharp it to cut living thing, which is not a good side of human nature
100% Agree! Though in restoration I'd add that it's worth looking into the intentions and techniques of the original .... thus a restoration befits the spirit as well as the construction of the original.
Exactly. Definitely a touchy subject in the antique community. Like with most restoration projects, there is a right way and a wrong way. The age and rarity of the artifact compounds the risk of messing up. I find antique axes, knives and machetes that look like bricks of rust. They can be saved by carefully removing the rust and forcing a patina to prevent further damage. Then properly adding an usable edge. It's kinda like the watches I repair, you can clean the moment, but re painting the dial or using un original hands kills the value. Just Google Franken watches for what not to do 😆 With all my restoration projects I try to find a balance of bringing the object back to usability without erasing the character and unique history. Totally different story when it comes to selling as an artifact or displaying in a museum.
Regarding calipers: Put a layer of electrical tape over each blade of the caliper to protect the sword blade. When you're done, you can measure and deduct the thickness of the tape to get accurate taper measurements.
When I used to practice sono-Vietnamese Kung fu, my instructor told me that this kind of swords weren't meant to be razor sharp, because they weren't used to in order to create surgical precise cuts. These swords were meant to break bones and tear flesh as brutally as they could, so having the sharpest edge was nor a priority. Keeping it sharp to some degree was done so that tearing through an armor/body, would make it easier to cause damage using the mass of the sword, rather than relying on a very sharp edge like people would do with a katana
but the way of using Katana was referring it as "sword", like 'kendo" or "kenjutsu", ken = kiếm. have a look at the comment of a pal Khang Mai above, he explained pretty precisely
quoc thanh binh nguyen Not really. That wide blad đao is just a type of Vietnamese đao. There are Vietnamese Trường Đao look like Japanese nodachi. Number 1 in this picture is the real Vietnamese Trường Đao. Number 3 is Yêu Đao (back saber, carry behind/on the back of soldier, Yêu in Sino-Vietnamese is mean "human's back" or "lưng") and Number 4 is Đoản Đao (short saber). Number 2 or the saber in this video is actually call Hổ Nha Đao (Tiger Fang Saber) or Hổ Đầu Đao (Tiger Head Saber) mandarinmansion.com/articles/vietnamese/types.jpg
As someone who loves antiques and history, I honestly feel like you should restore it. I certainly wouldn’t, and I don’t think ANY antique collector would, but that isn’t who you are. You are a man who appreciates history, but you also appreciate the practicality and proper use of weapons. You are the sort of owner this weapon deserves. It was not made to be a decoration.
Trường đao is basically big blade I think your google confused it with Trường đạo with a little dot underneath (which means some kind of school like u said)
Gwyn Trường means school in modern Vietnamese but it also means long in Han-Viet (Sino-Vietnamese which is borrowed from the Han Chinese), Đao means sword in Han-Viet (the modern word is kiếm, Đạo also means educate in Han-Viet (the modern word is Giáo). Hán-Việt is the old Vietnamese we use to speak 200 years ago which is have 100% vocabularies borrowed from the Han Chinese, but in modern day, 70% of those Hán-Việt words has been replaced with a different word. Now you can only cash those Han-Viet words used in Vietnamese-Chinese-Korean history drama, movie, cartoon (anime), manga and we also use it to naming things to make it sound cool.
In Vietnamese, Truong Dao literally means "Long Saber". FYI, it's the most common weapon of war used by our infantry for thousands of year. It fit perfectly with the Vietnamese style close melee combat, involving taking down enemies to the ground by our most common style of ancient martial art: "Wrestling" and then cut their head using machete or the longer version of it, "long saber". It also works against Calvary by chopping the houses' head off or their legs.
This is why I love your reviews. You always seem willing to learn and keep an open mind when you review a weapon, and that especially showed when you were talking about handling the square grip.
That thing looks wicked. I'd love to see you get a replica that can be properly tested. It looks like it could cut very well and easily. Neat find, Skall!
Skall, can you perhaps restore this beautiful blade and review it again? Or like just show us a montage of you just slashing things with it. Thanks a lot if you do!
Thijs van der Voort Heck yeah! I know it is an antique but a blade that is meant to cut looks more beautiful cutting things than be on display, won't you guys agree?
Restoring or not, testing or not on a piece like this is always a very tough decision. The one thing for this particular sword is that the pattern of damage and potential repairs on it could very well tell the story of some part of its life. That's a really valuable historical insight into the piece, which restoration risks wiping out. There are arguments the other way too of course, but really nice example of an antique weapon!
Vietnamese here. "Trường" has many meanings, as a noun it could mean a school, as an adjective it mean long. "Đao" is sabre. So literally: Trường Đao = Long Sabre
Brother, this needs to become a consistent series for your channel. The testing of OLD, authentic, and historic pieces from around the world. THAT would be so cool.
Skall starts talking about the practical wear on the edge but I'm entranced by that beautiful scrollwork that I never thought I'd see on a modern age war weapon.
I kinda wanna see you restore it it would be doing the original owner an honor to know that 100 years later his blade is being restored to slash another day
Truong dao sound like Chinese 長刀， means long(長）blade(刀）too me. In Chinese (Dai Dao)大刀： Big or Great Blade usually means 2handed Blade. FYR in Chinese Dan(單) Dao(刀) means single handed Blade
Im half vietnamese and have been watching for a while. Representation in media means a lot to me thanks for this video i didnt know we had swords this cool.
I wonder of this sword was used to kill someone. With thay age and considering how... torn vietnams history is, it's very possible. Just a thought. Edit: I love how even YEARS after the comment, I still get people being tough about this. Dude I don't care if something I own was used for shady things by a past owner. Best car I ever got was from a police auction that they confiscated from a guy who used it for a purposeful hit and run. It's just a curiosity.
Woohoo!!! first time i'm so soon and I'm very excited. Because.....seeing a Vietnamese sword....seeing skallagrim....equals.....awesome. About the name skall. It means "Long Sword" literally. Google translate probably mistook it for "trường" which means "school" and "đao" which means "sword"............."trường đao" ==> "sword school"
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Man, if an apocalyptic scenario ever played out, and firearms gradually disappeared due to lack of Ammo, Skalla here would be my first choice as someone to have with me lol I am very pleased to see your channel doing so well in the past few years. Here's to many more years of successful YT content! Skål!!
