Funny part is, that modern steel means it would have been considered of legendary quality back in the day. A blade fit for a king. Now it's a budget model. Rofl.
Maybe in terms of steel quality, but as far a balance, flexion, fit and finish? More goes into that than you realize. You're talking about crafters making weapons of war for the time period, vs now where we are not copying examples, but going away from them on purpose.
@@xxxlonewolf49 you do know how they actually make purer iron right? Basically heat it up till liquid and other metals are burned off then clean off the slag on top , they may have not done things like adding chromium to make stainless . While they didn’t know about molecular structures they saw the properties it had after certain ratios of material. I would argue that last point but i have no clue what your trying to say with it
@@geoshark12 Making pure iron is not like making pure steel. The latter is more difficult, which is why it took thousands of years for mankind to be able to smith steel on a regular basis.
@@xxxlonewolf49 "trash". Now that's a bit harsh, isn't it? The blast furnace is a thing in Europe at least since around 1300. Progress has been made, sure, but what they had back then was very much sufficient for making some formidable weapons.
It seems like both Windlass and Cold Steel are upping their games recently. I recently got myself Windlass's newest iteration of the 1796 British Light Cavalry Saber, and it is also a game-changer! For the first time, there is now an affordable, mass-produced copy of the 1796 that is actually modeled exactly after an original, and historically accurate!
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique apparently some of their new products are quite good. I'm glad to see some of the traditional mass manufacturers improving their products.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique , That might be the case with many of their swords, and it's probably the case with most of Cold Steel's swords as well. However, Windlass's most recent 1796 replica, as well as the Medieval swords that they collaborated on with Matt Easton, represent a ground-breaking departure in terms of quality for mass-produced swords. For these swords I'm talking about, they actually got access to the original antiques to take measurements. In the case of the 1796, they actually bought an original directly from Matt, and that's what they are now basing their model on. Trust me, just one month ago, you would NOT have heard me promoting Windlass either!😂
@@andreweden9405 I'll have to look into them again, I've not bought a new sword in six years. I'm chronically ill now, and can barely walk, so I have a hard time justifying a sword purchase when I can't use them. My HEMA-girl days, much to my very deep heart break, are probably over. But overall, I've had mostly good to say about windlass. The beefiness of some of their grips and the wood they use under the leather and wraps is often ... creaky, but I've never had edge alignment issues with the ones I've chosen (sorry to swordcollector, sincerely) They are indeed a bit whippy though on some of their models, but I've found that more on certain rapiers and certain thinner Renaissance weapons. Most of the ones based on historical pieces are quite good. I've not had good luck with Cold Steel's SWORDS yet, their knives, spears, and tomahawks have been great... but the swords, while beefy and can take a beating, are too heavy for their Oakshotte typology in the older ones. I'm dearly hoping that's changing, that messer looks lovely. Pleasure to meet you Andrew, everyone. Albion is godly, but the prices are ungodly so lol, but deserved. Best wishes everyone!
The Krieg's Messer Sword is a beast and the best part of this video was when Shad had a drink of water and then he realized that the water tasted like goblin piss.
I find the steel used in the CS kriegsmesser to be interesting. Cold Steel usually makes their swords from 1050, which is sturdy but not the best for edge-holding. 1060 is generally much more popular for swords because it holds an edge better without being too brittle. The CS Kriegsmesser uses 1561 steel, which is identical to 1060 except with a higher manganese content: (0.75-1.05% for 1561 vs. 0.60-0.90% for 1060) which should make it even sturdier since manganese makes steel more flexible. But no one makes swords out of 1561. Kult of Athena lists the kriegsmesser as 1060 steel, probably because they don't have an option to list 1561 in their system.
@@l0sts0ul89 in similar price range to cold steel I would choose ronin katana, Kingston, hanwei-tinker, and there's some marginally more expensive things from del tin or Darksword that would be worth trying. Or LK chen. Balaur is new and seems promising, I think LK chen makes them
Looks like CS has got a well built and sharp Kriegsmesser for sale now. That is a good thing. It did extremely well in the cuts on the bottles as well as did well in the stress testing on wood. Nicely done Shad.
I own Cold Steel knives (hunting, kukri, tanto even), machetes, folders and a poor man's cutlass. Each blade came absurdly sharp. Once, a hunting cooking knife came when I talked with my friend, and he was interested, so he tried to check the sharpness of it. He pulled his finger along the cutting edge and said: - It's dull... Ahh! - he cut his finger, not deep. The edge was so perfect he could not tell he already went with it through his skin. Razor - the closest thing that comes to my mind. I had maybe less than ten similar cases with a person I showed a knife, ending up with a cut.
Honestly, I like Cold Steel, and i think they get a lot of flack unnecessarily. Like, sure, they're not the most nimble and they're a bit pricey, but they're big, sturdy and lasts years even if abused. As somebody with big hands, they're one of the few brands I consider genuinely comfortable to hold, even.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
I think most (if not all) of the flack comes from people selling overpriced nonsense for other companies. Lynn Thompson is a true believer, and his belief is that we should all be able to have super badass blades that last forever.
@@turkicsayajin2274 Baseball bats are still very much deadly force instruments. Of course, you do you, but just by virtue of using a baseball bat will not get you off the hook for prosecution if you’re not using it for home defense.
@@hithere4719 Sadly Lynn has sold the company. I think he still works with them in some capacity, but quality issues have already started cropping up. Some of their new products break really easily. I personally have bought this Kriegsmesser and mine came with a crack in the blade. Another guy reports that the plastic has changed on their trainers and is now brittle (see linked). ua-cam.com/video/jFsx8EaYdtw/v-deo.html
@@finalbossd yes i know but at least i can aim for body parts without risking severe bleed on the first hit. If swing a saber on a aggressor arms most of the time he’ll die from bleed imo
I liked the way the blade reflected the green of the surrounding vegetation. It made me wonder if it's possible to create steel alloys with this type of color built in without compromising their strength and flexibility. If it is, functional swords with colored blade might become quite popular.
I’ve had their Italian Longsword for almost two years now, and I love it! It’s the man at arms version so it’s mostly black, but yeah they aren’t too bad now.
I haven't bought a sword in 15 years but...I'm tempted lol. I've long been a fan of falchion style swords and yeah, for the price, this seems really good. Kind of shocked to see something this good come from Cold Steel and I hope that's a sign of them upping their game in general.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
Just an idea on repairing the cross guard. What if you tried wedging in a brass shimmy? It looks like there's enough room between the blade to fit one or 2 small ones on either side. It's not pretty but done right, it'll hold the guard in place.
