Step by step transformation of the Maldon sword

[@TeamLotus6365]

FANTASTIC transformation and only your first!! You could quadruple what you paid for that, all day long. The next step is to electro-etch your personal touch mark into the blade. By using a cup of salt water, a 9V battery, a home made stencil and your imagination (I use electrical tape cut with an Exacto for the stencil) it’ll look like you stamped a 9th c. mark into the blade. Goes quite deep into the metal. Works great on gun barrels too. Look it up! Anyway, you were one step ahead of all us who kvetched about not seeing a build video. Thank you!

[@paragonpiper4081]

Thank you for doing these sword videos. They are awesome. I love your channel. You do excellent work, sir. Thank you!!

[@Curtislow2]

I was one of the requester of this video. I am thankful of the extra effort you put in making the conversion as well as the video. Thanks Mike "THE MAGNIFICENT"!

[@aaronschmidt169]

Found it funny you put a cross on a heathen sword scabbard to protect it from the heathens, lol, cool video, I love midevil and viking weapons just as much as I love black powder weapons, they both played incredibly important roles in history and without those weapons we wouldn't have the advanced weapons we have today, thanks for sharing, always love to see you put up a new video, you have truly given myself and I'm sure many others a wealth of knowledge and information for black powder weapons and i for one am very appreciative that you come on here and share your knowledge with us, so thank you Mr Beliveau.

[@keyote3]

Right, wrong, who really cares that much...??? This is a superb learning curve, much like they had to do in the day I suspect.....!! Excellent video as usual, thank you...!!!!

[@matt59736]

I really like these videos thanks for doing them.

[@lifebiker105]

I thought that was a very nice video Mike that was very interesting about taking off the bluing I never thought of naval jelly

[@siestatime4638]

Love the idea of the scabbard!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Really nice job

[@Elvis68spec]

You really did a lot of work on that Sword! Great job!

[@richstone2627]

I think you did a good job on the grip especially for it being your first time. I always wondered if that sword was blued, painted, powder coated etc. I watched some videos of guys just beating the heck out of this sword, I mean serious abuse and it held up. I thought about buying one, hey it's cheap and tough, but the finish always stopped me. Now that I know maybe I'll get one for a beater. I've been into Viking & Saxon reenacting since 1982. Your cross doesn't bother us Heathens lol. I enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing.

[@rodneywhitfield5754]

Tres Chic... very cool and interesting Thank you very much for sharing.

[@larrycherrington7338]

I like it Mike,looks like what a Viking might have carried.

[@adwarfsittingonagiantsshoulder]

It really came out beautifull. Very interesting video, and nice work !

[@bobhartman2571]

Cool stuff! Thank you.

[@sixshootertexan]

Looks good Mike. Awesome video.

[@bretthines1020]

LOVE what you did to the grip, hilt and pommel!

[@williamhoppe4500]

Very enjoyable Mike. I was particularly interested on how you got the old finish off. I think you did a remarkably great job for your first time doing this. Take care and thank you.

[@ttiroff]

Love the makeover on the sword. I wish you would do a video on making a proper sheath. It seems like you can buy an acceptable sword but the sheath/scabbard is more of an after thought. Just something to get them out of the door. Great video by the way.

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

Great work, especially for a first go. The blades on these look pretty good and could be re hilted to cover a wider range of history.

[@halsnyder296]

Nice job!

[@williampollock1274]

Looks good Mike.

[@dutchmcoven7292]

Alright, been waiting for this one. Cheers

[@bretthines1020]

It’s basically a Sticklestad and likewise the Acre Sword is a Classic Medieval Sword. Joyfully, I received my CMS from Museum Replicas yesterday! It’s quick for a knightly sword. The grip and scabbard are better than I expected. I made my choice based in part on your reviews of the Acre Sword and the Uthbert Sword. Windlass is happily satisfactory - if you know what I mean. Great job in all your reviews, Mike!

[@criscross6591]

Very nice 👍👍

[@stephenfields6236]

Love your honesty!

[@herbertsmith6416]

Looks great.

[@nieuportflyer]

Neat stuff, Sire!

[@garvan1917]

In the shooting videos, you look the part. Like an older local judge, or business owner, who has need for a pistol, or a landowner who needs to shoot vermin. But the real value in your channel is in your knowledge of the history of the firearms, and in your workshop videos, showing gunsmithing techniques. I can’t imagine you as a Viking. It was a business for younger men than you or I. So, I want the history, the workshop videos where you modify the sword. I want to know how you build the scabbard. But most of all, the history. The reenactments are interesting to me only when you show and comment on period correct costumes.

[@cantremember6794]

WOW that jelly took that black off fast and easy

[@Rumblestrip]

Maybe im the weird one here, but i honestly dont mind longer videos... 30 min +. Honestly kind of nice cause i use KZbin between audio books while driving... Listening is decent enough. I also help a creator at present in a 3 hour live stream every friday.

[@DogsaladSalad]

awesome!

[@bretthines1020]

I like your channel so much I let the Ads run!

[@joshuarooney8614]

Hi there im going to try and do the same but i need to know if the jelly effects the blade at all or the integrity of it, thanks

[@bretthines1020]

Looks so much better now and better than the Sticklestad.

[@lisar3006]

Have you looks at Cold Steel swords. They are painted on some and blued on others. I wondered how their blades would polish up.

[@duelist1954]

I have two Cold Steel swords, but mine came polished, not blued.

[@lisar3006]

@@duelist1954 I have the Roman sword it is painted, I was think of taking off the paint to see what the metal looked like,

[@sogdal1]

not much of a sward guy but very interesting. THANKS!

[@JasonPollington-s6g]

should i wash the linen first, or leave it? also, should it be wet when i apply it or dry to stretch around the risers?

[@Spiritof48]

Very nice work , both the sword and scabbard looks so much better. But I guess it is un-vikingized now with that cross (: Best wishes from Denmark .

[@duelist1954]

Thanks! I was going for Frankish rather than Scandinavian.

[@illmade2]

Scabbards were highly personalized, and reflected the taste and status of the owner almost more so than the sword itself, so if you want white linen more power to you.

[@dominicregos4902]

How about a period 18th century hunting sword

[@TK-wd7de]

Do you have any katana swords?

[@duelist1954]

No. They don't interest me much. I'm oriented to European history

[@TK-wd7de]

@@duelist1954 yea i like european swords too but man those japanese know how to make a mean looking blade.

[@TeamLotus6365]

I have a nagging question, germane in general to your build videos. How come we never hear Mary Pat calling down to you, asking things such as; "are you are almost done"; "what is that strong smell"; or, "I hope you're doing something productive, and that doesn't mean guns"? What in Heaven's name is your secret?

[@duelist1954]

My secret is to pick a wonderful woman, who makes my life easy. She is wonderful, and very supportive.

[@willfromsc1168]

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