I'd love to see you fix this up and do more cutting with it. I always feel like the "don't modify antiques" thing should be seriously reconsidered when it comes to swords and tools. Especially since this is often to their detriment. Good, functional tools deserve good, functional maintenance.
Vietnamese here. Trường Đao is our phonetical transcription of the Chinese word 長刀 (zhǎng dao), literally means a long dao. Since 刀 (dao) itself means anything that has an edge that cuts, from a scissor (剪刀, jiǎn dao) to the mighty da dao, so you might wanna give it a check next time. Beside, đaos in Vietnam have a vast number of shape and size, they also vary from one region to the other, and I'm pretty sure there's no standard for those, so yeah.. Anyway, great video. I'm not sure how you get the blade, but it awesome watching a foreigner talking about a piece of our history. Keep up the good work man!
for more detail, Trường đao is an umbrella term rather than the name of the weapon itself. In Vietnam we have Mã tấu and Đại đao, both are single blade chopper. The difference is, Mã tấu is two handed, and Đại đao is one handed. So far as I see, this one is definitely a Mã tấu
please skall, do us all a service and restore the blade. I can understand the apprehensiveness based on its age, but the sword was crafted to be beautiful and practical, not rusty and dull. Im sure you could do a great job.
This is hella cool! I really surprised at how well this worked-and I'm really glad to see you branching out man! Normally I wouldn't "thank" you for a video since it's your job and all (even though I do enjoy and appreciate them) but I genuinely thank you for this video
Most likely a "French colonisers slayer". This weapon was commonly use in the 19th century of Vietnam (the time when the French invaded Vietnam) and even before that.
@Skallagrim: "trường đao" is a Sino-Vietnamese word. Which means it is a Vietnamize version of the Chinese word "changdao" 長刀, literally mean "long cutting sword". Trường 長 means long and đao 刀 means cutting sword. You already know another kind of Eastern sword, that is 劍 (kiếm/jian), which can loosely translate as "sabre" or "thrusting sword". And probably all people here know the different between "dao" (刀) and "jian" (劍). Dao is primarily for cutting, while jian can be used both for thrusting and chopping. The closest Western equivalent of eastern "jian" probably a slender rapier with both cutting edges. In Vietnamese, people usually translate "sword" as "kiếm", probably because a Western sword, cutting or thrusting, usually has a straight, long and slender blade, similar to a Chinese "jian".
In Viet Nam ancient language, trường đao means long blade, trường=long, and thanks to you I have a chance to look at this kind of cool ancient ưeapon from my country, I just only saw it on paintings
I don't know where are you get it, but i remember the term "trường đao" usually use for kind of polearm which really similar with "guandao". In vietnamese, "kiếm" mean sword, which have slender blade, it could straight (like chinese sword) or quite curved like sabre depend on era it made. But "đao" is kinda falchion like weapon that have wide blade and curved which use for cut and chop . Your weapon is obviously "đao" in Vietnam. I'm pretty sure it not the one use for martial art and it too long for a normal "đao". So i guess your "đao" version is one use for military in 19th and early 20th century, it also very popular in the resistance forces against France since the resistance lack of firearm, i believe the last time they use something like this in early state of First Indochina War with same reason (lack of firearms). You can find this kind of "đao" in many museum which have "Anti-French Resistance War" theme in Vietnam.
I don't think so, "mã tấu" in Vietnam is originally a sub weapon for cavalry for melee combat ("mã" mean horse ), it shorter (mostly under 50cm), have thicker and very durable blade, it still can deal among of damage even when it dull. It also really easy to made, any blacksmith can made it with just wood and iron. So it very popular even now for many kind of work, it handy and durable.
@@K135Valhalla exactly, mã tấu is like chinese cavalry saber seen in movies like 3 kingdom but with a polearm and a similar but smaller and thicker blade, while today Ma Tau is a general way to address these weapons, the gangs love them but that also stains the name Ma Tau, we'd usually think of it as a gang weapon
In Chiang Mai we ghave some similar that are about 3/4 that length using a bamboo handle we use for machetes, cutting weeds an clearing the undergrowth around the farms.
Is it just me or does that engraving look added? It has no oxidation at the bottom of the carvings. It would be very hard to clean those and leave the blade “patina” aka rust.
Legionitalia its for when the vietnamese had to take a break and went to the masterbation staion. in all seriousness though, i would love to know what its really for. maybe hanging up but it was designed for war so i dont see why its necessary
You were pretty much on point. Google probably got confused between Đao and Đạo. In a nutshell, Trường means range (basically refers to long range) Đao means single-edged sword.
I wouldn't change the handle wrap on that, original handle wrap is desirable if it is in good condition and that one is. I also wouldn't sharpen it as that will remove the edge damage that signifies it was used in battle. Removing the rust from the blade isn't a problem, you are removing the corrosion which is damaging to the blade. Just clean the rust off but don't polish it, you want to put as few scratches into the blade as possible and should be like most museum pieces are.
I like that design, looks really nice to use. Nice big flats as well to parry with. Light enough top to make it nimble to heavy enough to chop well. Cool :)
After we saw our enemy unscrew their pommels we lowered our heads in disbelief. I was too shocked to cry,too confused to take notes or ask questions. And then I saw it flying towards us. They actually did it,the bastards actually launched it
Looks slick, on another note.. What do you think about the fact that someone has been capable of making a knife made out of tungsten? Do you think that's a good idea or a bad idea.. What are you opinions on it? Would love to hear it
Andreas Mild Wouldn't a tungsten knife be super hard, heavy and brittle. There was an Italian manufacturer that made pure tungsten carbide knives I think last year as well as knives with tungsten sandwiched between steel but I've never heard of pure tungsten being used for a blade. It would have poor shock ressistance and would most likely chip if you were to put it under stress.
D2 Tool Steel is a Tungsten / Steel blend, which is used in some survival knives, due to its great edge retention. However, such a steel is not necessarily the best for a razor edge, due to how brittle it can be.
