Japanese Katana VS European Longsword Samurai sword VS Knight Broadsword Answer Video - Destroyed

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[@roberttauzer7042]

To add insult to injury, this katana actually flexes, it is not even real katana. Real katana is not spring steel, it bends.

[@melchaios]

+Robert Tauzer =o good point sir, I did not see that the first time. It's not traditionally forged!!

[@nextlifeonearth]

+Robert Tauzer It can flex a little without bending. But this one flexed too far, indeed.

[@rileyreynolds1030]

+Robert Tauzer It flexed as though it wasn't bent over itself over and over like traditional katanas. A traditional would bend through that ice (even though I don't know who would test a knife against a block of ice).

[@melchaios]

+WillieStroker? NoButiWillLetYourMom But then again you're the only one who ended up being disrispectful in this whole thread. The only one cursing and using despective names is you. In any case I just posted my sudden realization of the point the original poster said, since though i've watched that video before, I never noticed the sword flexes and hence suggest a spring monosteel blade instead of a katana. Never did I make fun of Ermey, and yes I know him from full metal jacket, mostly I've made fun of the show and the cartoonish character he portrays (not himself as a person nor his accomplishments). But sure, if I ever see Ermey I'd be more than willing to apologize to him for making a satire of his character, while I explain to him why his show isn't acurate. With that said, are you willing to do the same and apologize to me for calling me a "fucking punk bitch with a faggot laugh, prick who should stick a longsword up his butt", even though I never did anything to deserve those remarks. What do you say? you man enough to admit that you went overboard too?

[@nextlifeonearth]

+WillieStroker? NoButiWillLetYourMom Jawn. Irrelevant. It doesn't matter whether he's a war hero when he does stuff like this. You don't get a free pass for ridicule if you did something right. Imagine a war hero killing someone on the streets and getting a free pass. There might be a large difference in severity, but it makes my point. You do something dumb and people laugh at you and ridicule you no matter who you are. No offence to Ermey, but he doesn't need defending as that essay of yours clearly shows.

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

Here's a reason the Broadsword will ALWAYS be better than the Katana: You can unscrew the Broadsword's pommel and throw it at your opponent to end him rightly.

[@thegenericnerd3189]

Skallagrim

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

Colin Jackson I didn't know Weaboos were Milksops.

[@colinjackson9720]

John Whitesell The more you know

[@Ninjaananas]

That is like saying nukes are better than grenades. It is stronger but it destroys nearly every living beeing in the area. Just as the pommel.

[@FirstIsa]

except a good blacksmith in the time these were common wouldn't rely on screwing it in, they would have pinged the pommel onto the tang so it functioned as a solid piece rather than two piece held together by a system that wouldn't come into use until mid 18th-early 19th century when mass production was possible.

[@petersmythe6462]

"On what planet." The planet where the average footsoldier is wearing 1 mm thick leather and has ribs on their stomach and intestines in their shoulder.

[@spongebobsquarepants8403]

nah this man is just formed upside-down

[@squakrock]

IntesTINES

[@TheSecondVersion]

I think Gunnery Sgt. Harman has his eyes installed upside down, because the anatomy would sorts make sense if the torso was inverted

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

You mean some kind of aliens?

[@impostor6982]

EXACTLYYY😂😂😂 Or where breastplate armor is made of tin cans😂and a Roman Gladius is the same as a medieval European longsword😂

[@bathysphere1070]

The Europeans were not stupid. Their weapons were optimized for the types of wars they engaged in, the type of equipment they had, and the armor available. They are using the longsword wrong here.

[@walkelftexasranger]

@Jonathan Toebes What ? Swords were NOT meant to go against armor ? Well then I guess every medieval knight was stupid dumbfuck. Also have you ever heard about Zweihänder ? Sword that pretty much destroyed anything INCLUDING armor ?

[@Adiarby13]

@@walkelftexasranger if they used sword against full plate armor they were stupid idiot dumbfuk

[@tugalord]

@@walkelftexasranger swords were meant to be used as secondary weapons by the late middle ages,the average knight used a poleaxe which was very devastating against pretty much anything

[@KieraQ0323]

​@@walkelftexasranger but it didn't destroy armor

[@exantiuse497]

@Galaxy Pepega The zweihander did not, in fact, "destroy armor". You cannot cut through metal armor, period. No matter how big your sword is, it won't cut through metal. A zweihander would be more effective against an armored opponent than a lighter sword because it has more mass and length, but any damage it dealth to an armored opponent would be from blunt impact, not the blade, making it less effective than a dedicated blunt weapon such as poleaxe. Swords were not main battlefield weapons in the medieval era

[@cyber_vigilante7314]

There's also no historical proof that someone never did wage a war on ice cubes

[@Alexaflohr]

Those Vikings had to have something to do during those long Skandanavian winters.

[@classicfrog80]

All the evidence melted away. We will never know.

[@jan23523]

+classicfrog80 good one

[@crimsonfan4190]

Nice one

[@BigSkippy1263]

That's how the knights stopped the advancing glaciers

[@JohnnyMaverik]

"The kind of leather armor worn by your average footsoldier"... in Skyrim?

[@mooneyes2k478]

+JohnnyMaverik No, not even there. This thing probably would have negative armor-value.

[@1stDrDead]

+MoonEyes2k You you must really love KZbin.

[@mooneyes2k478]

1stDrDead Says the guy that went looking for my posts to reply to. What is it now, 10 of them? And you with no time to respond, either. You really much count that as something else than the rest of humanity...

[@Player_Review]

+JohnnyMaverik In reality, everyone back then wore studded leather armor.

[@mooneyes2k478]

Jeremy Madsen In reality, there were no, and have never been any, 'studded armor'. It's a RPG invention with no basis in fact.

[@angelsfallfirst7348]

Meta vs. Bob: Who would win? Spoiler: Bob, because he has ribs protecting his belly.

[@SheoGotSomeCheese]

it depends, can meta throw a pomel ?

[@hughjasses317]

but bob has intestaines on his arms tho LOL

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

Did that longsword have an edge at all? I bet my never-sharpened decades old wood axe is sharper.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

yep they made it seem like the katana is a lightsaber

[@dolsopolar]

in the video that katana win they test the longsword first And in the video that longsword win they test the katana first Hmmmm.....

[@shanetayor3507]

@@dolsopolar Yea man..thats a huge data pool you put together there.

[@completelyroundoak]

I wish I could've cut my finger with that longsword when I was like 10 and not the tiny little pocket knife I had. Probably wouldnt even break skin

[@adamparris8353]

Also "Longsword" is an umbrella term for an entire family of sword types while katana is super specific. R Lee Ermy: "which is better; a ford f-250 four door 4-wheel drive sport edition, or a van?

[@SnapJelly]

people should really stop glorifying the katana so much... its a sword not a lightsaber

[@MegaLars10]

+SnapJelly ikr

[@dayumnikkah6627]

You just don't know do you.

[@cruzwindu777deffsff4]

It is also a sword made with very bad materials. The reason it is made like that is because Japan had poor quality iron, so they needed to make the sword more flexible so it won't break. I dunno about today, but if back in the time a Katana and a Longsword crossed the katana would've break way easier than the longsword due to the bad iron.

[@datalt7873]

Katanas can cut through lightsabers.

[@aaronyu2660]

Cruzwindu777 DEfFSFF bad iron... welp, I don’t know if the swords can b the same anyways. But we just don’t know the materials anyways.

[@SeaDog337]

I know it might sound strange to a european but a lot of americans do actually have ribs in their bellies - often hickory smoked.

[@outrageouslyhandsomedashin7046]

Lmao HAHAHAHA I'm fucking dead!!!!

[@rayraytofast4u655]

Lol

[@cyrus6461]

Nice

[@emperorconstantinexipalaio4121]

MosquitoHunter Lol

[@logicplague2077]

HA!

[@petersmythe6462]

"As a slashing weapon the Katana is a work of art." Yeah but that armor wouldn't stop a $4 excuse for a machete. It's like a millimeter of leather.

