The Weirdest Combination Weapons in History

Here's a fun look at particularly odd / rare combinations of swords, canes, axes, barrels, and other things. Including a sword that you unsheathe from a gunstock...
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#Skallagrim #Weirdest #Historical

[@bigdongroma539]

germany and india were more anime than japan ever hoped to be

[@gamecubekingdevon3]

next step: go back in the past, and bring 21 century animes into 1700's germany and india, then, just look some made in india/germany loli-mecha-fury throwing energy balls with their hands

[@rickc2102]

Germany and India were full of engineers, while Japan was full of artisans.

[@nyxira6964]

Where do you think they learned it from?

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

There were more Mongols in Japan than anime weapons.

[@WiiMan25]

Well...anime became a thing after WWII. And who was Japan allied with in WWII? Germany. They had to have gotten it from somewhere. Hell, from my understanding that's pretty much how Japan got most of its stuff. They take stuff from other cultures then modify it to suit their own needs.

[@Losgansosalvajes]

So, Germany was doing Bloodborne before Bloodborne.

[@xianmata8878]

Trick weapons lul.

[@sebastianb.3978]

Because we're fucking awesome!

[@gutstheberserker4378]

Thank god someone noticed!

[@lassim3111]

I was just saying those weapons suit bloodborne

[@davidpotts7116]

Sa Fr boom hammer meet pistol axe lol

[@leogazebo5290]

Soooo Basically Germany: weaponize everything India: dual purpose anything Burma: makes something

[@CanalRadioMax]

Anyone else tought about Joerg Srpave and the slingshot channel?

[@sargentpickles3777]

I dont like how accurate this is lol

[@ChadKakashi]

Burma: makes something... AMAZING!

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

@@CanalRadioMax Let me show you its features

[@Goldendriger]

"PUT THE GUN DOWN!" *Puts gun down, unsheathes sword* "Shit, he's got us there"

[@theblackbaron4119]

"Parry this you filthy casual" comes to mind :)

[@TheCryptYard]

No sword ls allowed

[@assfucker6997]

In post apocalyptic scenarios one of the main issues with using guns is that you have ammo, another main issue is going in quietly. If someone managed make a modern firearm function this way, it could be appealing to the people with Flintlock Cutlery paranoia, and appealing to people that are both gun nuts and sword enthusiasts like the creator of this video. Time to go watch the video of him going over Dungeons & Dragons weapons

[@theXEN0KID]

*unsheathes sword from gun* Assailant: _WHEREFOR THE FUCKETH?!_

[@mightygunnergaming5458]

*when you realize there is no law about carrying muskets or swords* why not both

[@KyleOber]

lmfao

[@EPWillard]

Would be a hot sword handle though

[@gotem2609]

What even is that dialect

[@IAmMuchAnger]

@@gotem2609 Fancyc englishius dialect

[@leftistadvocate9718]

when you playing D&D and one of the players asks the DM 'can I have a custom weapon'

[@moritzk4795]

When the DM says: "this won't ever work", I watch this video with him and watching him go mad

[@DrDeathpwnsu]

I want a halberd with a man-catcher on it. It could attack with blunt, piercing or slashing damage or be used to grapple the enemy.

[@dthunt3r89]

@@DrDeathpwnsu You would have to give up the spike for the man-catcher or have the spike at the other end of the shaft

[@DrDeathpwnsu]

@@dthunt3r89 I would grant that's probably most reasonable and say good attention to detail. Unless it's you know magic or some kind of fantasy mechanism.

[@lucifaerislifeandstuff5181]

I am a gun hammer barbarian Look at the stuff I'm carrying

[@pedrourbano501]

Anime: we have really strange weapons that don't seem plausible in real life Germany and India: We are four parallel universes ahead of you.

[@adriantepes4355]

As an Indian myself I confirm this

[@thicclegendfeep4050]

As a German myself, I can confirm this

[@zearcjustice7837]

as an anime myself i confirm this

[@NenMagem9106]

As an Indian anime guy who lives in Germany, I can confirm this.

[@ColdNorth0628]

Nobody: Germany: DID SOMEBODY WANT A 5 BARREL BOOM HAMMER.

[@alexcavera6200]

Yes, yes I did.

[@brycemcquiston4791]

“DID SOMEBODY SAY BOOM?!” -Sandy Cheeks

[@Miraihi]

*Excited Torgue noises*

[@ChadKakashi]

No response: Germany: yep, we're doing it.

[@Lastchancetwist]

that hammer gun was my favorite forsure. Super badass

[@arnco1461]

As a german I can confirm we like to combine stuff Germany for example

[@sambakich7494]

Germany is a combination weapon confirmed.

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

And many of their words.

[@sanguinoid8919]

This made me laugh real hard

[@op-bv7cs]

Poor Poland

[@jacob_vt]

Beer with coke *cough*

[@robertmatzenauer1456]

smith: so do u want an axe? or a sword? or a dagger? or a pistol? or a hammer? 17th century dude: yes

[@corpsman1980]

He would say "Aye" ... easy mistake.

[@onoe6007]

@@corpsman1980 He'd say "Jawohl, werter Recke!".

