One of the Best (but Underrated) Single-Handed Sword Designs!

[@werecatauthor4249]

Good way to spend a day snowed in. Watching one of my favorite sword KZbinrs talking about an interesting weapon I never heard of before

[@robertvondarth1730]

My favourite sword ever. I have a sharp, and a blunt for HEMA It’s my primary practice sword. I only made a few mods… - Made a different handle that’s more like a knife/messer for better edge alignment feedback. Bent the thumb ring up slightly so it aligned with my thumb joint. Cold blued the entire thing. I’ll eventually change the edge angle on the sharp for the reasons you mentioned.

[@tentacledood5784]

Feels like an intermediate between a basket hilt and a more common handguard

[@Skallagrim]

Sort of, yeah. Almost a half basket.

[@Aeleas]

3:38 And then there's Matt who's practically turned it into an art form.

[@kevingluys3063]

"You see it doesn't-" *hard cut to Skall who is now very short* "Guys I fucked up"

[@iantheduellist]

FINALLY, I've seen this sword in the backround and have always wanted to see a video on it. Also, I love dussacks.

[@CosmicG777]

Dussacks are pretty awesome. I have a Czech dussack.

[@davis.fourohfour]

It's weird, but a dussack is considered a practice sword. I don't know why, as it is perfect doing the job of ending him rightly.

[@iantheduellist]

@@davis.fourohfour ..... what?

[@hendrikschutyser6520]

Your beard is looking really nice.

[@seanrush3723]

Great lighting too, got those eyes shining really nicely

[@Prawnsly]

skin's looking good too, great job Skal

[@mekolayn]

"Not gonna show my naked leg" Why are we still here? Just to suffer?

[@Blairington]

"I'm in grey [sweatpants] so you can see better." 👀

[@LeviticusMoriarty]

a well done town guard style sidesword imo is king of single hands. cutty, thrusty, safe hands, all kinds of grip options, solid reach, they look fucking badass and elegant.

[@highlandoutsider]

3:07 I'll take your word for it, my only experience with doing a squinting cut is when I'm chopping onions

[@necroseus]

Haha

[@tgmickey513]

Made me laugh! Thanks Skall I needed that, and now I need a new sword!

[@jeffreypressey8471]

One of your better videos! The editing, humor, love for the sword and intelligent breakdown of its qualities were all there, man. Really enjoyed this

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

I know Landsknecht Emporium had a real problem with steel suppliers for their dussacks last year.

[@JaggedVeil163]

Yeaaaah, me and my club were some of the unfortunate recipients of that bad steel batch. We had gotten the sparring safe dussacks and they all broke within 4 weeks

[@TheNewSithBlog]

I would be super interested to see what that serpent sword could do if it were re-profiled. It's such a unique blade shape, and it would also be an awesome before and after video demonstrating your point on blade geometry.

[@taylor_green_9]

I'd like to see that too. I'm curious to see if the blade shape itself affects the cutting power, especially in comparison with regular wavy blades

[@a-rat-with-a-glaive]

One of the swords I've wanted to see for ages great video

[@JT_Soul]

Great discussion of one of my favourite sword types. I would love to see you do a video on some swords you've purchased that had really good edges right out of the box. Not an overall look at the types of sword, handling, aesthetics, design, etc. - just highlighting some companies and products that you feel put a really good edge on their swords. It always surprises me that so many companies get so much right in their swords... but then fail to give them a proper edge. Hearing your impressions of some companies that you feel do their edges well would be very useful.

[@gugadoikmael4978]

Great peace of art. Who ever created this, good job!

[@ravynbunny7193]

You seemed way more yourself this video skal, love seeing you enjoy yourself. Great video as always

[@clayepigeon]

As someone who edits, I really liked the editing and cuts you've made in this one - the memey bits flow in really nicely and the timing is great. Also, a pet peeve of mine is audio normalisation and the video sounds great. Awesome work!

[@AluVixapede]

I can totally see that it's a sharp angle in the thumb ring. That's something I'd want to take a round file to to break the edge.

[@willbbwluvr]

I've been considering buying this particular blade for a while, thank you for your review skal!

[@Beowulf_DW]

Now I know where they got the I aspiration for that saber-looking thing for Raphael in Soul Calibur 2

[@PobortzaPl]

"A bit too smooth for my taste" - Skallagrim 2025

[@SirBiscut2470]

What a lovely false edge, im a sucker for single handed swords with flase edges :) The guard is beautiful too, maybe i just like swords lol...

[@PhoenixWriter229]

I really liked the editing in this video, a lot of the jokes really landed well. I can't put my finger on exactly what's different but it gave me a similar feeling to a few other channels. More of this could potentially help with your algorithm woes.

[@theg0z0n]

Man, new vibes in this video. Frankly, love it! Happy Skal makes videos I like to watch

[@seanrush3723]

Dang, Skall. Hitting us with those baby blues: not that I'm complaining

[@SwordsmanMike]

I like your energy in this video its very positive, gives off good vibes

[@vsoco4921]

I love this design. There was this book about swords and other weapons that we used when playing RPG, and my bard would use a sword like this that was depicted.

