I Restore A 100 Year Old WW1 Sword - Wait A Minute?!

I restore a rusted 100 year old Welsh sword from WW1 or is it? It looks like a replica that's in need of a major restoration. This antique sword needs lots of love. But with the right rust remover tools it becomes a rare beauty of a restoration project.
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[@JasonEdwardsPhotography]

I find it fascinating how all these rusty old swords and knives just turn up out of no where. Maybe I'll dig around in my back garden or just buy one from the shop and leave it outside for a week or two lol

[@razorfett147]

honestly, alot of these vids seem like the item in question was just dropped in a bucket of water for a year or so. the rust layers are too thick and evenly distributed. a sword lying around outside would get uneven amounts of dampness and heat from the sun. it wouldnt look like this

[@liquidsleepgames3661]

​@@razorfett147 not to mention a lot of it looks surface level if you find true metal from 100 years ago rusted it's pocked and pitted all over and the thin parts of the actual blades should be jagged and ate into from said rust.

[@razorfett147]

@@liquidsleepgames3661 yep. No pitting here at all. Impossible if this is indeed steel that has seen yrs of exposure to the elements

[@DerEchteBold]

@@razorfett147 Generally you're right but it doesn't say outside here, it said "left in the bottom of a trunk that got wet", if this is just a replica of those replicas it probably wasn't there for a hundred years, so theoretically the condition could be authentic I guess.

[@JasonEdwardsPhotography]

@@razorfett147 agree

[@TheAndybow1964]

Beautifully done as always. When I was a child here in Wales my uncle had one. They were donated by a Lord Waldon as replicas of ancient Celtic swords to use in the trenches. My poor uncle died when I was about 6 and this brought back memories of him. Thank you

[@robshirewood5060]

I believe it is based on a Welsh weapon called a CLEDD, and was issued to the Royal Welch Fusiliers, as you say for trench warfare. Joubert's patent of 25th August 1916, by Felix Joubert, a sculptor from Chelsea covers this weapon also known as the Welsh Machine Gunners knife. Similar design by Fairbairn (Fairbairn Sykes "Commando " knife fame), was called the Smatchet used by Commandos and Paratroops in ww2. The Cledd had an overall length of 24 inches with a 17 1/2 inch blade. The Smatchet had 10 3/4 inch blade, and 16 inches overall. Very potent weapon also used by OSS. My sympathies on the loss of your uncle, having lost three over the last 8 years.

[@TheAndybow1964]

@@robshirewood5060 Thank you for that. Very interesting information. Yes as you say a Welsh Fusilier. He came back after being gassed and when he came home did little except sit in a chair and occasionally sob and hug himself. So wish my childhood self had given him more attention.

[@pcka12]

@@TheAndybow1964 PTSD, but not recognised until decades later, my grandmother said one of her brothers was gassed by a submarine whilst sitting in a lifeboat, another fell off a telegraph pole whilst under fire, terrible things they suffered, used to deliver meals on wheels to a WW1 gas victim in the 70s

[@TheAndybow1964]

@@pcka12 So true. I work in a Library and before lockdown some students were complaining that the cenotaph here and poppies were "glorifying and celebrating war" . Honestly wanted to weep. No bloody idea.

[@pcka12]

@@TheAndybow1964 they memorialise sacrifice, no sane person wants to go to war, most do so out of duty!

[@kevinfoster926]

Fantastic, and I love the Welsh Dragon, in 1982 I served on HMS Cardiff in the Falklands, we called ourselves 'The Welsh Warship'.

[@RCD566]

This short sword appears to have the same design and markings as the "Welsh knife" in the Royal Armouries collection, made for the 9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers between 1917 and 1918. And it was the forerunner of the "Smatchet" designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II.

[@alunwigley788]

It's most certainly not a replica!

[@RCD566]

@@alunwigley788 Based on the detailed images from the Royal Armouries collection, I don't think it is either.