[@Jirachimaru1]

3:11 How did nobody yet mention the irony of stabbing someone with the pointy end just to have the victim pull the trigger on you...

[@victorqwilleran3331]

Fucking lol.

[@Spielername]

🤷🏻‍♂️...✊😂👍

[@silic8873]

0_0

[@018FLP]

exactly what i was thinking!

[@CannonGerbil]

That's a matchlock weapon, you only have one shot so if you are swinging it while it's still loaded something has gone terribly wrong.

[@donlars1]

Pointing a loaded gun at your own face everytime you take a bite... That's exiting eating.

[@randomdudewithsomecommonse5281]

My kife is danger

[@yochaiwyss3843]

Germany went full steampunk with the pistol hammer

[@andreasmuller4666]

Heck germany invented steampunk way before it was cool ... ultimate weapon hipsters.

[@Oregonxsaint]

More like full RWBY

[@MrAbsolutedance]

Germany sees steampunk, entire nation goes: "Ja! Das ist got!"

[@tomimakirinne]

Am I the only one thinking Pinomon when seeing the 5-barrell pistol hammer thing?

[@yamiyomizuki]

That thing is right out of bloodborne

[@melonenstrauch1306]

The "Sword/Cane/Hammer/Musket Rest". We Germans used to combine weapons like we combine words!

[@RinKokonoe]

Mensch Friedrich, hast du deine Schwertgehstockhammermusketenstütze dabei?

[@mirtul1]

Good ol' Schwertgehstockhammermusketenstützgabel, one of the finest inventions ever made.

[@hammer_ttk]

What are even doing if you don't have your Schwertgehstockhammermusketenstützgabel with you at all times?

[@RaspK]

That one was very nice; that and the Burmese gunsword.

[@Lyulfr]

My favorite is still the Flammenwerfer, it's just fun to say!

[@bertegue5162]

Nobody: Burmese fighter: *misses several times with gun then grabs hot barrel to draw sword in self defense*

[@Anon26535]

He drew his sword When out of ammo Turns out it was Too hot to handle Burma Shave

[@tron-do7ii]

11:00 Soldier: "There's the riflemen, he's spent his shot! Rush him!" burmease riflemen: *"evil chuckle"*

[@acardboardbox3610]

Saber with revolver: when you gotta be gun-slinging in the west at 6 but robbing merchants on the Caribbean at 8

[@defaultset]

Battle axe with sword: When you gotta raid lindsifarne at 6 but you gotta duel that little fuck Mateo de Florencia at 8

[@kevingooley9628]

New from Disney! Cowboys of the Caribbean!

[@theone2-three438]

*gunsword*

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

When you got to be gun slinging in the west at 6 but charging with the light brigade at 8

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

4:38 "Monster Hunter is not based in reality" Remember that revolver hammer? Yeah.

[@lancehandy6648]

Or the gun lance. Or that switch axe. Anyone who wanted just an axe in that game got screwed big time

[@jasonleejames_official]

@@lancehandy6648 hypothetical conversation in game. Cautious Hunter - Can I have an Axe? Blacksmith - we got 2 kinds We got your Switch Axe and your Charge Blade, what path are you thinking Jagras, Anja, Tobi? Cautious Hunter - No Just an Axe Blacksmith- What do you mean just an axe? What? You don't like Explosions? Cautious Hunter - I just... Blacksmith - You just what? Can't handle the Magnificence, the Magnitude, the burning hot Magma of a Halberion Blade? THE SHOCKING THUNDER of Kadachi Kaina? The Freezing Mists of Gigafrost II? Well go on why can't you just use one of those? Cautious Hunter - bbbbccccause, because, oh forget it just give me a hammer...I'll be fine

[@draw2death421]

Or bloodborne. Remember boom hammer?

[@nickythenickname]

Makes me think of the Killing Floor Pulverizer. A sledgehammer that fires shotgun shells from the head when you hit things

[@kristyandesouza5980]

ARE YOU CALLING DAUNTLESS MONSTER HUNTER?

[@ineedclosure4163]

the war hammer cross guards would actually be highly effective when half-swording

[@rayanderson5797]

^Y'know what, checks out.

[@pifilixxiv3192]

Ya know. That be freaking good during a fight, just flip it and go half sword and basically got a neato warhanner

[@robertharris6092]

You mean murder stroking/mordhau?

[@pifilixxiv3192]

@@robertharris6092 True, sorry. Got the terms confused

[@neotickatelreydelasarenas6491]

1:09 Are you fed up of the keyblade? Do you want something innovative? Keygun in your nearest store

[@esper6119]

never before have i felt such an urge to type the phrase *unsheathes barrel*

[@emberkryska9265]

laughs in adam taurus

[@nodrugshere300]

While you studied the blade, I studied the gun blade.

[@someboiwhogivesadamn]

And he Carries a steel barrelled sword of vengeance

[@cadunkus]

Guy: "So how much for a halberd, a sword, two hammers, and a musket?" Smith: "A lot." Guy: "...How much for just one weapon?"

