Medieval Weapons vs The Modern Warrior (How Lethal Are Medieval Weapons ???)
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I’m sorry but First
4:01 his neck callasped over a inch...
Day 900 of begging scott to do a explosive 22blank 12 gauge shells vs body armor video
Mace
Can. You do 4 bore vs pykrete
It finally happened… Scott ran out of guns! 😢
This is more unique of a video
He must have lost the lawsuit with his shoulder. Shame🤦♂️
Nah, more like he ran out of expensive ammo and his shoulder convinced him to take a break.
He blew them all up.
He is just trying to find a bigger shoulder fired piece of artillery. He doesn't shoot guns anymore😂
Spicy Meatball On a Stick = Morning Star Spiky Scepter = Mace Spiky Ball on Chain = Flail Meat Tenderizer = War Hammer
Good for the uniformed viewer, Scott obviously was having a chuckle since he saw the names when he bought them 😜😂😂
Truth
to be more precise Spiky Scepter = Flanged Mace and Meat Tenderizer = Horseman's Pick
The meat tenderizer looked like a bec de corbin
Scott next time Archangel Steel
You walk alone in the middle of the night, and you see some random big dude with a medieval helmet, riding a mini-motorcycle, and wielding a javelin, *going towards you* Definitely nightmare worthy
Funny thing is, a toddler with a pistol is way deadlier
@@yilso8663I really don't think that's true.
@@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 Depends on the number of people nearby and the proficiency of the toddler with a gun. But let's not get technical here.
"Well he's got a little hemmorage there OH I PUSHED IT BACK IN!! No big deal!!" LMAOOOOO
Stick a THUMB in it! 😂
At least he wasn't on adrenaline
Scott as a neurosurgeon - "push the brain haemorrhage back in and duck tape the head back on"👍
Duct tape a thumb in there for safe measure.
Just like anything else, the best medical advice anyone could ever give you .. ''Just put a thumb in it'' ...
And fill all the holes with flex seal.
😂
Well he is the best neurosurgeon in the world after all
medieval weapons nut here, most of those (apart from the "tenderizer" and your smaller sword) look like they are only for decoration and made out of weaker metals and they are still that scary
The mall ninjas are growing in power
That and his edge alignment on some of those strikes weren't the greatest. It would be interesting to see someone who could actually keep edge alignment with a proper sword do to one of those zombie torsos.
That warhammer looked okay and the mace was probably decent. in practical use flanges did bend. Hence why they so were easier to fix. That looked like an arming sword or smaller long sword.
@@argonzeitTo be honest it wasn’t bad for a beginner. I’ve seen much worse in my HEMA group from people just starting.
The problem however is that medieval weapons experts would have difficulty with the concept of *intentionally* hitting the armor.
With Scott, it's not so much what the weapon can do, but what the weapon can do with Scott's strength. And regarding melee weapons being no longer releveant, most of those hits snapped a neck, inflicted a concussion, cracked/shattered ribs despite the armor. That was, and is, their original purpose.
Thank you for this!
Still, these weapons are very cheap replicas made out of crap metal (I honestly can’t tell if it’s even steel for some of them). His “meat tenderizer” (which is modeled after a Warhammer) is the closest thing he had here to real medieval weaponry. I would be genuinely curious to see how much damage he could do with some authentic, high quality medieval weapons. If he can punch through a ballistic helmet with that crap, what can he do with a real war pick?
@@alphastronghold715 That is something I'd like to know, too! :)
@@alphastronghold715Not much more. The quality of the steel is much more important for thr armor than for the weapon.
@@alphastronghold715 That arming sword was well made as well. Consider the amount of flex from those blows, and the fact that it was straight as an arrow at the end. Most medieval weapons are cheap replicas or hobby pieces by guys who like hammers and have too much time on their hands, but I've no doubt there are more than a few forges that still make good quality replicas and analogues. Particularly for those who practice fencing or mock combat. There is such a thing as an MMA for knights, for example.
Oh, God, the look on Scott's face when he nailed the zombie torso with the spear from the minibike was like "omfg, I cant believe that worked!"
Scott on a mini bike throwing a spear needs to be on a t-shirt immediately.
That needs to be a Sport.
That almost became a snuff film for liveleak.
His face was awesome 😂
Caption put a spear init
I'd buy that
The fact that Scott can do that kind of damage with these mild steel replicas is a testament to how much of a big guy he is
its honestly terrifying lol
Yeah I was looking at these obviously Amazon Play Dough Metal things and thinking "Scott can slap someone with a limp fish and knock their zombie brains out" now I want him to get hold of someone with actual medieval weaponry, like true steel and all. EDIT: watching to the end, the war hammer and spear are obviously made way better and the sword seems rather competent
The man is a Unit...
