*me over decade ago when Final Fantasy introduced the gunblade* “What a fuckin terrible and stupid weapons design, that would literally be useless” *Ian discovers a real life gunblade* “Fuck I want one”
Wait wait, isn't that FFviii gunblade not really a gun? I mean it doesn't shoot projectile at range, rather it has like blanks loaded in chamber and firing it would "vibrate the blade" to deal damage
@@at0micl0bster I think this example might even be the one they based Gaius’s gunblade on, especially given the clip point and general saber-esque design.
Arguably, it becomes a dramatically *better* weapon once the blade breaks off, since then you're just left with a revolver without a massive unwieldy bayonet attachment. This is the perfect "I am not left handed!" gun.
I think that this type of weapon makes most sense when you enter close sword combat - shot the first guy and sword fight the next one. Or when the blade is stuck in the armor of the enemy finish him with a shot so he cant use his weapon. But the best use is likely to throw the sword at the enemy to confuse him and then shot him with a normal revolver.
FF was always known for having outlandish widely impractical weapons... The gunblade being one of the most agregious offenders, Their logic was creating a bore obstruction for somehow more damage.
Yea, the lacking of flames really does take away from this one. Hiccup’s sword on How to Train your Dragon was a good try but not gun. Neither had the saw part though ;)
Sensible person: "Why not use a more effective saber in one hand and a more efecctive revolver in the other instead?" Rule of cool guy: "WELL, because you can dual-wield saber-revolvers this way!"
You could also have a pistol in the other hand, the difference from a normal sabre-pistol combo being that you can fire a dozen shots without reloading
Tacticool in The Stone Age: "My club has a rock attached to BOTH ends!" ..... "No, I don't know how to use it, but it still means I'm better than you!"
I suspect that this was for the swordsman who was in all likelihood not a swordsman at all and shat himself at the thought of actually closing with the enemy
Additional -Lore- Info: "Weapon wielded by the Knights of Cainhurst. Combines an elegant knight's sword with the peculiar firearm wielded by the Cainhurst order. The old nobles, long-time imbibers of blood, are no strangers to the sanguine plague, and the disposal of beasts was a discrete task left to their servants, or knights, as they were called for the sake of appearances."
Patreon members get to see the extended footage where Ian spends hours mastering the junction system and drawing Firaga until his Guardian Force is full.
I have to be "that guy" and point out that FFVIII gunblade functioned differently than this. It's simply a blade with gun-like mechanism that firing blanks to power up the blade; magic may or may not involved. There are other gun + sword combo weapon that can function as both in other FF but Squall's and Seifer's gunblade are strictly swords, they don't even have any barrel. The look is spot-on though.
I love how Ian just enjoys himself while doing this. The little smiles or expression in his eyes between words. It's just wholesome. Additionally to the interesting content itself, obviously, that's why I always come back to these.
ok, at this point I am fully convinced that there's a lone FFVIII fanboy running around in a Tardis throughout timelines planting these gun-blades just to get back at the bullies that used to tease him about his obsession with strange weapons.
Why can I picture the Doctor extremely annoyed and sitting at a Cafe. Just waiting for his Phone Box to return. Looking at a smartphone and scrolling through the history section seeing what changes were made. To only see a new weapon as developed but failed to catch on. ie the Gunblade. So it isn't going to be catastrophic world ending event. Though he will still scold the person who stole his Phone Box.
I can actually see the pistol being used as a sneaky "first strike" sort of weapon. Someone is coming towards you with a sword, you pull your swordgun out and wield it like a normal saber. Assailant stops just outside sword range to initiate a duel. You point the barrel of the revolver at him and gut shot him.
Then break off your sword blade at the weak mounting point in front of the revolver cylinder, while trying to finish off your startled opponent. I do wonder if a better designed version would be viable in that regard - might be better to have it fire a tiny shotgun round, for maximum noise and pain but little actual harm. Even if someone is expecting it, having a loud noise go off and even weak projectiles hit you would require a bunch of training to suppress reaction to.
@@LJCyrus1 Shotgun would be a terrible idea, because if it's any kind of shot, the likelihood of the shot bouncing off or blowing off the blade is very much a risk you wouldn't want to take. You'd still use a pistol of some kind, or if you're just looking for noise, blanks.
It reminds me of how friend described a motor sailor " 40% motorboat, 40% sailboat = 20% efficient " The sum ended up less than the parts alone. Great stuff Thanks.
I've heard motor-sailors described as having all the convenience and ease of operation of a sailing vessel combined with the peace and serenity of a throbbing diesel engine. Same thing i guess.
@@ukoutdoors3022 We often forget recreational vehicles or vessels are often chosen for comfort or ruggedness, not efficiency. Motor Sailors have their place as do other recreational vessels.
@@jeffreyplum5259 Indeed. My own boat, a 1976 Moody 33, is massively overbuilt by today's standards, and is equipped with an unusually powerful engine. That's the main reason I bought her, since Lord knows she ain't the prettiest.
@@ukoutdoors3022 I live near the coast of New England. Small craft warning are common here. I boat which can take you out and bring you back when things get nasty has a beauty of its own. Pretty oftem means fragile, not something to bet your life on. Thank you Sir.