[@guntertorfs6486]

A sword from the Habsburg period in Europe.After a devastating war against the French who played a dubious role in Europe at that time ( haven't they always ? ) and the Ottoman Empire ,a period of relative tranquility set in. The Habsburg house established its reign. That reign was symbolic for it's practical governance and high taxes. One got a lot in return : one of the safest periods to live under a regime , as these rulers emphasized the keeping under control of robbers and bushwackers etc.This , among other things like better roads and circumstances for the economy to flourish , made the general population wealthier and better fed than before. One can even see the results in the skeleton's average height during a large part of this period. This was certainly true for the region i live in ( Flanders , Dutch speaking part of Belgium ) Then again , even today it's a region where men are among the tallest in Europe , together with the Dutch. The house of Habsburg turned out to be the longest and one of the most powerful reigns on mainland Europe. I'd like to think this blade is symbolic for their period.

[@jjun2891]

those knights with their unbeatable towel armor

[@vladimirkovacevic1656]

Awesome sword Skall,i love that guard

[@chasecharland1160]

Excellent content as usual! Love the snow! Very seasonal and apt for a European sword. "Sometimes the frost makes the blade stick."

[@GroundbreakGames]

Really glad you are still making vids Skall. Love your channel and have enjoyed it for many years now. Hope you are doing well and had a good holiday!

[@Caryll_byrgenwerth-scholar]

Didn't slash the Boulder in half. Fake swordmaster, Wouldn't recommend.

[@Skallagrim]

Hella fake.

[@necroseus]

Nah, look at the rock. That flat top CLEARLY implies he cut that shit in twain

[@nevechristopher]

I was like, "How is he going slash through that boulder? The thumbnail wasn't a katana!"

[@Forgottencarss]

"KAtanA wOulD HAvE DoNE iT"

[@scottmacgregor3444]

What are you talking about? He did. Obviously he was just moving too fast for the naked eye to see.

[@Prawnsly]

what a beautiful forest - how lucky you are Skal

[@vincentfossaert6004]

It is litteraly my favourite type of sword

[@AJJ129]

another great video with all the necessary passion thank you skall

[@Roland3ld]

Here is the usual full support for channel growth.

[@johannesblank1552]

That was a fun one, Skall on top of his game 🧐

[@JustInTimeWorldbuilding]

I learned a new sword today

[@meatballdivino8955]

I always liked dussacks but they were always a little short for my taste, but this, this hits the spot thanks for the review mate

[@jo3y960]

Oh boy I can't wait for the Skaltana? The Skian? The Skao? The Skalhander???? The Skaber? THE SKALSACK?!!! 😂😂😂😂 As always, I genuinely love your breakdowns and analysis. Your content is great

[@PaulBruegelmann-c7y]

That is so astounding beautiful

[@plasticoflamingo2952]

Great vid! Magnificent blade! Long, skinny falchion! Sphincter clench? Nah. Lower back clench, from imagining the abrupt stop of the upper body twist, yes. OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! LOL!

[@kristopherbrowne5306]

2:52 saying you 'can't really' do a certain cut while demonstrating the ability to do so lol i know there's caviats to all of this but i just found it somewhat funny. love your content bro

[@BlankPicketSign]

looking forward to an update with a new blade profile!

[@MakooWallinen]

Oh! A video on the sword I forgot I liked and always forget the name off!

[@Ghostselkie]

What a nice looking sharp piece of steel.

[@MountainStreamSwordDude]

It’s a damn shame this model is being retired

[@Wraste1]

Came to say the same. Low down dirty shame

[@mansfieldtime]

Nomries stumbling in here, "What did I get into? And why can't I stop watching?"

[@SuperSquatch]

Lookin good Skal. Cool sword

[@breaden4381]

2:00 I have parried with my pommel more frequently than I thought possible

[@tenzhitihsien888]

Even with the couple of rough spots, overall it's a good looking sword.

[@OniGanon]

I prefer the look of those single piece dussacks where the knuckle guard is just an extended tang curved upward.

[@bananaoligarchy8754]

I was literally just looking at this sword today!

[@aurasedge5580]

Beautiful piece

[@NoneYobiz.]

Pretty attractive sword, has alot of LOZ reminiscent style.

[@MarkusMöttus-x7j]

Soo it's basically a Kilij with more hand protection? 🤷 Great video as always Skall and cheers from across the pond in southern Sweden 🇸🇪🙏

[@wavetactics13]

First time to see that blade profile on an actual sword. I've only ever seen art of it for the Elmslie typology.