[@alunwigley788]

@@RCD566 I have one complete with sheath, it was passed down to me so I am confident that the item is genuine. A great restoration but I did cringe slightly at the adding of the etching to an original WW1 sword.

[@rickk4990]

@@alunwigley788 Its obviously a replica. He even says it in the video. Plus that little hinge piece looks like its cast.

[@jeemm7449]

I love seeing you restore something, it make me fall asleep

[@L.G88_]

100% that's what I'm doing right now 😂

[@maverickdorgan2843]

Same rn lol

[@stephaniep1852]

Same!

[@wahabkhan7740]

same same 😂

[@payelizabethh2131]

Me too I watch restoration videos when I'm trying to sleep

[@fafnir-fasolt]

Such an amount of rust and no pitting. Hard to believe.

[@nicolasvera1648]

i was thinking the same, that rust doesnt seem to be naturally formed

[@friedtoaster4059]

@@nicolasvera1648 he uploads every 5 days with a “restoration” video hes definetly a fake

[@georgebrown8312]

Wow, that is amazing. It looks much better than before and it cuts like a knife. Great work you did on that sword.

[@lisapino6739]

Fantastic restoration on this rusty old Sword. Everything you do is great. The etching of the Dragon looks beautiful. The wrapped handle looks perfect. It came out amazing. I love watching your channel I look forward to your next video. 😀

[@johnmartlew]

1:46 I love the ring on that steel. Sharp and clear. I think it means it’s well tempered. I buy machetes that ring when I flick them with my finger. Most of them don’t. They always stay sharp and cut like mad. PS. All the way through your project I kept thinking about being in those trenches and having to fight for your life with one of these. OMG!

[@codycampbell3562]

Check out All Quiet on the Western Front.

[@CL-we8tn]

Good job! The replica must look pretty close to the original, stunning sword.

[@jstaatzy5606]

Nicely done, congrats! I look and look, yet I still don't have the luck in finding old rusty treasures like that.

[@nataliakhartskhaeva7446]

Отлично проделанная работа, нет слов, чтобы передать восхищение и красоту творчества.

[@haritkumar26]

This is a very interesting restoration project. I loved it every second of it. Awesome!!!

[@mskayla7747]

Great job, as always. The addition of the dragon was a nice touch.

[@ee-wo9rh]

the metal after having the rust was too even to be natural, it was put in a highly oxidizing situation

[@Miam_miam_la_gauffre]

That's made up shit 100% 😂

[@philipkoene5345]

A look at the thumbnail is enough to tell it is faked

[@ArmouryTerrain]

This is a very nice restoration - I have some little knowledge of WWI trench weapons, and this is a new one for me. The comment below has given some good information about where these swords came from.

[@istvanbrooks5319]

I saw it in battlefield 1, the Welsh knife

[@some1funny28]

Ninja slice those leeks! What a cool handle, and dragon logo. Nice work! Amazing how shiny you make a rusty, ancient and corroded old thing to shine again! Always impresses me! ✨👍

[@bambino100011]

Sword looks bad ass! I like the etching of the dragon. Nice touch.

[@glentucker4250]

Very nice! The restoration turned out great. Be careful, that’s a lot of sharp blade. 😁. Thanks for sharing!

[@LiyemEanapay]

The dragon is a nice addition.

[@max8286]

I love the irony and the little smile at doing this artwork ;-)

[@garycross2277]

Absolutely amazing work…

[@nightrider5109]

Great vid ! I truly enjoyed watching you work!

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dionpage7948]

Outstanding vid!! I've been having a hard time sharpening big blades on the Work Sharp. I'd like to see more of the sharpening portion.

[@luisgallardo2084]

muy buena restauracion !!! great restoration !!

[@lucieleimbach]

Nicely done. 🗡️

[@vinceianni4026]

Beautiful restoration mister well done

[@RestoDudes]

Very cool Nice resto on that old blade, bravo!

[@user-ln6xl3de5v]

Good job! Thanks.

[@manuelgomezmitel6176]

Magnífico trabajo !!!