@@republicjohn999 Depends on how good your silicon is I guess. I've always found leather to be a bit more "authentic", and with a few torn working gloves around it's cheap enough
Cold steel definitely gets a bad rap sometimes, both fairly and unfairly. I own a few cold steel swords in my collection and I can say from what I own that yes there are some models that leave quite a bit to be desired but there are some real gems in there like the Hand and a half sword and of course the Kriegmesser. And so I’m all I’m still happy with all of them because Cold steel in the end is a great way to expand your collection without breaking the bank
I have an idea on how to repair the guard. Though it will leave a noticeable mark. First grip the blade of the sword in a vice with hilt pointing upwards, place a metal tube around the hilt and hammer the guard back down into place. Now place the hilt of the sword on top of the open jaws of the vice. The nagel is pointing down and supported. You then place a nail punch on the opposite side where the rivet comes through and hammer it until the metal spreads out in the rivet hole.
Not surprised here. I've bought and still own several Cold Steel knives and one of the main selling points is how durable they are. I have literally used them as hammers multiple times. Glad to see the swords also hold up.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
It doesn’t come with a scabbard to sheathe the blade but the sword itself is great. It feels extremely light in the hand and, most importantly, it looks awesome.
@@dorvinion That is true. I completely forgot about that and kinda confused it with Rands sword he got from his father in EotW. Still, it would look pretty epic. *edit* And again, got shit confused in my head as his fathers sword had a heron carved in it's hilt and the scabbard if I can even remember anything at all accurate. I'm guessing a re-read of WoT is needed.
@@dorvinion Yeah, I knew the hilt because it was the first mark in the prophecies. I also thought of the scabbard because yes, he did have to cover it with the Queens colours while in Caemlyn. The blade though? I really need to reread the whole series again as a lot of smaller details are escaping me these days. Not that I need to tell the folks of this channel, but those books were magnificently detailed.
Ever since Skall made that video I have been eyeing the Albion Knecht, but seeing how I only have two kidneys I could sell to buy it, I gave up on having it. Nice going from ColdSteel.
I've had a Cold Steel K-bar fixed blade knife for years. Went with me to Afghanistan. It's been my favorite piece of steel bar none. Really want to add this sword to my collection!
I'm very impressed with your near flawless Pronunciation of "Messer" and "Kriegsmesser". It's really refreshing and sign of your good quality Content Videos Shad. ^^ *happy German Noices* now back to work.
He butchered "Nagel" and "Langes Messer", though. It was painful to listen to, as he made not the slightest effort to pronounce it correctly. Skallagrim does it better.
No way, if both equally skilled the Albion sword beats this all day. there is just no comparison to quality. Having the opportunity to wield both at a sword show it's night and day. Cold steel is a nice sword but the Albion is perfection.
Hey, Shad, I have a question: am I the only person who always thought Heron-mark blades from the Wheel of Time would have looked like a kreigsmesser? I mean, the shape of the blade is just... perfectly matched to the description in the text - a decidedly two-handed, largely straight single edged blade with a gentle flick at the tip. Granted, I always imagined the guard would look a bit different but still Also it's just... so much more interesting and creative than the "oh look it's a katana and those are magical, right?" that the show decided to go with.
No you're not. I bought one specifically for that reason and had a few customizations made so that I could have my own wheel of time heron marked blade.
I have a number of Mid 2000's Cold Steel swords and knives. They are all exceptionally well made for the price point. I do understand that they were plagued with quality issues in the last decade as well as a lot of Chinese knock offs being made as CS.
I like seeing the interaction between you and other people, Shad. It does kind of go on a bit, but that could all be cut down in editing. In all, I like the new format.
15:23 Is your bottle getting stuck in the platform? Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of the test since the bottle's supposed to move on a bad cut?
He was articulate when talking about AI art, don't act as if having a channel about medieval content precludes him from having educated and well-presented opinions on other topics.
@@noirescribbles7788 No one is acting like such. It's simply the way he formed his opinion on the AI topic while it was well presented, many people including myself disagreed with him on a lot of his points.
@@biharimark5506 Yes they are, reading the few toxic comments on this video and many more on the previous one makes it painfully clear that there are way too many people who genuinely believe in such logical fallacies. but that's just the UA-cam side, hundreds of twitter weirdos also attacked him for allegedly being a thief, a liar and a "mediocre" artist who seeks to bring attention to his own art by making "controversial" AI art videos.
@@noirescribbles7788 While I do agree that many people seem to be way too outraged by his words, a good amount of people's concern with it is genuinely justified. I seen Shad's artwork and while I do think he's pretty talented, when he started using ai to fill things out after the lineart, a lots of his ideas and details on the character were replaced, hell, even the poses were different here and there. I personally don't see the appeal of it and find it immoral of using a wide database of thousands of people's artwork to "improve" your art, when all it truly does is it replaces 80% of your artwork with other people's art. The most I could think of is using the AI imagine as a reference photo for your art, but that's it.
My favourite sword is a Kilij. It cuts quite well can probably give most a run for their money. Even the katana! Though is based on the scimitar, but sleeker, so shouldn't be surprising.
Short explanation: in German language a "Messer" (= knife) means a one-edged item, a double-edged item is called a "Dolch" (= dagger). Regarding the costs, it takes only (about) half the time and efforts to make a one-edged item in comparison to a double-edged one. Therefore the price of a "Kriegsmesser" could have been half the price of a double-edged sword.
quick videography tip here guys .... don't cut back and forth between 2/3 cameras that are framed and positioned so similarly (like near the beginning when he's talking). And I'd use the handheld more judiciously, sticking to closeups and stuff like that, like you do when showing off the details of the sword and so on.
23:02 in my personal experience you can use a sword regularly for wood shopping provided you keep in mind four factors, the quality and durability of your blade whether or not your blade is optimized for the cut and the size of the wood in question and the type of wood you’re cutting my general rule of thumb is that I usually don’t cut wood thicker than my wrist with my sword. If it’s thicker than my wrist, it’s time for an ax.
what I don't understand is how the kreigmesser wasn't popular back then. u were able to block with the back because it was dull(although you would damage the blade a bit), it was two handed meaning, you were able to put some power behind your swing, and it just has a good design for a single edge sword
Maybe it's just because I've gotten lucky but I've bought multiple Cold Steel products and always been very pleased. I have their Gladius machete and I've taken that thing through hell and back, clearing brush and chopping down trees and wood and almost never sharpened it. Still a razors edge. Also bought their combat knife and it's the best I own, comfortable in the hand and very very strong. Maybe I'm just lucky but I always like them
Hello Shad, I purchased one of these from KOA about two months ago. It was the first sword that I’ve ever owned...until I bought an LK Chen Snow Peak shortly thereafter. Btw - if you’re looking for a beautiful and quite capable Jian at a reasonable price, I think it’s a winner. Thank you for the video. Overall, I agree with everything that you’ve said. I definitely need to wear gloves with this sword because of the handle shape and recoil. Other than that, I think it is a great buy for the price. My crossguard has not come loose as yours has, but maybe it will in the future. You helped to confirm that I didn’t make a mistake buying this one.