[@Dualbladedscorpion7737]

A druken bard: "hup..hup like he said a lot..hicup" *plump* "zzzzzzzzz"

[@norgepalm7315]

@@Dualbladedscorpion7737 go roleplay elsewhere

[@inomad1313]

EvilUnicornLord Smith: A lot more. But for you, half price.

[@silvertheelf]

Me:”Well, that’s, interesting... I’ll just have a flintlock cutlery...”

[@urbypilot2136]

"Choppy, stabby, shooty thing." Exactly what the Orks ordered!

[@istvanpalanki5316]

my enemy mocked me for bringing an axe to a gun fight, so i shot him with my sword

[@lb9671]

you win, this comment is gold XD

[@LawrenceReamon]

Nobody: 1700 Germany: It’s a pair of glasses but is also a mace-pistol

[@azekia]

A pair of glasses but the legs are folding knives

[@ladytaz6137]

A pair of glasses but the nose pieces are LAW rockets.

[@sunwukong3108]

@@azekia That actually sounds really useful

[@user-vz5wu8ty3z]

@@azekia wHat

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@azekia just don't put them on too tight or you lose your ears 🤣🤣🤣

[@SirDeathDark]

It's strange how we look at these and think "Why would you do that?", but then we look at a Spear-Axe-Hammer and say "Oh yes, a pollaxe -- how normal."

[@ESPorygon]

Sometimes, you just get it right. History tends to remember the few combinations that stuck and became commonplace better than the many that didn't.

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Pole axes actually started out as simple pole axes, with no spear tip or hammer included. Hammers were done the same way. The spear-axe-hammer combination took three of those weapons, and combined them in a way that didn't change any of the handling characteristics. If you wanted a spear, then wield your weapon the same exact way that you would wield a spear. If you wanted a pole axe, then wield your weapon the same exact way that you would wield a pole axe. If you wanted a war hammer, then wield your weapon the same exact way that you'd wield a war hammer. It was three weapons in one, true, but the magic is that none of the handling characteristics were changed.

[@JerZeyCJ]

I'm surprised the sword-hammer-pick from the video didn't catch on.

[@dangerjoe8911]

Just a reminder that an Axe-Sword-Spear is real and called a Gleve.

[@ssu7653]

@@cerebraldreams4738 Not sure the heavy head from an axe+hammer makes for a great spear, or that the light end of a spear makes for a great hammer/axe. Hammer+axe make sence as they are bouth top heavy

[@lakobause]

7:40 Explains why Germany isn't well-known for its wine: they all shot each other while uncorking bottles in the 1800s.

[@PavelKnyshov]

" isn't well-known for its wine" _[Laughs In German]_ These are just the necessary precautions to protect the precious reserves of the Eiswain

[@Zac_Craig-Claveau]

Pavel Knyshov Ice-wine? Wouldn't that be Eiswein? Sorry, not trying to be a pedant but I'm trying to learn German.

[@PavelKnyshov]

@@Zac_Craig-Claveau Yes, Eiswein. My mistake

[@xaga8794]

@@Zac_Craig-Claveau what the hell is ice wine? Why do you cold wine?

[@Zac_Craig-Claveau]

​@@xaga8794 I think its basically wine but you let the grapes freeze before picking them. Changes the taste somhow.

[@Fede_uyz]

Soldier: Dont bring a knife to a gunfight Me, an Intellectual: what if your gun is a sword? Soldier: oh like a bayonet? Me: no, like the barrel is the handle for the sword, and the blade is hidden in the stock. Soldier: you win

[@gibbous_silver]

Rifle-halberd

[@jasonmccord1287]

What about a gun-bayonet but on a rifle

[@RoboterHund87]

Opening a bottle with the corkscrew at 7:45 must be really fun with that rotating gun pointing at everyone.

[@geoshark12]

I totally need to tell you that just don’t load it

[@VandemDren]

It's called "German Roulette".

[@TheLysster]

That's one way of playing russian roulette...

[@Tekdruid]

Round and round she goes / who will she shoot, nobody knows!

[@Seelenschmiede]

I'm just wondering that a corkscrew-weapon isn't from france :D but we germany have some fine wines too :D "Round and round goes the barrel. BOOM! Oh, today Unlce Friedrich was the unlucky. No, even didn't like him much. Now to the wine!"

[@S3b4P]

Nothing like shooting your food in case it is still alive

[@EternalVirgin]

*in case it's not dead enough

[@marianmarkovic5881]

How did he died? He was just eating meat when his fork went off,... It must be quite bloody tought meat,...

[@Nelekmaar]

It's just another way of seasoning your food.

[@notatroll2773]

@@Nelekmaar nothing like black powder and lead in a steak

[@jeffreydahmer3995]

Sebastian Schweitzer I think ur supposed to skin it with the sword gun Lol

[@thelonecabbage7834]

"What if this could be this, but more?" - Germany

[@CrystallizedBlackSkull]

"Warhammer cane sword" Assassins Creed: Syndicate

[@leoscar9816]

Skallgrim: "You can't make a fonctionnal weapon with moving parts " 17th century german conceptor: "Hold my bear" This shit looks like it's from Monster Hunter seriously.

