Camillus M12 Bayonet - Weird, but is it Functional?

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As strange as this design looks it's actually effective as a bayonet. As a knife it would fall flat but that's not what it's intended for. In the review I give you a closer look at it and let you know my opinion on this tri-blade oddity.
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[@renato2354]

Imagine having a casual walk through the woods and then you see Skall furiously stabbing a tree

[@Skallagrim]

I'd just turn around slowly and say "You saw nothing".

[@jordonhodges8493]

renato2354 dreams dont come true like that

[@purplehaze2358]

i wouldnt be sure if i would run in the other direction or double over laughing hysterically.

[@Linerax]

renato2354 "Crazy canuck with a hard on hate for trees. More news at 11. Now back to you Steve!"

[@keithharris857]

I'd join in

[@IMarcaI]

This is obviously an arrow point for your new dinosaur hunting bow

[@brianmccann666]

OMG. Firing this from my 150lb crossbow would be awesome. I wonder how far it could get though.

[@lolbosss]

*let me show you its features*

[@thegreatexorcist342]

Attach it to a drill, and you can stir a bucket of paint quite well.

[@blaireshadowpaw4917]

That's how they painted it black

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

It can also be used as a spearhead or a tacticool eggbeater .

[@irugelgumiho5195]

may as well use that as an ballista arrow tip

[@eddyguizonde401]

don't quote me on that, but iirc a bayonet is exactly that: a spearhead that can be unhooked from the spearhaft and used in other ways. i mean, i see "bayonet", i think "to be put on a stick and make it pointy". i like well-made hollow-grip survival knives for that. my albainox rambo-style survival knife is crud as a true survival knife (too light), but lash it on to a staff and it kicks all kinds of plant ass. i'd love to try cold steel's "spearhead style" bayonets to see just how versatile they really are, but i won't shell out their asking price just out of curiosity.

[@keithharris857]

Eddy Guizonde what you think when hear bayonet is correct looking at it from a historical perspective the original bayonet created in France went in the barrel of the musket meaning you couldn't fire the weapon making it just a spear then later the design of the bayonet changed to the typical shape you think of when you think of a musket bayonet that went around the barrel

[@CAP198462]

I like where your mind is. Suddenly I want a Tacticool eggbeater.

[@panthertats6092]

tactical eggbeater lmfao I don't know why but this made me hold my sides laughing. thank you.

[@donmosquito7868]

Will you test this, attached to a rifle, against the evil jelly people?

[@Thrashbull]

Saberlaser Tiger c: You stab them, and they squirt Strawberry jam.

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

Saberlaser Tiger c: Should be the fruity kind to demonstrate the complex wound mechanics.

[@s200401055]

Skall gets too much flak for having an ad. If it helps with his revenue, why not? I fully support this.

[@ULTRAINFINITEJUSTICE]

imagine he was actually playing it though? like hardcore and was #1 on boards or something.

[@robertt9342]

He was very transparent about it.

[@Baamthe25th]

Lone man found stabbing dead trees on the beach.

[@dimitrilium3912]

Tri bladed and empty middle. Well, this thing will cause extreme bleeding.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Dimitrilium the empty middle doesn't really matter for damage unless you intend to let it remain in the creature that's stabbed. It does reduce 'suction'(friction vs meat) when withdrawing the blade though.

[@LastSecBloomer]

SonsOfLorgar Flesh would probably fill in the gap between the blades somewhat, once the blades stop moving forward...that would cause the bayonet to tear it even more during pulling out and cause massive damage. I imagine that would happen, at least. I would be wary about using this on chest beause bones/ribs might interact negatively, but for pure flesh and guts it's devastating.

[@philhsueh4860]

Skall, you're using the spear all wrong. You're supposed to let out a loud yell/grunt after you've thrown or thrust the spear and it's hit its target, you're not supposed to do it all silently like that. :D

[@Helkemec]

Tree: "Stop poking me, you psycho!" XD

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Helkemec He’s taking out his frustrations on Groot.

[@docilecrocodile6362]

Weren't tri bladed knives banned in the Geneva convention due to unnecessary suffering caused by the difficult to repair wound channel? Edit: thx for all the replies and the conversation going on below. So it seems tri blades are not named in either the Geneva or Hague conventions directly, however, the reason people think it falls under a ban is the idea it causes unnecessary suffering which is caused by the triangularly shaped wound which people think disqualifies this knife type from military combat.