Also, you may be interested to know that you're just about using it correcting with the two handed "twist"technique These swords frequently are taught with a technique to block with the sword inverted, allowing for powerful a two-handed downward angular cut. This also allowed for grappling techniques similar to Longsword.
as a vietnamese i can confirm some of the information that you said: this is or rather was treated as a giant machete. in fact, most vietnamese arsenal of early period (the time where this thing appear). is complete rusted away. mainly cause they are bronze and iron, and yes, leather armor in vietnamese is a thing, however most of vietnamese don't wear armor but they do used (prepare to laugh) bush armor (mainly dry hey or grass tie to something). back to this weapons, while the one you brought was during 1900. this weapons was used earlier than that. as i state before, this thing is treated as a giant machete with target to be baboom tree and animal and occasionally random human. while i cant go into detail on how well it was used in combat. known it was fairly cheap as compared to a sword. they are not many or a clear historic manual or it origin of how it was make. but consider that ancient Vietnamese combat alway rely on Guerrilla warfare. bow and spear is the most common. as for rich people of dynasty "clan" they would have swords (similar to chinese DAo or japanese Katana, but cheaper). other weapons that is common for the normal folk is a machete or axe, sometime sickle and other farming equipment. as for the design, probably chinese origins. like most thing during those period. the only thing different between the (ancient) chinese one and the vietnamese one is... it is cheaper. basicly a budget version.
I found the jellyfish to be an interesting addition. Not discounting their danger by any count, but it implies to me one of the owners was from a coastal region that had to be wary of them.
LOL, Correct me if I'm wrong, but that "jelly fish" probably the smith trying to draw a dragon. Poor Blacksmith probably don't care much about art as long as the weapon work, especially this is just for foot soldier.
@@corwinhyatt519 it was neither a jellyfish nor a dragon. The engraving depicted a "thuồng luồng", a sea serpent in Vietnamese legends. The creature itself was rarely portrayed in engravings though, not sure why the blacksmith chose it over the dragon
Its amazing the taper can make up for the blades width/length...its almost like you could have a sword in any blade shape or size as long as it had the right amount of tapering...could even be deceptive having a wide blade that handles just as well as..
Oh no dont restore antiques! They shoukd be maintained to that exact same state for all time!.... I would say if I was someone who bought and sold antiques for profit. But I respect the sword too much and I think it deserves to shine and sing once again. Also people restore antique cars all the time and no one bitches about that double standards much?
As a car enthusiast I dissagree. There is a line between a car you restore and a car you leave as is. Its been awhile sinve Ive dove deep into clasic cars so I ohneslty forgot the term used for vehichles that fit this description, but, if a vehichle is original, in driveable condition (marginally road worthy) it would be forwned upon to restore it like this vietnamese sword.
I love seeing a restored B-17 flying overhead, but I always feel huge anxiety over how that flight might end. Every airplane either breaks, ends up in a museum or a scrapyard during its life. Restore that weapon or hang some history on the wall.
sing to what? a few water bottles? its reign is over, its time for it to rest and be admired from a distance,so people can appreciate all those historical remark were on the blade, all the combat and hardship it had gone through, not to be polish and use like some recycled toys.
You probably google translate into Trường Đạo- which mean school and philosophy, also means “martial art” because we relate to martial art as a philosophy or lifestyle. It’s Trường Đao (you pronounce it fairly right) which means a “long saber”. And thank you for sharing this.
#Translate "Trường đao" is a phrase of two nouns "Trường" and "đao". • "Trường" is a Sino-Vietnamese word which means "Long" (in VN, sino-vnese is usually used when it comes to specialized terms). • "Đao" is a knife-shaped lance which might be simply translated as "grand knife" in English. In brief, "Trường đao" simply meant a Long Grand Knife. Regularly, in Vietnamese, the adjective stands after the noun but when it comes to Sino-Vietnamese, the order is arranged vice-versa, due to formality.
This is actually an executioner's Dao. I saw early 20th/late 19th century pictures of this blade used by them. Nowadays, in some village festivals, you can still spot similar Daos used in blood-sacrifice-ceremony (they use pigs, mostly). If you want to search, google the phrase "lễ chém lợn" (very graphic images).
I say restored either you keep it in your permanent collection or you'll sell it and I know that somebody in your viewership will love to have it cuz I can tell you one thing if you restarted I would buy that thing with in a heartbeat if I had the money The way I see it you're bringing a sword back to its former glory that's just my opinion anyway
It sounds like the Chinese word 长刀 (long knife). In Chinese tradition, the ring in the end of the hilt is often tied with a red ribbon or tassel. When you wield the sword, it floats and flutters. which is either entertaining, or intimidating. The hole near the tip of the sword is for binding a string (with the other end tied to the hilt ring), for carrying or hanging on a wall. Due to its shape, it cannot fit in any scabbard.
Accord in Vietnamese traditional martial arts school. This saber is call Hổ Nha Đao (Tiger Fang Saber) or Hổ Đầu Đao (Tiger Head Saber), they said these sabers were use to slay tiger or behead the captial criminal, Vietnamese Trường Đao is actually similar with Japanese Nodachi, in Vietnamese, Nodachi-like Trường Đao is used to behead the criminal instead Hổ Đầu Đao.
Have you ever run into a table at gut height? Like, ironing board to the solar plexus... You can thrust with large flats, depending on armor level of the recipient, with great effect.
El Mas Pato Why? There's literally nothing to say about it aside from"yeah nope". None of it would ever work,only functional looking weapon aside from pistols and shotgun is yamato and that's just a katana. Force edge might be reasonable if it had a smaller crossguard thou. Fighting itself is just straight from anime.
For for the purpose of simplicity, it literally means "long blade" or "long edge" It was thought to be mainly wielded by generals to"swiftly dispatch resistance"but it's quite the opposite.Any soldiers or commanders given the blade are selected few with high strength and stamina so that they are the last but most powerful retaliation defending for their post. The blade is shaped for the sole purpose of giving impact when cutting is not an option but also to have enough force to damage multiple enemies(because through out istoy, the vietnamese always lack in numbers so they really have to be more skillful and impactful to the fight) A weird fact about it is that is a common weapon but only royal rank soldiers have the engraving of the Dragon
Truờng/Tràng/長 = Long.
Đao/刀 = Saber.
So, Truờng Đao/長刀 = Long saber.
They are Sino-Vietnamese words, which is why they sound like Chinese.
