Pawn Stars: German Two-Handed Sword | History

A seller and Rick's weapons expert Craig engage in a pointed exchange over the value of his sword in this clip from Season 9's episode, "You Snooze, You Lose." #PawnStars
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"Pawn Stars" follows three generations of the Harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, from the commonplace to the truly historic.

[@toprankdavid4629]

they tried to say: "1628 was lit AF"

[@ayoubalarabi4805]

TopRankDavid 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😂 💀

[@lxced.5420]

lol

[@alexandertristan4651]

Nah AdolF

[@Twuben]

@@alexandertristan4651 Boyyy. Ur joke doesn't even work right.

[@avocado9924]

😂😂

[@Exosfear13]

aw man, should have bought that for 18k, that thing has a 50% crit chance, 20-50 bleeding damage/sec, and gives fortify strength.

[@jawshii304]

haha

[@Idk-cy2jp]

AKACS what’s he gonna use the sword with

[@queelude9]

Unfortunately he has to be level 38 to wield it and he is only at level 15... that is a lot of grinding he is going to have to do before he can use it...

[@viralpanda5590]

@Nate River Lmao no, that's a WoW reference most likely

[@danielberton8379]

@@viralpanda5590 he said fortify which, is poe, not wow.

[@jakenus9804]

“You hold it in your hands close your eyes and your back in the 1600s” **black fades to clear image** “Finally, your awake”

[@PHATB0Y20]

Hungry you’re*

[@Kritical_Cardz]

You were trying to cross the border right, ran right into us and that thief over there. Skyrim is prolly my favorite game of all time

[@Damien-uh1hn]

You just copied one of the top comments and got likes not cool

[@bron2452]

LMFAO

[@chibicheese1298]

"wake the fck up, Samurai"

[@josiaha7783]

Craig: This sword is worth 13k Seller: You can leave now. Seller: *I can’t go below 18 grand*

[@terellchapman8737]

Josiah A bruh don’t tell me that sword ain’t worth a solid 60k

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

@@terellchapman8737 its not worth 60k

[@terellchapman8737]

Dutch Van Der linde 💀 as old as that thing is

[@SpeedGGonzalez]

*AND THAT'S A GOOD DEAL*

[@touvan2]

@@dutchvanderlinde2002 Is the sword worth enough to get us to Tahiti?

[@umybro1574]

The tension between these two lol

[@wedeldylan]

I'm pretty sure their ancestors were from enemy tribes

[@abes3925]

Sexual tension

[@Agony4ever]

No kidding... This guy is mad greedy.

[@bruh-xb8bu]

Dear lord, i’m you’re 666 follower!

[@themoonsshineinc.4460]

The Great One chill lol

[@marissaanderss6762]

An actual sword almost 400 years old, $13,000. Modern day "art" that looks like a child created it, $6.2 million.

[@zazzmagar]

People r getting dumber. Arnt they?

[@Guimillen]

Well observed.

[@ActionHeinz]

@@zazzmagar Considering your grammar I have to confirm your assumption.

[@Adventure-Zero]

So So true!

[@TheDuckOfManyThings]

@@ActionHeinz I think he did that intentionally.

[@callmedark2308]

2:18 *Perfectly Balanced as All things Should be*

[@flubsdubz6247]

Dammit.. I was bout to comment that but I saw yours.. GG

[@sensibleguy7892]

Thanos liked this comment

[@UnityUprisingHQ]

LMAO

[@jafaralhasan5155]

i was bout to comment this

[@emanuil1046]

Off

[@jpdst29]

I always love these sellers who think they know more than the “experts”.

[@aircooledandaroundtheworld6452]

Righto stig

[@johnnyboi9648]

Lol

[@joelgeri5417]

@@olivierschraepen5451 they deal with hundreds of items a month, so it's likely the experts have a much better idea of value than the seller, who often has unrealistic expectations for an item. An expert has no reason to undervalue an item, as that would only undermine there own reputation. why would they risk their career just for a couple hundred dollar commission?

[@joelgeri5417]

@Jeffery King im not really sure what you are talking about, or how it has anything to do with experts wrongly evaluating items. Could you please elaborate on what you mean?