[@shawnwolf5961]

Hostile Crocodile 90% sure that is just a myth

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

Yeah they are banned for military use, but civilians can still own them, I was about to make one in a couple of months after my current projects.

[@shawnwolf5961]

Young Thunder Armoury I'm not entirely sure they are banned for militaty use either. I remember reading somewhere that it's a myth. I don't have time to research it right now though.

[@docilecrocodile6362]

ya, I was meaning for military use as he mentioned if it has the potential military application at 2:50 and it reminded me of the ban.

[@tomaskalinka5679]

That is untrue, both points...the shape is just more effective in it´s job

[@oetz_p]

420 steel is made of pure dank kush

[@chrislay8646]

Stab, stab, stabbety, stab, stab. Also, atalatal.

[@flyingninja1234]

Chris Lay - I could see this working as an atlatl.

[@theghosthero6173]

R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1

[@AlucardNoir]

3:20 who's the metal loving caveman you got to model the bayonet?

[@gabriel300010]

AlucardNoir i think its him with his hair loose

[@tamblyn9484]

half the video: its allright Other half: *tHik* tHik* *tHik* *tHik* *tHik*

[@Debilinside]

SOunds like an OK friday night for me...

[@baron8107]

Tamblyn THICC.

[@THEbROCKol]

Skall! Do a balistic gel test with this

[@gizmoduck4292]

Reminds of that arrow that killed Smaug

[@Deguu68]

Gabriel Martinez Smaug fucking dies?

[@minzz1751]

@john Mullholand Man was just asking a q no need to grill him like that 😩

[@imyourrealdad2379]

You should apply for one of those survival shows. When everyone is being little whinner babies Skal be like "right, time to go hunting for food.....good luck the rest of you" runs into jungle 🌲🌳🌴

[@hafor2846]

They would never cast him. They never do it with competent people. Reality TV needs drama...

[@johnfrancisdoe1563]

imYOURrealDAD 237 Except Skal has gone mostly vegetarian, but if he knows the region he might know how to choose edibles when foraging.

[@mennograafmans1595]

John Francis Doe When you're really surviving, I think Skall would eat meat. It's not like you allways have enough choice to stay vegetarian.

[@shawnphipps8479]

no wonder he is so dam thin

[@rachelflamestoker7129]

I would pay to see that

[@VaSoapman]

Yeah! take that sweet sweet mobile money. You need it more than they do.

[@WhiteWolf-md7ro]

Reminds me of a medieval fire arrow tip, you should try that for a video

[@jessehinman8340]

Phantom Step bigger fire tip for a ballista bolt.

[@WhiteWolf-md7ro]

yeah lol, you could put it on a throwing spear though, maybe

[@lukurd5923]

Medieval fire arrows? What do you mean? They're a myth, mostly. They were basically never used and would be ineffective.

[@WhiteWolf-md7ro]

i know they were, but it'd be a cool video regardless imo

[@autismisuncontrollable4925]

Lindybeige made a great video about fire arrows

[@semi-otto6787]

Good to see a cool little knife get a proper little review. I see too many people bash things for the fun of it and I'm happy to see this thing get a chance like it should. Another great video, keep up the fantastic work.

[@ComradeCrab93]

It seems like you could use it as a dagger too. Stab and twist and you've just cored your enemy.

[@AlcerusOfficial]

That would be useful if the human body was built like a watermelon.

[@ComradeCrab93]

Dave Gomez The abdomen would be a place where it could work. I'm not saying it's practical, just that it's physically possible

[@schizophreniccynic9141]

I feel like sharpening this thing with that shape is either out of the question or daunting

[@Galvantez]

I like the sponsor, seems like a neat little time-killer. I've downloaded it to try out in a bit.

[@blastardo213]

Skallagrim, I have a question for you. Have you ever been interested in the history of traditional (ie. firearm-attached) bayonets and fighting styles associated with them, especially as compared to spears? At any rate, I think this could be a potentially interesting topic for a video.

[@cotten822]

5:26 you just see a man casually mining for wood in real life

[@karenagenhunder1803]

Seems like mobile game companies have a bigger reach then I previously thought

[@kleinjahr]

Maybe as an emergency spear. Possible problems with it. Secured to a shaft it is offset from the shaft, makes it a bit weaker. The hollow core, for lack of a better term, could trap materiel in it. That would make it harder to withdraw.