In China, this weapon is called "Dadao/大刀" ("Đại Đao" in Vietnamese), means "Big saber" or "Great saber".
Almost the same weapon, only different name.
Thank you so much Skall for featuring a Vietnamese weapon. I really hope to see more Vietnamese weapons in the future on your channel please.
And by the way, your pronunciation of the word "Trường đao" is pretty spot-on.
Interestingly, japanese use a very old pronunciation of dao to mean sword, tou. like in tanto etc.
Carbon 12 Yep. I do notice that.
Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, we all have Chinese-origin words.
Vietnam and Korea used to use Chinese letters too.
Carbon 12 These countries are members of the Sino-sphere (Hán tự văn hoá quyển). That explains the similarlies in their culture, language, architecture, etc.
technically a japanese sword would be classified as a dao since it only has 1 edge. A true sword has 2
- « Mã-Tấu » thì thuộc về loại « Trường-Đao » (長 刀), có lưỡi bản rộng và cân-lượng nặng hơn Đại-Ðao ; cán dài khoäng 40 cm tới khoảng 80 cm và được dùng theo Song-Thủ Đao, đôi khi được dùng theo Đơn-Thủ Đao.
www.binhdinh-salongcuong.org/VN_KHAO%20LUAN_Binh-Khi%20Co-Truyen_Dai-Dao.html
In Vietnamese, "Trường Đao" means "Long sword". This type of big sword was an official weapon for Vietnamese army in battle field in the late 19th century while the generals used double-edge swords which were smaller in size. Because of the ancient blacksmith' technique that uses carbon steel, this type of sword is very sharp, hard for cutting but crunchy. In the battle, the blade was easily cracked or blunt by the direct impact. That is why the blacksmiths made the hitting end with a bigger tip.
Why did nobody like this comment? This makes a whole lot of sense
@@ryanthan3595 because this comment is not a precise information. "Đao" isn't "sword". He should translate "Đao" in Vietnamese to "Saber" in English.
"Trường Đao" is "Long saber"
You pronounced it pretty accurate though.
Well, the name simply means "long sword".
Anh Kiệt Phan that's the translation I got based off of putting the individual words into wiktionary
Yeah most sword names are pretty simple it's kinda gives u the idea that most sword smiths aren't word smiths or wordie people
Idk they could do something like really extravagant
Too be fair, weaponswiths only care about making a good weapon, they just dont care about that.
The blade is designed to cut down soldiers regardless of the protection from their armors (aside from metal armors) and to cut down cavalries (both men and their horses) in a single swing with simply brute force.
The main purpose is not to kill the enemy outright, but to deliver heavy injuries to them as effective and efficient as possible, so just like you said, it’s a pretty brutally effective weapon in warfares that even untrained soldiers can wield with relative ease.
In short, it’s our version of the Zanbatou from japan, with some tweaks adapted from chinese Da Dao here and there. You can also call it Mã Đao or Mã Tấu, which has the same meaning with Zanbatou - a Horse-Cutting Blade.
Impressive, thanks for sharing that.
Lothar Thanks. I’m a hobbyist in weapon studies and historical warfares (I do design as a job as well). Glad to be of help :3
Nice.
heavily injuring soldiers is often seen as more effective than killing them
Blake Huynh
Curved, long blade with great depth. Blades like that at excellent cutters in general.
Real Surprised at how this antique sword cuts so well.
Well, they were designed for that
Quality then and quality now are different.
I'm not, the users life depended on it.
Why wouldn't it? If its a military weapon, and it has been service sharpened, it should cut just fine until someone intentionally dulled it.
Your point is inconsiderate of reality. The potential quality of metal blades now are better. Most people haven't a need for a well-produced sword so it's more profitable to mass produce shitty ones people can hang on a wall.
I'm Vietnamese and a martial arts history nerd. I love seeing the content you have produced over the years. Thank you for discussing this blade.
Usually I hear about people giving out about altering "antiques" in terms of letting a thousand year old church crumble and collapse rather than restoring it to what it should have originally looked like. There's one in my hometown just like that and it's a little sad seeing it fall apart and not being used.
I would strongly suggest repairing, polishing and resharpening it.
There is no doubt in my mind that the maker would thank you for it.
There is precise guidelines for how to restore architecture, and so there must be for smithing
I would just sharpen it , that black stuff is patina , which can inhibit rust , so you don't want to polish that off
Dont do it until you have to use it in battle. If you know about Vietnamese's culture, we dont resharp it, partly because of laziness, but partly because we resharp it to cut living thing, which is not a good side of human nature
100% Agree! Though in restoration I'd add that it's worth looking into the intentions and techniques of the original .... thus a restoration befits the spirit as well as the construction of the original.
Exactly. Definitely a touchy subject in the antique community.
Like with most restoration projects, there is a right way and a wrong way.
The age and rarity of the artifact compounds the risk of messing up.
I find antique axes, knives and machetes that look like bricks of rust. They can be saved by carefully removing the rust and forcing a patina to prevent further damage. Then properly adding an usable edge.
It's kinda like the watches I repair, you can clean the moment, but re painting the dial or using un original hands kills the value. Just Google Franken watches for what not to do 😆
With all my restoration projects I try to find a balance of bringing the object back to usability without erasing the character and unique history.
Totally different story when it comes to selling as an artifact or displaying in a museum.
I live in Vietnam, their products remain basically amazing for low cost
Regarding calipers: Put a layer of electrical tape over each blade of the caliper to protect the sword blade. When you're done, you can measure and deduct the thickness of the tape to get accurate taper measurements.
When I used to practice sono-Vietnamese Kung fu, my instructor told me that this kind of swords weren't meant to be razor sharp, because they weren't used to in order to create surgical precise cuts. These swords were meant to break bones and tear flesh as brutally as they could, so having the sharpest edge was nor a priority. Keeping it sharp to some degree was done so that tearing through an armor/body, would make it easier to cause damage using the mass of the sword, rather than relying on a very sharp edge like people would do with a katana
hi i'm Vietnamese and in our language "trường" = "long" and "đao" = "big(or wide) blade"
so is basically mean a long big blade
quoc thanh binh nguyen long big blade I like it it's simple and strait to the point
In other words, "longsword."