[@viktormogilin307]

Nice job, the hilt is the guard, the haft is the handle & the pommel is the back end of the haft sometimes with use in mind (point, etc), not just a counter weight, 👍😊

[@TFDwriting]

Amazing skills and excellent videography. The leeks made me LOL!

[@justinquaylepate1358]

That is really one beautiful piece sir please take care of your sword

[@joshmaxwell2600]

Its cool to see what those things would have looked a long time ago👍

[@smsgtbulldog]

Nicely done as always

[@Tipi_Dan]

No. The swords that were the inspiration for the Welsh trench sword were also the inspiration for the elvish sword "Sting", that Bilbo found. The other, weird, elvish swords in the Jackson abominations were, well... weird--- with no parallels in hisitory, or in Tolkien's legendarium.

[@THESIXTHEGG]

“Abominations” Hold your fucking tongue.

[@cliffordtan8799]

Great job! 👍👍👍

[@arnoldmws6330]

Oh wow...that's amazing!!!!! You really brought that sword back to life!! Nice detail!!!!

[@rahadianaryo5979]

02:38 *Dros Urddas Cymru-* "For the Honor of Wales 🐉".

[@rahadianaryo5979]

02:41 (when looking at the "Dros Urddas Cymru" marking on the sword's blade🗡️) "I believe this (sword) is *just a replica* at slightest, but *it's really cool* nonetheless..."

[@YrCleddyf]

As a Welshman I appreciate this video 😄

[@oneshotme]

It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! The leak killer LOL Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@lindawallace6750]

BEAUTIFUL !👌🙂👍

[@Justme-hc3kt]

Beautiful job 😍

[@_ninthRing_]

It's an interesting shape for a sword or knife. It kinds resembles the Ancient Greek Xiphos, only much shorter & far wider - too wide to use as a stabbing blade, really. Perhaps it was supposed to double as a trench shovel, or something.

[@joshuabessire9169]

Given the author fought and was inspired by WW1, this pattern may very well be the inspiration for Sting.

[@rebel8689]

Nice replica 👍

[@trishblackman7403]

Ok, I loved the scraping off of the rust at the beginning….well done

[@lostandrestored]

Thanks 👍

[@ludvigtande1236]

First I’ve heard of WW1 trench swords. Cool. Thanks.

[@asthinecrowflies]

The best part is they actually put an edge on it. Most restoration channels will restore a blade but leave it without even a dull edge, which I find insulting to original piece.

[@DrMrSmooth]

Nice restoration mate . Keep going. 👍

[@mattkiss3]

That was cool. Well done!

[@bobjoncas2814]

....lookin' great, nice job, keep safe..

[@georgelequin5070]

Loved that leek action! Good job man!😁👍

[@anatoliyborys2440]

Супер! Підписався, дуже цікаво, все лаконічно і зроміло, без зайвих, стонадцять обертання и без зайвих бла бла бла! Респект !

[@kelvincolemanAnimal]

Nice job I love the etching of the Welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I wouldn’t won’t a slap round the ear with that beast 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

[@eliboriocortezyesiamabigof2343]

Great job on that old sword

[@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267]

just fantastic

[@mitallerperu2306]

Buena restauracion quedo muy bien, parece la espada de una pelicula, haces un exelente trabajo 👍👍👍

[@divineglitch9550]

really great. should have done the dragon in copper. love this so much.

[@gregmundo6107]

Very nice job friend, I like very much your style, good work

[@randomprojectstube]

Great job, I like the added welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 👌👍👍

[@peacefulguy4145]

Interesting cool design on those

[@wattyler9806]

Brilliant.

[@oficinakitdicas6364]

Excelente trabalho, ótimo acabamento!

[@user-vangogo]

Great job. It's inspiring!)

[@gegeeng1226]

Beau travail 👏 J’aime beaucoup

[@BradiKal61]

The techniques for creating fake rust have really improved in recent years

[@bored_boar]

I swear to god we see more of these crap than actual restorations. I mean look at how caked up that rust is, I guarantee there'll be much more damage to the blade if it was actually left out to build up that amount of rust naturally.