[@hungniirulfur920]

Cuting not slashing. But it depends on what you cut of course

[@AnnisAdventures]

My cosplays have thicker leather in them than their “armor”

[@elite_rock_god2292]

You can even sharpen a stick and slash that "armor"... 😂

[@jeremyharris2980]

Yep

[@johnmccrossan9376]

Also I'd bet my left arm that it's either imitation leather or split grain, you know, the stuff that offers literally no protection and is also called fashion weight leather because that's all its good for

[@jamesroper4952]

This test is rigged. If you look at the edge of the longsword you can clearly see that it's dull. They purposely left the longsword dull, while keeping the katana sharp. That's like loading blanks into a 44 magnum when testing it against a 9mm pistol. So basically it's another show that caters to katana fanboys.

[@XdivineExp]

I noticed the same thing with the previous tests shown on the leather armor. They showed two weapons, and the second one made a "tink" sound as if it hit metal. I would wager that test was probably equally flawed. I also noticed that on the ice test, the katana flexed significantly more than the long sword. I would've expected entirely the opposite given long swords AFAIK are generally both thinner and longer than katanas. This leads me to believe that they also may have used significantly less force with the long sword as sharpness wouldn't really make a huge difference on ice unless it literally did not have an edge at all. Definitely seemed like a very flawed test on many levels that as you stated, just caters to katana fanboys.

[@silentangel2259]

But *obviously* it's because the longsword in mideval times were blunt pieces of metal and not amazing pieces of art like the katana! They just wanted to be historically accurate! >.>

[@skee7259]

@@silentangel2259 Thats not a historical accurate statement either.. Long swords are design to take Anti-Armor role thats lighter than the Axe..If you have a long sword but cant cut even the weakest armor (Leather),How you supposed you kill enemies with Thicker armor?..Every black smith have their own Standards, But for a War you need Quality Armor and so Quality Weapons..in Europe wars and crusades.. Knights are often wearing Extra armor ( Combination Example : Iron padded Leather armor with Extra chains) Quality defines Battle or war outcome...The better quality,bigger the chance of winning Now..The japanese Katana is a Art work because..often japanese Blacksmiths will take their Spare time to make a even more better katana (Art = Patience,Time eating and perfection) Now in the European.. Blacksmiths are Often Made special Quality From High Quality Materials For important people only (Suchs as Kings) As a soldier/warrior or Army class you will get Average..but still a Armor cutting Grade.. I say all Are great... Depends what situation also... And what Quality material also...

[@silentangel2259]

@@skee7259 You do know that was a joke, right?

[@skee7259]

@@silentangel2259 Good if you are joking,im just sharing historical Facts.. Sometimes The Weebs Thinks Japan is the most Superior Country in the world,and thats makes me uncomfortable Good luck mate.. Have a good day..

[@patrykkotkowski8781]

If i was a knight getting stabbed in the front of my chest plate by a 60/70 year old man i would be too confused to fight so i gess it did what it was sopposed to do.

[@htjohn8202]

xD

[@camper1749]

You could probably stand still and he'd knock himself off his feet and break a hip.

[@silentangel2259]

I mean, it would have killed me with laughter to see that 70 year old try to stab me with a katana, so I guess it would have done its job.

[@craigjomaia]

@Rikhard von Katzen That man got to "pretend to be in the Army on TV" because he actually was a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps for most of his life up until he got to "pretend he was in the Army on TV". During that time he served in Vietnam and unlike just about every armchair expert in these comments, has actually killed other human beings. Trash the show as much as you want. But if you want to make fun of it getting things wrong, which it does constantly, make sure you aren't just as guilty.

[@jkjkhardcore666]

Medieval katana were.made of superior quality steel than longswords. Obviously now you can make a high quality longsword.

[@alexstone2616]

Sorry Met you are wrong on this one. We all know the Katana can cut through, time, space, and destiny.

[@knightfaith8109]

Alex Stone hope it wasn't a joke xD

[@rkernell]

But can it cut through bullshit?

[@zaiyu7070]

But it can’t cut through your grammar

[@Ludsama]

Alex Stone Don't forget light. LOL

[@knightfaith8109]

Ludsama do you know what happened to Bob after this ?

[@onetrucksizedsalmon2962]

“The kind of leather armor worn by your average foot soldier” oh no Shad is going to lose it.

[@BrightonsPriest]

I’ve studied martial arts hand to hand and traditional weapon arts, for almost 30 years and this is just ridiculous on History channel’s behalf. Thank you Metatron for making these response videos. 👍 keep up your good work.

[@fullmetalwolf8594]

@Rikhard von Katzen ancient aliens is a bunch of bullcrap. I don't care for that show at all. That old man got all the facts incorrect about the long sword and the katana's. According to shad, long swords don't even exist in the 11th century.

[@THExBLACKxMARIO]

When you showed the real armour I started laughing, it literally made their armour look like aluminum.

[@RockerMarcee96]

Well I have seen that piece somewhere on eBay for a hundred bucks, and yeah it is a very cheap stuff. I am not sure what it's made of but it's something similar to tincans.

[@JustAnotherDragoon]

MrMoeMoe Ya it probably was a hardened aluminum

[@OutlawPrince45]

Marcellus probably .5 mm thick stainless steel or aluminum

[@DanielVeja.]

Foil. You mean aluminium foil, right?

[@lightmetro7508]

dude in the real armor was too busy thinking about what hes gonna have for lunch to even care about getting hit lol

[@eduardofreitas8336]

That leather armor... And it proved that they deliberately used a dull longsword. NO SWORD even a rapier would fail to cut through 2mm of leather... (wich soldiers never used so whats even the point)

[@lamwen03]

I wonder if troops wore leather as we would wear a raincoat, to keep the wet off.

[@BigPuddin]

@@lamwen03 In later periods, yes: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_coat Similar function to the gambeson with the added benefit of repelling rain.

[@noneofyourbusiness6269]

American culture is entirely based on horrible movies. The cultureless swines.

[@hattorii474]

If it was dull it cant get through the cabbage idiot

[@wackyiowa724]

Eduardo Freitas a flanged mace would likely cut through that to be honest. That is not enough armor.

[@yukikomatsu2447]

I'm Japanese, but I had no idea what ''dougrie'' was until Metatron said ''dogiri''(胴切り)

[@SimulationEvolve]

I know the feel.. When they made Total War Brittania they changed Welsh spellings to English spellings... some were easy to figure out like with "Gwined" they meant "Gwynedd" but with others like the main character of the Welsh campaign "Anaraut" (they pronounce it "Ana-rude") I was like.. thats not his name..? They were referring to "Anarawd" (pronounceed ana-raow-duh)

[@toniorestes3235]

Where are you from in Japan?

[@yukikomatsu2447]

@@toniorestes3235 Tokyo

[@Cd5ssmffan]

@@yukikomatsu2447 shouldnt have stopped at 2

[@thegamingking3509]

Dude he was touching katana blade you don't touch it. I don't have a Katana i still know these mean had karana they still touching it like wtf

[@completelyroundoak]

RIP R. Lee Ermy, even if he didnt know jack shit about swords

[@Azel002]

He just read from a script

[@n1ghtmare724]

Guns neither 🤣

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@n1ghtmare724 Really?

[@CommunistRaccoonDog]

To be honest the host of this show, Lee Ermey really did not like doing this show. He even said that he just did it for the paycheck and even questioned the writers at some points during the show.

[@CommunistRaccoonDog]

Of course it is no excuse. But I just wanted to point out that he did not always agree with the writers or the director of the show.

[@vinx.9099]

if i could get paid for using crap weapons i would do it.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

CommunistRaccoonDog hey when you say that do you mean this particular episode or the entire series? Cause I don't know guns enough to know if the other episodes are completely flawed or not. I know enough to find some factual stuff in the episodes but not enough to point out the bs

[@CommunistRaccoonDog]

Joe Judge I mean the entire series.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

CommunistRaccoonDog hey where did you find that he said this? I'd like to read/watch him talk about it

[@ravenknight4876]

I'm an historian, and I have to say that nearly no one ever used leather armor in the medieval ages. metalworking was good enough to provide with good and relatively cheap chainmail and good platemail, and whomever was able to buy armor in the First Place would go for cheap chainmail, since even the cheapest of chainmail is still better than leather armor. Also, usual longswords were superior to katanas of the same period, since european metalworking was slightly superior. but as we're at it: no one would ever use a Longsword for what they're doing there ever. you wouldn't try to cut someone who whore Mail armor. you would try to murderstroke, Or use another weapon.