May explain why techniques transfer so well.
I think Đao means "saber", which is a one edged blade. The katana is also a đao.
but the way of using Katana was referring it as "sword", like 'kendo" or "kenjutsu", ken = kiếm. have a look at the comment of a pal Khang Mai above, he explained pretty precisely
quoc thanh binh nguyen Not really. That wide blad đao is just a type of Vietnamese đao. There are Vietnamese Trường Đao look like Japanese nodachi.
Number 1 in this picture is the real Vietnamese Trường Đao. Number 3 is Yêu Đao (back saber, carry behind/on the back of soldier, Yêu in Sino-Vietnamese is mean "human's back" or "lưng") and Number 4 is Đoản Đao (short saber). Number 2 or the saber in this video is actually call Hổ Nha Đao (Tiger Fang Saber) or Hổ Đầu Đao (Tiger Head Saber)
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*Flashbacks*
Goddamnit XD
The horror! The horror!
Omaewa Mou Shinderu
IamMortui NANI
FINALLY, A SWORD THAT CUT THROUGH TANKS
As someone who loves antiques and history, I honestly feel like you should restore it. I certainly wouldn’t, and I don’t think ANY antique collector would, but that isn’t who you are. You are a man who appreciates history, but you also appreciate the practicality and proper use of weapons. You are the sort of owner this weapon deserves. It was not made to be a decoration.
Trường đao is basically big blade
I think your google confused it with Trường đạo with a little dot underneath (which means some kind of school like u said)
Gwyn yeah Google could've put the accent in for him randomly. I assumed he typed Truong Dao without any accents
Yay tonal languages confusing things!
Gwyn Trường means school in modern Vietnamese but it also means long in Han-Viet (Sino-Vietnamese which is borrowed from the Han Chinese), Đao means sword in Han-Viet (the modern word is kiếm, Đạo also means educate in Han-Viet (the modern word is Giáo). Hán-Việt is the old Vietnamese we use to speak 200 years ago which is have 100% vocabularies borrowed from the Han Chinese, but in modern day, 70% of those Hán-Việt words has been replaced with a different word. Now you can only cash those Han-Viet words used in Vietnamese-Chinese-Korean history drama, movie, cartoon (anime), manga and we also use it to naming things to make it sound cool.
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Truờng means long though.
In Vietnamese, Truong Dao literally means "Long Saber". FYI, it's the most common weapon of war used by our infantry for thousands of year. It fit perfectly with the Vietnamese style close melee combat, involving taking down enemies to the ground by our most common style of ancient martial art: "Wrestling" and then cut their head using machete or the longer version of it, "long saber". It also works against Calvary by chopping the houses' head off or their legs.
This is why I love your reviews. You always seem willing to learn and keep an open mind when you review a weapon, and that especially showed when you were talking about handling the square grip.
That thing looks wicked. I'd love to see you get a replica that can be properly tested. It looks like it could cut very well and easily. Neat find, Skall!
Looks so menacing, I'm pretty sure that people would piss their panties back in the day when they'd see this thing on the battlefield.
@@Lothar445 japanese and Americans sure did,but before that was the French :v
Best intro in the business:
Brief and right up front!
Bless you
Skall, can you perhaps restore this beautiful blade and review it again? Or like just show us a montage of you just slashing things with it. Thanks a lot if you do!
That could be considered disrespectful for an antique, so watch out for butthurt people.
Henry Han I'd love to see that blade get some love and care and then watch it slice the crap out of tattame mats
Thijs van der Voort Heck yeah! I know it is an antique but a blade that is meant to cut looks more beautiful cutting things than be on display, won't you guys agree?
Thijs van der Voort ... tattame? really?
Henry Han I would certainly agree, i just wanted to point out that a shitstorm may come.
Restoring or not, testing or not on a piece like this is always a very tough decision. The one thing for this particular sword is that the pattern of damage and potential repairs on it could very well tell the story of some part of its life. That's a really valuable historical insight into the piece, which restoration risks wiping out. There are arguments the other way too of course, but really nice example of an antique weapon!
Vietnamese here. "Trường" has many meanings, as a noun it could mean a school, as an adjective it mean long. "Đao" is sabre. So literally: Trường Đao = Long Sabre
The fact that you did nothing to the edge shocked me. Shows how well the design helps with cutting. Amazing.
I'm really impressed at how well they designed the blade.
Brother, this needs to become a consistent series for your channel. The testing of OLD, authentic, and historic pieces from around the world. THAT would be so cool.
This sword triggered some flashbacks for sure
Aldor some Vietcong did use sword to kill the US soldiers back there day.
TRIGGERED !!!!! ^)
nah they don't.
"pickaxe" and "shovel" only :)
Viet Cong chopped stubborn villagers with this!
Skall starts talking about the practical wear on the edge but I'm entranced by that beautiful scrollwork that I never thought I'd see on a modern age war weapon.
I kinda wanna see you restore it it would be doing the original owner an honor to know that 100 years later his blade is being restored to slash another day
I want the original handle though. Just the blade. That way it keeps the same look I love the
His sword can slash for another day...
On youtube
The good thing is that 100 years old Đao doesn't need to be on anime to magnify its ability
Truong dao sound like Chinese 長刀， means long(長）blade(刀）too me. In Chinese (Dai Dao)大刀： Big or Great Blade usually means 2handed Blade.
FYR in Chinese Dan(單) Dao(刀) means single handed Blade
Omelelelete i am not sure, I am from Hong Kong, I only know Chinese
U do know that Chinese was use for the majority of Vietnamese history
Ps im also Vietnamese so i know
Neon MoonCake thanks for let me know
Actually its a modified version opps
This blade has seen some action, the stories it could tell!
Pls do more on vietnamese weapons. Would luv to see more on vietnamese weapons.
Thumbs up !!!!!
Im half vietnamese and have been watching for a while. Representation in media means a lot to me thanks for this video i didnt know we had swords this cool.
I wonder of this sword was used to kill someone. With thay age and considering how... torn vietnams history is, it's very possible. Just a thought.
Edit: I love how even YEARS after the comment, I still get people being tough about this. Dude I don't care if something I own was used for shady things by a past owner. Best car I ever got was from a police auction that they confiscated from a guy who used it for a purposeful hit and run. It's just a curiosity.