Hi shad I love your videos and cant wait to see what you do next thank you for what you do you guys bring joy to my day and I always look forward to your videos
Shad, have you ever done content regarding left-handedness in regards to medieval weapons, warfare, and culture? As a lefty myself, I am a poor fit for sword & board units as well as phalanx blocks. Usually I tend towards 2 handed weapons and/or dual wielding. What is the best place for a lefty on the medieval battlefield? Did left handed Warriors have a stigma attached to them?
Peened pins and peened pommel, are both maximum durability. Always remember to tell your custom blacksmith that when making your own sword. And ask them to use a truck leaf spring, very durable material for longswords and greatswords. And makes the job easier for the blacksmith. Since the sword shape is already there.
I had an old do it yourself encylopedia (circa 1950s) It had a crossbow project that used car leaf springs for the bow. It had a chart for spring thickness and width for pull weight. It went from something like 60 pounds up to 438 pound pull. (I remember that one, and there were plans for the cocking lever too)
I'm aware of half swording for fighting an armored opponent with a sword, but could you use a sheathed sword as a club or are most sheaths not solid enough for that kind of abuse? Could a sheath be used as an improvised parrying dagger? Are there designs that could let a sheath be used for such things? I'm thinking something like a cane sword with could be used for blunt or sharp attacks.
Sheaths can be leather, wood, brass or steel. Depending on the material you'd get different answers for potential viability. Concerning common sheaths: I own a sabre with a pretty solid steel scabbard that could definitely handle this kind of abuse. However, the scabbard lacks a guard, so it can't actually catch a blade and leaves the hand unprotected. As for using it sheathed as a blunt weapon: theoretically yes, but practically no. The sheath would fly off with a good swing. You could hold it in front of the guard but this would leave this hand exposed. Fixing the sheath to the blade would work but also prevent you from drawing the blade fastly if needed.
I didn't even know they made swords, I just know them from their famous triad lock. Honestly they make really impressive knives from what I've seen, I want to get the SR1 when I have the extra cash.
ah, how I love using a good, giant knife to cleave through my enemies. one of my DnD charecter's prefered weapon is basicaly a giant messer, its a greatsword. its realy fun because they're either a resercher of giant hystory, or someone who has spend some good times with giants... depending of if they're male, and an archeologist, or female and an anthropologist.
You know this video was amazing and everything i love the messer and the Cold Steel one Shad has is actually amazing quality, but i noticed that Tyrant has a tattoo of the mark of Cain and now he's my favorite shad helper
did you show the point of balance? I might of missed it. That is helpful in knowing how heavy the sword can feel in the hand and give a better idea of the handling.
drill the rivet out, tap it, red lock tight a screw in through the cross guard into the nail? there is some space too, you could shim it with brass or bubba it with some JB weld down out of sight?
Can you do a pig's hoof (inside medieval protective clothing) cut test ? Especially if that piece of meat (wrapped in clothes) will be hanging on a string.I think it can pretty well simulate hitting the opponent's body during a real fight. Although I've heard that cutting hanging thin branches of a weeping willow is also a good test (and was used in the old days), but I don't know if there is such a tree in your area.
Is there a small gap in the center of the crossguard? If there is. You can put a thin layer of something thin but solid like plastic or wood to stop it rattling.
Hi! I just want to ask question about double bladed swords. Like a Darth maul. Would it work if You had a scabbard that change a sword into naginata type weapon and if 1 blade bull away You can just switch them?
I've never seen a blade officially labelled a two handed falchion. The only sword that I've seen matching the description were called Swiss sabers. They got more hand protection though.
In about a week if everything goes well I'll be buying this exact sword and rehilting it in a very shadiversity-esque way. Imma put a double ringed cross guard, a katana style handle, and a wheel pommel on it to make a perfect fusion of the Kreigsmesser, O-Katana, & Falchion. (My D&D character already has a Longsword that is flavored as the exact sword I'm trying to make)
if braced so not to damage the "nail" then you may be able to carefully strike the rivet and tighten it .. might be worth reaching out to Cold Steel about it
As a customer of over 10 years of cold steel i can say, they have never been bad in that entire time, my bes friend has pitted his gerber, kershaw AND sog against my mini tac tanto and all 3 lost to the cold steel, and when i mean pitted against i mean he smashed blade to blade, my cold steel took a few knicks but was able to loose those after a good sharpening, his gerber, kershaw and sog all took damage well past the blade grind, 10yrs later he still hasnt gotten those bites out, also have the SK-5 model of the recon tanto and ive chopped down 4in thick black oak sapplings with it, only blunted the blade and took the anti glare coating off, just needed re-sharpening and it was almost as good as new (i personally cant get that "hair" popping sharpness but thats on me lol) and recently came up on the now discontinued kahn tanto folder, which has been the best little EDC knife ive ever had, cold steel is an amazing company and i would trust my life with ANY of their products hands down
It looks like a giant bowie knife! It's got an up swept tip instead of a clip point and a slightly souped up guard. Does the handle have good grip or does it have slippery varnish? I often have to sand and refinish wooden knife handles due so some manufacturers love of varnish. Oil finishes have much better grip.
I've a whole bunch of cold steel gear. Their plastic trainning swords, daggers and axes - which I find great and easy to use. This is a good video though. As always Shad - great work.
hey shad, are there any diamond encrusted swords that exist that are modern? like owned by a rapper or someone else who's rich? and would a diamond encrushed sword still be useful for combat? or would it be too heavy/unwieldy depending on how it's encrusted.
Their knives are top notch besides a few models that always seemed more for show. Their swords. Honestly just look elsewhere besides a very select few. However Their sword machete line is absolutely amazing for backyard cutting and some actual use. I think it's a Saber or cutlass deaign my buddy has but thing is a beast.
Same here I have daily carried a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto folder for nearly 15-ish years and its held up very well and is one reason why I refuse to own a folding knife that doesn't have either a lockback or locking pin type blade lock.
@@Hybris51129same. I see zero reason not to have a lockback folder. Under $50 there is no way that a liner lock is going to compete with the legendary tri-ad lock.
From the '80s to the 2000s, Cold Steel had the best knife steel in the world (at the time), what they called Carbon V, which was a formula from the '50s that was only ever licensed to Case and Cold Steel. It was basically 1095 with trace elements that made it really springy without losing edge-holding. Then they lost the license (no one holds it now) and went through a period where none of their knives were much good except the really pricey San Mai III ones. It was during that time they started cranking out long blades in 1050 steel. All their machetes and swords are 1050. They cut their machetes from sheets of the stuff, slap on a black coating, glue on a handle, grind an edge, and sell 'em cheap. They're decent. Their swords, though, have always been crowbars with nary a distil taper to be found, made of cheap steel but sold at mid-quality prices, hence the bad rep. They recently started making knives in CPM-3V, which is the toughest blade steel on the market, so they're trying to go back to making high-end knives at mid-range prices. I'm hoping that this kreigsmesser is an indication that they've started trying to make decent swords, too. They used 1561 steel for it, which is exceedingly rare in swords, but it's basically a slightly better 1060, so it's a solid step up from the 1050 they've been using, and miracle of miracles, they put a distil taper on it!
