The "Get What You Pay For" Halberd
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In this review I'm giving you my impression of the Swiss Halberd by Cold Steel. As far as historical polearm reproductions are concerned it's budget class. Is it worth your money? Let's take a look...
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The three crosses guarantee extra holy damage against Saracens!
Catholic, protestant and reformed.
Turn Undead, +3 damage to undead.
But only on a faith build
@@crimsonhalo13 x3 damage to undead*
r/unexpectedcrusadememes
At least they didn't send you just location of iron ore mines and forest.
Frank Teryngel 👏🏻😂
Dude I need oxygen!!
i hope they have gotten better since 2018
@@williamt.sherman9841 - Keep hoping.
@@F15ElectricEagle they haven't. i know i just bought this model.
This is not a halberd. this is a thumbs-up-in-a-pole. A weapon made to fight people that dislike videos for fun.
Imagine one where the three holes on the head make a ":D" face.
Lmao this made my day ty sir
Lmaoooooo
Ryu Fireheart hahaha, now i can't unsee it, your comment made my day partner
Ryu Fireheart If only i had one.
Polearms are like Pizza, even the bad ones are still good.
The pointy stick is a reliable friend.
MiYaMa i would say you never ate Hawaiian pizza, i will just say pineapple was not meant to go with pizza
@@academicorum3651 tell that to my cousin, dude can devour those daily... Yuck!
Wolf TheHandsome its not terrible its not amazing its just pizza with pineapple and ham
*-Like pineapple and ham (typical Hawaiian) on pizza. Tried it, and it is actually good.-*
Halberds are so good they dont even need to have a pommel.
Some of them actually had spikes on the shaft
No possibility of rightly ending!
That's okay, you can detach and throw the shaft of this weapon instead. Or don't sand it down, and you have a hatchet and a bo staff for epic dual wield.
@@crimsonhalo13 Bo staff on the field of battle seems counterintuitive lol
1) how would duel wielding shorter weapons be better than using two hands with a longer weapon? 2) good luck adapting bo techniques to use in one hand
Most of the surviving historic examples have the spearpoint bit with a diamond-shaped cross section, like the ones he shows, not just stamped out of a piece of sheet metal.
*AD MORTEM INIMICUS*
NO SUPERSTES
I N C R E D I B I L I S
Mayor League Gamers you can use different weapons parts from the game to make it a halberd
NON EFFUGERE FORTES
Mors pro te ven
"Thats an ominous shadow" well now we demand a shadow review for every weapon/sharp object you review from here on out
Like Wow, IKEA sells halberds, now that´s new to me. xD
Lol Ikea is SWEDISH, this halberd is SWISS. very different countries in Europe
ngaese the joke is that it comes incomplete and hard to assemble
ngaese r/woosh
I wont lie, I know way too many people who don't know geography for sh%t, so I assumed the worst. forgive me lol
ngaese thou art forgiven not get your pole join the crusade to take back the holy land
Why restricted?
1) Take strong enough polearm
2) Make a whole new "door" to your neighbour's appartment
3) ???
4) Profit
Here's St.John!!!
Why are axes not banned.
Ookami 3) work for Dario
@@jordansblabbering6303 why are rocks not banned, plenty of cavemen have killed eachother with them so they are lethal weapons that must be outlawed.
The red hilted halberd was one of my favorite weapons in Souls.
Angel Pacheco I found that weapon really annoying lol I liked my falcon and dark moon blade lol r1r1r1r1 best combo
Yeah but way too easy to parry, I prefer enormous dual wielding black swords that make fire and lava
The pole axe is a bit better, but yeah the shafts were fairly inconsistent. I wound up with one that was warped, and called CS and they sent me a replacement. It has made it'self a good home in my home PC repair tool box. Also I used it to remove debris and tree limbs after my house got hit with a tornado. so that helped out a lot dragging out old furniture and whatnot out of the way.
Just go out to a public place and yell "DAUBENY!! DAUBENY SHOW YOURSELF!!!!"