[@joelgeri5417]

@matthew Dreyer there is no evidence to suggest this. Firstly only some of the experts have stores, others only offer information on historical significance. Secondly is the big benefit that experts receive from being on the show, exposure. And thirdly there professional reputation is far more important to them then trying to con people out of a few dollars. As i said before it's far more important to have people respect their expertise and make money in the long run

[@jacobthorpe8985]

One of the rare times Rick wasn't exactly a cheapskate. The guy said it's worth $13,000 and Rick was going to offer $11,000. He never offers $2,000 off the price.

[@americanbobtail1]

He probably had a buyer lined up and would not be surprised if it was Dana White.

[@litodat233]

He has plenty of times

[@eavyeavy2864]

Bruh it is cheaper

[@mr.t993]

yeah he was

[@ZachGood]

Favorite appraisers: 1) Rebecca 2) Craig 3) Art guy 4) Coin guy

[@arkeusrykon2911]

Zach Good you forgot Mike, the katana expert

[@AndrewConnolly-kj9zs]

Zach Good u forgot the mummy artifact guy

[@uglycute349]

Zach Good get a life

[@Djarra]

Sneaker guy aka Chumlee

[@fathertimedevourer3599]

Garbage collector guy

[@princetreyvon8096]

Brings in the actual Excalibur Best I can do is 22$

[@josephlinden1630]

But only if I can spit on you

[@dalvinjardiah1703]

@@josephlinden1630 😂😂😂

[@libertynotdemocracy9142]

Its fictional

[@tabutog]

HAHAHA Come on maaaaaaan

[@aceshotz5051]

If they got that I’d sell literally everything to buy the Excalibur you kidding me

[@sebastianrivera6076]

"Don't walk down the street with that you'll get arrested" *NOT* *HERE* *IN* *TEXAS!*

[@wisewarrior9222]

Thats what i was thinking😂

[@dccarlos95]

Not anymore

[@antcri730]

You Texans are delusional,. Knives with blades over 5 1/2 inches are not legal to carry in Texas.

[@FSU2001]

1:30...That's what she said.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

xD

[@orangecrushprod7607]

American Patriot Not to you

[@jesseivers9825]

American Patriot i’m your 69th like :S

[@fifthbeatle]

PAWN stars 😏

[@fifthbeatle]

Hayden How old r u? Just curious

[@harrybryant7960]

I've never seen someone look more like a character from the Hobbit than Craig when he first picked up that sword

[@silviatellez598]

5:03 well that was rude YOU CAN LEAVE NOW

[@dotank9755]

3:56 ***

[@newanger6392]

Yep,,i would lowball a pric like that all day he thinks he's always right rick did the right thing by saying don't call us well call u.

[@NinjaTreeProductions]

he was clearly joking, and its not the first time hes been in here.

[@silviatellez598]

@@NinjaTreeProductions xd

[@thanoscar2027]

I see what u did their 👍

[@darsnape5015]

Experts: two handed german sword Dark souls fans: ZWEIHANDER!

[@whosaidthat84]

Or just fantasy or history fans

[@ATthemusician]

Well, Craig did recognize that German's call it a Zweihander

[@TheYan87]

Me:Raw Zweihander...

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

@@ATthemusician but he pronounced it "zuh-vy-hander". Not sure if the expert has reading problems or...

[@ATthemusician]

@@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler German's pronounce W's the same way that English speakers pronounce V's.

[@faheemabbas1578]

Rick always be like: "I'm taking a risk here"😂😂😂

[@SwayNoir]

Cause he is?

[@MichaelJCaboose013]

Unrelated note, I can't imagine how many hours it must have taken in those times to make the sword with the primitive tech they had back then. Absolutely gorgeous work.

[@dannylongjohn8556]

@Clandestine Council right. This sword wasn't made in the stone age lol

[@cloudstrife3083]

Man at arms has been using traditional methods for some maybe you can see how long they took

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

About 8 hours for one man to dig the ore About 2 hours for one man to collect the wood About 4 hours for one man to make the charcoal About 6 hours for one man to smelt the iron into steel (assuming crucible method) About 24 hours for the smith/craftsman to shape the steel and make the handle/guard/etc. Not counting the work to actually make the leather and pins/etc in the guard itself.