One of the Rules: any time somebody presents you with an item that is a combination of thing A and thing B, you can probably buy both a better A and better B for the price of the combination thing. See sword/pistol, car/boat, and car/airplane as prime examples.
The memories of timing the R1 trigger every time Squall or Seifer hit an enemy and that satisfying rumble of the Dual Shock... Aaaannnd the f*ckn frustration of that bloody card game!!! 😂 Great video as usual Ian!
Alternatively, Medieval polearms are the origin of the can opener. Seriously, just look at some old can openers and you'll eventually see a tiny fauchard.
That opening line is my second favourite thing that I've heard on this channel. Only thing that beats it is "I am the way and the light, but sometimes the light is a muzzle flash.
This has some big "drive me closer, I wish to hit them with my sword" energy. I've not seen a gun-blade with a multishot gun component before, the ones I've seen have been more 'age of sail' powder and ball type.
Blunderbuss-Sword, where the grip is the barrel and the pommel keeps it sealed, until you're ready to end one guy rightly and more mercifully shoot a second guy.
Nah he’s a villain in FF14 who says “Such devastation” it’s an actual thing and has become a meme. The line anyways, but they use a very similar weapon though longer and straighter.
@@ObsoleteVodka Skal is a nice chap I think, but he does not have anything like the knowledge and experience Matt does, though the baldness fits from Matt.
There is a lot of these at the Doge Palace Museum in Venice, plenty of swords, axes and blunt weapons mixed up with more or less reliable firearms. Quite a collection
Someone send Ian there pls thx Edit: found some info, don't think they're genuine. Still cool "Among the most amazing exhibits that could well be accorded a separate article, are samples of the hybrid weapons, and theirhere more than 180 copies! This shooting club and hybrids of the gun and ax, hybrids and arquebus crossbow, gun-Mace gun, a Mace, a pistol-axe, a pistol and even axe... a gun-stick!"
Very interesting weapon, also very unpractical. It would seem the main problem isn’t with the grip angle or difficulty aiming, but the fact that the blade would most likely break on first contact without a tang. As for difficulty aiming, it was most likely not intended to be aimed but rather fired at a large body of attackers at close range or in a scrum where it would hit something no matter where it was pointed. Thanks for sharing it with us, we appreciate your efforts in bringing us these videos.
This actually a great idea. All "Gentleman" were required to wear a sword on occasion and for self defense. You pull your sword and shoot them in the face then back to the dance.
I would love to see more combination firearms like this one. There are some excellent examples of gun-axes, gun-maces, gun-shields and even gun-keys. Seeing how they work would be amazing.
Harder but slower. Everything in weapon design is balancing compromises, at least until a novel "new" thing comes onto the scene like "bronze," "iron," "gunpowder," or "fission"
@@mattfleming86 Fission?!?... Don't you effing DARE give anybody any good ideas now!!! :P "50 cal Desert Eagle? PFFFT! Look at this 200MJ phase aligned Xenon ion emitter!"
When I was a kid I liked going to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to look at their exhibit of historical weapons and I remember they had something similar to this in the collection. It was a sword with a flintlock pistol attached to the side in the same way that sword has a revolver attached to its side. I think it was from the 18th century, so what you're saying about Tacticool being as old as the idea of weapons themselves is probably accurate.
It's entirely fantasy, as it doesnt really shoot any projectile out like a gun. It's more a like a jackhammer logic. As said by the two gentlemen above If anything, a glue gun, grease gun and caulking gun are more of gun than Squall's gunblade will ever be.
Less for "Last ditch". More for during the charge, when the sword would have been presented in a more or less "firing" position. You could get several volleys before the impact and melee.
So from an actual sword guy... - The blade is behind the grip. That's a no-no, as it's awkward and you'd not be able to hit properly. I don't know any historical examples of weapons which had that feature. It completely messes your wrist work- and weapons from that era have a lot of that. - It would not cut well, as you have a lot of mass in the hilt. Still, it's quite curved and the grip is bent forward- if not for the damn gun, it would have made a pretty cool sabre with a lot of oomph in the cut! - It has no @#$%% tang. Swords do get bashed around- don't want to parry only to find out, that your blade fell off. Furthermore, the hammer is not protected in any way- in a fight blades interact in weird ways- it can totally bend, chip, or otherwise incapacitate the mechanism. - It would have made a lot more sense if stuck to a straight bladed weapon. So yeah, from our perspective it's also pretty bad.
@@colemanmoore9871 if you look at the place were the base of the blade meets the hilt you'll notice it's not in line with the grip but behind it (or abobe it if you hold it horizontally)
Best case scenario, the blade snaps off cleanly. Worst case, but no less likely scenario, the blade snaps off, but holds on well enough to first bend or twist the revolver frame so that the cylinder and barrel no longer line up to each other.
@@Misericorde9 it's tempered and the barrel is short, so probably that's not going to happen- look at how thick it is. But yeah, I guess one cannot completely rule out that the blade will bend the barrel away. Incidentally, the trigger could serve as a pretty good finger loop, those were a thing at that time and are pretty neat.
It's basically a combination of two very short range weapons. The sword is likely to be just as effective as the revolver if the enemy is close enough for the revolver to be useful. And the sword won't run out of ammunition.