Thinking the same thing. I belive this sword has seen some action hence the damages on the blade.
Most likely yes people today still use like Mã tấu which is like modified machetes or just machetes their like the same
Mostly by street gangs
It was used by war generals in historical combat besides normal swords
Is that a shocking thought to you?
The best thing about theese kind of swords is, that by resting at a campfire, you can still make some nice fried egg sunny side up.
Boi, soldiers must have some good eggs back in the days LOL
Woohoo!!! first time i'm so soon and I'm very excited. Because.....seeing a Vietnamese sword....seeing skallagrim....equals.....awesome.
About the name skall. It means "Long Sword" literally. Google translate probably mistook it for "trường" which means "school" and "đao" which means "sword"............."trường đao" ==> "sword school"
Василий Григорьевич Владимирович Калашников Actually trường has a different meanings
Well if u combine it with other stuff
It actually translate into "great scimitar" or "long scimitar"
Connor Kenway oh, thank you for that. Anyways, Skall, it means what Connor and I were saying combined - into a "long" bladed weapon :)))
Василий Григорьевич Владимирович Калашников Correct me if I'm wrong, you have a Russian name with the United States Marine Corps insignia as your profile pic. You have to be the most interesting person I've seen on RUclips.
Man, if an apocalyptic scenario ever played out, and firearms gradually disappeared due to lack of Ammo, Skalla here would be my first choice as someone to have with me lol I am very pleased to see your channel doing so well in the past few years. Here's to many more years of successful YT content! Skål!!
he would then kills you for your supply ha ha
I'd love to see you fix this up and do more cutting with it. I always feel like the "don't modify antiques" thing should be seriously reconsidered when it comes to swords and tools. Especially since this is often to their detriment. Good, functional tools deserve good, functional maintenance.
Vietnamese here. Trường Đao is our phonetical transcription of the Chinese word 長刀 (zhǎng dao), literally means a long dao. Since 刀 (dao) itself means anything that has an edge that cuts, from a scissor (剪刀, jiǎn dao) to the mighty da dao, so you might wanna give it a check next time.
Beside, đaos in Vietnam have a vast number of shape and size, they also vary from one region to the other, and I'm pretty sure there's no standard for those, so yeah..
Anyway, great video. I'm not sure how you get the blade, but it awesome watching a foreigner talking about a piece of our history. Keep up the good work man!
for more detail, Trường đao is an umbrella term rather than the name of the weapon itself. In Vietnam we have Mã tấu and Đại đao, both are single blade chopper. The difference is, Mã tấu is two handed, and Đại đao is one handed. So far as I see, this one is definitely a Mã tấu
please skall, do us all a service and restore the blade. I can understand the apprehensiveness based on its age, but the sword was crafted to be beautiful and practical, not rusty and dull. Im sure you could do a great job.
Man, that sword survived for hundred of years, probably numerous battle by looking at the blade. Imagine what it could do back in it glory days
It seemed to be fine without a restoration.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I would repair it
This is hella cool! I really surprised at how well this worked-and I'm really glad to see you branching out man! Normally I wouldn't "thank" you for a video since it's your job and all (even though I do enjoy and appreciate them) but I genuinely thank you for this video
I like the ring pommel. :D
Every time I see that thing I wipe my screen because I think it's a cat hair, lol.
If you like it put a ring on it
But does it unscrew? If not, screw it.
The ring was used to spinning the blade. Like in the comic Yaiba.
Wow, beautiful blades, and totally legit cuts on the tatami. Very impressive.
this Dao very impressive, a.k.a. Amerika Slayer. Vietnamese u did a great job!
Most likely a "French colonisers slayer". This weapon was commonly use in the 19th century of Vietnam (the time when the French invaded Vietnam) and even before that.
Wow you've greatly have evolved in your cutting technique you really put your full body into it from my perspective you look like a natural
Just for context, 'trường' is also means 'long' and 'đao' means saber, so the more accurate translation it's a long saber
I really like this blade style. Excellent presentation of a rare blade.
@Skallagrim:
"trường đao" is a Sino-Vietnamese word. Which means it is a Vietnamize version of the Chinese word "changdao" 長刀, literally mean "long cutting sword". Trường 長 means long and đao 刀 means cutting sword.
You already know another kind of Eastern sword, that is 劍 (kiếm/jian), which can loosely translate as "sabre" or "thrusting sword".
And probably all people here know the different between "dao" (刀) and "jian" (劍). Dao is primarily for cutting, while jian can be used both for thrusting and chopping. The closest Western equivalent of eastern "jian" probably a slender rapier with both cutting edges.
In Vietnamese, people usually translate "sword" as "kiếm", probably because a Western sword, cutting or thrusting, usually has a straight, long and slender blade, similar to a Chinese "jian".
It was originally used to move foliage like a machete, but overtime became a weapon of combat
That hoodie looks comfortable!
I hardly ever see any mention of our weapons,let alone a test cut.really brought a Smile to my face
That's cool and looks so imposing. Imagine the look on your enemies considering how small south Asians are with such a massive sword
It's quite impressive that this thing still cuts that well after a hundred years.
That thing is a work horse
Vietnam is like that, this place is a well oiled machine
In Viet Nam ancient language, trường đao means long blade, trường=long, and thanks to you I have a chance to look at this kind of cool ancient ưeapon from my country, I just only saw it on paintings
I don't know where are you get it, but i remember the term "trường đao" usually use for kind of polearm which really similar with "guandao". In vietnamese, "kiếm" mean sword, which have slender blade, it could straight (like chinese sword) or quite curved like sabre depend on era it made. But "đao" is kinda falchion like weapon that have wide blade and curved which use for cut and chop . Your weapon is obviously "đao" in Vietnam.
I'm pretty sure it not the one use for martial art and it too long for a normal "đao". So i guess your "đao" version is one use for military in 19th and early 20th century, it also very popular in the resistance forces against France since the resistance lack of firearm, i believe the last time they use something like this in early state of First Indochina War with same reason (lack of firearms). You can find this kind of "đao" in many museum which have "Anti-French Resistance War" theme in Vietnam.