And how deadly medieval arsenal was...
Those are wall hangers and of mall ninja equivalent quality. Not even actual medieval weapons are of that low quality as what he's using
Could you seriously consider doing more like this? There are so many channels dedicated to these old weapons, but they are all busy being analytical and serious, they never get to the fun parts. I have been waiting to see a fun video like this one for YEARS!
Shadaversaty (spelled it wrong but it’s a rough combo for my dumb arse to remember) they do really great breakdowns of the fun bits they do and they’ve got a Titansword in the works right now
@@johndortheknight4802 Shadiversity. I watch some of his stuff periodically. He does good on the information and analyzing things, but the fun parts I've seen are always pretty short, and drown in the mix of the analyses. What Scott did here, was almost non-stop fun. Kind of like some of the other Gun channels, being a lot more analytical... And then we have Scott here, shooting the Chronograph. (For the record, I'm not trying to knock Shad or any of the other channels. They do what they do quite well. I just think Scott has landed on untapped potential, in part due to the fact he can more easily afford to do this.)
I agree, on the condition that he gets good quality weapons. As shown here, mall-ninja stainless steel weapon-shaped objects usually break after a single blow and are not a good representation of medieval weaponry. Yes to smashing zombie torsos with them, I don't need him to expose on the weapon's history and design like other channels do, but get weapons. Just look at the difference in quality between the "pointy-meatball-on-a-stick" or "spiky-scepter" and the "meat-tenderizer". Sure, that warhammer doesn't look like it was made using historical methods, but it's well-built enough that it withstands intended use, so for a video like this one, I call it good enough. He even has a few good ones in there, the arming sword and javelin seem pretty accurate.
@@lemax6865 Exactly! But I'll admit, for a cheap price, even some mall-ninja stuff vs watermelons or eggplants could prove quite entertaining for a brief mid-video skit.
@@with_The_Butler Not only watermelons. Versus Zombies I definitely would prefer a war hammer over a 9mm since you kinda never run out of ammo. Those are cracking skulls very effectively.
Id love to see a colab between Kentucky Ballistics and Shadiversity. A serious modern and medieval weapon test against modern and medieval armor. I think the topic alone is interesting. Scott knows where to get good quality modern arms and armor and Shad knows where to get quality medieval arms and armor. They each have their own expertise. I'd love to see something like that.
Skallagrim would be better
But skallagrim IS way too sane for sich a Thing unlike shad WHO IS nuts. Skallagrim IS Like a Count looking down on These two peasants meanwhile These two idiots Roll around in the mud
Shad, Skall, Metatron and Sprav. All of the above please!
@@laisphinto6372 An alternative point is that Shad is in Australia.
"Do not fight the armor, fight the person inside." -Master Splinter
I miss when he was depicted as a wise ninja master.
Nostalgia to the 2002 TMNT
@@SunBro2002 Honestly my favorite iteration is either the 2007 splinter or the 2012, regardless I enjoy when he depicted as a wise ninja master and not some sad old loner.
FLAMETHROWER
Scott throwing a spear at a Zombie Torso in slow-mo from the back of a mini-bike is peak internet. 🤣
I want that framed on my wall.
Man, I was just hoping he doesn't skewer himself running into the throwing end of that rod on his bike. heh
@@billant2saaaame
Drive-by-speared
No, it's peak Kentucky. Because as a Kentuckian I can account for this message.
Scott may have run out of guns but he has opened a portal to the strange and mysterious world of medieval youtubers. The horde is already descending upon you as that last montage was epic. Would like to see that pipe wrench vs your blunt weapons like the warhammer and mace. Would love to see how sports equipment like football pads and helmets and even motorcycle gear would hold up against those things.
Yes! How well do everyday items work as weapons/armor. That's an excellent idea
8:42 omg I love how the bubble keeps coming out and back in again
Fun fact about medieval weapons and armor: Warriors and experts (and you in doing this video) figured out pretty quickly that armor is really good at stopping sharp pointy things. Have enough layers, and you can stop a lot of what any sword, spear, or dagger can do. And with plate (or in this case, modern armor), that effectiveness is reduced even further. Blunt damage, however, doesn't care how much armor you have. The concussive force of blunted weapons transfers through armor, causing damage through concussions, breaking bones, and bruising. So if you're fighting someone in armor, you're better off picking up a big rock and bashing their helmet in than trying to slice them up with a big sword.
