COLD STEEL- IRON PROOF 2018- Gladius Machete

Warning: The tests and cutting feats performed in this presentation constitute abuse of the product and are potentially very dangerous.
Any knife can be broken or damaged if subjected to sufficient abuse. These destructive tests constitute GROSS ABUSE of a knife. Duplicating these tests or altering your knife will void your warranty. Cold Steel’s warranty covers defects in materials and/or workmanship. It does not cover abuse, or the effects of normal wear and tear. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
All meat was carefully preserved and donated to the Ventura County Rescue Mission. vcrescuemissio...
The American Bladesmith Society’s guidelines for Master Smith and Journeyman Smith applicants require that (s)he cut through hanging manila or sisal rope, a minimum of one (1) inch in diameter. The applicant must sever the rope in two with one stroke to test the blade’s edge geometry and sharpness.
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[@veridios]

Just here to reiterate how great this gladius still is. Cold steel has become the market standard for durability and value in my book. Thanks for existing Cold steel, the world would be a sadder place without you.

[@Phryxil]

For the price they sell these at, you can outfit your own legion for less than the price of a 92 toyota tercel.

[@chrislxxix3626]

Ah ah :-)

[@MrLennybach]

@JThorsson Bael Invictus I paid $45. I've chopped through a massive Lilac and black berry bushes.

[@darthhaider4187]

@JThorsson Bael Invictus name of the company in South Africa?

[@colinjones414]

@-- *was

[@Bleakmage]

I got my first two back in 2012 for around $20ish each. These bad boys are in demand! :D

[@ChaoticDisturbing]

I love the level of "extra" cold steel puts into their videos

[@arizonapancake349]

I own this machete and it is my favorite out of my collection. This blade sits by my bedside along with my revolver for any unwelcome intruders. I have tested this blade myself and changed the grind profile and put a hair poping edge on it. I pity any who face its edge.

[@Nebula_Ultra]

Hayden Leiker i have one as well. best sword blade ive ever owned

[@snakeplissken83]

Hayden Leiker fuck yeah, brother. SPQR.

[@Icarusvampire]

Katana blade

[@sterlingd1984]

@@Icarusvampire found the weeb. Katana cuts through tanks, dontchaknow

[@EliteNinja21]

@@Icarusvampire the thing about Katanas is that they take a certain level of skill to use. It’s not hack & slash like this blade is. The katana genuinely takes practice to get the most out of using it. It’s rather large size makes it not as good of an option for home defense.

[@Wolf88888]

I have been a sword collector for years. I have to say, the Cold Steel Gladius Machete is one of my all-time favorite edged weapons. For the buck, it's just cool.

[@bigbill74scots]

Got to hand it to Lynn. He's been keeping it fresh and giving us exactly what we want for a long long time now. God bless him.

[@RS-xq6je]

I know what a gem

[@Avitaser]

The personal weapon of choice by the Roman infantry. They knew what it could do. A pointy double-edged medium length blade is hard to beat for all around effectiveness. There might be one near my front door...in a house full of swords. Form follows function.

[@zimbalist]

I see a lot of situations where I really could use this in my arsenal - when I go hunting for pigs and rabbits, when I have to defend my property from hobos and everytime I need to act intense in front of the mirror. Awesome sword!!

[@RS-xq6je]

Your cover is blown, you are Joe Rogan

[@AnotherSonicFan1]

that last situation especially

[@mr.c7021]

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

Gold

[@qasimmir7117]

Mr. C ‘IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?!’

[@TobiasDuncan]

AM I BEING DETAINED

[@sawneybean1936]

Such a great display of these beautiful products. You can never go wrong with anything Cold Steel

[@acergameing]

Damn right

[@dasklingenspiel4089]

Cold steel employee comes home from work. Wife: "Honey why is there blood on your working shirt?" "Oh that. That was just a project Lynn asked me to help him with"...

[@13bravoredleg18]

The perfect machete for close quarters combat in the trailer park!⚔😝⚔

[@theWZZA]

true statement

[@memkev101]

Trailer Park Boys Fo Life

[@Gunker02]

Bahaha

[@Hercules1-v9m]

Fun fact. They didn't use a smoke machine for the shots. They just invited Snoop Dogg over.