[@Robert-dt3is]

I miss Craig. One of my fav of all the experts.

[@zes3813]

wrr

[@Mokujo]

I spent two minutes waiting for someone to say "Zweihander"

[@SplendorSolis]

Giant Dad lost his sword.

[@SolHombreMalo518]

Splendor Solis yes indeed his poise has decreased to 0

[@ambitiousheart5441]

Lol

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

RIP GIANT DAD 1600-1669

[@sxkaji6624]

*Rick when he calls Craig* Davis: Ah sh!t here we go again.

[@thedukeoflife]

he hates this guy for sure. poor guy, just doing his job

[@jessek9728]

(Expert that speaks German knows everything about the sword including all its nicknames and can identify every marking on the sword) “It’s worth about 13 grand” (Guy that gets day drunk on his front lawn) “It’s worth way more than that”

[@justraphael6653]

1:07 Rick laughs after a non joke. Seller:😐

[@stefan1132]

Lmaooooo I knew this guy was gonna throw down on craig

[@r0bw00d]

Laughing my ass off off off off off indeed.

[@Damien-uh1hn]

Pawn stars: *Breaks customers item* Pawn stars: were gonna have to cut the price in half

[@Alph4strik3]

13k? That's a lot too much, you can buy one from Greirat for 6k souls.

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

And how much is a soul worth?

[@IAmTheHomeDepot]

bout 3.50

[@LupisGoat]

I know, and you can even find it in firelink shrine!

[@adreadnought56]

You can get one for free in the graveyard

[@bryancorts5389]

Love when Rick holds the sword up. That baby really tests your manhood!

[@GlazeArchives]

I'd totally have Craig as my History Teacher.

[@bawk2boom]

I like seeing craig since that guy always seems excited

[@joan3338]

I love it how they give some lines Rick can say when they dont have a specialist buddy to look at the sword.

[@theshocker7637]

2:18 *"Perfectly balanced as all things should be"*

[@jesseallen8246]

Each time this guy brings something in he always says “it’s worth more than that”

[@joshb5436]

Dude had the AGS from Runescape

[@NorthSidaa]

Josh B virgin

[@chapman_7265]

😂😂

[@recipoldinasty]

Isaiah i play rune and im married ...

[@nynra6584]

Satisfied with his decision. I wouldn't even have backed down either

[@BORISTIMUS]

That's a zweihander?!?!? the legend never dies.....

[@Hi-ok7gb]

1:35 “i feel so powerful” Tank: hold my beer

[@Unhipsnow]

THE LEGEND NEVER DIES

[@whatdafrogdoin1080]

Oh I remember those day in the 1600s. It really does bring me back seeing that sword

[@matrouve6599]

Rick: "let me call my friend who help king arthur shine his sword."

[@Ezbandit]

Pawn Stars putting trap music over the background music now? Lmao

[@EGarrett01]

I noticed that too, maybe they had to re-up this with new background music.

[@demonmistclan4845]

Matthew Farmer I know, right? Flames.

[@dylansmith5114]

I know im months late but look up a random small game called castaway, thats where the music comes from

[@liamswennenhuis548]

0:23 is the theme song of a WWE NXT team called the ealy brothers.

[@BaoNguyen-tp7zo]

That expert’s expression is how I expect my soldiers to be

[@CREAMsOn]

Is that... Zweihander? **Giantdad wants to know your location**

[@Dafastso]

"im gonna call up my buddy greg he knows all about [two handed sword]"

[@captainkennywong7649]

I had a historical wavy sword from the spaniard. My aunt threw it because my cousin had kids. Logic of some people throwing away valuable items.

[@joez8411]

I remember the good ol' days when these were the most powerful swords in RuneScape

[@thomashuang9938]

The guy who analyzes the sword was the main character for a show on Netflix that I watched about relic hunting for WWII items

[@rangernoob]

Me want to sell a normal nickel Rick: Best I can do is 3 cents

[@lucakroon8868]

4:16 I need this for my cool German room. ( some people would call it a dungeon😉)

[@mikephillips8538]

That is one of the most impressive swords I've ever seen

[@Cronoro]

Legend says he’s still waiting for Rick to call.