Well you say that... but Dequitem who does fully armored unchoreographed fights against other people in armor says that he prefers a sword over a blunt weapon.
All armor has weak points, a sword wouldn't make it through the plate armor so they'll just stab backside of your knee. You have an obvious leg up in armor but the sword still killed many a plated knight.
@@aaronbrandon2321 Sure, but you're still at a disadvantage. There's a reason blunt and pick-like weapons became prevalent in the later medieval ages. That, or just wrestling (there are entire treatises just about armoured grappling) your oppnent and try to get a dagger into the weak spots.
Actually armor, especially plate armor does help against concussive force too, as it spreads it around a much larger surface - one could see a difference between a hit with warhammer onto the helmet and later onto the bare head, that burst into pieces from a single hit. Still even a non-penetrating hit to the helmet would probably break a neck below that head. The difference still is that to deliver such a powerful blow one needs to do a large swing and a skilled opponent will have time to react, for instance with a quick stab.
A sword can still deal concussive force; it's still a bat of hardened steel. Besides, against an armored opponent you would be attacking the weak points and joints; whether by chops, or going to half-sword and use locks, throws, and thrusts toward the eye slits. Plus, there's a reason the Mordhau (Murder Stroke) technique exists.
Man, I would love for you to get some medieval weapon youtubers out there to do another one of these with you using high-grade proper combat weapons. Not enough videos doing this on youtube.
A very good idea we have a lot of medieval over here. 53°/ 0°
Skallagrim please I beg
Shadiversity, Schola, and Metatron be great out there. I believe Meta used to live in Tenn and is in US right now.
@@MbisonBalrogI wasn't aware he moved. I do understand that he's had to spend some time back in Italy due to his mother's passing.
@@Manco65 I may be wrong
11:22 the butterfly is so majestic and nearly became evaporated 😂😂
hey scott, loved the vid, hope to see more content like this
All of his knowledge went to guns, and none to melee weapons... I practicle died when he pulled out the poolnoodle and called it a claymore...
Same. All of these weapons were cringe inducingly flimsy
@@viscounttudon68For sure. Fantasy weapons, really, except the warhammer. That was decent enough. Rest was junk and quite disappointing, Inwould have liked to see some proper weapons.
I collect swords, when he called that THING a claymore, I genuinely almost had a stroke
Did he put the right side "forward to enemy"?
his first hit with the “claymore “ was essentially with the flat not the edge
Regarding the soft body armour. It might surprise you to know that in medieval times, they already used a similar concept to protect against swords. It's called a "Gambeson", and it's made of quilted cloth layered many times. It was designed to provide padding to buffer blows to chainmail or plate, but it also provides quite ample protection from slashing blades on its own (though its protection is sacrificial, as each slash would put gashes in it).
Shadiversity approves
Yeah, that’s neat and all but to clarify here, Kevlar is not made to protect against stabs and slashes. It’s horrible at protection for that type of attack. It’s made to catch things, not to be abrasion resistant. A thin piece of ar500 is designed to do that task, it’s in the name even!
Usually, you would combine armor types, depending on the era (and, of course, if you were wealthy enough to afford it). Best protection would be chainmail < gambeson < plate. Forgive me if I got the order wrong. Not too dissimilar from wearing ballistic plate over Kevlar.
@@alexmills1329 Well time to put on my nerd hat Kevlar can be made stab-proof, it just have to be constructed and layered difficulty. Most bullets are blunt body, and that's why most soft bulletproof vest aren't rated for ice pick test (aka, stab resistance) However there ARE kevlar vest made to be both knife resistant, and useful against common pistol (9mm/45acp etc) You found them often in service of prison guards, since rifles aren't a concern.
"It was designed to provide padding to buffer blows to chainmail or plate"... While gambeson was used for that purpose, I'm not sure it was "designed" for that purpose. There's some evidence that cloth armor pre-dates the metal armors... And, gambesons were often worn without any other armor. Gambesons are quite effective as overall armor, and they are easier and cheaper to make then chainmail or plate. Also, because gambeson is naturally flexible, it works to "cover the gaps" in other armors that are not as flexible, because the gaps would often be around joints.