[@MafiosiPepperoni]

Nice video, but one correction: Usually you're wearing the Gladius on the right side so you won't accidentally hit your comrade during a formation. Also it was important to wear it on the right side because you could have cut yourself on your left arm which was holding up the shield. Sorry for my bad English.

[@pretztel1551]

Both of those points make logical sense. Thanks for enlightening :) Also, you have better English than some English speakers I know

[@MafiosiPepperoni]

@@pretztel1551 Thank you

[@bordenfleetwood5773]

Owned one of these blades since 2012. Developed a system of use based on American Kempo principles as part of my mastery program... And train with it almost daily. This is my prefered sidarm for self defense.

[@beavisroadhog9629]

Bet you get some looks carrying that around at the gas station.

[@noway57]

By a gun. We can carry both in Texas

[@SUPERIONWINS]

this guy should be nominated for an Oscar, very good acting

[@bigbrain779]

Asian man going "HAM"

[@jhanks2012]

White dude had much stronger and cleaner, more effective strikes. Asian dude used a wild flurry lol, and seemed to just be tiring himself out

[@apvtethic8818]

@@jhanks2012 i think the asian tester wanted to show that the product is also balanced enough to let you unleash a flurry of hits like that and that it is also good for fast slashes and is not just a heavy chopper

[@guisseppistrombopolis9082]

Iv been buying these for over five years, this is the hill I’m willing to die on

[@Frogtalkin]

Artists display of performance, without being soft on the audience. Delicious

[@Crawedfish]

The sword that conquered the world

[@user-mr1zs1np7w]

Until they switches to the spatha

[@neilyb5012]

Not Scotland it didn't they gave up and built a wall they never found the ninth legion

[@Crawedfish]

@@neilyb5012 cuz scotland wasnt worth it

[@princek.o.2565]

One of my personal favorites.

[@michaelnixson9099]

Once you have one you never want to give it up. It’s for life.! Great blade...no prisoners.

[@JCRF]

Gladius isn't even designed for chopping and slicing and it still does pretty well!

[@Samson-dn4eo]

Does it come this sharp out of the box?

[@qasimmir7117]

I remember a scene in ‘Gladiator’ where General Maximus on his horse is leading a cavalry charge into the Germanic Barbarian’s rear, he effortlessly cuts men down then while riding past swings his gladius at a Barbarian backed up against a burning tree decapitating him and leaving the sword stuck in the tree and as flames engulf it. He then whips out another one.

[@shockwave6213]

Fun fact: That type of Gladius is actually a Spatha. It's a longer bladed gladius that began life as a cavalry sword, but the legions armed everyone with it in the later Roman times

[@qasimmir7117]

Nikolai Bolinski Interesting indeed.👌🏼

[@nathanerbaugh9899]

Gold is for the mistess silver for the maid copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade Good! Said the baron sitting in his hall but iron cold iron is the master of them all.

[@rooroo9216]

Nathan Erbaugh “Iron, the best? Are you for real? Said the man in 2020 with a blade of carbon steel.”

[@michaelmatthews2759]

Always was a fan of Kipling

[@josephasbury4492]

Bronze was much more available and widely used than steel, but there's no doubting the benefit that steel brought to small arms.

[@Bleakmage]

Goddammit dabs why did I have to throw mine in the RIVER! Definitely getting another one or many. Also, awesome video :D Damn things are sold out at the Cold Steel website and you have to wait to get one at other places as well. Something's in the air for sure :D You can see now why the Romans devastated with that thing for so long though.

[@gunner3548]

Why don't you make a Gladius same dimensions like this one, but with a 5mm thick blade, removable scales and kydex sheath?

[@DJW321]

Just got mine. I love it

[@marcoantoniocervantes5466]

Buen día. Lo quiero comprar en México, ciudad de México. Hay algún lugar o Link para realizar la compra?