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Slim Skall looking good but 0/10 sponsor, no spinnable pommel

[@youremakingprogress144]

I'm having a hard time imagining it going as deep and being as effective as a regular bayonet - but it does look cool.

[@RikthDcruze]

this looks like those charcoal arrow's head that contained a burning charcoal inside the arrow head used to set fire to wooden or other barriers.

[@rhythmtreble7311]

hey skall, the testing footage without commentary is really nice, and reminds me of primitive technology

[@FantasKanal]

Before I get hit by 420 steel i rather get stoned.

[@Chimera-man-man]

Man that thing just goes Also watching you fling it at a tree was super relaxing

[@AtomToast]

Can you show a test with gel torsos and zombie heads?

[@tom_olofsson]

I have one. Do not lose the sheath. There is always an edge sticking up.

[@theVulcanGuy]

Therion t-shirt is best t-shirt! And Kali Yuga part 2 should definitely be used in your videos.

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Can I tactically mix cake batter with it in the trenches? You gotta be ready to bake cakes, raise morale, and possibly poison enemy soldiers with a false sense of friendship or surrender.

[@ObservingLibertarian]

lol, god I love Skal's comment section. You goofy fuckers are fantastic.

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Observing Libertarian The weapons only get goofier from here ;)

[@diggtech]

*When I did my own research into bayonets (many years ago) I found out that somewhere between the American Civil War and World War 1, bayonets (with three or four sides) were banned on the battlefield for among other things of being cruel and unusual killing tools. Most bayonet shapes (three of four sided) took inspiration (in part) from small swords and stilettos. They were made for thrusting, causing pain and suffering, or more to the point, keeping soldiers off the battlefield if they managed to survive a stab, it would take longer to heal compared to a flat blade. Reasons like this were why bayonets of this shape are banned from the battlefield. Today combat knives with a bayonet lug are the new bayonets that can be used because they are basically just BIG knives with a lug to attach to a rifle. *= I could be wrong.

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

For some reason, I was imagining the Man vs Wild theme music while seeing you throw that spear.

[@dmwanderer9454]

Pommel flip sounds like a better game

[@joshuarendon1922]

Dude i have had flippy knife sence this time last year and i still find myself playing it every few days.lol

[@nikolasurban7256]

Do you know M48 Cyclone knife? That thing is BRUTAL! Easily the most destructive knife I have EVER seen. Also triangular blade

[@shincedon655]

Can we get some Gel dummy tests with this? Be interesting to see it go through either a head or torso as a makeshift spear.

[@Blarrp99]

Yes, love flippy knife found it about a year ago, it's a great app

[@michaelblacktree]

That "bayonet" doesn't seem to actually work as a bayonet. Lashing it to the rifle with paracord is super-sketchy. EDIT: Just FYI, this is not a dig at Skallagrim. He didn't name the thing. He's just reviewing it.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

m.blacktree yeah, it would have made a lot more sense if it had a QD-picatinny mount on the grip instead of that weird tri-tong hollow grip. That way it would really work as a modern universal bayonet for every weapon with a lower or side rail handguard near the muzzle.

[@michaelblacktree]

Yeah, that would work. I just think it's misleading to call it a bayonet when it really isn't.

[@michaelblacktree]

The Camillus M12 isn't a plug bayonet.

[@ianmills9266]

m.blacktree I'm a aware. I simply pointed out the plug as an example of other methods of fitting it.

[@giboranak]

an interesting piece. thank you for sharing Skall.

[@salmasrac3351]

When you unwrapped the cord the first thing I thought was "GET OVER HERE!!"

[@wanderingcalamity360]

I was thinking he'd use it as a rope dart.

[@hydrogenone6866]

Well it definitely makes a good Spear tip.

[@StarshadowMelody]

And if it's a good spear tip it's a good bayonet

[@hydrogenone6866]

Lost Melody, Good 'Point'

[@whatTheFup]

"Thats a lot of damage" Slap some Flex Tape on the wound with the might of Zevs

[@flyingninja1234]

Someone could've eaten that driftwood!! 😲☺️🤣😂

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Children in Africa?