@Bacteriophagebs CPM 3V isn't the toughest blade steel on the market. Actually I'm pretty sure the 100 year old alloy I'm using if my company idea works out is alot stronger. And can even be used to recreate Howard Clark's famous L6 bainite heattreatment but is also stronger than L6. 5160 Is also technically stronger. And pretty sure Z tuff dwarfs most things. It's still a great steel though.
Hi, in one other video a long time ago you asked about a cutting medium thats biodegradable, I have found something that feels like foam pool noodle when you cut it, there is a caveat though. It is a green, corn starch based packing material, I have only seen peanuts made from it unfortunately. If one could find a producer that was willing to make bigger chunks, it would feel great cutting it. And when it gets wet, its gone in a few hours.
I have a question and a potential video topic! What is the deal with people wearing one or two short swords/daggers behind the small of their back, potentially crossed or horizontal? Examples include Ayame from Tenchu, Taki from Soul Calibur, and Kazuma from Konosuba (with his sword Chunchunmaru). I don't even know if this has a name, and it technically covers a few different ways of wearing a sword but no one is talking about it and Google shows nothing!
for Kriegsmesser fans out there two mods for Skyrim : Skallagrim's Armory and the infantry armor mod there are 1h and 2h versions, just found my 1st one ingame :D
Unfortunatly Kult of Athena has removed this sword from their website and the only place I can still find it for sale is Cold Steels website but it has been out of stock for some time. What is going on with this?
In regards to cross-guard vs. tsuba: the cut is not supposed to come from the wrist - it's not a baseball bat after all. The cross-guard will let you know when you're doing it wrong.
Digitally Twisted Outlaws did a really good response video to shadiversity how to fight with giant swords video, it would be great if he did a response video to it.
I disagree. He showed it was possible to _swing_ a big sword, not fight with it. He even defended himself (after people started disagreeing) saying he wasn't focused on "battlefield effectiveness" but instead solely focused on winning a world record for speed cutting.
I think if they had more of a egg shaped cross-section in the handle it would be far more comfortable. Broader part towards the thumb and palm. Maybe just get a small belt sander or a power file and shape it a bit. And may be a bit of JB Weld or something like that. God bless and great video as always.
What are some of your favorite value blades? I'm thinking in referance to your adventurer series If you need to narrow it down. I appriciate your knowlage, it really shown through in your novel, looking forward to your next book!
Funny part is, that modern steel means it would have been considered of legendary quality back in the day. A blade fit for a king. Now it's a budget model. Rofl.
Maybe in terms of steel quality, but as far a balance, flexion, fit and finish? More goes into that than you realize. You're talking about crafters making weapons of war for the time period, vs now where we are not copying examples, but going away from them on purpose.
@@xxxlonewolf49 you do know how they actually make purer iron right? Basically heat it up till liquid and other metals are burned off then clean off the slag on top , they may have not done things like adding chromium to make stainless . While they didn’t know about molecular structures they saw the properties it had after certain ratios of material.
I would argue that last point but i have no clue what your trying to say with it
@@geoshark12 Making pure iron is not like making pure steel. The latter is more difficult, which is why it took thousands of years for mankind to be able to smith steel on a regular basis.
@@valandil7454 are you being serious?
@@xxxlonewolf49 "trash". Now that's a bit harsh, isn't it? The blast furnace is a thing in Europe at least since around 1300. Progress has been made, sure, but what they had back then was very much sufficient for making some formidable weapons.
It seems like both Windlass and Cold Steel are upping their games recently. I recently got myself Windlass's newest iteration of the 1796 British Light Cavalry Saber, and it is also a game-changer! For the first time, there is now an affordable, mass-produced copy of the 1796 that is actually modeled exactly after an original, and historically accurate!
I watched Matt Easton's (Scholagladatoria) review and he was very complimentary of it. It's on my list of swords to buy when funds become available.
Windlass have wobbly saggy swords, horrible edge alignment
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique apparently some of their new products are quite good. I'm glad to see some of the traditional mass manufacturers improving their products.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique , That might be the case with many of their swords, and it's probably the case with most of Cold Steel's swords as well. However, Windlass's most recent 1796 replica, as well as the Medieval swords that they collaborated on with Matt Easton, represent a ground-breaking departure in terms of quality for mass-produced swords. For these swords I'm talking about, they actually got access to the original antiques to take measurements. In the case of the 1796, they actually bought an original directly from Matt, and that's what they are now basing their model on. Trust me, just one month ago, you would NOT have heard me promoting Windlass either!😂
@@andreweden9405 I'll have to look into them again, I've not bought a new sword in six years. I'm chronically ill now, and can barely walk, so I have a hard time justifying a sword purchase when I can't use them. My HEMA-girl days, much to my very deep heart break, are probably over. But overall, I've had mostly good to say about windlass. The beefiness of some of their grips and the wood they use under the leather and wraps is often ... creaky, but I've never had edge alignment issues with the ones I've chosen (sorry to swordcollector, sincerely)
They are indeed a bit whippy though on some of their models, but I've found that more on certain rapiers and certain thinner Renaissance weapons. Most of the ones based on historical pieces are quite good.
I've not had good luck with Cold Steel's SWORDS yet, their knives, spears, and tomahawks have been great... but the swords, while beefy and can take a beating, are too heavy for their Oakshotte typology in the older ones. I'm dearly hoping that's changing, that messer looks lovely. Pleasure to meet you Andrew, everyone. Albion is godly, but the prices are ungodly so lol, but deserved. Best wishes everyone!
The Krieg's Messer Sword is a beast and the best part of this video was when Shad had a drink of water and then he realized that the water tasted like goblin piss.
I was not expecting to picture Goblin Piss in my head when I started reading this comment, wHEEZe
The way you said "Krieg's Messer" makes it sound like it's a Messer from Krieg, but we all know the Guardsmen from Krieg use shovels not swords xD
@@Guderian2 Correct.
Goblin piss tastes like water...
...from Jersey.
He passed the third test. Only goblins like the taste of their own piss.
(Goblin Slayer Abridged reference)
I find the steel used in the CS kriegsmesser to be interesting. Cold Steel usually makes their swords from 1050, which is sturdy but not the best for edge-holding. 1060 is generally much more popular for swords because it holds an edge better without being too brittle. The CS Kriegsmesser uses 1561 steel, which is identical to 1060 except with a higher manganese content: (0.75-1.05% for 1561 vs. 0.60-0.90% for 1060) which should make it even sturdier since manganese makes steel more flexible. But no one makes swords out of 1561. Kult of Athena lists the kriegsmesser as 1060 steel, probably because they don't have an option to list 1561 in their system.