[@granthopper4132]

Zombies, no, fiction, I am now terrified of headless turkeys and plastic pipe painted to look like rusted steel, I NEED this!! I will also never turn my back on a rack of ribs ever again.

[@johnmoldavite1091]

I wonder how useful a gladius would have been in; Stalingrad, jungle of Pacific theatre, Vietnam.

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

Is it an impression or is this blade more curvy than what I see in websites?

[@alfonsopena4421]

You have many vids piercing car hoods with many different swords, but not with the one specifically designed to do it. Why?

[@marcogennaro4303]

i have the same one is awesome

[@clarky4492]

Own so much cold steel stuff this hangs off the bed along with the 18" dguard

[@markledingham6854]

Hey, wait. The Gladius I bought is no where near this sharp. :-(

[@Otietherobot]

They send them out dull you need to sharpen it yourself

[@smokedoubt1262]

THIS.. IS.. AMERICA

[@snakeplissken83]

smokedoubt In the west, we are all the heirs of Rome. SPQR.

[@qasimmir7117]

smokedoubt The Romans used the gladius, not the Spartans.

[@peterrock8554]

Mi gladius de Cold Steel duerme conmigo. Está todo dicho.

[@mistakos9089]

love this good shit

[@YAOZII]

Don’t know which will work better as a weapon, this or the Chinese war sword machete ..

[@harveybeekerthegreysquirre8262]

Is it Better than the United cutlery Gladius.

[@user-mr1zs1np7w]

Way better

[@витуасреда]

Where's the shank coming from? Until the end of the handle or integrated into 2-3 cm? Has anyone done an x-ray of the handle to find out this question? Or will the manufacturer say?

[@FluffyNoble]

It is full tang

[@jackfish297]

How long is the blade?

[@idiezsaucedo]

Does it comes this sharp out of the box? 🤔😍

[@shockwave6213]

It comes pretty damn sharp out the package. 100% would recommend the Cold Steel Gladius over the United Cutlery Gladius, because the United Cutlery version has a big hole in the middle of the handle and Tang.

[@mikaaalto3135]

It comes paper and fruit cutting sharp out of the box. But if you want it to go smoothly through stuff like plastic water bottles, tatami mats and the like, you have to put some work into the edge to get it right. I did, and it performs wonderfully.

[@petervonfroster8i]

Cool preview Model...but my one had really bad quality?

[@Lasagnaisprettycool]

how do you mean bad quality?

[@Otietherobot]

A pair this with a 12-in steel shield good combo together

[@jhanks2012]

From the looks of it, UC must have blown the competition out of the water with their gladius, so now CS's 2018 edition is modeled almost exactly after it

[@shockwave6213]

The UC model has arguably better handle ergonomics,(I like the CS model better) but the UC model also has that big ass hole in the middle of the handle, which I see as a weak point.

[@johnakridge2916]

I like the smokey effect

[@mistakos9089]

good Chanel mate

[@MandoMTL]

Haha. They got the Hipster Legion over here. Starbucks better watch out.

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

Is it just me or does it look like they did a little extra sharpening on one part of the blade when homeboy cut up the mailing tube then stared awkwardly at the camera?

[@singaporeghostclub]

I wanted to buy the half-a-hand by Cold Steel, but the vendor says that its out of stock. 3 months pre-order. Fearing I need something as deadly as it, I bought this at 1200 dollars cheaper than that sword. Can’t wait to slay zombies with this! 🧟‍♂️

[@exsashank2]

Браво спасибо

[@jereviane7055]

Like a Boss 😎😎😎

[@FluffyNoble]

They do not come from the factory this sharp , this will be highly sharpened for the video

[@Alkhoholic]

I have one and it did come very sharp.

[@FluffyNoble]

@@Alkhoholic yes they come pretty sharp , but the angle of the bevel is too great for it to slice through that cleanly , I took mine and redused the angle and now it's like the one in the video

[@shockwave6213]

@Mika Aalto I just got the Cutlass machete and Kopis machete from Amazon today. I love them both. The Cutlass came ridiculously sharp. Like "shave the hair on my arm in one go" sharp. The Kopis was relatively sharp, but I sharpened it to a razor edge. I plan to buy their Tactical Katana and Chinese War Sword Machetes next. I'll probably end up with the whole line, except the boring Latin Machetes.

