Would a sword handle get cut off?

‪@Arcadi4.44‬
#sword #hema #fencing #martialarts #shorts

[@thehelmsdepot]

Why can't everyone become a professional sword swallower? Some people just can't handle the tang.

[@BraydenTerpening]

Bro that's too good

[@Hypervalence]

That's genuinely funny

[@WhatKindOfNameNow]

Bravo, good sir.

[@faq_is_love]

badum-tsss

[@Roman_the_black_cat]

I genuinly dont get it? It seems like a pun but me no understando

[@michellealinateague9892]

... doc, tell me straight. Can you save the leather handle? *doctor holding 4 of the patient's fingers in his hands and not certain how to compartmentalize that with the question just asked.*

[@Maedhros0Bajar]

you could be lucky and have the sword hit in between your hands. There is quite a bit of space in between with a longsword

[@saphyrepyre]

@@Maedhros0Bajarthere’s actually a kind of parry where you flip your top hand onto the blade, parry with the handle, and then use the guard to push your opponents blade down while delivering an overhead cut. I think it was a Meyer technique, but I’m not sure

[@Maedhros0Bajar]

@@saphyrepyre I know there are techniques which have you holding the sword by the blade. But there is a big difference between grabbing a stationary sword by the blade and having your hand in between your sword handle and your opponent's blade

[@thefattertheratter45]

Why does the word 'compartmentalize' keep coming up?

[@michellealinateague9892]

@@thefattertheratter45 because when you figure out that words real meaning... It makes mental trauma so much easier

[@Salty_Gacha_Gamer]

Well, all I've learnt from watching these shorts are: 1. Clark Kent is a very good swordsman. 2. Clark Kent has a terrific fashion sense. 3. There is no one weapon that fits all situations. 4. I'm too dumb to do any of these so Larping it is.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

i mean if you have a polearm that consists of a beak, hammer and spear part with a retractable handle and built-in gun it'd fit *most* situations edit: also make the pommel a nuke for emergencies

[@Lratio-ke4ny]

@@waffler-yz3gwN U K E

[@knightsoftheroundbagel6254]

@@waffler-yz3gwfinal fantasy type weapon

[@microcelltechnicalassistence]

Sir he is clearly Gordon from Gotham not Clark kent

[@Salty_Gacha_Gamer]

@@microcelltechnicalassistence I beg to differ. He clearly looks like Clark Kent from the 1978 movie with a majestic moustache to complete the disguise.

[@caseysnell9461]

I think some people just didn't know there's metal in there

[@ignasmaciulis1095]

Yeah, it'd be pretty strange to be worried about the handle when a sword blow has just landed within literal centimeters of your *fingers* ...

[@BrenGamerYT]

This gives me “can’t you just cut through the spear” vibes

[@afelias]

For a moment I thought about rat tail tangs, but then, if you have a rat tail tang, I guess getting the grip lopped up is the least of your problems...

[@goblinrat6119]

If you have a rat tail tang, you do not have an actual, functional sword, at which point it malfunctioning becomes, indeed, kind a moot point.

[@digitaljanus]

Matt Easton once showed off some 16th or 17th century Central Asian short swords he said occasionally had half-tangs. But these were a sidearm/bushcraft tool for scouts and hunters whose primary weapon was a musket, I think they hoped to avoid protracted fencing with them.

[@Tunkkis]

Depends on what you mean by "rat tail tang", because it seems everyone has a different definition.

[@genghiskhan6809]

@@digitaljanuseven then, those tangs were still thick as all hell and almost or outright full width tangs.

[@mmhhjj34]

Damn that was a fair amount of force next to your hand

[@evias9943]

He was wearing protective gloves for sure but yeah, hand hits are nasty

[@mitchellsheridan5252]

Worst part about the getting your handle hit is usually because your hand is in the way

[@anthonycrayne2835]

If it does you got a shitty sword.

[@edi9892]

A related point is where swords usually break. Unlike media let us believe it's quite often NOT the blade but the tang,. Either right at the crossguard or at the pommel.