If they can't list it then where is it mentioned that it's made from 1561?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 There are other sites that sell swords, you know. And Cold Steel has a website.
@@Bacteriophagebs that's not what I asked though
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Are...are you actually that dense, or are you just screwing with me?
@@senpaichiyochi9884 Actually, it is. Though what you meant was probably "where is it listed _on their site_ that it is made from 1561".
Skallagrim, at this very moment, is looking upon Shad with a smile and saying "welcome brother" 😁
sadly you cannot end a man rightly with this blade :(
@@SassyTesla That's true! Make it with a screw-on pommel!
Id like to see Skall do a side-by-side comparison with his Albion, because this looks like a near 100% copy.
@Derek Stack if i remember correctly, Skall did review exactly this Kriegsmesser before. 😉
It saddens me to see how badly this comment aged.
Given the rise in competitive sword brands in recent years Cold Steel probably sees good reason to increase quality control
what other brand would you recommend ?
2^2 what other stuff do you recommended
@@turkicsayajin2274 depends on the price range and topic.
@@l0sts0ul89 in similar price range to cold steel I would choose ronin katana, Kingston, hanwei-tinker, and there's some marginally more expensive things from del tin or Darksword that would be worth trying. Or LK chen. Balaur is new and seems promising, I think LK chen makes them
@@dorianshepard2841 I'm not sure about Del Tin, maybe the rest can be a good alternative.
Looks like CS has got a well built and sharp Kriegsmesser for sale now. That is a good thing. It did extremely well in the cuts on the bottles as well as did well in the stress testing on wood. Nicely done Shad.
@@apsoypike1956 I get it the Nerd part of me also went to CS Lewis the first time I saw Cold Steel abbreviated that way.
I own Cold Steel knives (hunting, kukri, tanto even), machetes, folders and a poor man's cutlass. Each blade came absurdly sharp. Once, a hunting cooking knife came when I talked with my friend, and he was interested, so he tried to check the sharpness of it. He pulled his finger along the cutting edge and said:
- It's dull... Ahh! - he cut his finger, not deep. The edge was so perfect he could not tell he already went with it through his skin.
Razor - the closest thing that comes to my mind. I had maybe less than ten similar cases with a person I showed a knife, ending up with a cut.
Honestly, I like Cold Steel, and i think they get a lot of flack unnecessarily.
Like, sure, they're not the most nimble and they're a bit pricey, but they're big, sturdy and lasts years even if abused. As somebody with big hands, they're one of the few brands I consider genuinely comfortable to hold, even.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
I think most (if not all) of the flack comes from people selling overpriced nonsense for other companies. Lynn Thompson is a true believer, and his belief is that we should all be able to have super badass blades that last forever.
@@turkicsayajin2274 Baseball bats are still very much deadly force instruments. Of course, you do you, but just by virtue of using a baseball bat will not get you off the hook for prosecution if you’re not using it for home defense.
@@hithere4719 Sadly Lynn has sold the company. I think he still works with them in some capacity, but quality issues have already started cropping up. Some of their new products break really easily. I personally have bought this Kriegsmesser and mine came with a crack in the blade. Another guy reports that the plastic has changed on their trainers and is now brittle (see linked).
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@@finalbossd yes i know but at least i can aim for body parts without risking severe bleed on the first hit. If swing a saber on a aggressor arms most of the time he’ll die from bleed imo
I liked the way the blade reflected the green of the surrounding vegetation. It made me wonder if it's possible to create steel alloys with this type of color built in without compromising their strength and flexibility. If it is, functional swords with colored blade might become quite popular.
Fully possible Ionized steel is used in surgeries to easily tell the difference between similar drills and implants
@@johnchaffins3879 Good to know, thanks.
Seen guys using laser diodes to colour steel. Black, blue, red seem to dominate. How to do green?
@@victoriazero8869 Just so
I don't know about green, but you can definitely add a colored hue to steel's reflection
I’ve had their Italian Longsword for almost two years now, and I love it! It’s the man at arms version so it’s mostly black, but yeah they aren’t too bad now.
I haven't bought a sword in 15 years but...I'm tempted lol. I've long been a fan of falchion style swords and yeah, for the price, this seems really good. Kind of shocked to see something this good come from Cold Steel and I hope that's a sign of them upping their game in general.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
@@turkicsayajin2274 A baseball bat is the sword of the urban knight.
@@GentlemenMonkey the horse would be the bike ? 😆
@@turkicsayajin2274 If you can mount a charge on it, it counts.
@@GentlemenMonkey It's just a better stick.
Just an idea on repairing the cross guard. What if you tried wedging in a brass shimmy? It looks like there's enough room between the blade to fit one or 2 small ones on either side. It's not pretty but done right, it'll hold the guard in place.
And if you shape it you can make it look pretty. Well... prettier.
or you could use a chisel to wedge in a few leather off-cuts. I've hammered a few knifes out of scrap steel and that always did the job.
@@republicjohn999 Depends on how good your silicon is I guess. I've always found leather to be a bit more "authentic", and with a few torn working gloves around it's cheap enough
or find a bodyman, steel shaper and see if he thinks he can shrink the hole, like he would shrink a body panel to stop "oil canning".
Cold steel definitely gets a bad rap sometimes, both fairly and unfairly. I own a few cold steel swords in my collection and I can say from what I own that yes there are some models that leave quite a bit to be desired but there are some real gems in there like the Hand and a half sword and of course the Kriegmesser. And so I’m all I’m still happy with all of them because Cold steel in the end is a great way to expand your collection without breaking the bank
I love the enthusiasm. I have never seen someone happier to review a sword. Great vid.
I have an idea on how to repair the guard. Though it will leave a noticeable mark. First grip the blade of the sword in a vice with hilt pointing upwards, place a metal tube around the hilt and hammer the guard back down into place. Now place the hilt of the sword on top of the open jaws of the vice. The nagel is pointing down and supported. You then place a nail punch on the opposite side where the rivet comes through and hammer it until the metal spreads out in the rivet hole.
That thing is a beast Shad. Beatiful sword, and great cuts. You've sold me on it.
good luck getting it its sold out everywhere
@@davidmiscarriage5579 Unfortunately so. It's alright, I don't have the money for it rn anyways 😅
@@mysite1012 same but still 380 for a sword like this is a steel (ha-ha no pun intended)
@@REALdavidmiscarriage Lol
Not surprised here. I've bought and still own several Cold Steel knives and one of the main selling points is how durable they are. I have literally used them as hammers multiple times. Glad to see the swords also hold up.
it’s not a sword but i’ve wanted a baseball bat for autodefense because swords don’t give much chance to survive to an unarmored foe and i don’t want to be charged with murder
so i was looking into baseball bats but steel one bends and wooden ones break and most of them are pretty short for my liking
Luckily i just found the cold steel brooklyn whopper ! It’s exactly what i was looking for its long enough and unbreakable ! You can even shoot the damn thing !