[@idi3oticus]

TheFilthyCasual Shh, you can't say that anymore

[@SAsgarters]

Whoever designed that "bayonet", for starters.

[@HLDrums]

9:47 Makes the steel *HARDO*

[@dayel11]

I could see a normal boar spear head doing the same tasks as this one, with the advantage of having also a proper edge that could be sharpened, and used as a knife

[@edwardfontaine7108]

I think a more traditional bayonet might be better in general

[@BellumCarroll]

Yep, the bayonet/combat knives are way more practical.

[@CallinicusHu]

Can you make a video about wooden knives, and pointed, sharpe edged weapons made of wood?

[@bubba7626]

I messed around with mine a bit and I like it. I beat it up pretty good and it held nicely. I was able to get it fairly sharp with a mil file, each blade has only 1 edge and is flat on one side. Something like a scandi grind with a micro bevel on the other side. As an older vet and I can see its uses as a self defense dagger, or a brush bayonet affixed to the barrel of an AR. I would use wire to affix it though. I think its worth its weight in a bad mad max type situation my opinion for what its worth lol... I think I'll try and get the cuts right using a ban saw, mount it center to a 6ft wooden ash pole using BARBED wire and epoxy.... Should look pretty mean on a stick like that! Maybe affix a pickaroon or a CS shovel on the other end..lol - I've hunted alot with bow and arrow and always like the success of a solid 3 blade carbon steel broad head. It is tough for sure at least mine seems to be.

[@MrBonebus]

Design sugests its for pinning down, not so much stab pull repeat. Sort of like the triangular design of poker

[@stevenpeven258]

Basically only does one job, but does that job really well

[@lucaskook9440]

if all the productplacements and the ads earn you the money you deserve, its fine for me :)

[@00Monkeyz]

You know with that shape it would probably work as a good fishing spear. That alone might make it worth the space.

[@francescogulisano2917]

"I can't really fold it for that" Was that a pun?

[@jaymiddleton1782]

Of course it works. That’s why Triblades are illegal and their use is considered a war crime. “Cruel and unusual.”

[@daniilgerasimov817]

Will it even penetrate deep enough to cause any significant wound? It seems like if you're wearing leather jacket and some kind of padding underneath it barely will do anything.

[@professormetal4411]

I know you haven't been doing very many For Honor videos, in fact I think you've only done four, but would you be interested in reacting to the Marching Fire trailer?

[@Tendrop711]

Personally I think this would be terrible as a bayonet. It's just too wide, it would get stuck on the ribcage and fail to deliver a mortal wound.

[@thekaiser7772]

Yeah agreed, assuming we're talking about human conflict.

[@ashwoke]

Just stab em and if it gets stuck, just shoot them until it comes loose

[@King.Leonidas]

think the design is make that you cant get stuck inbetween the ribcages. which was a problem in ww1 they would stab and the rifle would get stuck in the dude while 50 other people are cominga t ye

[@JC839]

I thought he was throwing it at a rock at first

[@davidweihe6052]

One major problem with this design is that it will not slip between the victim's ribs (too wide because of the triangular shape), so it would only be usable against the abdomen. This could be a problem for a bayonet, I would think. Any veterans with actual experience killing with a bayonet care to comment?

[@SonsOfLorgar]

David Weihe you'll have a hard time finding a veteran of that kind of close quarters combat as most of those would have been in their >140'ies by now

[@thurismundbotheric7598]

Bayonets were used all the way up to the Vietnam War

[@LastSecBloomer]

David Weihe I believe the bigger problem would be yanking it out of the body. If you stick it in hard enough (sic) to break a rib or two during entry, the broken rib might get caught between those blades and you would have very hard time pulling it out. On the other hand, imagine the damage a broken rib stuck in it would cause when you try to yank it out...literally ripping the poor bastard apart.

[@JathTech]

Oh it'll go between the ribs...

[@Deguu68]

David Weihe A few centimetres inside the body can already be lethal.

[@teemuhotari7422]

I really like the look of the place where you were testing the bayonet, the coast looks nice.

[@theblackbaron4119]

5:35 caveman Skall seems to hate that tree ;)

[@Thorkan7]

Skall, can you test it against Bob?