[@pest86]

That guy! He always knows that the item is worth at least twice what an expert says :)

[@JeremiahKitchen0]

Dude Craig definitely did a line of blow before walkin in the shop

[@betterman4097]

german two handled sword . 25% chance crit 15%chance bash 21% double damage 35% chance -60 movement

[@Jimmy-B-]

Do not understand

[@betterman4097]

@@Jimmy-B- you should eat donut bro . you gonna understand

[@varunsvinu]

*Scottish Demoknight slashes through everything*

[@MACMETALFACE]

These two guys definitely have the best bit on the show lmao that seller is fuggin hilarious he looks like he wants to ring that twerps neck soooo good everytime

[@rEnOvN]

"oh moly, it's huge" the guy tone loollll

[@caseyporter499]

He’s back again with another sword. He got butthurt the last time with his other swords “they’re worth way more than that” and stormed off

[@KEViiNTEMFX]

2:18 as all things should be

[@pilioko]

"Don't walk out on the street with it. You'll get arrested"!😂

[@hot_dog_water2437]

Those battle screams as he was talking was too much😂

[@christopherp1318]

"no, no dont bring the expert down. Just pay me what i wanted"

[@exosaranghaja7980]

3:53 who noticed that 😂😂

[@rasmusfolven5330]

EXO SARANGHAJA i didnt

[@andrewauld6770]

What

[@prasanthpeddireddy9449]

Craig gets paid to say its 20% less than what it's really worth

[@gregory7320]

"it's worth a lot more" He said the same thing to the same expert when he had the crossbow.

[@moldy1879]

Seller: *brings real remains of jesus christ and the actual thorn crown* Rick: "best i can do is a 2 week old milk jug and $5"

[@DBT1007]

Lel. Jesus is actual historic person But not jesus like in Christian bible. I mean.. If he's an Israeli and lives in Jerusalem, he should be Arab-African or just Arab. He's SEMITE. Plus, he born on warm season because in the texts, they says that fruits are ripe back then and the cattle are also give births. That possible in only warm season. Either spring or summer. Soo that 25th December Jesus birth thing is a BIG LIE. JESUS IS NOT A FRICKIN RED-BROWNISH HAIRED TALL MEDITERRANEAN EUROPEAN GUY THAT BORN ON WINTER 25TH DECEMBER. *GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT, CHRISTIANS. LEAVE YOUR CHRISTIANITY. IT IS JUST A BOOK FULL OF LIE. EDITED BY MANY PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IN DARK AGES ERA WHERE THE CHURCH POWER IS POWRFUL. Even until now it's still in edit. The latest edit is about some CHRISTIAN'S CHURCH AND ALSO POPE accepts LGBT. WHAT A JOKE. Their religion forbid it and now they says they accept it. Lol*

[@klol3369]

DB T and literally no one asked for ur opinion

[@natanreddy6415]

@@DBT1007 i dont remeber asking doe

[@wamlythecrabgod2199]

I guess they won the Steel Ball Run huh

[@derekleesmith76]

@@DBT1007 Settle down there chief! You act like the seller of the sword, a nobody living in mom's basement! MOM BRING ME MORE COOKIES! I just hate retards!

[@luqmankiani]

2:16 *Thanosing intensifies*

[@PK_Diaspora]

"Dont walk there on the street with that, you get arrested." Good advice especially these days.

[@wizskinz9987]

4:49 speaking of swords dude has a UVA Cavs shirt which I believe has Sabres on it

[@jayusher3712]

This is like the holy grail of 2 handed German swords.

[@gelekphuntsok9666]

Jay Usher 8

[@hyperlitestud]

9

[@ardyn407necroderg]

I think these blades are called zweihanders

[@criticalanimations1082]

2:17 P E R F E C T L Y B A L A N C E D *Thanos wants to know your location*

[@sirseppuku]

"Don't walk down the street with it, you'll get arested" Lmao

[@halo48189]

What are you? Casual. Stamina, strength, Endurance everything you could ever want.