@@AdamantLightLPwould like to see a modern recreation where the sword takes focus and the revolver is an afterthought and not the other way around in the video
No no, hold on we do have something here. _Gunblade bayonet_ Think about it. You have a sharp & pointy stick on a long stick, the sharp and pointy stick has a smol stick that throw rock good, and the long stick also throw rock very good! Das a...t..wo...three! Three sticks in one, with rock too! Iz gutta be gud!
this is the first one of these i've seen that actually almost looks useful, if the grip was redesigned to give tang to the blade it would be an honest to god functional combat gunblade
Now I want this shit in Hunt: Showdown. Just imagine, as you are charging someone you can use the pistol to aimpunch them so they can't headshot you and then you finish them with the blade.
The Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds had an interesting captured Japanese WW2 sword-gun on display. The pistol was a Nambu, with one of the scales replaced with a wakazashi blade. The blade and barrel were offset about 75 - 80 degrees, so shooting placed the blade in a guard position, and a cut pointed the barrel to the ground. The Ordnance Museum seems to be no more, with the contents mostly at Ft. Benning, so this particular weapon might be found there. If you are in the area, this might be worth a look.
There are lots of "gunblades" out there, from flintlock to pinfire like these. However, Im hard pressed to even think Squall's weapon id a gunblade as it doesn't actually shoot a projectile at range
Those 7mm pinfire cartridges were about on par with the .32 S&W in terms of bullet weight, velocity and power. I know they will go through at least 3/4 inch plywood at close range. And while the pinfire system was surpassed by both rimfire and centerfire cartridges, they hung on well into the first two decades of 20th century. They did so for several reasons. The first was because many of the pinfire revolvers coming out of Belgium were very, very low cost. Which made them popular. Second, because the single and double barrel versions of the pistols were hugely popular in South America. And third, because many low-cost, utilitarian shotguns had been turned out in the decades leading up to the 20th century, and many of the people using them saw no reason to move to a centerfire firearm when they had a perfectly adequate shotgun already.
As a sword guy I would have been interested in seeing the point of balance and the distal taper on the blade, but I can't blame you for not presenting it like a sword video. lol. Thanks!
Unless you've only got one arm these systems will never surpass just having an actual handgun, to go with that other hand that most people seem to have
At that time it's not always safe to assume someone in the military (who sometimes payed to be accepted into the military) had both arms, we've already seen a "cripple" stocked shotgun or was it rifle and by god every officer worth their rank needed a sword, otherwise it's just not cricket, what what!
There is a gunsword in a museum in Florence somewhere that used to belong to a one-handed French officer from the Napoleon III era. In this case the blade is a more reasonable straight fencing type. I think it's called a smallsword. I guess given the medical technology of the day and the demands of military service there would have been quite a lot of active officers with disabilities who needed custom armament. The famous Admiral Nelson was famously one-armed after all.
It reminds me of upgrading your starting pistol in a game. Eventually, ya get a suppressor, flashlight, laser, extended mag, red dot, BIPOD, and SWORD BAYONET.
"You have insulted my honour, and I demand satisfaction! Do you duel?"
"Yes"
"Saber? Pistol?"
"Yes."
"Fancy pants told Krod to choose weapon, Krod choose surprise!"
Ha
Just say saber ... then shoot em with the pistol part when they don't know.
I think you just solve the true purpose of this weapon... Unless the guy brings a referee to inspect the weapons.
Underrated xD
*me over decade ago when Final Fantasy introduced the gunblade*
“What a fuckin terrible and stupid weapons design, that would literally be useless”
*Ian discovers a real life gunblade*
“Fuck I want one”
They have ones that look similar to the one here in FF14 (the mmo)
Wait wait, isn't that FFviii gunblade not really a gun? I mean it doesn't shoot projectile at range, rather it has like blanks loaded in chamber and firing it would "vibrate the blade" to deal damage
@@at0micl0bster I think this example might even be the one they based Gaius’s gunblade on, especially given the clip point and general saber-esque design.
It's still practically useless
@@WingMaster562 nah it had a second button press at the end of the attack to deal projectile damage at the end of the cut
Everyone: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight...
Milan: *"Anyways, So I drew my sword and started blasting."*
@Cyo 22 Bud's gun emporium: "HOO BOy! It sure do! Y'all yant that frangible ammunition for about treefiddy mo?"
@Cyo 22 A laser sight would really help with that aiming issue.
Did you mean "In ogni caso, ho sfoderato la mia spada e cominciato a sparare" ?
I'm getting pretty tired of the
Someone:
Someone else:
Meme
@@kino_61 crazy gibberish!
The gun is a great backup for when the blade inevitably snaps off at the first strike since it has no tang whatsoever.
Arguably, it becomes a dramatically *better* weapon once the blade breaks off, since then you're just left with a revolver without a massive unwieldy bayonet attachment. This is the perfect "I am not left handed!" gun.
I think that this type of weapon makes most sense when you enter close sword combat - shot the first guy and sword fight the next one. Or when the blade is stuck in the armor of the enemy finish him with a shot so he cant use his weapon. But the best use is likely to throw the sword at the enemy to confuse him and then shot him with a normal revolver.
@@derPetunientopf The weapon is from the 1800's.
Armor fell out of use in the early 1700's.
@@walternelson2687 Okay good poin, but it could still get stuck in the enemys body.
@@derPetunientopf then he’s already dead I suppose.