[@DaAsianJuan]

yeah they never used leather armor they used gamberson

[@ravenknight4876]

Some Guy Called Kobi that's something I actually forgot to mention. you May excuse the clusterfuck of information I tossed around, but I was rather tired...

[@humanperson9214]

Raven Knight I love whoring chainmail.

[@ravenknight4876]

Little Prophet Yeah, I can totally understand that. Chainmail get's usually much moister than ordinary women if you treat it with the right oils, and it never complains if you're whoring with other chainmails. I myself still prefer the softness of a woman to the cold steel of a chainmail, but I can totally see why someone would prefer it due to its convienience.

[@nathanielschmitt6547]

Raven Knight so go for the flesh or use an ax?

[@adruk9813]

ooh, this video really made my day, I'm quite tired to see katanas idolized everywhere, it is a weapon I do respect, as all the weapons, but really... in the art of butchery and to how slaughter our enemies in new, innovative and (more or less) efficent ways Europeans do not really need to take lessons from japanese

[@jkjkhardcore666]

The reason being is that for the time, the Japanese had high carbon steel and the rest of the world didnt.

[@sonic344ify]

@@jkjkhardcore666 Japanese steel was impure thats why the folded the katanas you idiot weeb.

[@amoshall3690]

@@jkjkhardcore666 literally a completely false statement, japanese steel was not very good hence the need to fold it, also lending to why katana was very easy to irreparably bend and break and required very high maintenance, european metallurgy was vastly superior, the medieval european knights technology for weapons and armor was leaps and bounds ahead of the japanese samura of the same time period no question. The longsword was just as good if not better than the katana(cutting), was way better in thrusting, and completely superior in terms of durability. Gothic and Italian Full plate armor was lighter, covered more, provided significantly more protection, considerably more durable, and better than japanese armor like Kozane gusoku(the most well known and prominent being o-yoroi, heavy and cumbersome, restricting movement considerably, also very primitive in comparison to European armor) or Tosei-gusoku(their version of plate armor they weren't able to field till the 1600s wayyyyyy behind the europeans and unless they were able to get the steel from traders, Japanese steel sucked in comparison to European steel and only thanks to Portuguese traders, along with efficient firearms a-la the Portuguese flintlock musket) but those japanese helmets SUCKED in comparison to a knights helmet, you had openings that a longsword could easily poke right through namely the neck and the eyes and occasionally mouth, meanwhile an armet would be offering CRAZY protection along with a gorget The weapons again the knight wins, touched on the katana and longsword already but neither is very effective against plate armor so step it up to the primary weapons(katana and longsword were secondary weapons on the battlefield) the samurai would predominantly use a bow and maybe naginata(sometimes a tetsubo) and the knight would be using a poleaxe(the BEST weapon of the medievel period hands down) but could also have access to warhammer and shield if it came down to the samurai using a bow Naginata isnt going to go through a knights plate armor period, and even if it did find a weak spot at the joint good luck going through european mail(which btw was denser than japanese mail and meant to protect not just from slashing but also piercing weapons) and also gambeson UNDERNEATH THE MAIL which well made gambeson would stop a sword and depending on range and bow, arrows easily, The tetsubo could theoretically be the only thing a samurai has that could injure a knight, but again, platebarmor was still very good even against blunt weapons and the tetsubo was a very primitive and rare weapon seen, also very SLOW and in regards to the bow, well 1st off its not going to be heavy enough to go through plate armor,, si it would be all but useless against a knight because of plate, mail, and gambeson The knights poleaxe(amazing freakin weapon with so much versatility: axeblade, hammer, and a spike) would eat through the samurais armor, it was a literal can opener even against other knights in plate so the inferior samurai armor stood no chance. End of rant, knight wins hands down

[@buitreofficial7765]

The Kanabo/Tetsubo was not a rare weapon nor would plate armor stand up to it. That’s like saying maces or warhanmers can’t damage plate. Secondly Katanas do not break in half due to differential hardening/clay tempering. Instead a structural failure manifests as a bend that will not spring back and must be re-smithed vs longswords that will snap under catastrophic failure. That is the same reason that Katanas keep their edge longer than other blades but are more prone to small chips on the cutting edge. Go watch some of Shadiversity’s videos on Japanese arms and armor. By the Sengoku period (basically world war japan for a few centuries straight) Japanese armaments were fairly neck and neck with Europe though I would say Europe in general will still edge them out a tad bit. Though, Japan did field far more firearms in this time period than any other country so any theoretical skirmish between Japan and Europe in that period must take that into account. Anyone who says Japanese armaments are useless compared to European ones are just as uninformed as weebs that say European arms were useless compared to Japanese ones. If Japanese weapons and armor were as bad as you say they would’ve been replaced with European designs in the Sengoku period. How do you know this would be true? Because they did just that. They started producing steel plate cuirasses and bracers/gauntlets and fielded/produced more firearms in Japan than any other country at the time. They even created full European plate armor before most decided it didn’t offer enough protection compared to a steel cuirass and the traditional chainmail/steel scale Japanese armor patterns, though some Samurai did take a liking to full plate and continued to field it until the peace of the Edo period. And no, I am not a weeb. I don’t watch anime, I don’t speak Japanese. I simply respect the Japanese martial traditions. There is a reason they were able to defend their little island from the might of the Chinese and the Mongols. There is a reason they survived the non stop bloodshed of the Sengoku period. If their equipment was crap they would’ve been crushed and turned into a Chinese vassal just like almost every other Asian country was(they actually almost were crushed by the Mongols at one point, which is why they redesigned their equipment and the Katana was created). I would put up just as long of a rant had you said the same thing about European arms and armor. Misinformation pisses me off and fanboys of both sides of this stupid For Honor fueled “Knights VS Samurai” argument are fucking retarded.

[@roojackaroo8517]

@@jkjkhardcore666 this is.....just totally wrong

[@khorramzadeh5892]

Conclusion : The sword doesn't win. The person who wields it does

[@DiscardatRandom]

Fax bro

[@efikhalol9125]

Longswords are better thought

[@TheSuperkooz]

you have answered the riddle of steel

[@jeffreygao3956]

Unless it's something like a Viking sword against a Xiphos.

[@butterisbetterthanmargarin2089]

But the person who wield long sword have high chance to win against katana BOI due to it's length pomel and crossguard Sword really does matter

[@haralfhalgrada]

Real armor in 3, 2, 1... XDXDXD

[@metatronyt]

+Gabriel Delgado xD

[@painovoimaton]

+Metatron What video is that from? seems interesting

[@malnutritionboy]

+Metatron What video is that from pls tell me

[@breaden4381]

+Metatron 9:30 Im pretty sure he just moved his arms forward in that "cut." At least for the "leather armor" he figured out where to put his hands.

[@breaden4381]

+Metatron 9:46 Why does he suddenly have gloves?

[@JSHADOWM]

"Leather armor worn by the average foot soldier? on what planet?" Nirn, my friend! :D

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

Leather armor? Pfft, my god mode naked Dragonborn don't need no silly armor

[@notkingali1798]

JSHADOWM “on what planet?”. On the planet where the average foot soldier wore 1mm leather armor and have intestines in his shoulders

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

D&D world

[@themanthemyth4522]

Honesty what's funnier is that some town guards have gambeson

[@darklordje716]

the longsowrd is not even sharpened

[@carmenjohnson1834]

I love how the music changes up between swords when they're hitting the armor. The katana's turn comes and the music get's all energetic and upbeat like "clearly this is the better sword guys".