@@turkicsayajin2274 Charged with murder in your own home? I'm guessing you don't live in america
It doesn’t come with a scabbard to sheathe the blade but the sword itself is great.
It feels extremely light in the hand and, most importantly, it looks awesome.
Been looking for a more affordable sword
This is exactly the type of video I've always wanted to see from you, Shad. More of this please!
A new shadiversity episode always makes my day better
15:45 Shad drinking the microplastics of his enemies for dramatic effect. What a dedicated showman.
This is the kind of sword I can imagine that Lan carried in WoT
Just need to make the crossguard a little shorter
Just need to have a heron engraved on the blade as well.
@@skiveman Lan's sword, while power wrought, was unmarked.
@@dorvinion That is true. I completely forgot about that and kinda confused it with Rands sword he got from his father in EotW. Still, it would look pretty epic.
*edit* And again, got shit confused in my head as his fathers sword had a heron carved in it's hilt and the scabbard if I can even remember anything at all accurate. I'm guessing a re-read of WoT is needed.
@@skiveman Hilt and blade.
Probably scabbard too.
Rand did have to work to hide the herons in caemlyn
@@dorvinion Yeah, I knew the hilt because it was the first mark in the prophecies. I also thought of the scabbard because yes, he did have to cover it with the Queens colours while in Caemlyn. The blade though? I really need to reread the whole series again as a lot of smaller details are escaping me these days. Not that I need to tell the folks of this channel, but those books were magnificently detailed.
Ever since Skall made that video I have been eyeing the Albion Knecht, but seeing how I only have two kidneys I could sell to buy it, I gave up on having it. Nice going from ColdSteel.
you can sell more than two kidneys, harder to get after the first two though
I've had a Cold Steel K-bar fixed blade knife for years. Went with me to Afghanistan. It's been my favorite piece of steel bar none. Really want to add this sword to my collection!
I'm very impressed with your near flawless Pronunciation of "Messer" and "Kriegsmesser".
It's really refreshing and sign of your good quality Content Videos Shad. ^^
*happy German Noices*
now back to work.
He butchered "Nagel" and "Langes Messer", though. It was painful to listen to, as he made not the slightest effort to pronounce it correctly. Skallagrim does it better.
Is this the one Kriegsmesser to stand alongside the Albion one? Let's find out
no
@@snepping1885 :c
@@UXMetalVTuber I'm just being realistic u know, the Albion Knecht deals holy damage by now with the amount of people who revere it
@@snepping1885 Ok, but since you can get like 4 of these for the price of one Albion, I think it actually wins on numbers.
No way, if both equally skilled the Albion sword beats this all day. there is just no comparison to quality. Having the opportunity to wield both at a sword show it's night and day. Cold steel is a nice sword but the Albion is perfection.
Hey, Shad, I have a question: am I the only person who always thought Heron-mark blades from the Wheel of Time would have looked like a kreigsmesser? I mean, the shape of the blade is just... perfectly matched to the description in the text - a decidedly two-handed, largely straight single edged blade with a gentle flick at the tip. Granted, I always imagined the guard would look a bit different but still
Also it's just... so much more interesting and creative than the "oh look it's a katana and those are magical, right?" that the show decided to go with.
No you're not. I bought one specifically for that reason and had a few customizations made so that I could have my own wheel of time heron marked blade.
I have a number of Mid 2000's Cold Steel swords and knives. They are all exceptionally well made for the price point. I do understand that they were plagued with quality issues in the last decade as well as a lot of Chinese knock offs being made as CS.
Fabulous hair cut Shad.
I like seeing the interaction between you and other people, Shad. It does kind of go on a bit, but that could all be cut down in editing. In all, I like the new format.
15:23 Is your bottle getting stuck in the platform? Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of the test since the bottle's supposed to move on a bad cut?
Shad's a lot more fun when he's reviewing swords/talking about medieval stuff!
I 100% agree.
He was articulate when talking about AI art, don't act as if having a channel about medieval content precludes him from having educated and well-presented opinions on other topics.
@@noirescribbles7788 No one is acting like such. It's simply the way he formed his opinion on the AI topic while it was well presented, many people including myself disagreed with him on a lot of his points.
@@biharimark5506 Yes they are, reading the few toxic comments on this video and many more on the previous one makes it painfully clear that there are way too many people who genuinely believe in such logical fallacies. but that's just the UA-cam side, hundreds of twitter weirdos also attacked him for allegedly being a thief, a liar and a "mediocre" artist who seeks to bring attention to his own art by making "controversial" AI art videos.
@@noirescribbles7788 While I do agree that many people seem to be way too outraged by his words, a good amount of people's concern with it is genuinely justified.
I seen Shad's artwork and while I do think he's pretty talented, when he started using ai to fill things out after the lineart, a lots of his ideas and details on the character were replaced, hell, even the poses were different here and there.
I personally don't see the appeal of it and find it immoral of using a wide database of thousands of people's artwork to "improve" your art, when all it truly does is it replaces 80% of your artwork with other people's art. The most I could think of is using the AI imagine as a reference photo for your art, but that's it.
Cold Steel Hand and a Half Sword was one of my best purchase.
Such a good review. Thanks Shad!
Now that was a perfect cut in the opening! Beautiful sword 🗡️ too.
My favourite sword is a Kilij. It cuts quite well can probably give most a run for their money. Even the katana! Though is based on the scimitar, but sleeker, so shouldn't be surprising.
Short explanation: in German language a "Messer" (= knife) means a one-edged item, a double-edged item is called a "Dolch" (= dagger). Regarding the costs, it takes only (about) half the time and efforts to make a one-edged item in comparison to a double-edged one. Therefore the price of a "Kriegsmesser" could have been half the price of a double-edged sword.
quick videography tip here guys .... don't cut back and forth between 2/3 cameras that are framed and positioned so similarly (like near the beginning when he's talking). And I'd use the handheld more judiciously, sticking to closeups and stuff like that, like you do when showing off the details of the sword and so on.
23:02 in my personal experience you can use a sword regularly for wood shopping provided you keep in mind four factors, the quality and durability of your blade whether or not your blade is optimized for the cut and the size of the wood in question and the type of wood you’re cutting my general rule of thumb is that I usually don’t cut wood thicker than my wrist with my sword. If it’s thicker than my wrist, it’s time for an ax.
what I don't understand is how the kreigmesser wasn't popular back then. u were able to block with the back because it was dull(although you would damage the blade a bit), it was two handed meaning, you were able to put some power behind your swing, and it just has a good design for a single edge sword
One of my favorite swords, wonderful weapon.
im pretty sure its a knife and not a sword like the name itself implies
@@thanquolrattenherz9665 It's a sword in the design of a knife, as any bladed weapon of its type is generally understood to be a type of sword.