"Then Oog think to Oog's self, Why doesn't Oog put ACOG on Oog's club? Oog call it 'tactical club'."
But Oof forget, club isn't colored black. So sales were slow, and Oog's business went extinct.
Bog no like ACOG for club. Forgrip is more good.
Rog say ,want shusssh stick.
Club too loud.
@@heathbarnhart1092 The mental image of a cartoony wooden club with a black foregrip stuck on the middle is hilarious
Colonel 100 just unlock bipods for his knife.
Final Fantasy gave these contraptions the perfect name: Gun Blade.
I was looking for this comment xD
Lol no they took that name from historical weapons
lol
I honestly thought this was a joke cuz of FF lol
FF was always known for having outlandish widely impractical weapons... The gunblade being one of the most agregious offenders, Their logic was creating a bore obstruction for somehow more damage.
When I was a kid, we called these "super death swords". They usually had flames and a saw part too.
Yea, the lacking of flames really does take away from this one. Hiccup’s sword on How to Train your Dragon was a good try but not gun. Neither had the saw part though ;)
You’re missing the “Transforms into a scythe”
Wait is this Bloodborne related?
Oh you're gonna love chainswords, then.
This guy grew up in the 41st millenium
Sensible person: "Why not use a more effective saber in one hand and a more efecctive revolver in the other instead?"
Rule of cool guy: "WELL, because you can dual-wield saber-revolvers this way!"
Gotta make room for the Gun-Shield
@@FatJack210 Which was a real thing by the way.
"it's also a gun!"
You could also have a pistol in the other hand, the difference from a normal sabre-pistol combo being that you can fire a dozen shots without reloading
Think of how handy it would be during a sword fight. Shoot or stab, or shoot and stab.
Would love to also see an ammo-oriented episode that explores the history and function of pinfire cartridges....
He already has a video on the pinfire system, it's linked in the end of the video.
Semen lol
@@samholdsworth3957 🧐
I would really like a series on the development of 7.62, 5.56 and other famous ammunitions of the world and nations.
Tacticool in The Stone Age: "My club has a rock attached to BOTH ends!" ..... "No, I don't know how to use it, but it still means I'm better than you!"
Here I was appreciating the blade and then Ian ruins it by saying, "no tang."
Ian didnt ruin it... the person who created it did... could have given it a looong rat tail tang
It does have some Sunny Delight, though.
I would've expected that they could have used the tang as the cylinder axis so there's a missed opportunity.
I suspect that this was for the swordsman who was in all likelihood not a swordsman at all and shat himself at the thought of actually closing with the enemy
Ian didn't ruin it, Physics did, this is why Cool things are doomed to fail and no frills basic stuff reigns supreme for eons
Additional -Lore- Info:
"Weapon wielded by the Knights of Cainhurst.
Combines an elegant knight's sword with the peculiar firearm wielded by the Cainhurst order.
The old nobles, long-time imbibers of blood, are no strangers to the sanguine plague, and the disposal of beasts was a discrete task left to their servants, or knights, as they were called for the sake of appearances."
a yes a fellow bloodbourne fan
Came here to say this
A Hunter is a Hunter.....
may the good blood guide your way
@@mathhenrique9395 even in a dream
Ian: it's a useless tacticool relic
Yharnam Hunter: *THE HUNT INTENSIFIES*
Ian: "What's that smell?.....It's French Infantry Rifles!!!"
When the Good Hunter become the Best Hunter.
Pair this with a bone ash’d cannon and you’re good to go in PVP
@@FutBoy281 “How it sings to me... enough to drive a man mad...” #RIPBigDaddyG
"Let's have a sword fight like gentlemen"
"Alright, pulls out sword"
"Why your holding your sword like that?"
I love UA-cam's auto-subtitles:
"Like any other double action revolver when you pull the trigger it's going to [___] the hammer."
"So you're telling me you was shot... by his sword? Huh, now ain't that something."- Columbo
One more thing... *draws the gunblade*
Patreon members get to see the extended footage where Ian spends hours mastering the junction system and drawing Firaga until his Guardian Force is full.
Yup, there it is.
Thank you sir!
Mostly drawing firaga.
I have to be "that guy" and point out that FFVIII gunblade functioned differently than this. It's simply a blade with gun-like mechanism that firing blanks to power up the blade; magic may or may not involved. There are other gun + sword combo weapon that can function as both in other FF but Squall's and Seifer's gunblade are strictly swords, they don't even have any barrel. The look is spot-on though.
@@cnhnx >firing blanks to power up the blade
???
I think magic might be involved.
I love how Ian just enjoys himself while doing this. The little smiles or expression in his eyes between words. It's just wholesome. Additionally to the interesting content itself, obviously, that's why I always come back to these.
ok, at this point I am fully convinced that there's a lone FFVIII fanboy running around in a Tardis throughout timelines planting these gun-blades just to get back at the bullies that used to tease him about his obsession with strange weapons.
you got me :D
Why can I picture the Doctor extremely annoyed and sitting at a Cafe. Just waiting for his Phone Box to return. Looking at a smartphone and scrolling through the history section seeing what changes were made. To only see a new weapon as developed but failed to catch on. ie the Gunblade. So it isn't going to be catastrophic world ending event.
Though he will still scold the person who stole his Phone Box.
I was certain that I will find FFVIII reference in comments.