[@yassot04]

Exactly!! Disgusting

[@Rex-golf_player810]

American reality television moment

[@certified0093]

"Let's see how these swords do against leather armor" *ultra tactical paper thin leather tank top of death*

[@RockerMarcee96]

Kamikazi Dolphin it's a wife beater

[@certified0093]

High Master Johannes Liechtenauer Yes it does give a +50% bonus to damage to your wife, and adds the special move of putting cigars out on her to receive +1 Beer.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

Fighting his way out of a paper bag is what describes this video.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!! 😂

[@xDarK_TZF]

How about the legendary leather bikini armour

[@davidperezgonzalez1839]

Leather armor... So my sofa has a heavy Leather armor

[@georgeisaak5321]

LOL yeah !!!! you shall name the sofa "gladiator" !!! Hahahahaha

[@patrykkotkowski8781]

Mayby i gess welcome to to club of heavy lether armor sofa's i have one of these too.

[@lewismo1]

ive got the same, but my cat has done a massive amount of damage to my armoured chair, so next time i go into battle im taking the cat.

[@Landogarner83]

lewismo1 that cat may well prove surprisingly effective given the typical reaction of soldiers to cute furry things ;)

[@forests.9597]

The average footsoldier's couch

[@2254wer]

9:43 "Bob the decoration coconut opener" I lost my coconut opener after that!!!!! XD

[@GoldwolfThePyrate]

06:15 - 08:01 . "The Katana outclasses the longsword in the leather armor round" . Well considering you used the longsword as a baseball bat and then handled the katana like an actual sword, I'd say that goes without saying.

[@DelDuio]

"IS THAT A SAMURAI SWORD IN YOUR LOCKER, PRIVATE PILE??!"

[@user-sn4fm2uh7f]

**STARTS TO EAT THE SWORD**

[@grenmoyo3968]

1 2 3 4 I love the marine corp

[@gladiatordude3723]

No sarge

[@g4gaming809]

DelDuio Yes, drill sargeant. Should I eat it, Drill sargeant?

[@corn_pop6082]

I wonder if Kubrick were shooting "Full Metal Jacket," he'd take your idea and have the crazy kid disembowel Gunny with a Samurai sword, then commit seppuku. I like it.

[@doggonemess1]

It's a well known facts that knight swords weight 50 pounds and are as dull as Play-Doh. Katanas can cut through engine blocks and deflect bullets. Thats why they were used for hundreds of years and the knight sword isn't used anymore.

[@ryanweidman6338]

no. they weight 12 pounds you dim wit, and as sharp a razor blade too. the katana cannot deflect bullets or cut through a engine. that why the japanese used pike spears and other weapons in battle. the katana could not cut through there armour since it was made out the same metal. the katana was a symbolic weapon ( like how a musket is today) only being able to cut through unarmoured opponent.

[@jo_naash]

+Daniel Davis +ryan weidman looks like someone don't understand sarcasm

[@ryanweidman6338]

Jonáš Přibyl ive met people who actually think this. sp it was not that hard to believe he was being truth full of his opinions

[@doggonemess1]

No, I don't believe that. :P I have actually met people myself who said every one of these. I had a friend in HS that told me with total conviction that there used to be something called a "horse sword" that weighed 100 pounds. I make Medieval swords (I'm an amateur blacksmith) and was disappointed when the Viking sword I made came in at 3.5 pounds (I was aiming for less than 3).

[@ryanweidman6338]

doggonemess sorry it just some people are really that uninformed

[@Luke_Danger]

"He's got ribs in his belly!" And then I got an ad for pork cooking right after that...

[@GalacticCoffee2077]

This comment need more love

[@shaneminer4526]

Forgive the poor guy. He's a marine... 🤣🤣🤣

[@RickBrode]

Shane Miner. I can respect that, but if he does this and makes errors as big as this, maybe he shouldn’t have gone into this frame of work.

[@AdrianOkay]

He did as he was told to because he would trust his boss saying that they hired experts, internet not so popular back then either By HISTORY CHANNEL i might add

[@ingold1470]

@@RickBrode I think it's a crayon eater joke.

[@bluezero8557]

And you're a random internet guy.

[@dangerdan2592]

@@RickBrode Yeah OP was making fun of US marines because they are stereotyped as being crayon-eating idiots. But yes, the video he made was awful lol.

[@urmum1959]

12:18 "The katana is a work of art." Yes, and the longsword is a weapon

[@coca_0146]

@Slender Man That's a strange way to say weapon.

[@raheelkhan2482]

@Slender Man Your the joke.

[@camper1749]

​@Charles Ramsbottom Judging by his profile picture he's a weeb.

[@yakuza_suske3189]

@Shreyas Misra well it depends because in Japanese history the katana was not always used for killing or battle. The katana was made as a work of art yes but Japanese Craftsmen also say that it's meant to symbolize honor, Respec and such for the people who wear them and even the Craftsmen say they make the swords as an art but they make them sharp for when the wielder is in a critical situation.

[@yakuza_suske3189]

@Shreyas Misra kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWeahpaCgr-HmNE in this video the carftmen said at 1:50 to 2:20 that they weren't used always as a tool in battle and more like art.

[@NayfaJoinsMinecraft]

"With a diagonal slash called the "Dogery"(Dougiri)" "uh... Longswords have diagonal cuts too, they are called... Diagonal cuts

[@RockerMarcee96]

Technically Zornhau is a diagonal cut which enters at the neck, leaves at the knees. Schietelhau is another one, but it is a false edge cut to from the left while being launched from the right. In Italian systems Mandritto and Roverso fendenti are descending diagonal cuts and mandritto and roverso sottani are rising cuts.

[@friedkin71]

Your username is hilarious

[@johnapple6646]

Doggery

[@silkworm2595]

I means Japanese sword

[@gatovillano7009]

The funny thing is that Gunny was an actual soldier. He has seen more of the insides of people then the metatron and me combined. Yet, Gunny didnt know the first thing about anatomy. This goes to show that, sometimes, experience is not the best teacher =P

[@kingofsubversion5018]

Or maybe gunny is just a holywoodgi

[@needforspeedgaming7148]

What kind of name is gunny

[@gatovillano7009]

@@needforspeedgaming7148 That's what we used to call gunnery sergent R Lee Ermey. May he rest in peace

[@youareacoward8459]

Just because you have fought in war with our weapons does not mean he knows how to use their weapons.

[@gatovillano7009]

@@youareacoward8459 Just because you read an English classic novel doesn't mean you know how to read... I hope this helps you find the flaw in your logic.

[@cretudavid8622]

Katana was made to cut trough flesh The long sword was made for ALMOST everything

[@kaijuslayer3334]

Well it was made to cut as well. It’s just they designed it to be able to be improvised to deal with different situations.

[@ucphuongvu7687]

@@kaijuslayer3334 Ah yes. Katana to deal with unarmed farmer, nothing more

[@CreatorsOfCataclysm]

"It is not the blade, but the user of the blade" - Every master swordsman

[@mooneyes2k478]

+Krishna "I was wrong!" - Every master swordsman beaten by using substandard equipment.

[@CreatorsOfCataclysm]

you trust your sword over your own skill that will get you killed

[@CreatorsOfCataclysm]

An experienced swordsman with a rusty sword can dominate a first timer with the fanciest sword This is seen plenty when a overconfident rich boy with a new rapier gets his arse handed to him when he tries to pick a fight with a veteran warrior with a plain blade

[@mooneyes2k478]

Krishna Complete nonsense. Having superior equipment has, on many MANY occasions, proven that it can make up for lesser skill. And 'plain blade' isn't 'worse blade', it's 'less decorated blade', so the comparison doesn't work.

[@CreatorsOfCataclysm]

***** Skill is still important and shouldn't be scrutinized I mean Metatron said "Bob" should be the one using the swords as well lol

[@Vlad-eu1oq]

I saw this video when i did not know anything about martial arts and swords. I feel stupid that i believed it. :(

[@gebatron604]

you're not the only one, all that matters is that we cut through the misinformation we're fed

[@seb2750]

yes i watched it before as well. I felt it was highly dubious abt that longsword, totally crap sword that bends like a fencing rapier. And that pussy lvl 1 mmorpg "armour" .... omg omg wth is that shit?

[@zadros7]

Don't feel too bad, I used to watch that show and I almost believe this crap.