[@septimusheap925]

How do you tell if rust is faked or not?

[@razorfett147]

yea. Definitely doesn't look like a sword that sat around in the elements for better part of a century. looks more like it was soaked in a container for a period of time then retrieved. a blade this old and weathered wouldnt be in such good shaped after a bit of scraping and buffing

[@randomm9683]

@@septimusheap925 lack of pitting on the base metal should have pock Marks. The light orange color of the rust indicates it is newer surface rust not the more deep red. Older rust that has penetrated into the base metal creating those pock marks. Also the rust shouldnt flake off the top of the metal it should be taking material away from the original sword. Total bs video

[@septimusheap925]

@@randomm9683 ooooooh

[@zou6492]

Graet Great restoration 👍💪🙌. Salutations from Belgium Friend 😉🖐️🇧🇪

[@user-nq5ut1mq7g]

Обожаю такие видео. Всегда представляю судьбу хозяина таких предметов.

[@laurencekerr956]

I found it amazing the sword looked so good under all that rust

[@ankereisenman4824]

Don’t be, the rust was intentionally grown on there to generate views

[@philipkoene5345]

That happens when you buy a replica sword. Put it in a highly oxidizing environment for two weeks, paint a bit of rust on afterwards for good measure and then do a restoration video.

[@juggernaught79]

Magnificent!

[@robertovillalobos4798]

Excelente trabajo saludos desde Venezuela ciudad de Maracaibo 👍

[@getuliomuramoto8737]

Valeu 👍 obrigado. Belo trabalho de restauração parabéns 👏

[@imVuid]

The rust on this is so fake 🤣 one look at the thumbnail. Things don’t rust like this sorry. However the restoration... the sword corrosion was accelerated/faked for AnOtHeR GrEaT ReStOrAtIoN ViDeO!

[@RestorationAustralia]

Very cool😊

[@senttiee]

Relaxing 😎

[@SHOINOFF]

I wonder what would happen to the blade or a blade if you used valve lapping paste to grind the rust spots in the metal.

[@CibelesSanz]

Marvelous work! I wonder... What is the science behind the dragon?

[@mikeridge]

Good work 👍🐿️

[@persioboni9373]

Perfeito 👏👏

[@thomas_grimm5922]

I don't know why but I feel someone running at me with a sword in the trenches would be absolutely terrifying

[@jeffburnham6611]

More terrifying than a shovel? Many officers carried swords as a symbol of leadership. Your average foot soldier wasn't going to have access to a short sword.

[@theAverageJoe25]

In WW2 there was Mad Jack Churchill who fought the Germans with a bow and arrow and a sword, got shot multiple times but survived, got captured then set free

[@chaoko99]

I think you know exactly why, friend.

[@teutonicorder3905]

Maybe this is a welsh blade carried by Lewis gunners in the First World War. Edit: it is a welsh blade.

[@iwontgiveyoumyinformation8895]

you don't know why? ???? what????

[@cristinacosta1507]

Sensacional!!!

[@2phinger]

Please tell me where i can get sanding blocks like the 4 you have.

[@TheWilku22]

Nice!

[@rocksteadyska6933]

The smatchet is probably one of history's most underrated fighting knives

[@ricksmith5678]

Yes but not great design not a good thrusting weapon like bayonet nor enough weight to hack compared to a machete or hatchet think they discontinued them ?

[@williampierce2034]

Cool!

[@robertmazziottesr5741]

Impressive, still cuts better than some of the contestant weapons on Forged in Fire!

[@andyc750]

looks like a genuine blade to me, been better without the added dragon but good to see it has been rescued

[@alanmoffat4454]

NOT TOO BAD GOOD WORK 👌 .

[@anomalouswoof2554]

Brilliant ;^)

[@ErnestoRodriguez-fn1sh]

Buen trabajo. Parecía la punta de la lanza de Longino. Ha quedado 👌👍🇪🇸🌿

[@mike_reves]

I think your sound was delayed a bit, but still a great restoration to watch!