@@ukaszgrzesik7231 I may or may not be culpable of this.
Something about this concept terrifies the living shit out of me...
Ghog: Why is your spear so short, Bhirc?
Bhirc: Its the snub-nose model.
I can actually see the pistol being used as a sneaky "first strike" sort of weapon. Someone is coming towards you with a sword, you pull your swordgun out and wield it like a normal saber. Assailant stops just outside sword range to initiate a duel. You point the barrel of the revolver at him and gut shot him.
Proto Indiana Jones moment
Then break off your sword blade at the weak mounting point in front of the revolver cylinder, while trying to finish off your startled opponent.
I do wonder if a better designed version would be viable in that regard - might be better to have it fire a tiny shotgun round, for maximum noise and pain but little actual harm.
Even if someone is expecting it, having a loud noise go off and even weak projectiles hit you would require a bunch of training to suppress reaction to.
@@LJCyrus1 Shotgun would be a terrible idea, because if it's any kind of shot, the likelihood of the shot bouncing off or blowing off the blade is very much a risk you wouldn't want to take. You'd still use a pistol of some kind, or if you're just looking for noise, blanks.
extremely unsportsmanlike, of course. no true gentleman would use such a weapon.
Hunter: How much bloodtinge do I need to use this weapon?
Cainhurst: YES
Thank you, I was waiting for the mandatory reiterpallasch reference
Almost looks like something Edward Kenway would use in his shenanigans against the Spanish and British in the Caribbean :D
@@gehstur7150 Squall
A Gunblade!!!!!
@@Dark0neone Even more like the one used by Gaius van Baelsar in ff14
Fr
Yes, every time I see sword guns my mind instantly goes back the the sword-guns from ACIV and the finisher animations.
It reminds me of how friend described a motor sailor " 40% motorboat, 40% sailboat = 20% efficient " The sum ended up less than the parts alone. Great stuff Thanks.
I've heard motor-sailors described as having all the convenience and ease of operation of a sailing vessel combined with the peace and serenity of a throbbing diesel engine. Same thing i guess.
@@ukoutdoors3022 We often forget recreational vehicles or vessels are often chosen for comfort or ruggedness, not efficiency. Motor Sailors have their place as do other recreational vessels.
@@jeffreyplum5259 Indeed. My own boat, a 1976 Moody 33, is massively overbuilt by today's standards, and is equipped with an unusually powerful engine. That's the main reason I bought her, since Lord knows she ain't the prettiest.
The sum ended up less than the parts alone.....like an Alpha Romeo.
@@ukoutdoors3022 I live near the coast of New England. Small craft warning are common here. I boat which can take you out and bring you back when things get nasty has a beauty of its own. Pretty oftem means fragile, not something to bet your life on. Thank you Sir.
One of the Rules: any time somebody presents you with an item that is a combination of thing A and thing B, you can probably buy both a better A and better B for the price of the combination thing. See sword/pistol, car/boat, and car/airplane as prime examples.
Gave you like, but I see the smartphones frowning at you ;)
Sometimes it works really well though, like long gun + knife > bayonet
You're right, combining tools usually compromises the functions of those tools. The multi-purpose Swiss Army knife springs to mind.
Or a spork, which is just as good as a spoon or a fork
Boat/plane came out pretty useful
The memories of timing the R1 trigger every time Squall or Seifer hit an enemy and that satisfying rumble of the Dual Shock... Aaaannnd the f*ckn frustration of that bloody card game!!! 😂 Great video as usual Ian!
Frustration of Triple Triad? What?
Ian: _Tacticool is not a new thing_
*Caveman who figured out tying a rock to a stick makes it hit harder* : _Happy Ooga Booga noises_
I'm confused, that's actually more useful.
The first M-Rok mount was invented.
Congratulations for copying a joke Ian just made.
@@larsdejong7396 Ian's tying 2 sticks together was less cool than the RockStick.
It's the Ooga Booga-loo
I love combo weapons. Sure they're not practical anymore, but they are so cool, and some are works of art/madness.
When you look at it, medieval polearms are oldschool tacticool, combining axes and spears and hammers :)
Alternatively, Medieval polearms are the origin of the can opener. Seriously, just look at some old can openers and you'll eventually see a tiny fauchard.
But at least they are useful and working tacticool with real reasons why they have everything and the kitchen sink on them. :)
there were practical uses for every bit in those polearms. They were very well designed
There were polearms with handgonnes built in.
And integrated sleep support to sleep on duty.
Holy shit Squall's gunblade is real
"I will kill you with my sword at long range!"
His sword at long range:
"Twas a gentleman's sw'rd duel,
Until the sw'rd starteth shooting"
~William Shakespeare~
Meanwhile the other gentlemen in the area laugh as they unscrew their pommels
That opening line is my second favourite thing that I've heard on this channel.
Only thing that beats it is "I am the way and the light, but sometimes the light is a muzzle flash.
Ammo(n)
Oh hey, a gunblade.
Time to get my Final Fantasy on.
Ian is a gunbreaker main confirmed
SUCH DEVASTATION
"Squall, I'm dying.. "
*whatever*
As a Gunbreaker main, i need this as a glamour for my character in FFXIV.
Didn't know Squall was Italian.
"Hey, this guy is a better sword fighter than me"..... *shoots opponent in the face*
This has some big "drive me closer, I wish to hit them with my sword" energy.