[@JurassicDavidy]

+Vlad JMK I did too, I was younger at the time

[@marcelogonzalez8547]

+Vlad JMK I used to watch The History Channel back in the day when it had something similar to "reliable" information, and then saw it degenerate into the reality show channel it is today. And when it comes to warfare, History and History2, cannot be taken seriously at any point, lately it's more like a US military recruitment/propaganda channel. All you can get from watching things like these are misconceptions.

[@thedukeofskull1383]

Someone asked this back in the 1980's, " Who would win in a battle, a rapier or samurai sword ? The conclusion was that the Samurai would win...BUT he would have a bunch of holes in him. 😬

[@melanoc3tusii205]

Definitely the rapier. It's a highly advanced duelling tool, whereas the katana is a general purpose backup and self defence weapon.

[@angusdavies277]

I love how they added flesh tearing sound effects to the cabbage slowmo Also with the leather cuts you missed how a shoulder cut has a smaller impact zone than a flat torso cut. Same impact over less area = more force applied to that area. It's the same as why being stomped on by stiletto heels is pretty much guaranteed to bleed whereas being stomped by regular shoes is almost guaranteed to not bleed.

[@myar4931]

Jesus Christ people...what the hell is wrong with everyone? At what point did he ever say a single bad thing about the katana here? I don't understand all the pissiness.

[@jan23523]

I know he just said it was a poor test

[@SnakeWasRight]

Because subconsciously, they're working it out in their own mind and blaming him for giving them facts that make them question their own assumptions.

[@gcHK47]

Weeaboos don't like being called out on their ignorance of Japan.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Plus, Metatron has used a katana before.

[@dirtybongwater5751]

It's a good thing my headphones are reinforced with HEAVY leather armor earcups and I have a roll of aluminum foil armor in case of an attack by medieval period Invaders

[@Samurai-ub6ew]

Lmao...

[@ZynVad3r1]

Or one of DaBaby’s songs

[@ZynVad3r1]

@kerimcan ak yea yea

[@RexFuturi]

Listen, a katana can simply cut through any plot. That makes it superior in any fanboy fiction.

[@hhiimmddoo]

With respect to R. Lee Ermming Rest in Peace. But he knew nothing about swords. he was a good guy but he shoulda stuck with guns

[@n1ghtmare724]

Guns? 😂🤣 He didn't know jackshit about guns either. In one episode they compared ak47 and m16, two operators blindfolded tried to take them apart and put them back together, obviously the ak guy did it much faster and he gave it to the m16 because "it was better engineered" as if that kills and not the reliability and bullet caliber 🤣😂

[@scottydu81]

@@n1ghtmare724 I’m not gonna fault a Gunnery Sergeant for having a bias towards the m16

[@Darksky1001able]

@@n1ghtmare724 That was clearly a joke on Gunnys behalf, it was his show after all. We all know the Ak is superior to the m16, Gunny was just fucking around.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@Darksky1001able I thought they were even. In terms of cost, it would be true AK-47 would be superior.

[@CruelestChris]

So katanas are folded so many billion times they can even cut the EN TESS TINES out of your shoulder Sounds legit.

[@Eeter26]

CruelestChris HE GAT THA DOGRIE

[@mintmag8748]

Hey Cris long time no see. Wander if you remember me?

[@jkjkhardcore666]

They were superior when they were made in medieval times.

[@sonic344ify]

@@jkjkhardcore666 No they werent you idiot weeb.

[@jkjkhardcore666]

@@sonic344ify yes they were you stupid fuck, let me guess you think that europe had high carbon steel lmao, it wasnt until mid 16th century they were able to produce even medium carbon steel consistently. Prove me wrong go look up the history of steel fucktard, anti japanese bitch.

[@DanielBlack82]

Why is that "Katana" flexing like spring steel like that? Arent Katanas suppose to be generally quiet rigid and historically bent rather then flexed

[@mooneyes2k478]

+SnowCrash Exactly right. The reason is because that's a nominally sharpened wallhanger.

[@1stDrDead]

+MoonEyes2k You keep going and going and going like the energizer bunny.

[@mooneyes2k478]

1stDrDead And you keep posting and posting and posting, when you 'have no time'...

[@DanielBlack82]

Cp... what ever you just demonstrated you know precious little about Katanas and the way the are internally structured. Thank you

[@mooneyes2k478]

SnowCrash Instead of 'precious little', try 'virtually nothing'. Anyways, yes, the katana notably tended towards bending, and was VERY non-flexible. But this 'sword', and I hesitate to use the word, is a mono-steel modern-day replica best suited to be a "oooh, cool!" wall-hanger, same as the 'longsword'. The difference between the two is that the 'katana' is at least sharp.

[@moldytales]

4.8k neckbeards disliked this video!

[@torobravo6147]

ASMR 4 CHARLES Weeaaboo neckbeards

[@jkjkhardcore666]

@@torobravo6147 Medieval katana were.made of superior quality steel than longswords. Obviously now you can make a high quality longsword. Annd there's nothing wrong.with liking japanese culture.

[@gbereznyakov1]

@@jkjkhardcore666 lol japanese steel was far worse in quality than the crucible steel used in the making of longswords

[@jkjkhardcore666]

@@gbereznyakov1 so many things wrong with that statement. 1 Japanese steel was .7-.8% high carbon steel after it was forged into a katana. 2. You rarely ever got anything like this in eurole save for a few rare ones or imlorted steel ie vikings had a few ulfburt blades. And toledo slain 3. Crucible steel was just as rare and most crucible steel techniques were POST middle ages, renaissance era 4. Crucible steel is very inconsistent it it's results, it can even be argued that bloomeries were still better than crucible steel, as phosphorus and sulfate are not removed in the process.

[@jkjkhardcore666]

@@gbereznyakov1 also despite what long sword fanboys think, medieval long swords are nott made from modern day spring steel. Allloying didn't become a thing until the mid 19th century, and hjgh carbon steel only started making a more predominant appearance after the Bessemer process, although india always had wootz steel and iran. China had cold blasting. Most high carbon steel was not common until then

[@OgBadlaws]

"Leather armor" slashed with katana, yet he literally just clubbed it using the europeon sword. That is not how a sharp cutting inplement is meant to be used.

[@Asghaad]

one thing most people do not mention about this video- the katana isnt true katana either because it flexes ... true katana has only edge from hardened steel, the rest is basically unhardened iron ... which means that if the blade bent, it STAYED BENT, it wouldnt flex back to straight (which is THE reason why katana is such a short and thick STIFF blade) this katana-lookalike is made from the modern high carbon mono steel, thats why it flexes nearly as much as thinner longsword (wallhanger) made from similar or same steel ...

[@farisan99]

Yep i see the katana is flexes, it supossed to be hardened.

[@CruelestChris]

There's some give in a katana blade, but it's basically a three-foot razor blade. It doesn't bend, it snaps.

[@harleyme3163]

all swords flex or they break. If you understand the principal, the katana is made by folding a softer metal into a harder metal. give both flexability and strength.. Spring steel is pretty much what most good swords are made of. the swords are made of Tomoghagany A red sand that forms in they're area not just iron, probably a lot of nickle in it too

[@houndofculann1793]

@@harleyme3163 You clearly know absolutely nothing about how any sword is made. Just watching Metatron's other videos would fix your ignorance. The Japanese were never able to make spring steel or any equivalent of it, and what the people above you were absolutely correct. The cutting edge of a katana was hardened which made it prone to shattering and chipping under stress, and the back of the blade was not hardened to make it resistant to shattering, resulting in it bending easily instead. The folding technique was used exactly because the japanese steel was such a low and varying quality that they needed to fold it several times to even out the inherent variance of their steel. Which was still a genius invention of the Japanese to make do with what they had. It gives it no flexibility at all, as it's not tempered and instead it bends and stays bent.