[@patientnr.0409]

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[@christophersavignon4191]

Hold my bear. Bear. ^_^

[@vBurnedWins]

Leo Goutenoir I almost stroked out reading what you wrote, everybody has spellcheck, use it.

[@christophersavignon4191]

@@vBurnedWins Don't be stupid. It's obviously his spellcheck that falsely corrected the spelling to his native language. You'd know that if you weren't so anglocentric and lazy. I don't even speak french (don't be fooled by the name), yet am able to recognize the characteristic spelling. Everybody has a brain, use it.

[@leoscar9816]

@@christophersavignon4191 Nope, I actually wrote bear instead of beer out of pure stupidity lol. But yeah, english isn't my main language.

[@leonardoyangzon9834]

Didn't know people played bloodborne and watched rwby centuries ago

[@SuperAmaton]

Same thought.

[@jinx3472]

Yeah they are bloodborne like sadly came here looking for a real threaded cane

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

@@jinx3472 sadly that doesn't exist :(

[@mr.q337]

LOL, Steam Punk RWBY. Now thats an anime I would watch =))))

[@Sparrow_Bloodhunter]

"those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" *We've completed the cycle.*

[@simtexa]

The German gun-axe at 4:18 looks awesome, that would make a great weapon for some kind of gothic steampunk universe.

[@NecoLumi]

RWBY Fans: "I'm a man of history myself"

[@JukkaETC]

It's also a gun.

[@colleennewholy9026]

And they think RWBY is mad with combination weapons...

[@slimetank394]

@weiss schnee have you ever heard of the term "joke"?

[@connieannemcentee1892]

Right? I kept thinking of Professor Port and his blunderbuss double-headed axe.

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

Flintlock cutlery for when you have to kill your food again at the dinner table

[@stadnikds]

Considering the love for almost raw meat in western world it sounds legit

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

@@stadnikds when I go to a steakhouse I tell them here's what you do you bring the 🐄 to the table cut its head off wipe its ass and throw it on my plate and bring me enough rolls to soak up the blood

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

@@stadnikds hell here in merica if you ask for your steak well-done will tell you firmly yet politely to leave

[@greulich9635]

HANS! THE STEAK IS EATING THE SALAD!

[@dantebanducci235]

Wife: He likes his steak still mooing.” Butler: Of course ma’am. (Brings a live cow) Husband: “Everyone’s a comedian. Well jokes on you! (Shoots it with a spoon)

[@Spoon80085]

*Eating dinner at germany* So I like the ki- Gets shot by shotgun hidden in spoon

[@vincentpost7003]

In germany we don’t really like shotguns in spoons, we put them in the forks.

[@johnnygreenface4195]

@@vincentpost7003 obviously

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

The spoons are landmines

[@Liezuli]

@@vincentpost7003 Well that's exactly why the spoon was used. If it were the fork he would've seen it coming and blocked it with his parrying dagger hidden within his napkin.

[@GhostHax0r]

At first I thought the flintlock mechanism was a mini shovel

[@dominiklehn2866]

"i eat" "roll evasion" "oh shit,forgot about the gun in my fork"

[@indumatipngtuber2790]

A lot of these look like they're either made for the art to look cool or were OG Mall Ninja weapons.

[@LiliaArmoury]

the gun hammer sounds like the weapon you wield when you want something to go boom as you strike it full force with your hammer how vary warhammer 40k

[@AuburnTigers111]

Reminds me of the Adeptus Custodes halberds.

[@mr420quickscops2]

I could totally get behind a Melta Hammer. That’d be fucking scary

[@samlaw8453]

Sounds like the rokkit hammers of the orks

[@estebangrafeuille9111]

@@AuburnTigers111 i genuinely think that the Watcher Axe form Trajann Valoris works that way

[@iamdanyboy1]

That's the Ghal Maraz right there.

[@PhoenixGC89]

"It's the Germans again." lol

[@mennograafmans1595]

Now you know how the Netherlands feel, especially during summer on the beach.

[@raemont1328]

We Germans love our over-design weapons.

[@_chew_]

"It's the Germans again." -France, 1940

[@HiopX]

It's all about efficiency

[@hammer_ttk]

No progress without "a few" mistakes

[@Huy-G-Le]

a Child at the dinner table be like: “Oh a forks!? I wonder what this lever do???”

[@JerkingtheGerk]

I know it's been mentioned but, it's interesting to see where the Bloodborne design team drew their inspiration for the trick weapons. That German hammer with the five barrels looks incredibly similar to the hammer trick weapon that was added in the dlc even if they have different abilities.

[@Manglet762]

ProZD: My sword has a gun on it. India and Germany: that's cute.

[@zaodedong9935]

Burma: *pulls sword from gun* "Are we a joke to you?"

[@zaodedong9935]

@Kingly Crustacean 😂

[@subrsubrr334]

I'M LYSANDEROTH'S BROTHER!

[@chargemankent]

Nobody: Literally Nobody: Me: Gun Key is definitely the upgraded version of Keyblades

[@code066funkinbird3]

Japan be like:

[@deathbringr0005]

I can hear Bloodborne fanboys squealing miles away from here.

[@PhantomAlucard]

Me. That was me squealing.