These warriors dont have to die, trial by combat, right now
rauguzitelj Guzi FIGHT YOU? THATS NOT A TRIAL, THATS AN EXECUTION!
This video was on my *honoroble* mentions.
To be fair, it is a *fairly* mass produced polearm and it's 120$ to boot so in all fairness, I expected something worse when hearing the price. I reckon if you were to get a dedicated blacksmith and have it made to battle specifications (I think that's a thing) I reckon you'll have much more fun with it.
Yeah but there's a difference between a cheap product and an unfinished product.
You might not expect quality but you should expect actual service from the producers part.
Sir Tropical These are mass formation weapons. Battle versions would be mass produced (for a historical type of mass production).
The guy at 8:24 :
"I'm in the wrong neighborhood"
Now i need some polehammer review
I love this type of halberd! Not this one specifically, but I love the look of these more crude and square-ish halberds. Even made one for myself (on the cheaty 'cut and weld' kind of way, but still)
Me too I like these square shaped bladed halberds
This is going to be impossible to say without a lot of laughter. O.k. your shaft was a defective one (see what I mean?) normally cold steel shafts come (!) tapered to a semi point to allow the head to fit snuggly and easily. I've got a few cold steel polearms and all the shafts came tapered.
i think you need to get your shafts squared away.....wait...
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agreed, i actually got this weapon before this video was made and mine came with the pole as described
I'd argue that a partial taper that requires finishing to have merit in that the wood can adjust to the local climate and shrink/swell to its final size before being fitted
That'd be a pretty cool blade to modify into kind of a Swiss army axe. Shorten the haft a bit, put a counterweight on the end and wrap it and you'd have a really nice multi-tool that's less than half the length. I think imma do that
I asked for halberd content and then here is the halberd content I'm pretty sure within 24 hours.
I don't know if it was for me but either way thank you skall
The three small crosses look so cool on this.
I definitely agree that the unfinished pole and missing screws are not okay. Other than that though, I am quite comfortable with Cold Steel's choices. In my experience, 1055 rusts pretty easily unless coated or polished, especially in my hot, humid, salt-water environment, and coated is a lot cheaper to accomplish. And aside from those aesthetic issues, it seems to me that the halberd is VERY functional and relatively low-visibility, which is exactly what you want in a halberd that you're using on your next tactical mission. Or the zombie apocalypse.
I own a few cold steel swords, and really they’re not as bad as people say, at least the ones I own. As far as pole arms, I only own a spear, but you can tell by the design they don’t really care much about historical accuracy and fancy designs. They basically just say “It has the parts to make it a *insert weapon here* let’s get it out.
Cold Steel has a legit bad rep mainly because of their inconsistent quality: like the swords you own are fine, but the other guy may get the same swords, but that are poorly made, have defects or straight up broken. But honestly, it is understandable, why that happens - Cold Steel, considering to other swords/knives manufacturers, produces: a)budget products; b)at high quantity. They simply cannot have the same quality control as someone like Albion Swords, with prices that are 10 times higher and they produce their swords a smaller quantities.
However, the thing that many swords/knives collectors really hate about Cold Steel is their advertisement. They often claim their products to be "The best knives/swords!". Which is obviously false, since they are making budget products. Plus, as I've said, Cold Steel is one if the biggest blade makers out there - their swords are usually the entry point of every sword enthusiast, and any "casual" that might want to buy a sword, cause "swords are cool", is likely to get one from Cold Steel. It's like fast-food to foodies - they utterly despise it, while so many "casual" people love it anyway.
@@Sheol02 I think it depends on how you are measuring best. You already covered the differences between virtually custom vs economical. Cold Steel seems to design most of theirs based on toughness against use. If you want the higher grade finishing, they make those and you pay more. That said, as pointed out, Cold Steel is a knife making company first. Swords, pole arms etc are a completely different beast from a manufacturing side.
Ask Arms and Armor to design a belt knife or a folder able to take hard abuse. They would probably have similar issues to Cold Steel with swords etc. Because that isn't their exacting expertise.