I've not seen a gun-blade with a multishot gun component before, the ones I've seen have been more 'age of sail' powder and ball type.
That, this comes nearly close to practical lol.
"Look boy! Da humie slapped a choppa on a shoota!" "You idiot! Da humie slapped a shoota on a choppa!"
"...gun-blade...multishot..."
*Warframe PTSD intensifies*
now i have the urge to duct tape a glock to a claymore
@@Well-Rounded_Wildcard More dakka! More dakka!!
*has sword*
Gunsmith Columbo: “just one more thing”
*adds revolver*
Oooh haven't seen Columbo reference like...ever over the internetz. Have a like! :)
This takes ending him rightly to a whole new level
Yes, ending him wrongly
ending him from farawayly
Didn't know they made pinfire pommels!
Blunderbuss-Sword, where the grip is the barrel and the pommel keeps it sealed, until you're ready to end one guy rightly and more mercifully shoot a second guy.
The first thing I wondered about this was where the tang was, glad you elaborated on that.
*A certain lonesome edgy RPG protagonist with a giant face scar is interested.*
Nah he’s a villain in FF14 who says “Such devastation” it’s an actual thing and has become a meme. The line anyways, but they use a very similar weapon though longer and straighter.
"Whatever..."
@@selay333 stay your tongue, Youngblood 😂
Larping is much older than I ever imagined.
Invite Matt Easton for this sort of thing Ian. He is the "Bald Sword Jesus" and an antique dealer as well as archeologist.
Skallagrim is sword Jesus. Matt is sword Buddha.
@@ObsoleteVodka Skal is a nice chap I think, but he does not have anything like the knowledge and experience Matt does, though the baldness fits from Matt.
@@PalleRasmussen and capt context works with auctions himself so would be really good
@@ObsoleteVodka Gun Jesus and Sword Buddha are the religions the world really needs.
A collab of these two gentlemen would be epic.
I love these kinds of uploads. The Strange and antique is awesome.
Whoever designed this would definitely love a zip-22 on the forward rail of their decked out AR.
Lol
I mean that would be a better grip at the very least
I got a zip 22 zip tied to the barrel of my AR
@@aborted4196 and you want a swordpistol for Christmas don't you lil one, better put it on the list for santa!
Not only is it cool, the sword looks of high quality as well. Appreciate the video
There is a lot of these at the Doge Palace Museum in Venice, plenty of swords, axes and blunt weapons mixed up with more or less reliable firearms. Quite a collection
Someone send Ian there pls thx
Edit: found some info, don't think they're genuine. Still cool
"Among the most amazing exhibits that could well be accorded a separate article, are samples of the hybrid weapons, and theirhere more than 180 copies! This shooting club and hybrids of the gun and ax, hybrids and arquebus crossbow, gun-Mace gun, a Mace, a pistol-axe, a pistol and even axe... a gun-stick!"
Much sword many gun wow
@@Jh5kRadio I know someone’s gonna say this lol
Very interesting weapon, also very unpractical. It would seem the main problem isn’t with the grip angle or difficulty aiming, but the fact that the blade would most likely break on first contact without a tang. As for difficulty aiming, it was most likely not intended to be aimed but rather fired at a large body of attackers at close range or in a scrum where it would hit something no matter where it was pointed.
Thanks for sharing it with us, we appreciate your efforts in bringing us these videos.
Modern day 2-bore stopping rifle claymore : for when you absolutely positively need to go overkill everything
Took me a second to disconnect "modern" and "claymore". But you my friend are doing as Scotland intends.
"We need to bring the claymores....no not that one"
Oh, I can already feel the memes of Ian threatening the camera this his gun sword. It feels good.
Epitaph on a tombstone “ he died because his sword ran out of bullets!”
Only Ian could make an entire gunblade video without ever mentioning video games.
This actually a great idea. All "Gentleman" were required to wear a sword on occasion and for self defense. You pull your sword and shoot them in the face then back to the dance.
Professionals have standards: be polite, be efficient...
I challenge you to a duel, swords or pistols?"
"Yes"
The gentleman had spoken roughly to a lady. He had to answer for his poor manners.
Not when this was made :)
Don't forget about tea bagging their corpse before you make your way back.
Now I wanna see a Browning .50 cal on a Scottish Claymore - 2 handed sword!
With a common battle cry:
*FREEDOM!*
Omg it’s a gunsword. Childhood me has wanted to see this since FFVIII.
The first thing I noticed was that there might not be a tang, glad you pointed it out that there is indeed no tang!
From the people who brought you Reese's peanut butter cups..... "There's a sword in my gun. There's a gun in my my sword!" 😳🍫🗡️
Blazefire Sabre
This is bringing me back to days of Ian Covering six barreled muskets, Key pistols, and other oddities.
I would love to see more combination firearms like this one. There are some excellent examples of gun-axes, gun-maces, gun-shields and even gun-keys. Seeing how they work would be amazing.
I heard Pistol Katars were a thing in India for a little bit during the 18th Century. Would love to see a deep dive into one of those.
Gun spears is most amazing, in that it's actually usable. Aka bayonet on a rifle.
@@WingMaster562 fire lances like wtf why were these some of the first guns.