[@purplemilk4453]

that beatiful feder been abused 😭 somebody call CPS (Chlebowski Protective Services) and save that poor boy ‼️

[@alinkinthechain]

Ah, a good ol chlebowski single fuller. Decent feder.

[@Watari_toppa]

In the Japanese history book Kuroda Kafu, there is a description of Kuroda Kazushige's katana cutting off a naginata tang, but he was very strong-armed.

[@BarsusDraco]

If a sword was able to cut a glaive's Tang, you're either a decendent of a youkai, or your sword was forged by Muramasa Sengo 😂

[@Watari_toppa]

@@BarsusDraco If it's the great sword of Pier Gerlofs Donia, there might be a chance to cut it off.

[@konstantin3374]

More like crack than cut, especially if there was some flaw in the tang. It happens under any kind of strain, one of my club mates recently broke the tang of his sword near the pommel with just tight grip and energetic moves, turned out it was weak because of production flaw

[@zixvirzjghamn737]

or the steel just sucked

[@BarsusDraco]

@@zixvirzjghamn737 Not really. It would simply bend at worst. However, similar to western and other history books, there have always been swords/warriors who are described as mythologically strong. Tamahagane on its own isnt that fragile. It simply is hard and doesent have the flexibility of said western metal. You see many western swords bend (to a certain level) and usually go back to their normal shape, with relatively good condition. Only the last part goes for japanese steel. While being similarly durable, that steel does not tend to be flexible. It is fixed as it is. Which is why it would usually bend and need to be fixed. Though, modern media seems to be exagerate it. Weebs tend to protect it with their ego, western-style nerds prefer to overexagerate themselves and set down everything else.

[@Archduke_Seraph]

That's a a chlebowski sword! Literally the exact same as mine!

[@waffler-yz3gw]

what about a spear handle? people say that spear shafts could get shopped in half a lot but i feel like the solid wood would be a lot more resilient

[@s.owl9]

Polearm shafts are usually large in diameter & made of hard woods so, paired with the constant movement, there’s no chance a sword or axe can chop through it in a few hits.

[@idonthaveskill5054]

Skallagrim has a video on this

[@RanOutOfSpac]

There’s some pretty good videos on the subject, but essentially nope. Unless the spear shaft is made of a single chopstick, you won’t be able to cut it off with a sword or axe. Especially if it’s moving.

[@beesmongeese2978]

Have you never worked wood in your life?

[@RanOutOfSpac]

@@beesmongeese2978 What a weird question to ask someone. Working with wood is not what most people would consider common.

[@thomaswilkinson3241]

Chlebovski, even when they grow old and get shredded, they are still awesome swords.

[@CDKohmy]

I think that is the case for most swords, but there are cases in which half tangs were common. Those that I can think of as of now are seaxes and dhaabs.

[@clearmelody6252]

Typically, you'd only be trying to parry with the hilt using a longsword or greatsword, something with a two-handed grip.

[@FalconWindblader]

In the case of the likes of seaxes & dhaabs, if your opponent's blade actually gets to the handle, you'd be worrying about losing fingers instead.

[@jackhazardous4008]

Next time you get one of those bleeder dummies, you should test your piecing weapons on it. From a pin-point rapier to a boar stopper spear

[@cubert13]

As per usual well built equipment can end up lasting longer than you. 😆

[@J_A_Niss]

_ow my fingies_

[@BrotatoeGod]

What medieval armour would be most effective against bullets (maybe not the most powerful one though)

[@robinswords]

I'm pretty sure there was an experiment where a period-spec bascinet was able to deflect .45 ACP.

[@BrotatoeGod]

@@robinswords That's actually amazing

[@socramzetroc1535]

My guy doesn't acknowledge the most used close combat weapon of the last decades. "The machete".

[@tarael86]

The man's expertise is medieval weaponry, why should he concern himself with a weapon invented 180 years ago?