[@cebsaid2932]

"To end him rightly, unscrew the pommel and use it as a musket ball" oh wait, it doesn't have a pommel

[@undertakernumberone1]

Skall, how about a little weapons "review" of the weapons in Warhammer: Vermintide II? Could be amusing. Though of course a lot of weapons (especially the 2h Hammers) tend to be quite over the top. Though to be fair, iirc the normal Empire Great Cannon uses something of inbetween 40 pound and 100 pound shots as standard ammo...

[@DepressyDuck]

Have you tried the M48 Cyclone (a tri-edged spiral knife) from United Cutlery?

[@ChaosBW]

Test this on a ballistic gel It looks like it would rip cuts of meat off 6:16

[@jackevans7366]

I would be tempted to fix some kind of flight through the holes at the base of that handle, and turn it into a dart for easy throwing

[@avixka7751]

Can you do a review on a coustille dagger? I don’t see much people doing reviews about it.

[@essenkillerthezombiektz5026]

0:07 my little cousins actually showed me this

[@justicetaylor2695]

I remember another triangle shaped knife, or more like a stake since like this it's not as efficient for cutting. It had a twisting design, so it's lacerate and tear as it stabs, and just like this blade, the triangle shaped wound it would inflict would be devastating. It might actually be banned in some countries.

[@EattinThurs61]

Against the Geneva etc. If at war you get caught with this on you you will not live many minutes.

[@blackwingdragonmasta]

It came with paracord so clearly this is a pommel made for quicker throwing

[@turtledruid464]

Hey skall, just wondering: If war broke out, would you enlist in the Canadian military?

[@Grab_N001]

Weren’t there old bayonets that were three pointed to cause more damage and stop blood from being stopped or something, and eventually it was like...banned by the Geneva Convention? Or am I crazy?

[@cristian-ionutapostol8018]

I wonder how well it can chop like a hatchet...

[@dustykercheif7044]

“420 is pretty cheap” -Skall the Smoker 2018

[@mealex303]

It doesn't look like a knife coz it's a speartip. In a survival situation never lash your only knife to a stick your best using a sharp harder wood point or a makeshift bow and disposable arrows and a handmade club all made with your knife you still have safe on your person ready for more.

[@Metalkatt]

"Spearhead" was my actual first thought, yea. I'm not sure how sturdy the tines would be for sustained spear use, though.

[@byso95]

Is it me or did i saw that weird scorpion blade look alike, from your weirdest knife series?

[@Andres-mi1mb]

OK well I got the app so now can you do review on the gun from outlaw star It’s like a big ass pistol laser thing

[@pixelated6162]

5:27 that tree abuse

[@giannhsboubiuridhs516]

one day he will met a man that survived a ship reck and he will think that this is some kind of kill or die island

[@spkau]

Do you thinking of making video about turkic swords?

[@mythguard6865]

If you want a weird knife you should look at the Camillus Heat

[@Tao_7891]

You didn't mention the fact that the a stab wound would be way more difficult to stitch.

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Yeah, but for that reason they're illegal in war, so this'll only really ever be used on wild animals or whatever in a survival situation when attached to a stick. Could've mentioned the moral complications of that when it comes to home defence thought.

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Hey Skall, want to review the Jagdkommando tri-dagger?

[@kagetsu13]

Does this type if weapon have a historical precedent? Never heard of a weapon that didn’t before.

[@Fredzors52]

Eh, I think I'll stick with the issued bayonet. It just has that extra utility and lightness that makes it handy. Plus, I can't use this tri-blade as emergency bolt cutters or a monopod when shooting in a field prone, therefore useless lol.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

A nice topper for a walking stick in mountain lion country... 👍😁👍

[@Theiscariotsin]

Skall celebrates 420 in a different manner apparently😂

[@snakeoveer1046]

It seems like it will have bad penetration. And we know it's all about penetration.

[@keithharris857]

To be fair he was stabbing into wood dead wood but it's still wood and wood is a lot harder than flesh

[@snakeoveer1046]

I was speaking about the distance it will travel inside the human / animal body, not just sticking in wood.

[@keithharris857]

Snake Over that's what I meant because you can have something that never sticks into wood but you use it on flesh and it goes all the way up to your hand e.g. Prison toothbrush shanks

[@ld1844]

0:49 there was the bug knife :D

[@NGorso1]

Well, you can't split something in half, but in 3 pieces