[@Sonia3holy]

Legends says he still waiting for that phone call lol 😂

[@Wormbooger]

if only this channel actually uploaded something new and not repost same shit million times

[@bikusingh7898]

웜부거 this one is old I have seen it before

[@luishern1309]

웜부거 Then why are you hear chinaman

[@pkw8er]

@@luishern1309 its Korean

[@dustinatkinson5744]

They were used to create holes in spear or phalanx formations which would allow calvary to get through as well as other infantry

[@kunu98]

“Don’t walk down the street with that, you’ll get arrested” LMFAO

[@AMRsti93]

"You mind if I call my sword guy?"

[@frankm8343]

Mr Brown and German swords got along famously!!

[@r0bw00d]

The Holy Grail of American coins shits all over Mr. Brown.

[@just_a_table5780]

2:47 as someone who Is from Solingen i am proud

[@luckyskin09]

the sword professional looks like a kid in a candy store

[@finesupplements9698]

He always has to call “his” buddy. Pro tip, bring “your” own knowledgeable buddy

[@willwinn8559]

You have to have backup when you lowball an armed man. 😳💸

[@btrsupreme5510]

13,000. It’s worth way more than that. Shakes hand then a second latter. you can leave now

[@JBMead]

“That’s why I call him in” 😂

[@divyanshubisht8680]

Its Subjective, as always 4 Craig ;) 👋👏

[@jg1574]

My dude that's a godsword

[@downfromthereeefters]

Hilt alone was easily worth 30m plus back in the day

[@ExelArts]

@@downfromthereeefters which one saradomin was 100m+ in the old days

[@TheReTurnersFlips]

People have to realize these "consultants" have deals with the pawn shop and are there to help the pawn shop not the seller. They always give a lower price than was originally on the table. With that being said that sword isn't worth $22k. Closer to $15k and selling it for $11k to a pawn shop is about the best your gonna get. I honestly never understand people that being high dollar antiques to pawn shops instead of taking it to auction.

[@kitethetwinblade]

Because auction could yield even less if the rich eccentric collector doesn't happen to be there, plus the auction house takes huge fees and %

[@dustintacohands1107]

I think experts on this show are spot on 98% percent of time considering reputations they need to maintain and the exposure show gets

[@1985BELKO]

"Oh lord this is huge" I am sure he said that a couple of times before..

[@highenergyv276]

"you can leave now" HHHAHAHAHA WHAT A SAVAGE. brutal. so mean too!

[@thesquarefish]

A two hand sword is called a Zweihander in German if it intrigues anyone Edit: he actually mentions it in the video but whatever

[@Kullioking]

This sword is called "Bidenhänder" or "Gassenhauer", Zweihänder are all swords that you will use with 2 hands.

[@nikitasimonsen1459]

That sword was called Zweihander which is literally means doublehanded in German. Rick is such an expert in weaponry lol xD

[@ThornForTheWynn]

Zweihander is a modern term. Bidenhander was going to be the German word for it at the time.

[@A_Medieval_Shadow]

​@@ThornForTheWynnsorry for this answer after a long time, but the contemporary term was "Schlachtschwert" as it was mentioned in Some Manuscripts and lists of armories. This translates to "Battlesword". Zweihänder, Bidenhänder, beidfäuster and so on were used for a longsword, but times changed that a bit up so today people call it a Zweihander although back then it was a different sword.

[@RodH_05]

That sword is indeed Great AF.

[@i_lik_donutz6194]

Craig is Thanos Craig: perfectly Balanced

[@blueanimule9548]

It's +15 I'm taking a big risk here

[@LuckyDuckie115]

I saw him near Hollywood, trying to sell it for $16k now

[@jawshii304]

k

[@christophercruz1513]

Lies

[@karmanawangshenga2899]

The guy comes again to get humiliated 🤣

[@stoneypatchkid7734]

That man never got a phone call back

[@user-uw2hn2wp1j]

Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

[@georgewashington132]

Zveihander not a german two-handed sword

[@MACMETALFACE]

TRAEX ZPHRON i knew i would find a man of culture in this cesspool of comments.

[@cherylhassenzahl4462]

Zweihander

[@BlueRazor69]

Rick took a little stroll from the Firelink Shrine and grabbed the sword.

[@dasryte3265]

the little guy yizzed in in his pants when he grabbed the sword for the first time lol