This is one of their best blades. You've got great content man !
Maybe it's just because I've gotten lucky but I've bought multiple Cold Steel products and always been very pleased. I have their Gladius machete and I've taken that thing through hell and back, clearing brush and chopping down trees and wood and almost never sharpened it. Still a razors edge. Also bought their combat knife and it's the best I own, comfortable in the hand and very very strong. Maybe I'm just lucky but I always like them
I have heard that it ships with a scabbard/sheath. Is that true and what is the quality of said sheath/Scabbard?
Hello Shad,
I purchased one of these from KOA about two months ago. It was the first sword that I’ve ever owned...until I bought an LK Chen Snow Peak shortly thereafter. Btw - if you’re looking for a beautiful and quite capable Jian at a reasonable price, I think it’s a winner.
Thank you for the video. Overall, I agree with everything that you’ve said. I definitely need to wear gloves with this sword because of the handle shape and recoil. Other than that, I think it is a great buy for the price. My crossguard has not come loose as yours has, but maybe it will in the future.
You helped to confirm that I didn’t make a mistake buying this one.
Hi shad I love your videos and cant wait to see what you do next thank you for what you do you guys bring joy to my day and I always look forward to your videos
Katana: What are you?
Kriegmesser: I'm you but better
I bought a cold steel sheath knife to take camping/hiking and it's been great, not super expensive and sturdy.
Shad, have you ever done content regarding left-handedness in regards to medieval weapons, warfare, and culture? As a lefty myself, I am a poor fit for sword & board units as well as phalanx blocks. Usually I tend towards 2 handed weapons and/or dual wielding. What is the best place for a lefty on the medieval battlefield? Did left handed Warriors have a stigma attached to them?
Peened pins and peened pommel, are both maximum durability. Always remember to tell your custom blacksmith that when making your own sword. And ask them to use a truck leaf spring, very durable material for longswords and greatswords. And makes the job easier for the blacksmith. Since the sword shape is already there.
I had an old do it yourself encylopedia (circa 1950s) It had a crossbow project that used car leaf springs for the bow. It had a chart for spring thickness and width for pull weight. It went from something like 60 pounds up to 438 pound pull. (I remember that one, and there were plans for the cocking lever too)
@@frosty3693 Kids in the 50s
I'm aware of half swording for fighting an armored opponent with a sword, but could you use a sheathed sword as a club or are most sheaths not solid enough for that kind of abuse? Could a sheath be used as an improvised parrying dagger? Are there designs that could let a sheath be used for such things? I'm thinking something like a cane sword with could be used for blunt or sharp attacks.
Sheaths can be leather, wood, brass or steel. Depending on the material you'd get different answers for potential viability.
Concerning common sheaths:
I own a sabre with a pretty solid steel scabbard that could definitely handle this kind of abuse. However, the scabbard lacks a guard, so it can't actually catch a blade and leaves the hand unprotected.
As for using it sheathed as a blunt weapon: theoretically yes, but practically no. The sheath would fly off with a good swing. You could hold it in front of the guard but this would leave this hand exposed. Fixing the sheath to the blade would work but also prevent you from drawing the blade fastly if needed.
22:00 "it's fresh and it's live and it's softer" so you're killing a baby tree 🤣🤣🤣
I didn't even know they made swords, I just know them from their famous triad lock. Honestly they make really impressive knives from what I've seen, I want to get the SR1 when I have the extra cash.
ah, how I love using a good, giant knife to cleave through my enemies.
one of my DnD charecter's prefered weapon is basicaly a giant messer, its a greatsword.
its realy fun because they're either a resercher of giant hystory, or someone who has spend some good times with giants... depending of if they're male, and an archeologist, or female and an anthropologist.
You know this video was amazing and everything i love the messer and the Cold Steel one Shad has is actually amazing quality, but i noticed that Tyrant has a tattoo of the mark of Cain and now he's my favorite shad helper
22:37 Bush: "Am I a joke to you, there my minions over on his jacket"
did you show the point of balance? I might of missed it. That is helpful in knowing how heavy the sword can feel in the hand and give a better idea of the handling.
drill the rivet out, tap it, red lock tight a screw in through the cross guard into the nail? there is some space too, you could shim it with brass or bubba it with some JB weld down out of sight?
"Without subtlety, a sword is but an iron bar." ~ Dracule Mihawk
Can you do a pig's hoof (inside medieval protective clothing) cut test ? Especially if that piece of meat (wrapped in clothes) will be hanging on a string.I think it can pretty well simulate hitting the opponent's body during a real fight. Although I've heard that cutting hanging thin branches of a weeping willow is also a good test (and was used in the old days), but I don't know if there is such a tree in your area.
I like that You haven't fixed the bump upon the castle after having hit it whilst spinning around with the Giant wood sword. Nice detail
Is there a small gap in the center of the crossguard? If there is. You can put a thin layer of something thin but solid like plastic or wood to stop it rattling.
What if we reduce the handle size by 30% and keep the vlade same size.
Hi! I just want to ask question about double bladed swords. Like a Darth maul. Would it work if You had a scabbard that change a sword into naginata type weapon and if 1 blade bull away You can just switch them?
I've never seen a blade officially labelled a two handed falchion. The only sword that I've seen matching the description were called Swiss sabers. They got more hand protection though.
In about a week if everything goes well I'll be buying this exact sword and rehilting it in a very shadiversity-esque way. Imma put a double ringed cross guard, a katana style handle, and a wheel pommel on it to make a perfect fusion of the Kreigsmesser, O-Katana, & Falchion.
(My D&D character already has a Longsword that is flavored as the exact sword I'm trying to make)
if braced so not to damage the "nail" then you may be able to carefully strike the rivet and tighten it .. might be worth reaching out to Cold Steel about it
As a customer of over 10 years of cold steel i can say, they have never been bad in that entire time, my bes friend has pitted his gerber, kershaw AND sog against my mini tac tanto and all 3 lost to the cold steel, and when i mean pitted against i mean he smashed blade to blade, my cold steel took a few knicks but was able to loose those after a good sharpening, his gerber, kershaw and sog all took damage well past the blade grind, 10yrs later he still hasnt gotten those bites out, also have the SK-5 model of the recon tanto and ive chopped down 4in thick black oak sapplings with it, only blunted the blade and took the anti glare coating off, just needed re-sharpening and it was almost as good as new (i personally cant get that "hair" popping sharpness but thats on me lol) and recently came up on the now discontinued kahn tanto folder, which has been the best little EDC knife ive ever had, cold steel is an amazing company and i would trust my life with ANY of their products hands down
It looks like a giant bowie knife! It's got an up swept tip instead of a clip point and a slightly souped up guard. Does the handle have good grip or does it have slippery varnish? I often have to sand and refinish wooden knife handles due so some manufacturers love of varnish. Oil finishes have much better grip.