[@sampotts9666]

Captin obvious oh my how i missed you rotting my brain. 🙏🏼

[@yaleksander42]

How did it get damaged so bad??? Damn those hand snipers are taking it to the next level haha

[@Arcadi4.44]

That's cool, thanks for the informative response!

[@CRTCLDSSTR]

Depending on how your sword is heat treated, your Tang may also break, but that's unlikely

[@Delta350]

i think youtube is hiding shorts from my subscription box

[@IchigoShinagami]

I feel like if your opponent can slice off a whole part of a handle, including the tang, you have bigger things to worry about.

[@heartysquid]

This guy who asked the question clearly didn't know about tangs being a regular/normal thing...the poor fella has probably been surviving on crappy replicas

[@PeppyCat210]

It would be uncomfortable but still better than no handle

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

if a rattail tang gets cut, the pommel can't keep the grips on anymore and if that slides off, you'll need to try handling your sword by just a truncated rattail. Not going to work.

[@ragedgrunt]

Everyone making a comment about losing your fingers, please click on the linked video of his on how you would parry with the handle

[@Gabriel_Blair]

people think sword handles aren't the same piece of metal? oh god there would be so much disarming

[@mayonasepizza]

How did that guy think a sword is held on?

[@corsel6911]

Will you explore a Taiaha?

[@patriclosjameson5230]

And this is why everyone who owns a sword should know how it's constructed and at best how to jankily make repairs to it....or be willing to shill out for some repairs every time you meet that one person who has to hit it as hard as they can. >.>

[@clydecox2108]

Ahh yes infighting.

[@chickenpopeye9037]

Pov playing for honor and you are trying to explain why you didn't die with 1 health but cleary got hit and came back with a devastating combo for the win

[@WayOfHaQodesh]

Unless you got a cheap sword where the yang isn't a proper tang the whole length through but it's some crap screwed into each other....

[@EnbyOfTheBorealValley]

I'd say the worst case scenario is hitting your hand tbh

[@xaigoth]

technically not every sword has the tang going all the way down the handle, but this is true for most blades yes

[@AlvinDeo-jk3ze]

Interesting, but I suppose you're not talking about European swords? In the European swords I see, a full tang is imperative for the mounting of the pommel, either peened, threaded, or fastened with a nut, the tang must go through at least the entire grip. In Asian swords though, that I do see, since uchigatanas I know have tangs that only goes as far as 3/4ths of the handle.

[@james.v3432]

Hold up; are you Peña from Narcos?

[@dkai3976]

That is such a pretty federschwert where do I get one?

[@mythcat1273]

I feel like if your opponent can slice off the handle of your blade you have bigger problems

[@OrkusMalorkus82]

I love tang

[@TheLordArion]

What feder is that? Really like the look of it

[@robinswords]

Chlebowski

[@AceMusubi]

Has someone lost a digit or two, getting that handle struck so hard?

[@WyattLaferriere-fd2pd]

If it’s a full tang

[@rangerunner6274]

Honestly if that happends you should feel lucky that it was the handle and not your hand

[@RyanRyzzo]

Meanwhile Chinese authentic realistic historical viking katana roman gladius rapier renaissance warrior longsword broadsword horsearcher saber sword blade saber swords: tang goes an inch into the handle.

[@errorrishe]

Not true for a single handle swords, especially for highly used and stressed trainers. I literally cut the pommel of from a Malleus side sword once with my old Chorna Varta sidesword :)

[@robinswords]

Okay, okay, assuming your sword *isn't* on death's doorstep, you're probably not going to be in trouble.

[@onebigadvocado6376]

If it ain't full tang, don't buy that thang.

[@knucklepuppy824]

Kenjutsu has hilt-blocks so yeah no worries, a sword is a sword

[@penguintaco9038]

What type of saber is that?

[@ErnestLordGoring]

People asking if that’s from a Mordhau in 5, 4, 3, …

[@chuggon7595]

Song name?

[@aluhiytheworld1032]

Is that a Nazgul sword?