@@josephdedrick9337 "Maybe that's a question you should ask China."
one fine day, in the middle of the night, two dead mean got up to fight
back-to-back they faced each other; drew their swords and shot each other.
A real-life Gunblade?!
Except it's not stupid in the lore of how it's supposed to work.
That guy should have packed one of these in Raiders of the Lost Ark. You know what scene I'm talking about.
Looks like a Bloodborne weapon.
No, it's more of a final fantasy 8 weapon
Splendid! A sword-gun is a sword-gun, even in Milan!
Looks like RWBY Qrows prototype sword
It's the secret third form of the Kirkhammer. It goes Hammer/Sword/Sword-gun
@@johntitor1256 Grant us bullets. Grant. Us. Bullets.
WOW ! THIS IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE ! COLOMBO'S work are top notch museum pieces !
Looks like something straight came out from Final Fantasy
“It’s not practical” - you’ve clearly never been in a sword fight with a pirate.
Original tacticool proponent:
"I had a rock and I had a stick, so I tied rock to stick. Now I can hit harder."
"Back in my day, all we had was two sticks and a rock, for the whole platoon! And we had to share the rock!"
Harder but slower. Everything in weapon design is balancing compromises, at least until a novel "new" thing comes onto the scene like "bronze," "iron," "gunpowder," or "fission"
@@mattfleming86 Fission?!?... Don't you effing DARE give anybody any good ideas now!!! :P
"50 cal Desert Eagle? PFFFT! Look at this 200MJ phase aligned Xenon ion emitter!"
@@andersjjensen Haha "That ship done sailed" though. Portable nukes are a little trickier though...
Now I can hit further. In theory. But not as far as by throwing the rock and not as precise as using stick only. Oh well.
When I was a kid I liked going to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to look at their exhibit of historical weapons and I remember they had something similar to this in the collection. It was a sword with a flintlock pistol attached to the side in the same way that sword has a revolver attached to its side. I think it was from the 18th century, so what you're saying about Tacticool being as old as the idea of weapons themselves is probably accurate.
I await the day we discover more prehistoric weapons, and discover the varieties of tacticool rocks out there.
I would love to see someone make a modern version of a gun sword just for fun. Immagine a sabre with a built in .44 magnum.
Look up Michaelcthulu. Aside from the lack of viable ammunition (for good reason), you will not be disappointed.
@@geoffreyentwistle8176 I just looked him up, and you are correct. I want that gun blade.
@@mercedes_nuts Nothing about it would be an atf field day. People make their own firearms all the time.
.44 Mag Gladius
2-bore claymore : for when you absolutely positively need to go overkill
So, Squall’s sword isn’t entirely fantasy? We need a Smith and Wesson 500 magnum sword now because that’s what I think of when I seen his sword.
Though depending on the source, either the barrel was the spine of the blade or the bullet smacked the blade to vibrate it.
@@cooper10182 there’s a explosive cartridge with no bullet that when fires creates a vibration. I dug deeper than a Diglet to get that information.
It's entirely fantasy, as it doesnt really shoot any projectile out like a gun. It's more a like a jackhammer logic. As said by the two gentlemen above
If anything, a glue gun, grease gun and caulking gun are more of gun than Squall's gunblade will ever be.
gun blade is just a smaller version of bayonet musket.
they should put a claymore on a claymore
Less for "Last ditch". More for during the charge, when the sword would have been presented in a more or less "firing" position. You could get several volleys before the impact and melee.
And have your sword blade promptly fall off at the first real contact because you don't have much of a tang lol
Saw something similar to this in a movie. Forgot which one, but it was cool to see. Need to see more of these in movies.
What would you rather have, a sidearm of a blade for close quarters?
Answer: Yes.
Same as Naked Snake.
I already discovered saber bayonets, now I find revolver sabers!
The domain of weapons is so diverse and fascinating.
So from an actual sword guy...
- The blade is behind the grip. That's a no-no, as it's awkward and you'd not be able to hit properly. I don't know any historical examples of weapons which had that feature. It completely messes your wrist work- and weapons from that era have a lot of that.
- It would not cut well, as you have a lot of mass in the hilt. Still, it's quite curved and the grip is bent forward- if not for the damn gun, it would have made a pretty cool sabre with a lot of oomph in the cut!
- It has no @#$%% tang. Swords do get bashed around- don't want to parry only to find out, that your blade fell off. Furthermore, the hammer is not protected in any way- in a fight blades interact in weird ways- it can totally bend, chip, or otherwise incapacitate the mechanism.
- It would have made a lot more sense if stuck to a straight bladed weapon.
So yeah, from our perspective it's also pretty bad.
OK, I can understand most of what you are saying, but what does "The blade is behind the grip" mean?
@@colemanmoore9871 if you drew a straight line along the back of the blade, it would not align with the grip, it would be slightly behind
@@colemanmoore9871 if you look at the place were the base of the blade meets the hilt you'll notice it's not in line with the grip but behind it (or abobe it if you hold it horizontally)
Best case scenario, the blade snaps off cleanly. Worst case, but no less likely scenario, the blade snaps off, but holds on well enough to first bend or twist the revolver frame so that the cylinder and barrel no longer line up to each other.
@@Misericorde9 it's tempered and the barrel is short, so probably that's not going to happen- look at how thick it is. But yeah, I guess one cannot completely rule out that the blade will bend the barrel away. Incidentally, the trigger could serve as a pretty good finger loop, those were a thing at that time and are pretty neat.