[@terotimonen8465]

BOOM HAMMER time!

[@TeamKhandiKhane]

There is no part of this video I don't absolutely love. *Levels Bloodtinge*

[@Enderborn272]

i think that's only half of what you hear, the RWBY fandom is rather loud as well.

[@deathbringr0005]

@@TeamKhandiKhane Are you for real? Why not level Arcane for the Holy Moonlight Sword? Filthy casul.

[@Omegaroth666]

"Choppy, stabby, shooty thing." One of the best lines of dialogue ever spoken.

[@luckyshot2574]

14:19 Maybe the barrels are meant to speed up the weapon when you use the spike on the hammer. Like the "Super Sledge" from Fallout 4, or the hammer from Reinhardt from Overwatch.

[@monkeytime3169]

8:24 Eating your breakfast when all of a sudden *BOOM* your meal is all over the place and there is a steaming hole through your table

[@Valchrist1313]

Good dieting device, though. Imagine how little you'd eat if you had a fork and spoon with a loaded cartridge aimed at your face!

[@gotem2609]

The barrel faces the other way

[@stalhandske9649]

"This is 16th Century Holy Roman Empire and welcome to the Slingshot channel."

[@leichtmeister]

Let me dhow you it's features!

[@jatisoem7472]

@@leichtmeister hahahaha

[@kameshimayama2195]

honestly 5500 for that sword gun right before the final pata is kind of a steal considering its age and rarity

[@Reishadowen]

4:19: Ok, that is some anime-level sh*t right there, no doubt. Also, "RWBY wants to know your location."

[@dominator1k]

I like how all early designs for these gunblades and axes are all aimed at just like, having the option to shoot on a melee weapon, it's cool how this was more common back then, but it's the complete reverse of the concept of bayonets, and having melee weapons on firearms.

[@yamiyomizuki]

That might be because these are more self defense weapons than battlefield designs, from a self defense standpoint a pistol is not a very good close combat weapon, and a one shot pistol is a terrible close combat weapon, blades are vastly preferable for self defense, but having the long range option is still handy.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Pistol-swords also make sense from a dueling perspective. If you get challenged you have your options right there already.

[@MsFrostitute]

*You need 10 Strength, 5 Science, to wield this Weapon*

[@kaarpiv375]

And 8 Devotion, what the hell? The attack magic for Feats (save for Testament) are shit, and there isn't a limit on healing items. Devotion can fuck itself.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

I put too much into Faith, is there a respecc option for this game

[@theedgyweeb968]

*see my own stats ...fuck, need to grinding more for my lvl now

[@3gunslingers]

6:33 That sword-cane-hammer actually makes a lot of sense I think. If the enemy is still closing in after you fired your musket, you either want a sword to defeat unarmored opponents, or want to crack open a knight.

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

I think I'm now going to invite the entirety of France for supper.

[@Karza_357]

That gunbarrel sword made my day.

[@Corvus__]

Hello fello wolf.

[@Corvus__]

Also, I agree. That is one badass combo weapon.

[@StevieB8363]

That's the best of the bunch. Looks like it might actually be useful. Avoids the usual problem of a cumbersome/heavy weapon. Fire the gun then remove the sword. I like!

[@Corvus__]

@@StevieB8363 A sly wolf hides his fangs.

[@Karza_357]

@@Corvus__ don't be silly, neither of us is a wolf :P

[@trashyalice1756]

Combine these 2 things Claymore and claymore mine

[@CThyran]

And call it the Clay-MORE

[@trashyalice1756]

@@CThyran indeed

[@darkpixel1128]

Yes. Just yes.

[@junichiroyamashita]

A claymore with"FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY"on the blade That activates mines when stuck in ground

[@darrianweathington1923]

Jumping Buddy the claymore has a claymore pommel

[@joegillian314]

The problem with these weapons is, they look like they are incredibly complex and expensive to make, and they look fragile, as though they would break quite easily if you tried to use it for the real intended purpose. A tool that's too valuable to risk damaging, such that it can't even be used, is effectively useless.

[@gryaznygreeb]

Seems to me like they may have simply been art pieces to demonstrate the skill and creativity of the maker, or as novelty pieces for rich people with money to spare, rather than being intended for practical purposes.

[@pivotalpancake5454]

@@gryaznygreeb Reminds me of Berserk where Godo was basically tired of swords being made to "fight dragons" looking too extravagant and fragile that he straight up just makes a giant sword made from pure steel.

[@stephanwatson7902]

6:15 Now this one would be cool if it was put on a long sword's crossguard. Design the sword to still be balanced with it and the Murder Stroke would be legendary

[@nightfurydvpr3365]

They should have added a small pin hole mechanism to keep it in the sheath

[@sarcastic_slob]

"You want a Gun, sword or axe?" "Yes"

[@Manglet762]

Monster Hunter Charge Blade has joined the chat

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@Manglet762 The charge blade is by far one of my favourite weapons. It is creative, smooth to use with hunting styles and even more so in world.