[@lilith883]

The songs ! ❤️ this videos make my dreams nights better ! Perfect work and best asmr 🤭

[@aarondawes3203]

Amazing work. Where did you find this sword considering you are based in the U.S as I am from Wales and I have never seen one

[@paulnonatuse.bautista1294]

Awesome video!!! Made me want to subscribe. Then I saw that i already did!! :)

[@silversliver3827]

The edges are straight and clean for the age.

[@guop59]

es agua con sal o vinagre lo que usas para el etching?

[@m.w.wilson234]

I suppose that during WWI a weapon like this would be somewhat comforting to an infantryman in a trench, if it were issued to an infantryman. It would be hard to oppose an enfilade attack in one's own trench by trying to swing one of those long WWI rifles with an 18 inch bayonet to the left or right. The French soldiers had the 'French Nail' dagger made from the stancions for stringing barbed wire; the American Army had a trench knife with a knuckle-duster and skull-crusher issued to some troops although some did carry their own Bowie knives and 'Arkansas Toothpicks'; the German Army had a 'Grabendolch' - a cheaply made, short dagger manufactured later in the war. Of course, an entrenching tool can slice open a shoulder with one whack or one jabs its blade at the neck of the enemy opponent. This weapon appears to resemble somewhat the Roman Legion short sword, 'Gladius'. The Roman legionaires used their sword during attack formation for jabbing and not slashing in close quarter combat. This Welsh sword could possibly be used during an enfilade attack on one's own trench much the same way as the Roman legionaires used the 'Gladius' to jab at an enemy opponent in close quarter combat and it does have a skull-crusher on its hilt. It looks like this weapon was made for close quarter trench combat or, at least, could be put to good use in the trench. Just a few thoughts, didn't mean this to be a history lesson.

[@dalmiroubina2162]

Xtrange 'gladius'. Good job.

[@canalpcokay4151]

This is a so called Smatchet. Worn online by a few welsh battalions in WW1. Dros urddas cymru means: for the Dignity of Wales. Nice work, by the way.

[@clivedunning4317]

The "smachet" was a World War Two weapon , developed by the famous duo of Fairburn and Sykes. The weapon being renovated was known as a ''clydd' (?)and was a special production for a battalion of Royal Welsh Fusiliers in World War One. The two weapons are very different .

[@canalpcokay4151]

@@clivedunning4317 oh, beg your pardon. I mixed it up. Just this Minute I looked it up again in an old book written by F.J. Stephens "fighting knives " from 1981. You are correct, sorry for my wrong comment. In the book it is named "Smatchet " and looks very similar. I don't know how to send a foto here, so I wood. But one thing I wrote is very correct: you Sir have done a very fine job with this former peace of scrap metal. I liked to watch it. With my best regards from Germany.

[@clivedunning4317]

@@canalpcokay4151 You are absolutely correct about the fine restoration work. Used to have an old book showing all the style of knives produced in Sheffield and this World War One Welsh short sword had a complete page describing it's inspiration and origin. The only genuine smachet I've ever seen is in the small , but very good, museum in Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. They have a room dedicated to all the commando training that took place in the surrounding area in World War Two. Well worth a visit if you are ever there , free , but any contribution would be appreciated.

[@canalpcokay4151]

@@clivedunning4317 thank you very much. I have learned and appreciate it. Poor me, that I cannot visit Scotland in considerable time, family matters tend to drag me in direction of Asia. Thanks again, yours, Can.

[@NickyH60]

@@clivedunning4317 It's a "Cledd"...

[@neocat81]

i love your work!! it's fascinating. are you not saving the rust anymore? did you get enough for the knife? i would love to see you make sting. the magic you do on here is awesome!!

[@IanWatson]

I think you're thinking of TysyTube Restoration; he's saving rust in his Rust Dust jar to make a knife.

[@neocat81]

@@IanWatson you're probably right. i love watching restorations!! so i've seen a lot of creators. 😁😁😁