I just don't get it... can someone explain it to me? The quillon-sweeps-basket construction looks good, and I'm happy they went with a simple design done right, rather than biting more than they can chew when it comes to style. The pommel is ok, it could be better, but it works. So why would you go for a 37-inch blade? Sure, your sword (the maker), do whatever you want, but why? The blade is too narrow to be an ideal cutter, so it needs the tip speed a long blade can achieve, but it's short for that. If it's a side-sword, why make the blade so narrow? If you want a thrust focused rapier, why not go for at least(!) a 40-inch blade? You just want a ren-faire cosplay rapier, why make it sharp? Did people play Dark Souls and actually though that rapiers have short blades? I just don't get who it appeals to. Or is this drastic compromise for the sake of keeping shipping costs low, cuz not ordering one reduces the shipping to zero. Kingston Arms, just go back and reconsider the blade and improve just a bit the pommel. The nut constructions, a huge plus! Old style on other swords, with some 0.5-inch thread at the base of a pommel, needs to go away. Idea: get a proper rapier training blade, grip and pommel from the same sparing manufacturer and use the hilt. Maybe use a triangular-profile file to accentuate the lines here and there. If the hilt survives and does not break under impact, it may work to get a fancier training tool at a lower price. And in principle you can remount the original sharp blade... but again, why?

Tom, never change! Pronouncing Schiavona in the past, now Landsknecht... 😅 I do want to let others know that, if you don't have a pommel, a longer grip is usually needed to have a good balance. This is common for swords in Asian cultures. And historical European fencing manuscripts tell us that longer grips on (langes)messer were also supposed to be used in hooking actions (i.e. hook the hand/arm). So these (28 inch blades and less) are designed for close combat, sometimes almost wrestling with blades, as opposed to longer swords (34 inch blades and more) that are made to focus on the wider fencing actions. Just saying, the grip size is not (just) to have room for the hand.

That sword is beautiful! Keep it up! New subscriber here! ❤

Good review, I prefer the Spiked one also

Film in the grass next time if you're going outside, reduces dragging sounds from gravel.

Looks very nice.

I just saw their Spada de Lato sidesword, and I feel like I've been waiting for that exact design to be made by someone besides Del TIn for 10 years. Any chance we can have a look at that one? :) This one looks gorgeous, I might have to upgrade my rapier collection.

That was simply amazing to watch! Thank you! You make the idea of affectively, throwing an ax in combat seem plausible! Best wishes to you and your family. ✌️🇺🇸

Mmmmm.....it looks like fun to me!

Tom, you are beginning to look like Ryback, the wrestler👍👍🇺🇸

That’s a badass rapier, Tom. You’re supposed to throw the pommel at your opponent’s face.

I was hoping someone would do a video on this one, thanks!

That’s a Beautiful sword

Sorry sir, but I think you were born late

There is a lot of mythology in the historic community about why messers are called messers. Messer simply means knife in German. A messer sword is clearly a sword. I personally believe they were called messers because they were made in the syle of knives, ie: they have a broad tang with panels riveted on to the sides like a knife, instead of a narrow tang with a grip and cross guard fitted on from the bottom and secured by a pommel, as was the style with most swords.

Why did they use butted mail, riveted mail as that's age appropriate and it less likely to fall apart

Sweet!

NICE.

That's more of a Chopper than thruster

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Now for the others...

Not quite accurate as to why they were considered knives and not swords...

What did i just whitness here ?!?!? You, sir, are THE embodyment of coolness

NICE.

The sword for the armchair survivalist! I'd rather take a shovel,axe and a few other tools and then we see who is the survivalist.

Thanks! That would be a fun one.

I like it a lot.

That. Is. COOL.

They look nice it's just there tiny. 3.5" isn't really enough to fit my hand. I wish they were a 2-3 inches bigger

What type of sword is it is it an arming sword or something else?

Bro looks like summer Viking

Do they come without the black mark in between the handle and the tsuba?

that;s wire brush

And a nut and bolt pommel🤢

Definitely interested in this sword. Unfortunately can’t find any reviews

Did these come out on the site yet?

I can only fall in love so many times today

Cool I'll look into it, I just bought the Hanwei Raptor from you guys and love it!

The Hungarian axe was pretty much the last big infantry weapon in Eastern-Europe before the advent of muskets. This is pretty much your budget halberd you could mass produce for general infantry. It is a generalist weapon designed for both close-quarters combat as well as anti-cavalry duty. It's haft is shorter so it could be used as a general purpose infantry weapon but long enough still to use it as a spear and a hook against cavalry. It might not be the best at the specific things it does, there are specialist weapons that are better at specific things but those were not cheap nor easy to manufacture. Would have seen a far wider usage if the age of muskets wasn't around the corner by the time of its introduction, the history book I read about it said that this was pretty much a super weapon of its time.

Had to watch twice to figure where the bag was.

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This looks amazing!!!!

Just curious did the original have a nut and screw pommel?

How much is it

The landsknecht and their balls themed weapons is fascinating

Why does video say "Tibetian" mace but you changed the site to say it's a "Turkish/Persian" mace?

Landsknecht Emporium is a fantastic company!

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