[@code066funkinbird3]

I miss rwby

[@Rodrianius]

"Halt! Dies ist ein Mittagessen Überfall!" "Nein! Du wirst nicht nehmen meine Weißwurst, Schweinehund!" *cocks Flintlock cutlery*

[@mayroepstorff7239]

Meine nehmen*

[@anonymous_protagonist]

"snort some protein powder and have a steroid enema" is my new morning routine! :D

[@xxsonxx986]

1:36 is actually Escanor's sacred treasure "Divine Axe: Rhitta".

[@jacekstasiak932]

WHO DECIDED THAT ?

[@musicalmysteries7039]

@@jacekstasiak932 *Escanor did*

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

The musket rest sword thing makes complete sense if you look at it as primarily a musket rest. You stab it into the ground, so you can rest your musket on it. But suddenly, the enemy enters the melee way faster than expected. You need a weapon right now. Well, you can pull your musket rest out of the ground and fight with it. It's not ideal, but it will do in a hurry.

[@weldonwin]

I initially thought maybe this was for a gentleman out hunting. He could use it to rest his hunting rifle on and use the sword or hammer to finish off wounded game

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Especially if you also have a bayonet, given that musketmen didn't typically have shields on hand.

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

So the thing was this: We are not talking about this elegant, thin muskets from the 1700s, we're talking about the half- arquebuse/ half- musket- in- devlopment- things of Thirty Years' War in the early 1600s. The musket rest wasn't really optional at this time, but necessary to have a somehow aimable weapon at all. It also wasn't a "gentleman's hunting weapon" at that time too, since it was unreliable and completely useless not even in rainy, but also foggy weather. Also it was much louder than modern guns and stank like a firework rocket, rendering it even more unfitting for hunting. In my opinion, this combi- weapon was a great way to loose weight, since rest and side- arm are one now. In my personal opinion i would just go with the rest- warhammer, since swords, if they aren't as long as a man, trend to loose against armoured soldiers of that time and if you really needed something pointy, you still have the bajonett on your boomstick.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I once read that the Russians in the 17th Century solved the problem of enemies entering melee range too quickly by using their bardiches (two-handed axes) as musket rests.

[@comingviking]

The Burmese "Sword blade in gun stock" actually struck me as practical. If you all of a sudden get more up close and personal with the enemy than you would like, and your gun is not loaded, you can have a sword in your hand out o thin air. Could be some tactical advantage there.

[@ChadKakashi]

I hope the barrel isn't hot when you "unsheath" it.

[@steirqwe7956]

It shoots single projectile per minute at best, it wouldn't heat up at all.

[@thearisen7301]

I suppose but a dedicated sword would be better I think.

[@lettuceman9439]

Russian cosmonauts has a shotgun with a machete stock soo

[@EHyde-ir9gb]

It's the kind of thing that would save your life in the revolutionary war, but was too expensive to make in the revolutionary war if you weren't wearing red

[@gab4012]

Your videos have upgraded in quality quite alot since I started watching you, keep up the good work, always very interesting

[@JohnDoe-jy8ey]

4:50 My Grandpa fought with this weapon. He was a hero. He was killed by his own weapon after he smashed an enemies head.

[@samiamrg7]

*puts multi-barrel wheel-lock gun in end of warhammer* German weapon smith: “What could possibly go wrong?” Everything, everything could go wrong.

[@XS69]

But in an awesome way :)

[@xaga8794]

I like the BOOMhammer

[@rhett5058]

German engineering is a double edged warhammer cane sword gun wine opener

[@akumaking1]

Sounds like a typical day at the college of Nuln

[@pedrourbano501]

Germany and India: I'll fucking do it anyway.

[@Darkfreed0m]

8:40 In case your food is so raw, it could run away.

[@EskChan19]

Gordon Ramsay would love these.

[@Et_in_Arcadia_ego]

As a historical arms lover as well as a teratology enthusiast, this is pure gold.

[@PhenrirX]

I love how this entire video is “What if we add a gun to it.”

[@Kaboomf]

That’s not rifling on the katar. If you could examine it up close, you’d find the «rifling» only extends a few mm into the barrel. This was very common on pocket pistols and on various combination gun/blade weapons. What looks like rifling is actually the equivalent of a modern torx screw head: the gun would have originally sold with a special wrench or key that fits the false rifling for unscrewing the barrel from the receiver. These are not loaded through the muzzle, instead you unscrew the barrels and load them from the chamber end before screwing them back onto the receiver. Makes sense when there’s a sharp blade right next to where you’d otherwise have to place your hand if using a ramrod. This system also has a ballistical advantage in these short barrels. It allows you to use a bullet slightly larger than the bore diameter; these barrels are bored a bit wider at the chamber end specifically for this purpose. The oversized bullet gets squeezed down to fit the bore by the force of the gunpowder exploding, briefly acting as a bore obstruction so chamber pressure increases dramatically. This makes for higher velocity than would otherwise be possible with black powder in such short barrels, which is why this was often done with pocket pistols.

[@CZProtton]

The more you know... Would never have thought of that.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

Makes sense.

