Mateusz Sulowski $3000 XIV/ XVI Longsword

[@TheDancingSaxophone]

Fantastic review, thank you Matthew! I feel honored to have this piece in my collection, and I'm glad you see it in the same light I do. As a maker of blades (usually the 5-10" variety) myself the quality of Mateusz' workmanship was immediately evident, but it's great to have that confirmed by someone with your experience. I'll treasure this blade for a long time.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Thank you thank you.

[@alientude]

Lovely sword, and great review of it. Mateusz does some of the best looking work available these days, and while his prices are not at all cheap, they're well worth it for the attention to detail and craftsmanship.

[@FortuneFavoursTheBold]

This sword by Mateusz is a steal at $3,000. The blade is so ultra wide at the base and there are just so many detailed work on the hilt, such as the leather tooling on the grip, which is quite rare. A Museum-Line Albion with a scabbard of this caliber from craftsmen like Brian Kunz will generally cost at least $5K. This is also one of a kind piece--well Mateusz has made a couple of similar ones but their stats still vary. What sets good craftsmen and smiths such as Mateusz, Damian and Jan apart from the bad ones from Poland is that their stats stay true to reality. You won't get falsified stats such as 6mm reported base thickness but a sword that's 3.5mm thick in reality. It's reported as 5mm on the website, and your measurement shows 4.7mm, so it's fairly accurate.

[@lukewilliams8548]

About the vibration nodes: You basically can't do anything to position the blade node. It's the percentage of the total length plus or minus an inch or two. You have to sacrifice a lot of nimbleness to get the blade node to move a tiny bit. It's not worth it. The hilt node is basically controlled by the mass of the pommel. There are reasons for this setup, but maybe the pommel just ended up slightly heavier than ideal because it's hard to predict without using a CAD program. Most historical swords (and good modern ones) I have data for put the hilt node at or close to the index finger. It isn't too uncommon to find it in the middle of the grip or underneath the ring finger. The closer to the node, the less it moves. So having the node in the middle might result in the least overall vibration, since any part of the grip is less than 2 inches from the node, whereas putting it near the guard results in the pinky finger getting 3-4 inches from the node. Though human hands aren't even, and it seems that the index and middle finger have a stronger grip, so maybe it's better to place the node somewhere underneath those fingers, even if the pinky gets a little more vibration. This feels like a bit of a secret, but if you've read this far you're probably worthy or whatever. The pommel mass is also a major player in balance (as you know), and (in my experience) it happens that the hilt node is the "real" balance point in a way. If it's closer to the index finger it will feel relatively blade heavy, and if it's closer to the pinky finger it will feel relatively pommel heavy, and in the middle it's perfectly balanced as far as not feeling blade heavy or pommel heavy. Usually you want it to be somewhat blade heavy, and under the index finger strikes that balance well. That also happens to coincide with good vibration node placement. There's also mass distribution that plays into how nimble a sword is, but as far as a given blade and variable pommel mass, there is a certain pommel weight where that blade will feel the most nimble that that blade can be. The other lesser known/talked about concept is how the hilt node moves relative to waggle points. If the hilt vibration node is under the index finger, the forward waggle point will be very close to the blade vibration node. If the hilt node is underneath the ring or pinky finger, the forward waggle point will be close to the blade tip. There are some benefits for either waggle point setup and everything in-between, but I won't dive into that here. It's another trade off in sword design, especially when you bear in mind the previous paragraphs. The waggle points by themselves are often relatively minor, so you put the hilt node under the index finger, but there are some times where specific waggle points are important enough to somewhat override that.

[@Jim58223]

Finally a new Mateusz Sulowski sword review.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

These are really lovely blades. I am glad I got to review it.

[@simondean5227]

That grip and scabbard are masterwork

[@Bad_Rattle]

Awesome sword, I almost bought this one when he had it listed. Happy I get to at least see a video of it.

[@Jaedeok82]

Really like this piece. What a stunner

[@LunarEclipsism1]

3000 for, essentially, a PJ vorpal is a hell of a deal. Great-looking piece, thanks for sharing.

[@not-a-raccoon]

Wow. That piece is GORGEOUS 😍

[@JoeSteel1]

That's a Lovely piece of deadly ART, wow very nice!!!!

[@Isteak80]

That is a truly impressive looking blade.