What I am getting at is, if you know what you are buying, ask the questions you need to and make the decisions on priority. Cold Steel products are not abhorrent. I doubt either of us has has the kind of budgets for custom &/or mastercrafted. Know what you are buying for the price and decide what is your priorities. Same applies to a lot of other things too, like firearms & ammunition.
That said, I have had fewer warranty complaints with Cold Steel than many other companies over the years. Which is a not an abstract positive.
They aren't bad. Just poorly balanced. Everything else is good
That cranky livestream shall be the stuff of legends. Possibly one of the most entertaining in a while.
i literally drew a sword which the grip and guard was purely made of pomels because of you, I now wanna make a halberd with a poll of nothing but pomels and a back hammer of pomels
Now that is my kind of halberd, the colours and design are really cool.
8:26: I wonder what that guy with the bike was thinking.
Judging from some of those last hits in the video this thing at least seems very durable, is that true? If you can get around the annoyance of assembling it yourself this seems like a really great budget halberd?
I have a Cold Steel Cutlass Machete, its made from the same 1055 steel. Its very durable.
YES! I bought this thing almost a year ago and realized that the poles was way to big for the head, and I thought I had lost my god damn mind when I started sanding it down instead of trying to get them to send me the right pole.
Skallagrim Thanks for the review! Personally I’d be ok taking the finish off to get to bare steel and adjusting things my way is always fun so it seems like this one might be right up my alley :)
Awesome review skall, I hope you have the time to make one on the pole hammer, quite frankly my favorite weapon in your collection so far
1) find grip-able bolder
2) use bolder as exercise tool
3) when you become big n tuff, tie bolder to big metal rod.
4) use bolder on stick as weapon.
5) become Xu Zhu. 🍲🥓😉
I've been a halberd fan since doing a research piece in 8th grade about medieval arms, and stumbling across anecdotal claims of it shearing through helms and into the sternum. 😀
I love the people casually biking past in the background.
The Swiss Halberd definitely looks interesting. Would be interesting guarding a doorway. I do hear what you are saying about the contact to the wood being incorrect. I still think it's affordable for someone like myself. But I like the look.
7:29 That's what we call an HDJ. "He's dead, Jim." God, damn. That's brutal. Shows you the power of the halberd. Even a cheap ass sheet steel halberd. (Or in this case the bill hook)
I use to live close to Cold Steel Knives in Ventura California USA. Got to handle these up close and I agree! you get what you pay for. Another Great video to watch before nap time!
If you want a reproduction polearm for an affordable price go for the Bec de Corbin from Windlass Steel crafts. It's $14 more than the halberd but is much higher quality. It comes oiled so as to keep the head nice and shiny, it is pre-assembled and is already sharp where it needs to be. It's a bit different from a halberd but it's probably the best budget polearm out there.
It looks like it was cut from sheet metal instead of forged. Even the socket looks like its rolled sheet metal that had a slit for the blade then welded shut.
As for the pole, i could see it needing some shaping. Socket styles like that need the pole to be a little fatter so it bites the pole & gets driven onto the pole more securely but what you got was an unshaped pole, thats just sloppy.
Add to it they didnt include a couple of pins to lock the socket & pole together, they'd be getting a nasty phone call about the quality of their goods.
There's no real scientific proven advantage to "forging" a steel blade vs cutting them into shape.
There's places like this: www.joinordieknives.com/journal/2014/12/30/forging-vs-stock-removal-knives
And also some good information on this 2004 (over 14 yo!) thread: www.bladeforums.com/threads/better-quality-knife-forging-or-stock-removal.288176/
But you can find plenty of sources saying the same. It's all a matter of preference to the making proccess and it's also easier to reshape the material as needed. In the end, the steel sheet was already forged, anyway.
Just be careful, diving into the subject can be a real time sinker! You were warned!
I agree with the rest, Cold Steel being even sloppier than usual, it seems.
what matter is does the steel structure get wreck when it being weld together which will need quench and tampering to fixed it
@@Picurs i do agree with u regards the fact there isnt any real scientific proof the forging is better than just cutting to shape.