[@Harshhaze]

"Choppy-stabby-shooty thing" *Laughs in American*

[@shinobutakumi6924]

*Raughs in Asian* You haven't seen shit yet

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@shinobutakumi6924 I wouldn't provoke a retaliation from America, you know how it ended last time for Japan ;)

[@shinobutakumi6924]

@@theblackbaron4119 Yeah I know what happened. My grandfather saw the huge explosion and the mushroom cloud that followed they were living miles away from Nagasaki and he was 9 years old then

[@wackpendejo3000]

@@theblackbaron4119 you know that asia also means vietnam right? :))

[@gunnar6674]

Ah, the old Buffyspeak.

[@SwitchbackCh]

RWBY: *furiously taking notes*

[@adistantsun6990]

Was doing research on strange and crazy inventions in history for something I'm writing and found this! This is hilarious, loved all the crazy weapons! Subscribed! Would be great if you have one on armours as well :D

[@geophrie8272]

When engineers get bored and drunk

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

Duh. These were Germans. Germans are drunk by default.

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

So what you mean is... Engineers?

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

We are we are we are, we are the engineers HEY! we can we can we can we can demolish 40 beers HEY! So come along with us Cause we don't give a damn about any old man who don't give a damn about us HEY!

[@gotem2609]

Russian claymore vs. US claymores.

[@chronicnightmare.]

@@gotem2609 Ah, Yes. The Clay war

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

So basically Germany and India could have ruled the world if they joined forces. Also, there was some sort of old Western gang that had combination revolver/dagger/brass knuckles weapons.

[@davispeterson1876]

I know the weapon you're talking about, it's actually French, though it was apparently popular with street gangs in Paris

[@SantaMuerte1813]

The HRE could probably have conquered the world on its own, if it hadn't been bugged down by its member states constant infighting

[@Electric0eye]

11:23 He's not wrong... that's from RWBY. Basically an anime. Edit: Best weapon from RWBY, fite me

[@aster-naut]

Who has this again?

[@emberkryska9265]

@@aster-naut Adam Taurus, leader of the white fang and former love intrest of Blake Belladonna

[@jonathaniwachiw-toothill29]

1:45 seven deadly sins

[@tubaman1012]

Except Adam sword is sheathed in his shotgun’s barrel, it’s handle isn’t the barrel. (Which cooler from a fictional prospective cause you can shoot the sword at people, but sucks from a real world perspective because of how the barrel would have to be shaped)

[@Tobi9012]

That was actually very interesting and astonishing. Thanks for sharing that with us :)

[@mabarbe9545]

Hello, for the german axe-gun mystery, it's maybe a piece made by an apprentice at the end of his studies. It's a tradition for artmakers (blacksmiths, jewellers, painters,scupters, ...) to do a piece like this, which is not fit for a fight or battlefield but who shows all the abilities of the new master. They're also called "masterpiece"... This axe-gun shows than the maker was master in blacksmithing for the axe and axe handle AND all the fine work of the gunmaker. But all of this is only my thought about and maybe I'm full wrong.

[@andryuu_2000]

It's all about the flex

[@revantheno-lifedemon885]

Don't you lie, it was obviously made for a ceremonial purpose

[@Ceral333]

@@revantheno-lifedemon885 the good old german shoot-stab-hammer ceremony, my favourite time of the year really

[@MaxisGameplays]

Duude.. missed opportunity to combiname them all. I did it for some of them, like the Swaxe, Flaxe, Shotgaxe, Matchaxe, Flashgun, Swane, Muskswane, Pocket knistol, Flintlery, Guntarrh, Rifletarrh, Guburma and of course the Swird.

[@thecreator625]

I think that's because he's not German.

[@codenamemod2042]

Flintlery is now my new favorite word!

[@HaydenX]

"The swird swird swird, the swird is the word, I say the swird swird swird..."

[@scottbruckner4653]

Imagine if some guy made a swiss army knife that was fixed to the underside of a six shot revolver

[@humblesoldier5474]

You forgot the all steel war hammer with armor penetrating rear spike with impact triggered penta barreled wheel flint lock hand cannon.

[@Tinytraveler]

I truly enjoy your content. Thank you for your time and efforts.

[@SilverionX]

I lost it at the gun cutlery. Perfect delivery and the most ridiculous gun design. My hat is off to you.

[@Riceball01]

I wonder if a lot of these odd combination weapons were made more as novelties or to show off the skills of the smith more than as a real weapon. In the case of those katars, I wonder if they weren't made to appeal British military personnel, colony administrators, etc., something for to sell to sill Brits for them to take back home with them and show all of their friends and family the kind of odd things that they have over in India.

[@paweplaczek2191]

It sort of makes sense at very short range. You still have enough rotation to side shift and aim along lenght of your forearm, and blade.

[@robbert-janmerk6783]

The five-barral wheellock warhammer certainly must have been a mantlepiece / demonstration of skill. Technically very impressive but utterly useless as a real weapon.

[@darrianweathington1923]

Next video. A bazooka that shoots guns that shoots bullets... borderlands

[@OpiumusPrime]

Or Enter the Gungeon

[@12isaac00]

A shotgun that shoots a sword that explodes on contact and releases a lot of tiny swords everywhere

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@12isaac00 *SWORDSPLOTION* Because Mr. Tourge said so!