I feel like it's the machete( mã tấu) that history books in Vietnam always talk about
I don't think so, "mã tấu" in Vietnam is originally a sub weapon for cavalry for melee combat ("mã" mean horse ), it shorter (mostly under 50cm), have thicker and very durable blade, it still can deal among of damage even when it dull. It also really easy to made, any blacksmith can made it with just wood and iron. So it very popular even now for many kind of work, it handy and durable.
for all we know, this could be a big machete
@@K135Valhalla exactly, mã tấu is like chinese cavalry saber seen in movies like 3 kingdom but with a polearm and a similar but smaller and thicker blade, while today Ma Tau is a general way to address these weapons, the gangs love them but that also stains the name Ma Tau, we'd usually think of it as a gang weapon
In Chiang Mai we ghave some similar that are about 3/4 that length using a bamboo handle we use for machetes, cutting weeds an clearing the undergrowth around the farms.
Is it just me or does that engraving look added? It has no oxidation at the bottom of the carvings. It would be very hard to clean those and leave the blade “patina” aka rust.
I was wondering the same thing.
Legionitalia its for when the vietnamese had to take a break and went to the masterbation staion. in all seriousness though, i would love to know what its really for. maybe hanging up but it was designed for war so i dont see why its necessary
Legionitalia Maybe the engraving is inlaid with something that maintains its shine.
liam g the ancient Vietnamese just really liked flora engravings
Thank you for respecting the item's Vietnamese pronunciation
7:31 thank god that wasn't a pommel.
The sword almost ended him rightly =))) This sword are deadly AF
You were pretty much on point. Google probably got confused between Đao and Đạo. In a nutshell, Trường means range (basically refers to long range) Đao means single-edged sword.
Didn't know this was skallagladitoria ;)
Great video though!
Emilio Singh 😂 😂
Trường đao means long sword, I can't put my hands on one here in vietnam, you are such a lucky man,love your presentation!!!
I wouldn't change the handle wrap on that, original handle wrap is desirable if it is in good condition and that one is. I also wouldn't sharpen it as that will remove the edge damage that signifies it was used in battle. Removing the rust from the blade isn't a problem, you are removing the corrosion which is damaging to the blade. Just clean the rust off but don't polish it, you want to put as few scratches into the blade as possible and should be like most museum pieces are.
I like that design, looks really nice to use. Nice big flats as well to parry with. Light enough top to make it nimble to heavy enough to chop well. Cool :)
After we saw our enemy unscrew their pommels we lowered our heads in disbelief. I was too shocked to cry,too confused to take notes or ask questions. And then I saw it flying towards us. They actually did it,the bastards actually launched it
I know it's great not watching an add but I wish you would put them. I watch an add every video and i actually love this channel.
Looks slick, on another note.. What do you think about the fact that someone has been capable of making a knife made out of tungsten? Do you think that's a good idea or a bad idea.. What are you opinions on it? Would love to hear it
Andreas Mild i'm (obviously) not Skall,but why would you make a knife out of tungsten? It's very heavy,but not too hard
tungsten STEEL on the other hand would be a nightmare to sharpen due to its hardness.
Andreas Mild Wouldn't a tungsten knife be super hard, heavy and brittle. There was an Italian manufacturer that made pure tungsten carbide knives I think last year as well as knives with tungsten sandwiched between steel but I've never heard of pure tungsten being used for a blade. It would have poor shock ressistance and would most likely chip if you were to put it under stress.
D2 Tool Steel is a Tungsten / Steel blend, which is used in some survival knives, due to its great edge retention. However, such a steel is not necessarily the best for a razor edge, due to how brittle it can be.
That's a beautiful piece of weaponry
This Dao is really old, maybe experienced real war
Also, you may be interested to know that you're just about using it correcting with the two handed "twist"technique
These swords frequently are taught with a technique to block with the sword inverted, allowing for powerful a two-handed downward angular cut.
This also allowed for grappling techniques similar to Longsword.
if someone pulls a knife that big on you, you just know its time to leave quickly...
Please restore that amazing work of art!
Things I know about Vietnam:
Beautiful women.
Great pho.
Tenacious fighters.
and love you long time
What I know: *veitnamese war flashbacks*
SOME FOLKS ARE BORN MADE TO WAVE THE FLAG
Veeaboo
It wasnt just Pho, have you heard of Banh Mi. Shit tased so good and unique it got it own name in the dictionary
as a vietnamese i can confirm some of the information that you said:
this is or rather was treated as a giant machete. in fact, most vietnamese arsenal of early period (the time where this thing appear).
is complete rusted away. mainly cause they are bronze and iron, and yes, leather armor in vietnamese is a thing, however most of vietnamese don't wear armor but they do used (prepare to laugh) bush armor (mainly dry hey or grass tie to something). back to this weapons, while the one you brought was during 1900. this weapons was used earlier than that. as i state before, this thing is treated as a giant machete with target to be baboom tree and animal and occasionally random human. while i cant go into detail on how well it was used in combat. known it was fairly cheap as compared to a sword. they are not many or a clear historic manual or it origin of how it was make. but consider that ancient Vietnamese combat alway rely on Guerrilla warfare. bow and spear is the most common. as for rich people of dynasty "clan" they would have swords (similar to chinese DAo or japanese Katana, but cheaper). other weapons that is common for the normal folk is a machete or axe, sometime sickle and other farming equipment. as for the design, probably chinese origins. like most thing during those period. the only thing different between the (ancient) chinese one and the vietnamese one is... it is cheaper. basicly a budget version.
I like those engravings
I found the jellyfish to be an interesting addition. Not discounting their danger by any count, but it implies to me one of the owners was from a coastal region that had to be wary of them.
LOL, Correct me if I'm wrong, but that "jelly fish" probably the smith trying to draw a dragon.
Poor Blacksmith probably don't care much about art as long as the weapon work, especially this is just for foot soldier.
It reminded me more of the "Man o'war" type of jelly fish than an asian dragon. With the tarnish on the blade though you could be right
@@corwinhyatt519 it was neither a jellyfish nor a dragon. The engraving depicted a "thuồng luồng", a sea serpent in Vietnamese legends. The creature itself was rarely portrayed in engravings though, not sure why the blacksmith chose it over the dragon
Its amazing the taper can make up for the blades width/length...its almost like you could have a sword in any blade shape or size as long as it had the right amount of tapering...could even be deceptive having a wide blade that handles just as well as..