It's basically a combination of two very short range weapons. The sword is likely to be just as effective as the revolver if the enemy is close enough for the revolver to be useful. And the sword won't run out of ammunition.
@@AdamantLightLPwould like to see a modern recreation where the sword takes focus and the revolver is an afterthought and not the other way around in the video
Karl "Check out this sweet rifle bayonet!"
Ian "Hold my beer..."
You're right this would make a perfect bayonet for a smg. You need the length of the sabre to get enough reach.
No no, hold on we do have something here.
_Gunblade bayonet_
Think about it. You have a sharp & pointy stick on a long stick, the sharp and pointy stick has a smol stick that throw rock good, and the long stick also throw rock very good! Das a...t..wo...three! Three sticks in one, with rock too! Iz gutta be gud!
this is the first one of these i've seen that actually almost looks useful, if the grip was redesigned to give tang to the blade it would be an honest to god functional combat gunblade
Incoming Final Fantasy references!
It's a period piece from a time of hacking and slashing to ranged combat. Thanks Ian.
As a Final Fantasy fan I see a Gunblade.
Though this can shoot projectile like a gun than Squall's gunblade which is just a jackhammer blade powered with blanks
Squall Leonheart of Final Fantasy VIII wants his gunblade back
You should get in touch with Matt Eaton from schola gladiatoria to discuss such blades together.
Context!
definitely, also for the couple sword-bayonets they both covered!
Now I want this shit in Hunt: Showdown. Just imagine, as you are charging someone you can use the pistol to aimpunch them so they can't headshot you and then you finish them with the blade.
We've seen a lot of creative and crazy designs over the years but you could argue this gun is by far the most
Cutting edge
🤣
I've wanted a gun sword since final fantasy 8, seeing these old combination weapons is so cool.
Just imagine my disappointment when I realized that Squall's gunblade doesnt actually shoot projectiles, it's just a jackhammer powered with blanks
If you thought your LT was incompetent then just imagine him rolling up with an actual gunblade.
The Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds had an interesting captured Japanese WW2 sword-gun on display. The pistol was a Nambu, with one of the scales replaced with a wakazashi blade. The blade and barrel were offset about 75 - 80 degrees, so shooting placed the blade in a guard position, and a cut pointed the barrel to the ground. The Ordnance Museum seems to be no more, with the contents mostly at Ft. Benning, so this particular weapon might be found there. If you are in the area, this might be worth a look.
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I want to know more about Ader. You should cover the history behind some of these different organizations that let you do what you do.
Now I see from where they got the inspiration for the Final Fantasy VIII protagonist and antagonist weapons, this is AMAZING! Thanks Ian so much!!!
There are lots of "gunblades" out there, from flintlock to pinfire like these. However, Im hard pressed to even think Squall's weapon id a gunblade as it doesn't actually shoot a projectile at range
Those 7mm pinfire cartridges were about on par with the .32 S&W in terms of bullet weight, velocity and power. I know they will go through at least 3/4 inch plywood at close range. And while the pinfire system was surpassed by both rimfire and centerfire cartridges, they hung on well into the first two decades of 20th century. They did so for several reasons. The first was because many of the pinfire revolvers coming out of Belgium were very, very low cost. Which made them popular. Second, because the single and double barrel versions of the pistols were hugely popular in South America. And third, because many low-cost, utilitarian shotguns had been turned out in the decades leading up to the 20th century, and many of the people using them saw no reason to move to a centerfire firearm when they had a perfectly adequate shotgun already.
Anyone remember an episode of Farscape in which Ka D'Argo is like, "I'll give you covering fire. With my sword."?
That.
As a sword guy I would have been interested in seeing the point of balance and the distal taper on the blade, but I can't blame you for not presenting it like a sword video. lol.
Thanks!
Good to know the Garlean Empire existed irl
SUCH DEVASTATION
Finally, I was looking for a FF reference
@@Minglesmoot I aim to please!
This has never shown up in a movie???!!! This is the most pirate/gangster fire arm ever!!! I love it!!! Only for its off the wall thinking.
Need range footage of ian chopping up targets.
Great content and information. I always wondered if there was a real historical gunsword or if they were just a modern phenomena.
Unless you've only got one arm these systems will never surpass just having an actual handgun, to go with that other hand that most people seem to have
At that time it's not always safe to assume someone in the military (who sometimes payed to be accepted into the military) had both arms, we've already seen a "cripple" stocked shotgun or was it rifle and by god every officer worth their rank needed a sword, otherwise it's just not cricket, what what!
But most people aren't ambidextrous
There is a gunsword in a museum in Florence somewhere that used to belong to a one-handed French officer from the Napoleon III era. In this case the blade is a more reasonable straight fencing type. I think it's called a smallsword. I guess given the medical technology of the day and the demands of military service there would have been quite a lot of active officers with disabilities who needed custom armament. The famous Admiral Nelson was famously one-armed after all.
Now we need to see Ian run a course with this, using both the pistol and the saber.
I need it, I need it.
It reminds me of upgrading your starting pistol in a game. Eventually, ya get a suppressor, flashlight, laser, extended mag, red dot, BIPOD, and SWORD BAYONET.