[@codeydewey8924]

@@houndofculann1793 you were right until you said the blades are untempered.. When you forge a sword, you harden and heat treat the blade then you temper it (No matter who you are you always temper your blades) what tempering on a blade does is it normalizes the metals grain structure to keep it from shattering like glass from just hardening. Otherwise you're all good mate

[@tayumapower]

8:41 oh god, are you kidding me... i've seen this exact "armor" on ebay for like, 80 to a 100 bucks... it's a cheap larp grade breastplate ,so thin that you could bend it with minimal force.... I know that because I happen to have a similar one, yeah...it's absolute shite

[@vhaleryanadamant1975]

I have one too haha. Just got one cuz imo looks quite decent for the price, also I don't need REAL armor, I just wanted something made of steel :D

[@v5in88]

Then try Plate armour then

[@v5in88]

Vhaleryan Adamant What type of steel exactly? Aluminum steel like that one crappy cuirass armour

[@vhaleryanadamant1975]

@@v5in88 it's steel armor not aluminium. The one in the video is not aluminium either, you are way too much of a haters.

[@minotaurmikeftwmike7712]

@@vhaleryanadamant1975 If you don't know what aluminum steel alloys are, you're far too gone

[@sunil_de6856]

I endured physical pain when i saw the the part with the "armor". 9:15 Seriously he uses that poor Longsword like an Axe!

[@jayn8392]

That longsword looks blunt too. There are a few up close slow mo shots were the edge can be seen and it looks really blunt

[@InSanic13]

Metatron mentioned that in the annotations.

[@donavanb1534]

The longsword is better because you could just throw it through the visors of the helmet like Monty Python

[@maxh19991]

Hehaha the pommel meme from skallagrim

[@mryayayify]

You can do basically the same thing as the Jian, dead simple. Imagine a Chinese monk learning to toss the pommel at the knight, they're dodger than a knight because they wear no armor what so ever (they're no Spartans from Halo)..

[@Raizig1]

Donavan B good joke

[@erikaitsumi7198]

Donavan B and because you can unscrew the pommel and throw it

[@kannonpq]

I was going to type this. Thank you.

[@dauphinkivol5555]

Keep calm and prefer the chainsword. For the Emperor!

[@seanconley1119]

Actually I'd go for a Power Sword

[@thadiunokona1469]

The Excalibur is my type of sword :D

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

=][= I smash His foes with a Thunder Hammer. In the Ordo Malleus, having a Thunder Hammer in one hand and a Storm Bolter in the other makes me as happy as a clam. =][=

[@mattward4916]

Did someone say, Emperor?

[@severusfumizuki9934]

Pfff chainsword! Leave those oversized butter knives to the Sororitas my friend. POWER SWORD or THUNDER HAMMER, and a suit of terminator armor :D Chainswords... ^^

[@undead9999]

I was expecting Gunny to say "nobody goes to war against icecubes, except canadians" A man can dream xD

[@gwyn4534]

Every now and then I rewatch the debanked videos of yours and I ve got to say the rewatchability is of the charts xD

[@mmestari]

Master swordsman like Bob, would have unscrewed the pommel, and ended that block of ice rightly.

[@agniwulf931]

Lmao you're not on Skallagrim's channel XD

[@jeffreygao3956]

Still fun!

[@richm8768]

Anyone else notice that the katana was spring steel? Totally defeats the testing just with that.

[@InSanic13]

I can imagine that one might use a spring-steel katana if you want to purely compare the designs of the swords and eliminate the quality-of-construction aspect, but they should have been explicit about it.

[@johngleason958]

when katanas were forged, they used two types of metal, the back half was soft metal, and the half with the edge used hard metal. this made the blade "flexable." which is why they bend the blade to see if it breaks, and if not, if it will take back it's natural shape.

[@tarrydmunster1916]

The same technique of variable hardness was used in creating longswords.

[@matthewpham9525]

John Gleason Not quite, most katanas were made from one piece of steel, the hardening process simply made it so that the edge was harder than the spine.

[@CruelestChris]

@@matthewpham9525 You're both sort of right, what happened was that the hardening process resulted in a sword that was technically made from two different alloys, even though it was forged from one billet.

[@ticbox4326]

I'm pretty sure the katana is made of spring steel That sword is flexing way too much for a Katana. If a regular Katana thrusted into the breastplate, it would bend

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

I don't know why people liked R. Lee Ermey so much. Not only do his "documentaries" always promote misinformation, but every-time he does a bit of narration, it feels like he's shouting at the microphone. If you're going to get someone who knows nothing about the subject matter to narrate, at least get someone with an easy voice to listen to, rather than one that grates. Preferably, just hire a host that is a scholar in the subject, and who knows better than to try to fix these so called "tests" in favour of 1 of the sides.

[@GardenFootCreature]

Since when did types of historical swords become a base for fanboyism?

[@GardenFootCreature]

I'm talking about the comments btw

[@vinx.9099]

since people know there are two sides

[@WearDatKingRat]

E kkekle Since weeaboos and nerds

[@vinx.9099]

SexiestOfAll Primates if you want to insult someone it would help if you made sense.

[@justjosefjosefthegopnik6051]

anime thats what destroid european weapons

[@agochoa]

I want to see a Japanese sword against Japanese armour.

[@InSanic13]

Well, the results would depend on whether you used the earlier lamellar armor or later plate-style that was based on Portuguese armor. Lamellar would stop the cuts, but would be damaged in the process, as the silk lacing it together would be cut. The later plates would perform similarly to the clip of real armor that Metatron shows.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

Watch Iron Mountain Armoury , that should answer you questions

[@HuyGia-wp5tx]

I suppose samurai or Japanese leather Armor are a medium Armor, it not as good as Europe plate Armor but is quite strong again slash. That been said (dull sword does to not damage again leather or light Armor) and blunt force are use to destroy plate Armor.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

Huy Gia japanese did not use leather as armor....

[@Velkan1396]

You can find a test on Mountain Armor's channel

[@him050]

I’ve been at shows where they’ve shot armour piercing arrows from fairly hefty war bows (over 120lbs) into chest plates and the arrows barely made a dent. It’s as if they designed armour to not allow things to penetrate it.

[@Feckinpaddy29]

11:03 LOL! We got a lot more penetration..... Yes sir, we did.... (Metatron) No sir, we didn't...

[@Jesssteam]

Their video really should've been named "Two old men having fun" and there would be no trouble, hah.

[@PaladinZaego]

That sounds way more dirty than it needed to.

[@myssledissle]

"Two old men thrust each other with ice cubes" Much better title

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

The least these two clowns could have done was use REAL armor and REAL heavy duty/thick/waxed carboli armor, not thin stomach leather and fantasy thin metal armor that a kid using a plastic knife could dent.

[@odiwalker3973]

"Two old men fucking with you"

[@ronanbrowne1740]

Japan had lower quality iron than the European's. This influences the development of both sowards

[@mryayayify]

Can you tell me when the Japanese realized their metal sucked?

[@user_____M]

When they had to fold the metal in order to clear the impurities in some overly complicated bs process that left the swords prone to break anyway, hence katanas have layers and different types of metal inside, otherwise they'd break right away.

[@SuperBuizelll]

Ancient Japanese swords were straight and double-edged, probably derived from the Chinese jian. Toward the latter end of their time of use single-edged versions may have become more popular. After about 900AD curved swords started to appear, though it was as far as I know a little longer until the advent of the familiar tachi. I suspect, given this, that the initial adoption of the single edge before the curve marked the start of the techniques for improving metal quality that led to the katana.

[@raime_likes_memes_too3624]

The samurai never used any ore in the making the of katanas they used sand

[@Slender_Man_186]

iron sand (or pig iron) was used to make katanas. It's carbon content is very high, and it's full of impurities. In order to get any kind of quality out if the steel, it had to be folded 13-15 times.

[@MournfulDust]

"That's because you _are_ using it like an axe...?" You are just a glorious man, friend. :D

[@Tareltonlives]

Every time they describe the katana, I go "so just like every sword" I love the cringing at using the sword against these solid objects.It's like testing a car by running it into things. Yes, you can cut better at the sweet of the sword. Obvious show is obvious And that longsword is so not sharpened Why don't these shows ever test a quilt or comforter? Not to mention you wouldn't cut against armor with either sword in the first place

[@68wayupintheskyftw61]

let's be honest the best sword is a spear

[@68wayupintheskyftw61]

Alexander Montoya I guess it would depend on your opponent and just how armoured they were.