I stated it not being forged because its suppose to be a period reproduction & for it to be an accurate reproduction, it would need to be forged. They couldnt just plug in the dimensions & let the plasma cutter go like we can today.
I do appreciate the way you responded & brought links to support your point. Not to many people do that anymore, they just want to argue for the sake of arguing.
pyruleanfire demon Well, plate can be cut to shape with hand tools after basic flattering. As for the welding effect on tempering, just riveting on a langot or two should be an easier and cheaper option than the round broomstick adapter they welded on. If cause there are also combination sockets that have a round part like this one, but extending down the sides as a pair of langots. (sorry if I spelt langot wrong, new word).
FINALLY! I've been waiting for this halberd review for months.
Cold steel's quality leaves me rather cold... seriously, leaving the weapon to be assembled by the customers themselves is not just lazy, it's unacceptable.
I'd rather do a small amount of work than pay 250 dollars for shipping. You might think that's exaggerating but that's the quote I got from UPS/USPS to ship as lance.
@@jordanwilliams6972 That's quite a lot indeed but even if we consider that, leaving so much work is underwhelming. It's like they didn't even finished it.
I completely disagree. In fact it gives the customer a chance to possibly make it better or add customization before you get it assembled and wouldn’t want to take it apart again.
@@Herpetile You might as well just buy a well made head or blade then buy a wooden pole separately if you want to customize it so much.
Their assegai spear is the same way. I imagine all of their polearms are like this
I got the Cold Steel Bill a while ago. It had a lot of the same issues, luckily the shaft fit though. I am not that disappointed because it was so cheap and it is a usable and effective defensive weapon. I guess you can use it to harvest some wheat too.
Lawbringers.....
Doctor Fate *clangs halberd into helmet*
NO SUPERSTES!
*DEUS VULT*
Lawbringer sucks lol
@@151pyroblaze right now. He needs a rework or buff him up.
Skall, you also have to realise how niche of a product this is even for cold steel. They probably only sell like a few hundred of these throughout a given business year.
I'm not saying that this _excuses_ the problems with it but I'd imagine it's at least _why._ It's just a matter of cold steel being willing to disappoint the 5 customers that bought thus really impractical to shit item the probably make less money on than one of their more common items like knives.
I wouldn't want go shit a halbert either, very difficult I imagine.
Sorry I couldn't resist
Why do I feel my money would be better spent in the garden tool section at the home depot?
Get a brush axe and it's fairly close.
There is no point in those, Sir Romanov. The thrust of your argument is off the mark
Sir Romanov There is something called I think a black bill that was shorter than a pole arm and about like some brush knives
Cold steel isn't fancy or refined but its affordable and works, also you won't mind going hard with their items
I'd like to point out that the English bill made by Arms and Armor, although it is beautifully forged it does have a handle with a round profile. As you point out Skall, a round handle is not conducive to edge alignment. As much as I love Arms and Armor, the handle is preventing me from spending $450 on a new polearm. Strangely, they did not repeat this with the Italian bill, which has an octagonal handle profile.
Im so glad i spent the extra 20 bucks and bought this from a local guy after he had it finished. When you dont have to put the work into the weapon to put it to gether, you can just focus on the positives lo.
That wallpaper is gorgeous
I'm not that big on Cold Steel, but for the price, this looks like good fun.
Very intriguing, I honestly don't think I've seen a medieval halberd with a squared-off blade like that before.
More Polearm love. Please make a review of the polehammer
Hey Skalla, i just got into "Jugger" and i was wondering if your expertise could help me with deciding what type of "weapon" i should specialise in. i know it doesn't translate well to actual medieval fighting, because the weight of "weapons" is very low and target areas are different, but i think you might find the sport interesting enough to give it some thought. cheers for your awesome videos and thanks!
Skall, you ordered item #89MSW, but you specifically requested the squared shaft, which is designed for item #89PA and is not tapered.