Oh no dont restore antiques! They shoukd be maintained to that exact same state for all time!.... I would say if I was someone who bought and sold antiques for profit. But I respect the sword too much and I think it deserves to shine and sing once again. Also people restore antique cars all the time and no one bitches about that double standards much?
Dustin Fritz Farr Swords and car nerds are not very joint.
As a car enthusiast I dissagree. There is a line between a car you restore and a car you leave as is. Its been awhile sinve Ive dove deep into clasic cars so I ohneslty forgot the term used for vehichles that fit this description, but, if a vehichle is original, in driveable condition (marginally road worthy) it would be forwned upon to restore it like this vietnamese sword.
I love seeing a restored B-17 flying overhead, but I always feel huge anxiety over how that flight might end.
Every airplane either breaks, ends up in a museum or a scrapyard during its life.
Restore that weapon or hang some history on the wall.
sing to what? a few water bottles? its reign is over, its time for it to rest and be admired from a distance,so people can appreciate all those historical remark were on the blade, all the combat and hardship it had gone through, not to be polish and use like some recycled toys.
You probably google translate into Trường Đạo- which mean school and philosophy, also means “martial art” because we relate to martial art as a philosophy or lifestyle.
It’s Trường Đao (you pronounce it fairly right) which means a “long saber”.
And thank you for sharing this.
Is this the mighty warfare that defeated the US army?!
yep, that is an anti-helicopter blade
trường đao: chopper choper
Santiago Salinas best comment so far. 😅
RageWolf no, but we did use it to chop some US prisoners head off.
Guess you gotta have something to boast after losing almost a million soldiers compared to less than 60k American casualties.
To be fair It does look like it would cut better than an m16
#Translate
"Trường đao" is a phrase of two nouns "Trường" and "đao".
• "Trường" is a Sino-Vietnamese word which means "Long" (in VN, sino-vnese is usually used when it comes to specialized terms).
• "Đao" is a knife-shaped lance which might be simply translated as "grand knife" in English.
In brief, "Trường đao" simply meant a Long Grand Knife.
Regularly, in Vietnamese, the adjective stands after the noun but when it comes to Sino-Vietnamese, the order is arranged vice-versa, due to formality.
Please show restoration!!
This is actually an executioner's Dao. I saw early 20th/late 19th century pictures of this blade used by them. Nowadays, in some village festivals, you can still spot similar Daos used in blood-sacrifice-ceremony (they use pigs, mostly). If you want to search, google
the phrase "lễ chém lợn" (very graphic images).
I say restored either you keep it in your permanent collection or you'll sell it and I know that somebody in your viewership will love to have it cuz I can tell you one thing if you restarted I would buy that thing with in a heartbeat if I had the money
The way I see it you're bringing a sword back to its former glory that's just my opinion anyway
It sounds like the Chinese word 长刀 (long knife).
In Chinese tradition, the ring in the end of the hilt is often tied with a red ribbon or tassel. When you wield the sword, it floats and flutters. which is either entertaining, or intimidating.
The hole near the tip of the sword is for binding a string (with the other end tied to the hilt ring), for carrying or hanging on a wall. Due to its shape, it cannot fit in any scabbard.
it is, "trường đao" is sino-vietnamese word like kanji (hán tự)
"i guess its a hookie now" ffs skall xDDDD
Accord in Vietnamese traditional martial arts school. This saber is call Hổ Nha Đao (Tiger Fang Saber) or Hổ Đầu Đao (Tiger Head Saber), they said these sabers were use to slay tiger or behead the captial criminal, Vietnamese Trường Đao is actually similar with Japanese Nodachi, in Vietnamese, Nodachi-like Trường Đao is used to behead the criminal instead Hổ Đầu Đao.
That looks like the swords from mulan
viktor blakaj time is race toward us.
red guy time is of essence
viktor blakaj 😒
Until the Huns arrive.
Well, the chinese always love to copy and steal Vietnamese inventions, ideas and culture
The whole thing looks straight outta darksouls, I love it. To the point I almost don't want you to restore it. :0
that thing belongs in a zombie movie
Skal be slowly turning into an antique sword collector.
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Have you ever run into a table at gut height? Like, ironing board to the solar plexus... You can thrust with large flats, depending on armor level of the recipient, with great effect.
I want to see it cleaving into something big...
Looks like some horse cleaver to be honest.
Lothar it is
That distal taper is noticeable. Nice antique.
i'll take this chance to ask you to debunk Devil May Cry weaponary and fighting. Plisss
El Mas Pato I think he got bored of those videos.
mmm, maybe you are right.
El Mas Pato Why? There's literally nothing to say about it aside from"yeah nope". None of it would ever work,only functional looking weapon aside from pistols and shotgun is yamato and that's just a katana. Force edge might be reasonable if it had a smaller crossguard thou. Fighting itself is just straight from anime.
maybe, maybe not. but i would like to see how can rebellion be practical if modified. and also i like to see skall make fun of ridiculous weapons.
The grip may be more suitable for smaller hands.
I think you showed good form. Wish I had one of those, beautiful.
NOW DAS A PROPA CHOPPA
MY CHOPPA
For for the purpose of simplicity, it literally means "long blade" or "long edge"
It was thought to be mainly wielded by generals to"swiftly dispatch resistance"but it's quite the opposite.Any soldiers or commanders given the blade are selected few with high strength and stamina so that they are the last but most powerful retaliation defending for their post. The blade is shaped for the sole purpose of giving impact when cutting is not an option but also to have enough force to damage multiple enemies(because through out istoy, the vietnamese always lack in numbers so they really have to be more skillful and impactful to the fight)
A weird fact about it is that is a common weapon but only royal rank soldiers have the engraving of the Dragon
If you add a pommel on this bad boy we have ourselves a party just saiyan
Yang Xiao Long Belladonna there is a pommel
Yang Xiao Long Belladonna no horrible saiyan pun
Back at it again with the pommel memes
Yeah sorry about i guess ? but the sword looks good ^^:
Reminds me of a Maciejowski falchion.
A lot.
shiiit man, hadnt seen your videos in a year or so and just came back, you're looking great dude, keep the amazing content up :D