[@yanuchiuchiha2210]

THAT'S IT... THE BEST SWORD IS AN... ZOLJA/BAZOOKA/RPG (different names for the same weapon)

[@68wayupintheskyftw61]

Yanuchi Uchiha rip

[@iliasalloune4093]

Yanuchi Uchiha the bazzoka Was an american anti-tank weapon The rpg or rocket propelled grenade. is a russian anti-tank weapon

[@mryayayify]

Sword/Spear?, it's called a Glaive or a Nodachi.

[@paveldzhurylyuk6076]

But can you throw the pommel and end him rightly with a katana I think not so the medieval long sword is obviously better

[@mryayayify]

Jians can do it too.

[@mryayayify]

Chinese Swords can probably do it fine

[@splitxz]

axes are better if you know how to properly use them. a novice would be slow using an axe but to an expert, it suprisingly fast wielding it

[@Petaurista13]

Yes, you can take apart hkatana's handle to throw parts around :) Kashira is sth like pommel.

[@alexdiamond3987]

Pavel Dzhurylyuk that's the very reason skall doesn't like katanas

[@ferzzfilinn]

yes! hit everything with a middle if the blade! less momentum, less cutting power and who needs the longer reach anyway?

[@ocharni]

lmao ... when you cut to that full suit of armor and the guy whacks at it with full force and there isnt even a dent ... but yeah, the piece of armor they used was most likely made in china

[@olusegunobasanjo9666]

We broke some serious ribs there buddy.

[@bmxguy418]

CUT AWF HIS ARM SUM INTESTEHNYNNNS

[@MrKryvie]

When I see the damage done to the cabbage, I can tell for the fact that broadsword was not sharpened at all. Cabbage is ripped, not cut through.

[@RockerMarcee96]

While broadswords are 16th century and onward one-handed swords (including sabres), you are right, the longsword wasn't sharpened at all.

[@MrKryvie]

Sorry, my bad. Longsword.

[@shroomdog9773]

Exactly

[@HuyGia-wp5tx]

Sword are forge and sharp. They are not club , regard less of these origin. It is true that 2 edge sword are less sharp than single edge sword. Does that mean anything to full metal Armor. Both sure are not suitable for metal Armor.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

I'm pretty sure my Swiss army knife can cut through that "leather armor"...

[@ThesdThe3rd]

This dudes got some weird anatomy... also, sheet metal? XD

[@chriskennedy9087]

On the ice block the block had a "v" cut into the top for the katana but not for the longsword. Also the katana did not cut the ice. It broke it. Look at the slow motion. The ice is fully cleaved while the katana is still at the top of the block. It "cut" very little. Both swords perform very similarly when wielded by experienced swordsmen. Experienced with the weapon itself. In both cases the actual historical individuals trained extensively and were very adept at the best use for effect of their weapon. Also in both cases the armor was designed specifically to defeat the offensive weapons you would encounter. In most cases the person struck was not killed by a single blow as the armor protected them. And as always there are exceptions. But "one shot" kills were unusual and therefore very noteworthy. In the video the blows were not the same and I've seen tests where the longsword cut the tatami mats very similarly to the katana. This was with quality weapons of both types.

[@RockerMarcee96]

Yes and well the longsword in this video was visibly blunt and heat treated in a manner that makes smiths cringe.

[@jkjkhardcore666]

2:40 wtf you looking at?

[@chriskennedy9087]

@@jkjkhardcore666 The video, and I do have some slight experience with quality weapons of both kinds. Also in "Europe" the sword was a relatively rare weapon. Hammers axes and other such "small amount of steel" weapons were much more common due to economic concerns.

[@jkjkhardcore666]

@@chriskennedy9087 high carbon steel was a rare occurrence too, there were viking swords and a buncj of urlencbrich (butchered the spelling) swords made of high carbon steel but they only made so many which leads me to believe they only had a set amount of steel likely it was outsourced. With the invention of coke, iron production was way higher thamks to the ability to use less wood to mqke iron, so steel swords became easier to come by. But that doesn't mean they changed in quality it was low grade steel. In Germany they were able to consistently make medium grade carbon steel plate or Austria after 1540,16th century. And yes the knights had an arsenal of weapons.

[@SebastiansSebastian-fc4pj]

@@jkjkhardcore666 10:40 real fucking plate armour, it didnt even bend nor the sword for what the katana would have done

[@ulrik.lynnebakken9660]

Am i the only one thinking that cutting a block of ice with swords is freakin useless. When the Katana hit it didn't cut at all... Just split it

[@mooneyes2k478]

PArticularly as the ice had to be prepped to make it happen, too.

[@adamparris8353]

He also raised the katana higher over his head and brought it down with more force. He basically just slapped the longsword onto the ice from 10 inches above.

[@Thenotfunnyperson]

You can't technically cut ice with any sort of sharpened object.

[@haraldisdead]

Stabbing a breastplate with a longsword would be like trying to drive a sewing needle through a quarter

[@hoptropikcz4973]

Stabbing a breastplate with a katana would be like trying to drive a sewing needle through a quarter

[@edc4457]

And on top of that I’ve studied martial arts hand to hand and traditional weapon arts, for almost 30 years and this is just ridiculous on History channel’s behalf. Thank you Metatron for making these response videos. 👍 keep up your good work.

[@rayanderson5797]

I don't think any reasonably smart person should be taking sword advice from a marine gunnery sargent anyway...

[@cuirassier4296]

who is also an ex drill sarge for vietnam recruits

[@Subject__]

exactly.

[@jesseelijahmcvicker2195]

I doubt he really is one. That green cap can be bought down the street from me in a gas station. And any marine would know what kind of armor would be used. At least an idea. He would also have used a sharpened long sword. And know where the ribs and intestdens were. He'd also know that he'd be called out on such bull shit by other marines. But he's not one so.....

[@allenaguilar7693]

@@jesseelijahmcvicker2195 Sorry but I'm gonna have to stop you right there, he actually was a U.S Marine, his name is R. Lee Ermey, literally just look him up, just don't speak out your ass next time.

[@jesseelijahmcvicker2195]

@@allenaguilar7693 yo dude not speaking from my ass. The guy thought that intestines we're in the shoulder. normally that's a pretty good sign that a guys a fake. And I could be wrong that he isn't one but I just said I have my doubts. a former drill instructure not knowing were the intestines are is enough to give me reasonable doubt. Also actual steel plating isn't going to be cut by a katana or a long sword. It might get dent but it isn't a tin can. And that leather armor was so thin it would not have any effective use in combat. Leather armor is a big misconception it was not used half as much as people think. The main use of armor was the gamborson, a thickly layered cloth armor that could stop swords and arrows( not a for sure thing but it did work) later chain male also came into play. Now chain Mail isn't as useless as his other video shows. The actual chain male is rivited. each link was essentially locked in place keeping swords and arrows from expanding the gaps in the mail. Then later the steel plating came into play. The steel was a extremely hardened steel and could not be pierced except by the most extreme circumstance. Which is why bludgeoning weapons were popular in the fifteenth century. Pole axes flails and such. But the point being that the armor could not be slashed and only in the most extreme circumstances be pierced. Your telling me to do my research before I state my opinion but maybe the guy you are defending should do his which is what my original comment was about. He didn't know where basic organs were he didn't know what real armor was and didn't know how to use the weapons he had. Now you can say I'm talking out of my ass all you want but just maybe you might consider that this guy your defending is talking out of his ass to. For such a big deal he sure didn't know alot.

[@deathsheir2035]

You also failed to mention that the Katana in the video is "Spring Steel" because it bent (though not very much), then returned to its original shape. Katana back in Feudal Japan were not made of Spring Steel; differential hardening was used. A Katana when bent, would remain bent as a result, which would make the Katana far worse at stabbing than longswords.

[@alfonsosanchez766]

I think there are more formals ways to say spring steel, high carbon content steels with proper heat treatments are used in spring applications, so i wouldn't say that is at all that different from mild steel, if not for the carbon content and grain morphology, what made katanas fragile, was actually the high martensite content on the edge...