[@Chibi_changa]

Hey, I never noticed you had a chlebowski feder. How's it handle? I'm on the fence between getting one or a custom regenyei

[@errorrishe]

Get a regenyei Chlebovski is very random in order delivery and QC. It is a nice sword, but …

[@DS91284]

Are there any official techniques that uses the handle for defense in HEMA?

[@dbKneecapped]

Yes. He's made a short about it already, the technique came from Joachim Meyer specifically.

[@Keiser1]

Genuine question about what happens if a halberd or something hits the long wooden shaft of another halberd spear or something would that not break it or why not? Ive been wondering this for awhile

[@errorrishe]

We break a lot of shafts this way. Head is heavy, forces are high etc etc Especially if you use soft wood to avoid damaging ppl too much

[@saltyyankee5149]

was that a sword impact? it looks more like wear and tear from the side of a gauntlet..maybe a combination of the two?

[@robinswords]

A sword did that

[@saltyyankee5149]

@@robinswords what do you wear for gauntlets? That's a serious impact near some relatively important bits.. I did Bohurt stuff for quite a while and the edge of the clamshells would slowly chew through the wrappings.. I was hoping it was a progressive failure, not a fairly catastrophic impact that could have gone much worse..

[@robinswords]

Nowadays, I wear Black Knights by HF Armory. They're basically hard plastic clamshells. Have saved me some fingers I'm sure. I took a handle hit in my last tournament that was so hard that it blasted through the wrap and shattered the wood underneath into chunks.

[@saltyyankee5149]

@@robinswords Kydex clamshells are a solid choice, balance of safety and still close to the weight balance of late ren glove gaunts. Mine were a 'hack' of aluminum clamshells with enclosed thumbs done in stainless. That chunk in your vid freaked me out.. keep showing us, I've been out of the game for a dozen years, but 25 years in armor was a great time. I'm so jealous of your expansive collection. Keep winning, your content is amazing.

[@PhilosopherScholarPoet6272]

Where is the saber from?

[@robinswords]

Krieger Historical

[@user-qg7vj7nb9c]

People still stuck on the old cutting a sword with a sword or a katana cutting steel myth i can see breaking a sword from sheer impact force and improper tempering but otherwise that chit is preposterous

[@devinspringstead683]

Your subtitles are unreadable

[@Drackoth]

Whew the comment he is responding to really doesn't know much about swords...

[@grahamlopez3742]

Who cares about the handle wrap, chances are if their blade hits the handle it went through your fingers first

[@robinswords]

With a longsword like this, a hit landing between the hands is very possible. It's where all the damage on mine came from.

[@grahamlopez3742]

@robinswords yeah, but that's like a 1/3 chance of bare handle, I'd still care less about the handle and more think "oh thank God that wasn't my hand!"

[@gabrielsaifertmartins2999]

Bro, where you buy your swords? Please....

[@bruhboi1539]

Kult of Athena has a great selection, but i think they only do U.S. shipping.

[@gwynbleidd1917]

​@bruhboi1539 as a former long-time employee of Kult of Athena, I can safely say Kult does ship across the world in accordance with other countries laws. However, he didn't buy the swords in this video there. Kult doesn't have a great selection of feders yet. Might be from Purple Heart Armory or Hema Supplies though. Kult of Athena up until very recently has focused mainly on sharp cutting swords/weapons, cosplay and larp supplies, and various other products in the range of nerdy medieval stuff to nerdy early modern and fantasy

[@gabrielsaifertmartins2999]

@@gwynbleidd1917thank you, man. :)

[@gwynbleidd1917]

@@gabrielsaifertmartins2999 no problem, friend

[@shmirie666]

Yep. Questions asked by those with only rat tail tangs display weapons. Sad. They need a real weapon to pop their cherry 🍒 😂

[@thomasyomama4070]

The amount of people who think you can just… cut a sword in half with another sword, is appalling, and a testimony to how the education system is failing miserably.