I've a whole bunch of cold steel gear. Their plastic trainning swords, daggers and axes - which I find great and easy to use. This is a good video though. As always Shad - great work.
Nice to see CS update this sword, I hope they do it with more of their old catalogue.
hey shad, are there any diamond encrusted swords that exist that are modern? like owned by a rapper or someone else who's rich? and would a diamond encrushed sword still be useful for combat? or would it be too heavy/unwieldy depending on how it's encrusted.
I’ve always felt cold steel was a solid brand. Had a pocket knife for 7 years, till it was lost, and it only got better with age.
Their knives are top notch besides a few models that always seemed more for show.
Their swords. Honestly just look elsewhere besides a very select few. However Their sword machete line is absolutely amazing for backyard cutting and some actual use.
I think it's a Saber or cutlass deaign my buddy has but thing is a beast.
Same here I have daily carried a Cold Steel Recon 1 Tanto folder for nearly 15-ish years and its held up very well and is one reason why I refuse to own a folding knife that doesn't have either a lockback or locking pin type blade lock.
@@Hybris51129same. I see zero reason not to have a lockback folder. Under $50 there is no way that a liner lock is going to compete with the legendary tri-ad lock.
From the '80s to the 2000s, Cold Steel had the best knife steel in the world (at the time), what they called Carbon V, which was a formula from the '50s that was only ever licensed to Case and Cold Steel. It was basically 1095 with trace elements that made it really springy without losing edge-holding. Then they lost the license (no one holds it now) and went through a period where none of their knives were much good except the really pricey San Mai III ones. It was during that time they started cranking out long blades in 1050 steel. All their machetes and swords are 1050. They cut their machetes from sheets of the stuff, slap on a black coating, glue on a handle, grind an edge, and sell 'em cheap. They're decent. Their swords, though, have always been crowbars with nary a distil taper to be found, made of cheap steel but sold at mid-quality prices, hence the bad rep.
They recently started making knives in CPM-3V, which is the toughest blade steel on the market, so they're trying to go back to making high-end knives at mid-range prices. I'm hoping that this kreigsmesser is an indication that they've started trying to make decent swords, too. They used 1561 steel for it, which is exceedingly rare in swords, but it's basically a slightly better 1060, so it's a solid step up from the 1050 they've been using, and miracle of miracles, they put a distil taper on it!
@Bacteriophagebs CPM 3V isn't the toughest blade steel on the market. Actually I'm pretty sure the 100 year old alloy I'm using if my company idea works out is alot stronger. And can even be used to recreate Howard Clark's famous L6 bainite heattreatment but is also stronger than L6.
5160 Is also technically stronger. And pretty sure Z tuff dwarfs most things. It's still a great steel though.
WOW did you guys see that cut at 18:31? That was casual muscle memory in his movement, new guy has skill! And no small amount of practice.
I've been looking at swords lately. Any good side sword suggestions?
I wonder if the sharp edges of the handle would help grip and edge alignment if it was wet/bloody
Morning Shad!
Hi, in one other video a long time ago you asked about a cutting medium thats biodegradable, I have found something that feels like foam pool noodle when you cut it, there is a caveat though. It is a green, corn starch based packing material, I have only seen peanuts made from it unfortunately. If one could find a producer that was willing to make bigger chunks, it would feel great cutting it. And when it gets wet, its gone in a few hours.
I had the same experience with Cold Steel sharpness:
Not shaving-sharp, but will cut paper out of the box.
Always wanting a war knife, good to know there's an easy well priced available.
I have a question and a potential video topic!
What is the deal with people wearing one or two short swords/daggers behind the small of their back, potentially crossed or horizontal? Examples include Ayame from Tenchu, Taki from Soul Calibur, and Kazuma from Konosuba (with his sword Chunchunmaru).
I don't even know if this has a name, and it technically covers a few different ways of wearing a sword but no one is talking about it and Google shows nothing!
26:00 how hard is it to fully repair a rolled edg?
It can never truly be repaired. The area displaced gets work hardened.
It can be straightened out
It can be ground out
It cannot be repaired.
you need a smoothing steel. a.k.a. the cylinder of a bigass screwdriver to push the rolled edge back strait again.
for Kriegsmesser fans out there two mods for Skyrim : Skallagrim's Armory and the infantry armor mod there are 1h and 2h versions, just found my 1st one ingame :D
Unfortunatly Kult of Athena has removed this sword from their website and the only place I can still find it for sale is Cold Steels website but it has been out of stock for some time. What is going on with this?
I enjoy watching your sword reviews That is a nice one
i really like the nail secondary guard thing
In regards to cross-guard vs. tsuba: the cut is not supposed to come from the wrist - it's not a baseball bat after all.
The cross-guard will let you know when you're doing it wrong.
I think he was referring to pirouetting the sword like you would with a one-handed saber.
Digitally Twisted Outlaws did a really good response video to shadiversity how to fight with giant swords video, it would be great if he did a response video to it.
But I want to watch him drink old bottles of water more. Lol
I disagree.
He showed it was possible to _swing_ a big sword, not fight with it.
He even defended himself (after people started disagreeing) saying he wasn't focused on "battlefield effectiveness" but instead solely focused on winning a world record for speed cutting.
A fine addition to add to my collection!
I think if they had more of a egg shaped cross-section in the handle it would be far more comfortable. Broader part towards the thumb and palm. Maybe just get a small belt sander or a power file and shape it a bit. And may be a bit of JB Weld or something like that. God bless and great video as always.
15:57 only Chad Shad can make a very handsome and heroic face after killing and drinking the blood of his enemies.
The part in the Shadlands reminds me of a 'talking sword' found in Baldur's Gate II which goes on about not being an axe.
What are some of your favorite value blades?
I'm thinking in referance to your adventurer series If you need to narrow it down. I appriciate your knowlage, it really shown through in your novel, looking forward to your next book!
Anytime Shad is happy is a win! Just the "ho-huh-ha-ho-hoo" is a dead giveaway! You'd make a similar sound if you'd review A Knight's Tale!
using a hammer and a nail-set fixes most of my wobbly crossguards, a few purposeful blows across the mid section works best for me
You saying “that was beautiful!”, needs to go viral lol 🤘
I bought a Cold Steel Italian Longsword. I really like it but the fish tail pommel hurts my hand mightily.
Do you have pumpkins in Australia? Here in the US they go on sale the last day or so before or after Halloween, and they make fun sword targets.
Thanks for the video. I love everything messer.