[@JonnyParker-]

Yes Lynn

[@sicilianmammalian]

This is my favorite sword

[@dthreadjr]

The music makes you feel like "he had to do it."

[@romeosantana2940]

Who else wants one now

[@chrislaid214]

Equip a riot shield, and you will look a modern Roman legionnaire

[@jiu-jitsudude5178]

Mr krinkle tell me why

[@carlosiborramartin4253]

I cut my leg with that lol

[@Commonsense34]

I feel like pinhead was gonna pop up any moment.

[@SSgtPayne-jv3qv]

“Oh shit, he is Spartacus”

[@josefbajarias3109]

INCREDIBILIS!!!!

[@PVT_White]

Infirmus!

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

not accurate he didn't yell: *INFIRMUS!* or *INCREDIBILIS!!* and mr Ham should've yelled: *WAGA SHUCHUU NI ARII!!* or *ISAGI YOKU SHINE!!!* they were not putting the glory of Rome behind those strikes

[@johnpennington4225]

I just bought 2

[@viciousKev]

Thats 4 edges

[@mwillblade]

I once cut some bushes with mine.

[@michaelpritchett9856]

I would love to convince Lynn Thompson and some of his employees to do 10,000 cuts of tatami, mailing tubes and varies meat carcasses and ballistic gel bodies with their Two-Handed Great Sword and then beat the blade with a steel table and bend it in a vice and see if it’s still in tact. I remember when they did 530 tatami cuts and 513 Manila rope cuts with their Warrior Katana and then beat it on a steal table and used a vice to bend it like a pretzel and it was still useful.

[@KazhnaLightfoot]

Tis a machete but is an absolute beast at thrusting

[@thjalfi4606]

I am personally offended by that draw from the left at the beginning

[@shockwave6213]

LOL. A centurion would have had a Legionnaire's ass over that

[@thjalfi4606]

@@shockwave6213 For the understatement of the Anthroposcene

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Roma Victor! Unlike the impressive slashes depicted here, its primary use was in the overhand thrust, from behind overlapping shields in phalanx formation

[@hockeyeggma5063]

dont you like it when its always out of stock

[@Artofficial1986]

DOES NOT WORK AGAINST RIOTERS I REPEAT - DO NOT USE THIS ON RIOTERS

[@megasc0rcher]

is that a joke or serious, that white civilian who was beat by the black mob had a gladius machete on him, I think it would work if used without hesistation

[@AFFI909]

@@megasc0rcher link to video please?

[@intergalacticthoughtcrimin9763]

Chipity chapity chop

[@CatfishCameron]

I’ll send you to the best part 2:49

[@carlosiborramartin4253]

I cut my leg to the bone with that thing....

[@mr.c7021]

Are you not entertained...

[@yoski203]

Id be tempted if it had an oak handle

[@beavisroadhog9629]

So melt the grip off, and make your own oak grip- geez.

[@TacticalCaveman997]

It should have a wooden handle, not that polypropylene shit.

[@montasirmbz4854]

🖤🖤🖤

[@realUlfricStormcloak]

Make a xiphos machete

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

So with this 25 dollar thing i bought on amazon i can chop a dude in 2 in 2 blows?

[@shockwave6213]

Isn't mass production and industrial engineering great? Yeah. That shows that you don't need to spend $1,000 on a sword or something like that, for a great weapon, in modern times.

[@cultofmalgus1310]

@@shockwave6213 and I'm pretty sure these machete's blades are stronger and more durable than the original gladius swords. 1055 Carbon Steel vs Iron....Carbon Steel wins me thinks!