[@44WarmocK77]

@@theblackbaron4119 I think I'll rather stick with the Carnage (especially with the UCP installed)

[@julianwendel2807]

Well did you hear of the german Panzerwerfer

[@tulsatrash]

Thank you very much for making this video. The Cain Sword Warhammer Musket Stand makes me imagine something you may have a minister of war carry as part of their office regalia, until it eventually got replaced by something lighter and less awkward.

[@self_harem2125]

Thank you Skalla, I love your videos

[@giuliodurante2572]

Is this bloodborne weapon review?

[@williambernkastelalucard7318]

Giulio Durante i was just abou to say the same

[@SuperAmaton]

I thought it was a RWBY-Weapon-Review.

[@lukatosic09]

@@SuperAmaton bb has superior weapons. Change my mind

[@SuperAmaton]

@@lukatosic09 Sure... but they aren't combo weapons.

[@AL-lz6px]

@@lukatosic09 I like to imagine that BB's weapons are what Rwby's medieval weapons looked like.

[@alphaxtitania5597]

That last gun sword is freaking awesome. My new life goal is to own that thing.

[@sickturret9350]

Thought the same

[@soyhugo390]

I will make that thing (But like in 10 years)

[@soulreaper1549]

4:20 reminds me to the hammer Christoph walz wears in alita battle angel 😁

[@wolf82872]

"Choppy, shooty, stabby, pointy thing"

[@frogman4700]

The best combination is the sword and pommel, pommel being the primary weapon and used for throwing, while the sword (rarely being used as the pommel was so effective) was the secondary in case of emergency.

[@liammorris9372]

Nick Mavrodiev Of course, why else do you think that when swords are sheathed, the pommel is closer to your hand than the hilt of the sword? It is obviously the primary weapon and, as has been stated many times, swords were almost always considered a back up weapon.

[@juanpablogonzalez8528]

Swords where just a backup for when you run out of pommels

[@mukaonline3]

Sword +musket that shoot pommel

[@mikeoxlong1395]

No wonder there's a lot of hybrid weapons. People saw the power of sword+pommel combo so they were forced to try and come up with a better weapon. That's how we eventually reached firearms. Alas, you can't further improve perfection.

[@Certio0]

But what if the pommel is actually a grenade?

[@thewordywarlock7159]

Dude, 5:59 is just the logical conclusion of the murderstroke you love so much.

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@Rikhard von Katzen well of course, don't you bring your helmet smasher with you as you walk the town?

[@ChadKakashi]

Was thinking about the same thing. Also that design looks awesome.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

I want that thing.

[@Dantelor]

Put a crossguard on the gun barrel sheath one, and when you put it together, the top of the crossguard becomes a sight. Genius.

[@EverydayNormieMadafacka]

Really interesting video! Most of this stuff was probably made out of boredom xd 10:57 I feel like this would be good mass production weapon. My thoughts: you use less metal compare to making a musket and a sword and save time becouse you are making one weapon instead of two Also is grabing that barel right after shoting wouldnt hurt? 4:20 Well that a hard one to defend against logic but i'll try. This particural model maybe was something like a one time use hence the wheel mechanizm. I would love to see damage it could do in a test. The idea itself (gun in a melee weapon) is made to end fight quicly but maybe agaist more opponents could be usefull in situation where weapon is stuck on something. That thougt come after watching Your video about tridents and how they usualy are desined to catch prey and get stuck. 9:20 Scissors with a barell dont sound like a totally stupid idea, right? It's great to surprise enemy in a sword fight and it provides a well piercing atack which is important for a scissors blade user as they aren't desined to do that because of wide blade. A bonus (as someone not used to caring loaded guns) i like to thing that scissors would shield user against accidental shot all tho i dont think it would protect in 100%. I love to learn about this stuff so please point out my mistakes!

[@rickydodson1539]

One thing I can appreciate about most of these, they look badass.

[@ObservingLibertarian]

Is it over engineered? Probably German. Is it of questionable utility? Probably German. Does it combine a multitude of functions but do so in an overly complex way? Probably German. Does it involve delicate mechanisms attached to tools which are ordinarily robust by necessity? Probably German.

[@sylnar741]

Well we still havnt Been able to shoot what would be self sustaining taserrods.... If i Get around to it i will try to mounts it to a dagger if you like

[@ObservingLibertarian]

@@sylnar741 Yeah well, after we create room temperature super conductive materials I have no doubt a German fellow will get around to making conductive rods with micro-generators in the base which will shoot out of a knife by means of electric current rails similar to a railgun. So I give it 10-15 years for a dagger which shoots self sustaining taser rods to exist.

[@A-G-F-]

Has all of the above? Definetly German

[@LJ-ej3fv]

Questionable utility? Pff, you lack imagination.

[@basteala525]

@Rikhard von Katzen In all fairness, Gothic armor is considered to be a great example of armor for its time, and by the Renaissance, kings and upper nobles probably had the money to shell out more comfortably for such a thing. On the other hand, larger hinge plates were probably way better against impacts.

[@YTRulesFromNM]

Good work Skall!

[@asmordisfluffbreaker4999]

The jacket he's wearing in the video is sick as heck.