[@flynn659]

what about automn steel?

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

Correct analysis. The long sword varies greatly, too, if it is forged in several different ways.

[@BadseedGarden]

Only the tip of a katana is tempered

[@jellevanalthuis5289]

test subject wearing the leather jerkin might be Klingon, explaining bones in weird places, as well as extra organs in the shoulders xD

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

No Klingon would ever wear a fecking 1mm undershirt

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 what about a Klingon that got hit in the head with a bar mace somehow

[@doncooper8004]

Omg Metatron, this is one of the best videos of yours I've ever seen. Your comments are hilarious 🤣. I always enjoy how informative your vids are but this one kept me laughing a la Ozzy Man.

[@Ishlacorrin]

Comparing a Katana to a Longsword is like comparing a longbow to a crossbow. Two very different weapons designed to be used in two very different ways against very different targets. Sure you can use them the same way, but just because you can do something does not mean you should.

[@Ishlacorrin]

True they are used FOR the same thing but they are not used the same WAY. My statement was about HOW you use them not what they are used FOR. Most weapons are designed to kill, the difference is how they kill. Crossbows are designed to be fired at short range and punch armour while long bows are designed for long range suppression fire. Same with the long sword and katana, the long sword is designed with strength and defence in mind while katana's are designed with speed and agility in mind. When you understand the thought behind a weapons creation you can more easily understand it's true purpose and best placement. Another good example is say a Rifle and a Shotgun, sure you can use them the same way but it's not what they were designed for and thus one will have an advantage depending on situation.

[@mryayayify]

I'm about to say this again to you guys: Khopesh = PC Katana = Mac (both are beautiful overpriced devices if high quality enough and both are decent combat/gaming devices) Longsword = Linux (Linux apparently does do what Windon't)

[@sargesrecap2267]

Ishla Corrin thank you

[@mugzie11]

Ishla Corrin I DISAGREE, they are in fact used the same way, SWORD FIGHTING. Just because the katana is faster and longswords have more strength, doesn't prove how they are both used.

[@xluca1701]

Mugzie the Katana is not faster... The Katana and the Longsword were about the same weight...

[@thesapientsapiophile]

What you have to understand is that Ermey is an expert (including his staff) on modern weapons (WWII and later). He needs better staff researchers on archaic weapons.

[@thesapientsapiophile]

The 762 round is a better penetrator, the 5.56 round is lighter (believe me I carried both in the cold war Germany) and that is why the U.S. uses the5.56. R. Lee Ermey IS a Viet Nam Marine vet. He has seen both rounds in action. I, however, have also spent thirteen years with the Society for Creative Anachronism. and know that he really needs better staff for archaic weapons. as to the fact that the round tumbles, that may be a mistake, at least for its penetration factors.

[@justjosefjosefthegopnik6051]

+Jeffery Jordan in germany wasnt war since ww2 so fuck of ( fall of Berlin wall wasnt war)

[@v8guggi]

He,he,he, what's your age laddie?

[@thesapientsapiophile]

for the uninitiated I tell, The cold war was a state of tension between the warsaw pact headed by the USSR and NATO headed by the U.S. It was a nonshooting "war" in the fact that these two sides were opposing ideologies that kept a state of readiness to go to war at all times. The period of this cold war was 2 September 1945- 26 December 1991 ( roughly the period of the Berlin Wall being up). There were official combat actions going on at this time,(such as the Korean and Vietnam conflicts ) and there were unofficial fighting (in Germany and after Korea in the DMZ as well[which still happens today]). The unofficial fighting that happened will never be recognized as at the time it would have caused WWIII.

[@thesapientsapiophile]

Not yet a half century, born in the year of the Tet Offensive, If you know your history.

[@Atheismo9760]

I don't even want to know what I've got in my right shoulder if my left shoulder has my intestines.

[@eugenepearson666]

Said it once will say it again they used a cheap long sword. Maybe even a movie prop

[@jeffouellette9946]

Yeah they may have used a cheap sword but I can guarantee and most longswords weighed more than this to. so when everybody talks about it's all about technique that people with the longsword are going to be able to swing faster that's a lie because most of them are going to be bigger than this. That's probably the same reason why in a civil war they used swords that were more like a katana than they did a longsword.

[@minotaurmikeftwmike7712]

@@jeffouellette9946 Go watch shadoveristy's video. This is entirely debunker by him

[@utathyamanna6435]

@@minotaurmikeftwmike7712 katanas actually break if hit by a longsword

[@fatrat5293]

Hmm, would I rather one-shot and completely obliterate everything in my path rightly with the pommel, or be able to fight mutants who have ice cube heads, shoulder 'intestynes' and stomach ribs? I think I would rather be an unstoppable god, being able to end him rightly and any others that dare cross my path.

[@mccenturion2553]

LegendaryFatRat end him rightly!

[@xandt-doggaming3313]

LegendaryFatRat I got a chuckle from this

[@-green-405]

LegendaryFatRat Lol I doubt a longsword would make you an unstoppable force

[@proudtitanicdenier4300]

+ - GreeN ever heard of POMMELS!?

[@quinn1966]

Your post makes no sense. The pommel strike is purely a close range tactic. It is a back up move, or a follow up strike, but never the entry strike.

[@infrared1292]

funny enough, when you actually read history, swords were more of a sign of status. medieval soldiers preferred spears, halberds, axes and hammers on the battlefield

[@RockerMarcee96]

Nathan Lewis everyone used those yes, but even common people had swords as sidearms (from around the 13th century a lot of people could afford swords, even relatively poors too)

[@ogmadari1651]

Swords were used most because of their practicality in non battlefield situations but you are correct in that they were not used that much by soldiers in battles

[@presiqnqnkov8391]

Nathan Lewis sorry but thats nonsense. A master of a sword can beat a person with any other wepon because of how the sword is formed is it the ideal wepon

[@miguelmartins9706]

Sea Moss lmfao

[@darinw.3580]

im sorry but a spear and shield would reck a sword in the battlefield. Hands down the best invention for footsoldiers until the firearm came along.

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

RIP to that guy. May have known fuck all about history, but seemed like a chill guy

[@daviddavis8476]

Recently discovered your channel gotta say I'm loving it

[@ghostdrew4887]

R.I.P Gunny

[@jeffouellette9946]

That's right

[@kingkuroneko7253]

R.I.P Gunny my man.

[@GeistDrachen]

Agreed, the man was phenomenal in FMJ and did great with the firearm episodes on this show.

[@jurtra9090]

@Stone Heart hey. Metatron did not insult Gunny in person. He specifically talk about the show being misinforming.

[@thhseeking]

@Stone Heart Ermy should have stopped after FMJ. He's not a swordsman, and we can see that the tests are bullshit. It's just another idiot series made for ratings with no actual facts. Who is actually responsible for these kinds of shows?

[@junkyardmutt859]

If I see one more anonymous profile pic n edgy username defending the kantana I swear to christ.

[@yanuchiuchiha2210]

katana is better at slicing, longsowrd is better at stabbing... none would go for the armor head on... it's down to the warrior's skill :)

[@NoName-zu4oz]

Junkyard Mutt because it's better

[@devanshigupta7567]

But katanas can SLICE THE WORLD IN HALF! Good luck getting your longsword to do that!!!

[@BenM]

The katana is better at chopping, the talwar is better at slicing :p

[@rddragonman]

TheKell OfKells excellent point, you really should debate at Oxford.

[@powellmountainmike8853]

First, it was obvious that the "long sword" was made from crap steel. Second, it was even more obvious that it was not sharpened to the same edge as the katana. Third, in the tests, he drew the katana across the object being struck as he hit with it, both with the ice, and with the leather, whereas he just struck without drawing it across with the long sword. The test was obviously rigged so that the katana would win. Either that, or Gunny was too stupid to realize he was doing it differently, and not using the long sword properly at all. It's a SWORD, not a CLUB !

[@kakabangboomstick]

Yep, you proved it. That katana is better than that long sword you picked up from your local pawn shop.