[@felldir]

Gorgeous. I really like the extra wide blade.

[@rfphenom7691]

One of my favorite style of swords, and this is a beautiful piece. Expensive, but for a sword thats truly more of a heirloom, display sword that can also be functional - the cost is justified.

[@Lesvult]

I own four of his swords, all custom pieces. I have never been let down by his work. He is a modern artisan.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

I can believe it. Were the custom swords you had also near $3000?

[@kelticknight6116]

Thx for sharing , shes an absolute masterpiece ⚔️🤘⚔️

[@christopher7398]

Getting harder and harder to justify Albion prices with stuff like this being sold at $3k. But maybe that’s the difference you pay when something is made in America. Great video Matt.

[@simondean5227]

$3000 actually seems really reasonable

[@JustGrowingUp84]

Damn this is a beautiful sword! Personally I would have preferred a one-handed grip for this length of blade, but I know people who would prefer it like this, because it's easier for them to cut two-handed.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Very nice work. About the only real critique I could give is that I probably would have recessed that chape a bit so that it didn't sit so proud but that's pretty much it.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

I would not have minded that either but this one did not have anything that seemed to catch. It is about as nice as I have seen a chape done, though being recessed would have been nice. I don't see that often in euro swords.

[@simondean5227]

A hollow grind on this blade would look magnificent

[@sinisterswordsman25]

Beautiful sword! No doubt about that 🤘💀 the blade is a bit thin overall though. I would want mine to be a little bit chunkier at the base. It's about 5mm, I would like it to be more like 7mm. I like a robust sword that can hit the stand and be totally fine. Maybe it can as is, I don't know. Either way it's a lovely piece I would be proud to own, even if I did have to baby it a little. A 3000$ sword is not exactly for bushcraft right? Lol Great review thanks Matt 🤘💀

[@dlatrexswords]

Oh this is going to be good…

[@Ranstone]

Is this the one form wildyracing on SBG? I almost bought that many many times.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

I don't recall the listing but it may have been there. I think this one was sold second hand.

[@stinkymccheese8010]

Is that a cinquentera, misspelled that bad

[@messerlittle6166]

Cool.

[@consumer1073]

since when did you get such huge fucking arms bro

[@zenhydra]

Right? I'm surprised I had to scroll down this far to see a comment about Matt's sudden be-yoked-ness. Dude needs to leave some HGH for the rest of us.

[@consumer1073]

@@zenhydra he was always a big guy but i remember him having an average dad build, not massive lumberjack arms out of nowhere i need to chop more junk up in the yard i guess

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Ding pull-ups and squats a few times a week

[@consumer1073]

@@Matthew_Jensen dude youre fucking huge now, congrats start using indian clubs for even bigger wrists now

[@zenhydra]

@@consumer1073 As a martial artist and sword-enthusiast, I swear by Indian clubs as a training tool. They're like kettle bells except designed to facilitate fluid movements. I can't recommend them enough.

[@godzilla5599]

That is one wide bugger,getting run through with it would suck...

[@fishdude666ify]

Not sure I'd call it a longsword? Very cool though.

[@johnstarter777]

What steel ???

[@frankknox9127]

That is one wide blade. Like really wide!

[@Gatitasecsii]

Awwww maaaaan learn to cut before you review a sword. You're not using the movement of your shoulders or your hips for the swing

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Reading comments like this are frustrating for a number of reasons. 1. I call out that I am not an expert, so you could have stopped watching pretty early. If you choose to keep watching you know what to expect. 2. Not all systems work the same, some frown on dropping your hips or extending from the shoulder. I don't know if you are qualified to judge my cutting or not. I would bet not. 3. This is free content made to give you some information to better spend your money about items that receive very little attention. I don't think you need to be an expert to give your opinion on a sword. I trust you to be smart and take what information you can from the video and discard what is not useful. "Learn to cut before you review a sword." is a shit thing to comment. It is gate keeping nonsense, and would lead to you going into purchases even less informed than you are now. I don't disagree that my cutting is bad. I'm working on it. That said, I think the videos still add value. If you disagree, then I humbly invite you not to watch.

[@craig1479]

That's not a longsword.

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Hand and a Half sword?

[@notanotherswordreviewchann4901]

Looks like you been liftin, bro

[@Matthew_Jensen]

Little bit. Working on keeping my boobs small.