[@shockwave6213]

@@cultofmalgus1310 Oh for sure. I've been reading up on it, and it seems that the Legion grade gladius was mostly made of 5 bands of steel. 4 low carbon steel bands on top of a higher carbon content central band pattern welded together. Nothing quite as good as the Cold Steel's uniform high carbon. The heat treat is a big part too. It seems that the Romans didn't really start arming the Legions with heat treated or tempered swords until they eventually switch to the Spatha. This was rather late in the Empire and the Spatha still used the 4 low-mid carbon bands on top of a central higher carbon ridge. But it was still quite a feat to arm every one of your soldiers with the same weapon in such a big empire. Its perfectly adequate for mass production. It's also not uncommon for them to take broken swords and cannibalize them for the metal, handles and other bits.

[@cultofmalgus1310]

@@shockwave6213 speaking of we need a Spatha Machete...and a Xiphos!

[@shockwave6213]

@@cultofmalgus1310 Oooh! I would grab those in a heartbeat. I already have their Katana, cutlass, Gladius, Chinese War Sword and Kopis Machete models. I'm always on the lookout for Cold Steel to release another sword shaped one. I would have gotten their older Two Handed "Katana" and Thai machetes, but their extra long handles seem to have a problem with breaking off. They tend to break right where the tang ends and is bolted into the handle. Polypropylene is a great material for these, but you don't leave it unsupported by a tang.

[@danmaltby3271]

I like it, I like it alot but if I have one request for Mr. Lynn Thompson its to make a Gladiu's proper, like the Natchez Bowie in San Mai, the machete is a work horse, you can use that all day to cut branches and bushes where you work, hunt wookies but a Natzhez Bowie Style San Mai Gladius

[@pyroparagon8945]

Cold steel looks good and all, but why are all of their grips polymer? That was invented over 1800 years after these were used! And the plastic "blackthorn" cane? Shame.

[@linguica]

Perfect for getting your head stomped on!

[@Manintoga]

Wait wait waaaait!!! Did they actually show the shitty sharpening job they did on that edge at 1:18 ? You can clearly see how the stone/sandpaper has stripped the coating away from the blade near that edge. Still a nice large and cheap meat poker...

[@Jxwall88]

Manintoga they had to resharpen it i believe because mine doesn’t look like that

[@ShaddySoldier]

AAYYIIIEEEEEEEE

[@jaffaborn7836]

Wasn’t the gladius for stabbing

[@Nebula_Ultra]

Jaffaborn caesar himself refers to soldiers cutting of arms and heads in battle with their gladius. But what they actually taught their soldiers was to stab until the enemy coughed and then pull the blade out and move on

[@user-mr1zs1np7w]

Yes but historically it could slso slice if necessary

[@metamorphicorder]

You know 'just the tip' is 'just an expression' right? You have the entire tool you might as well use it man.

[@AussieStandsWithRussia]

Lol cold steel knows drama

[@MrLennybach]

big bald chach - J bro

[@solidinstinct3654]

😎

[@sword-and-shield]

Ok, while your blades may be touchable by other MFG's...your videos are clearly untouchable

[@LegionTacticoolCutlery]

I hope you guys dont waste that meat. I hope you barbecue that meat you butcher. Thats a-shame, donated or not if you throw it away. I have the gladius its freaking awesome!

[@nicolasmosiah2756]

They carefully preserve and higienize the meat after the tests and they donate to a rescue mission idk.

[@shockwave6213]

I think a lot of the meat they test on has gone bad. Of course the pig head is useless aside from this stuff

[@kallesalminen9675]

This guy is trying way too hard to look cool

[@cobii5174]

this isn’t for honor

[@user-mr1zs1np7w]

For honor is trash Couph couph Unbalanced Couph couph couph

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

Oof i thought he was gone

[@YeshuaAgapao]

Make a chinese war sword that rivals the Zombie Tools Mack Daddy O - 5 solid pounds of blade

[@Nebula_Ultra]

YeshuaAgapao ZT's are about 500$ and this is about 40$ . not comparable

[@YeshuaAgapao]

The quality spectrum for the Chinese war sword would be Cold Steel Chinese War Sword Machete (~$40) Cold Steel Chinese War Sword (~$300) Zombie Tools Mack Daddy-O (~$500)

[@NarugaWesker]

Hand and a half sword machete needed because Deus Vult

[@celticpagan2265]

can i use it as a stabing sword are u kidding??