I agree that a proper halberd should have a squared shaft and they really should have sent you screws. CS certainly has some "consistency" problems and the fit/finish is hit or miss, but the non-tapered shaft?? In this case, it's technically your fault :)
Love the channel! I hope UA-cam stops whatever shit they're trying to pull with your content. Best of luck, friend.
anytime to take a look with the 2500years old mysterious bronze sword of goujian
If I were to buy a Cold Steel Polearm it would be the Sergeant's Halberd. I was surprised to see the amount of wood shaping required for your model. I had a better prefit from a a stock waxwood staff I bought from Kennesaw to go with the Amazon spear head. 1065 forged/heat treated high carbon steel spear head only $30 US and the six foot white waxwood shaft a mere $20. I anticipated a bit of sanding but, damn! if yours was WAY off! Mine took a couple hours hand sanding (while watching UA-cam video or Netflix) but would've been 3 minutes on a decent belt sander. I've had great experience with Cold Steel in the past with reasonably priced offerings like the Shanghai Shadow, GI Tanto (for my nephew, Semper Fi!) and an Indian Ball Head War Club for my son. I have two pair of the Shanghai Shadows as hand to hand tools that double as throwing knives. The GI Tanto is one I'd also buy again as a hard use, survival and throwing weapon. Your Swiss Halberd? Maybe not. That's a lot of sand paper!!!
Is that the most versatile weapon in the world?
No, its the pommel.
Both very good and very bad. ( Situational )
Actually you need strict formations of disciplined soldiers (or peasent militia) stationed behind obstacles or standing higher ground compared to the enemy troops.
Horse back maneuvers as mounted polearm units charging as shock troops;wearing heavy armor was popular- worldwide. To hit heavy where the enemy is weakened (especially from rear or wings)
Very good for defending a spot or push the enemy formations. Whereas you would need extra shield and one handed weapon ranks, guarding your flanks/wings. Else you will still be easy to harass.
Very weak against long range to close ups against units with heavy tip arrows, projectiles, javelins, one handed weapons paired with shield etc. ( surrounding the flanks of polearms )
Worst against mounted units with ranged weapons. Kited to death.
Entire weight is packed up at the end of the pole so; extremely heavy to swing compared to all other weapons, very hard to maneuver, good only for thrusting or dropping its weight and pull back or push vertically. Ineffective horizontal offensive or defensive ability. Polearms ranks were hard to move effectively if you need to restation the troops immediately.
Short spears paired up with shield is the only weapon with ranged advantage but also can compete most other one handed weapons at duels. Once again, they have lower defensive and higher offensive ability with ,all natural, strong lunges in to thrusts. But they re much lighter to carry around.
I was doing a For honor joke.
Chery King You re good.
Le Keston Indeed.
0:41 needs those "menacing" (ゴゴゴゴ) katakana in the background for full effect.
Also, in all honesty, being as affordable as it is does make it kind of attractive. I tend to spend the bulk of my money on other hobbies, but I still occasionally buy weapons as a side hobby. A polearm that looks badass and doesn't break the bank certainly has it's place. I would be nice if there were more polearms on the market, though.
Some say that quantity is a quality on is own
I share you love of polearms, Skall! It made me wonder: how much is there in terms of manuals for spears, halberds and other polearms? There are quite a number of Chinese kung fu styles that incorporate formal techniques in their manuals, seemingly also intended in 1 vs. 1 situations. I can imagine spears not having much in HEMA, given that it was a mass peasant weapon, but what do you know of the other varieties?
There are a lot of spear manuals actually, it's just people don't like it as much as swords. Most of the longsword masters we know all have spear manuals including Johannes Liechtenauer, Joachim Meyer, Fiore dei Liberi and many more.
Please review the polehammer
As it turns out, he accidentally ordered the shaft for the CS PoleAxe, so... He's halfway there, I guess :)
You should get a Guan Dao and review it it’s my favorite pole arm. I’ve seen you’re pu dao but the Guan Dao is quite different
Real quick, the polehammer is actually a bec de corbin, but yeah good video
Hi, Just started getting interested in this stuff. Been watching a lot of your videos. Great stuff! Kevin
I found this exact halberd in a compost pile outside my house when I was first moving in. It was very dirty and rusted so we painted the whole thing black.