[@jimsmith8967]

Man, I have had my eye on this piece for a minute and I'm so glad Skall did a review before I had the money saved up and pulled the trigger 😮 I love everything about this sword, the designs, the lines, the sharpened false edge..But the Edge grind being non-functional for a blade of this type is total deal killer.. This is a blade profile that should be capable of disemboweling a man and still mortally wounding one wearing an arming doublet or gambeson most likely.. Lanskinect -please- make a more functional version of this beautiful weapon! Stiffen the blade a bit, and start that grind closer to the spine in a much more gradual taper down to the edge, maybe even hollow grind it. It will cut like a -Beast-

[@chasecharland1160]

Love the gloves! Too many videos are sword cutting with no gloves, probably an issue.

[@dergeilteufel]

Skall coming in with the "grey sweatpants"

[@sambennion2836]

Well now I know what sword my next dnd character will wield

[@youremakingprogress144]

I was just wondering the other day what distinguishes a dussack. Great timing.

[@gokbay3057]

Düssacks are really nice swords. Like a more protected version of a sabre.

[@Hacksaw37]

I love Falchions but I'm interested.

[@russellzauner]

oooo never wanted a big knife sidearm until now

[@stormshadowctf]

Excellent intel

[@robinthrush9672]

Hey! Hope you're doing well, Skall!

[@Kezarus]

Mate, you’re hilarious in that video! I burst out laughing more than once. Cheers! XD

[@karok4257]

8:00 impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's katana cut.

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

I feel like a lot of Cheaper/less professional blades have this second bevel profile, just because it's easier to do grind that with a machine or jig. I'e bought a Sax blade once with pretty much the same grind, and that was definitely ground with a wheel. Saw that when grinding a proper bevel on a flat stone, it was definitely concave ground.

[@FirstnameLastname-xt1rr]

"YOU SEE IF I SLAM IT INTO THIS BOULDER" nonono not the Principe disaster again lol

[@ElliWoelfin]

"oh okay :)" *7.62s it like the cleaver*

[@garynaylor7247]

Never thought Puma sweat pants would stop a sword….

[@stanlim9182]

5:13 now i want to see a skit where the Messer will be review in how good it can cut bread and spread butter

[@Crangaso]

Hey Skall, your thoughts on Vking Wood Chopping Swords?

[@FattyMcFox]

Skall! LET YOUR ARM HEAL!

[@JorPanzer]

gorgeous sword

[@themaidenlesswretch7819]

Question about those upturned quillions: why don’t swords with knuckle bows usually have another quillion on the knuckle side? I understand that it’s not necessary to protect the hand, but isn’t there a worry about the blade skating past the knuckle bow and hitting something important? Or at a minimum, wouldn’t it allow you to better bind up your opponent’s blade?

[@raphlvlogs271]

modern people tend to overly associate choppy D guard swords with maritime conflicts despite that they were also used a lot outside of that historically especially in cavalry

[@devin5201]

8:00 is this uh... Is this a new direction for your content Skall? 😳

[@CDKohmy]

I love raised yelmens, but I'm still trying to understand the step at the forte. Is it just for strength or can it act as a schilt?

[@Skallagrim]

It might, although it's a bit small for that. Could just be a stylistic touch.

[@Revirtuo]

8:00 I actually got tense watching this part lol I was worried you would accidentally draw the sword against the fabric while cutting, which could lead to devastating results if it actually sliced through the layers.

[@xxrastababyxx]

Old school Skall. Hi dude :)

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

A very handsome sword. Unfortunate that it doesn’t cut too well. I would think the blunt, sparring blade will work well for its intended purpose.

[@joesmith-t2z]

With that long back edge, it look a lot like a Turkish *kilidj* except less curved.I have sen the word "dussack' used for and eastern european peasant weapon with blade, handle and loop guard forged from a single peice of iron

[@Miralis-ml7ig]

I have the blunt one for training and yes, the pommel has caught others peoples swords a few times 😂

[@edux54]

comment for the algorithm good vid aas always

[@M.M.83-U]

Great video. 8:32 I'm very disappointed!

[@RadishAcceptable]

Good zombie apocalypse sword!

[@Theduckwebcomics]

That blade shape is much more characteristic of a Pala or Kilij. Dussak like that are rare. Maybe you say that though, I'm just halfway through the video haha

[@Zoroasterisk]

Cool sword. I'm interested to see if reprofiling it has any effect on its cutting performance, though

[@aynulith9240]

Always thought that pommel always looked like the chad face meme

[@TonyfromTO]

Thanks for making me buy a marstar toque.

[@emilymiller7827]

it's got a really nice looking yelman, too bad the edge is iffy overall it doesn't seem terrible though, it just needs work

[@benedict6962]

Seems like a good weapon for long expeditions where durability might be preferred over cutting power. Would it classify as a defensive sword?

[@johannestetzelivonrosador7317]

It's a shame that the edge sucks. This is my favorite single handed sword

[@leereredone9418]

I SWEAR the first word in my head after seeing it was "dussack"

[@Totem.T.Tisana]

5:45 perfectly cut shi***