I've assembled all sorts of pole arms from shafts I've made or bought. I prefer red oak or ash shafts and would prefer to buy a head, sans shaft. Best tool for shaping the head-mount is a cheap Harbor Freight belt sander with the 6 inch disc sander on the side
The type of wood changes with the lenght of the shaft?
I always wondered. If Skalla were to be thrust into a warring medieval setting, how large of an army could he field with the weapons and armor he owns? XD
I love the outro music
The first thing that came to mine when i look at the "head" is, a shovel. flatten a shovel, cut it according to shape.
I would love to see a SOULCALUBER weapon breakdown covering historical influences and fantasy aspects as well as notes on practicality and points for coolness. With SOULCSLIBER VI coming out in November it would be perfect timing and it would probably get a lot of views and draw more attention to the game, which is said to be the last in the series if the sales aren’t great. I’m a die hard fan of the series because it is one of very few weapons based fighting games. I also dig the lore and fantastic aspects of it. If you’re still reading, thank you for doing so.
I've been thinking about buying the cold steel English bill, so thank you for this.
Halberd is one evolution more improved and versatil than the spear, we can say that halberd is a mixed between war hammer, poleaxe and spear, depending of his design, you can use the halberd of five ways, like a hammer, axe, spike and spear.
1: The Hammer is used for break defense enemies (shields, armors).
2: The Spike is used for parring, grip and disarmed enemies (one handed swords, two handed swords, axes, maces).
4: The Axe is for vertical and horizontal attacks
3:The Spear is used for empaling enemies.
5: The polearm help you keep your enemies long away from you.
Halberds are cool and useful weapons for close combat for protect entrances, but its "shitty" in a battle, because you can have many people around you and attack you in different directions.
Skallagrim is there any chance of you acquiring a wrought iron (not steel) helmet and testing it with your windlass crossbow and/or longbow and/or other wrought iron weapons? I believe that would bear more historical relevance to medieval armor.
Nah Skall that live stream was kind of fun, it wasn't that bad. If you want any pole arms send me designs with notes, and I will do a budget functional version, people are charging too much for pole arms, They are much easier to make than swords. I could make a few per day if I focus on them.
If you have a little skill with making handles you could always make a homemade billhook to add to your collection. Just replace the handle on a bush hook (or ditch edging tool, I've seen it called both for some reason) with a polearm handle. That's actually kind of what they did in the past it seems. Even before I found out about medieval weapons I could tell that tool could do serious damage unaltered, let alone specifically modified.
The Halberd looks like it's giving the middle finger.
Maybe since you requested the squaring it was taking out of the line to be squared, but then the tapering was forgotten
Back in my day polearms came fully assembled 😂
This guys arms are polearms
I get Cold Steel merchandise at my work. And i know what you are talking about "random and inconsistent". As for the poles they have three kinds of poles skinny, fat, and flat on the sides. The one you got is not meant for the Swiss Halberd. The one you have is for the Pole Axe, and so it would be flat on the top. I bought a Pole Axe and it came with the fat round one for the Swiss Halberd or the Bill. Luckily my store got one with the Pole Axe haft so i swapped it.
Love polearms, really wish they would be featured far more frequently in film/books/games. Very few RPGs let you use polearms or spears or such, especially with shields. It is a shame.
Uh oh... I ordered a 1917 cutlass improved and now I'm almost regretting my decision...
That looks like a garden spade that has been flattened out and sanded into and axeish shape, with a few crossed punched out.
Grateful for all that Lynn Thompson has done for the industry
My favorite moments in these videos are when there are passers by watching a ballistic gel head getting wrecked e.g. 8:26
What they gave you was a modified shovel without assembly. I'll bet they made it in a shovel factory, or at least using some of the tooling and components. And 1055 steel? Pretty cheap material even for a shovel. No wonder they sell it so inexpensively and still make a healthy profit.
That said, halberds seem to be fantastic. As well as this one did, even though it's low end, I can only imagine what a well designed and well made halberd would be capable of. I think you could make an interesting program just focusing on halberds.
Ditch the sand paper for a draw knife. I made a spear from Kult of Athena and the draw knife made the task quick and enjoyable with razor precision. I am scarred weary of cold steel blades. Every review seems to have a stern caution.
Please try the one on Etsy! I am very curious they seem to have quality medieval weapons nowadays.
8:26 That guy with the bike and his look of bewilderment.
At least it's historically accuarate. You'd go to the blacksmith, get a halberd head, then you'd go lumber yard and get a pole that roughly fits and you'd fit it and shape it yourself with your woodworking knife.
Looks like some sharpening would make it more functional!
A perfect combination of polearm and axe
Ad mortem, inimicus!
No serpestes!
cold steel makes their stuff affordable and practical. the black on it is practical, it is like bluing on a gun. it prevents rust. if you are a prepper and want a non firearm weapon for SHTF this is fantastic. I have the boar spear, roman gladius and saber machette (50 bucks each). also the african short spear.
In case of zombies lol which cold steel weapon do your recommend I’m leaning towards this halberd or some kind of pole arm hammer spear?
+ you can cook a steak on the axehead over a fire.
- you can probably make your own Halberd from parts from a garden tool shop cheaper and with better quality than Cold Steel.
I mean you say its affordable. But is it really that much different than a nice shovel which would have a sturdy pole and hardened metal,
which costs 30$...Using the price to justify the unfinished nature is unacceptable. (not harping on you, but coldsteel) great review XD
False equivalency because shovels are widely used and common. 'Economy of sale' mostly dictates the price of things like this, although im sure once they have tooling figured out and paid for profit margins are much better
Number 1 thing I've learnt from watching videos about sword reproductions: Don't touch Cold Steel products.
They're pretty solid.... and I think that's about the only thing you can say about them. Idiot proof, for the idiot who buys them.
Cold Steel products are basically "Baby's first sword". Not made to be historically accurate or handle particularly well, just meaty enough so you can hit shit without worrying about snapping the thing.
Matti Laiho their knives are fine but they don’t make the swords those are made in India Specifically apparently the place where Chinese people go to get their shitty cheap crap so yeah
Well, it's difficult to fall back on a blanket statement like that. They do have some very good swords as well (though typically on the heavy side of things), a person just needs to do their research before buying. They're not a sure bet like Albion or Arms & Armor, but that doesn't mean they don't have anything good.
It is a 'budget halberd' then.
I think you might wanna blame cult of athena on this. If I were to guess they are probably buying the Cold Steel "seconds" or even "thirds", that they sometimes sell. The distributer buying them are well aware of these things before buying them but they get them at a drastically reduced price. Thats how they are able to sell them so cheap too
This is especially true considering that the weapon cost more than this on the Cold Steel ltspecpro.com website. (Which is usually cheaper than the coldsteel.com site).
Second point: I cannot say with certainty, not being a blacksmith, but when I've watched videos of blacksmiths putting a war axe / pole arms on a handle, the handle is always a tight fit that often requires the smith to tap it on with a mallet. (Even when they are using a wedge to hold the head in place.) Sanding it down where it easily slides into place seems likely to be the wrong thing to do. The last thing you want is to have an axe / halberd head holding onto its handle by nothing more than a pin or screw. (Even if you don't care, I am sure your fellow front line soldiers would have strong opinions on the subject.)
I have quite a few CS blades, and have to agree... the fit and finish may pale next to something not mass produced; but I have no complaints. I tend to abuse the fuck out of daily use tool, so “no complaints” is actually decent praise.
If you have a base to compare where does the cold steel halberd compare to their boar hunting spear? Personally find the boar spear nice for its price, and it’s haft just places on but didn’t have pre drilled holes. So I had to hand screw in the screws, but I also bought it from a local sword shop
Yo Skal, you need to go check out the new for honor executions with the warden. HE ENDS HIM RIGHTLY!
I make sure to try to comment and always watch your vids. I'm sorry about the low view count skall :(