Given the arguments on weapons connected with chains and losing potential energy, I'd love to see a comparison of the flail versus a spiked mace of the same size
Keep in mind If you wore armor in the middle ages you'd have padding underneath it to absorb some of the force. The gambeson was a padded armor that could be worn alone or under mail or plate so that when the armor took a heavy blow it didn't just transfer the force directly into the body. Also if you had a weapon that penetrated the armor slightly, it would be stopped by the gambeson. If you had someone in modern armor and someone in medieval armor fighting using melee weapons, and they were using proper battle-ready weapons and not weapon decorations, it would be no contest because clothing doesn't provide enough padding. That and the modern armor has little to no protection for the sides of the head and neck.
the really neat thing about those bludgeoning weapons is even though they dont look like they did much obvious damage, they would still be debilitating. fractured collarbone, whiplash, broken neck, brain damage.
The key thing you said was 'obvious damage'. Most of those hits could still cause soft tissue and nerve damage, the nerve damage being the more debilitating. Nerve injuries can take a long time to get over. That said, most of the head blows could cause death hours or days later. Yet humans have been known to take severe traumatic injuries and end up living out of spite. Who knows?
Yeah dude, the flail hit he did looked fucking gnarly
@FondlesHandles couldn't agree more but to add on to that if you got hit with a moring star in the sternum there is a high probability of ribs and possibly other bones breaking and puncturing a lung or other vital organs and even if nothing broke internal bleeding is almost guaranteed with that kinda impact so basically screwed either way
Yes. A warhammer to the 'anywhere' of the body, regardless of armor, is going to be AT LEAST tough on the bones. Back when soldiers wore tin cans, bludgeoning was the weapon of choice: Oh, you have armor on your chest? Now you have armor IN your chest. Inertia is a very dangerous weapon indeed.
Yup. Neck injury for sure eaven with the helmet. Especially with the war hammer. Your not getting up i don't care how good your helmet is....but still ware the damn helmet anyway. Would make all the difference with a glancing blow, and you don't see many glancing blow tests either so I would be interested.
That Mongolian style spear throwing while riding a motorcycle was impressive. Never commented much and never got so many likes. Scott should start his own Mongolian clan. All hail to overgrown motorcycle riding Mongolian.
That was impressive
the face he made at the time. less impressive
Mongolian biker gang
The White Scars approve.
That throw was epic, and as someone else already said, it should be put on a t-shirt immediately.
This is a fun video! I thoroughly enjoyed it! You are absolutely right about ancient weapons not penetrating modern armor. They did not penetrate a knights full plate armor either back when they were in use. The impact weapons like the meat tenderizer and the spike-balls were meant to transfer heavy impact through the armor, breaking the bones underneath or causing a concussion. I think the ball-on-a-chain was a great example of this because it left a skull fracture under the helmet. Swords would have been used to thrust at weaker parts of less well-armored opponents. I do think these weapons are obsolete, but I think this because they cannot put a hole in an enemy over a mile away with a projectile that moves faster than sound, not because modern armor is way better against them than the armor back then. Great video!!
love your vids bro keep up the good work
A Skallagrim Kentucky Ballistics crossover is exactly what we all need
Definitely!!! I'm a fan of both channels, and I haven't seen Skall's reaction yet, but I'm excited to, and I would love to see them work on something together!!!
i see you saw Skall's video as well.
The true men community of HEMA sends its regards 🍷
Yes please.
@@CrimsonCeltCherokee I did! Although I do like both channels as well
Not gonna lie: watching Scott swing around that flail puckered my butt a bit. Glad no hospital trips were incurred
Well, he can't load a flail with a overpowered round and blow himself up (at least, I hope not), sooo...
@@The_KeeperIf anyone can find a way, it’s Scott.
@@The_Keeper When he tossed that spear while on the minibike I was hoping the butt of the spear didn't swing around in a way that he'd run into it.
@@The_Keeper You would be surprised how seriously injured people get with stuff like this, especially cheap not historically accurate replica stuff which is often made out of poor quality stainless steel that is brittle, brittle steel snaps off with shar edges and tends to going flying. The flanges on the mace are particularly prone to breaking in that way. Of course the famous old video of the guy on TV selling a "samurai sword" who then bangs it on the table to "demonstrate how strong it is. Right when it breaks off at the hilt and the front half flips around and stabs him right in the stomach... That's a old internet classic clip from the early days of KZhead.
@@The_Keeper 'Not true, 1400s they did have gun hammers, and shields. Even a sword gun.
Well, that's always was interesting! Thanks Kentucky Ballistics for the answer on question from childhood))
This video is amazing Scott. You forgot bow and arrow. Also, crossbow. At that time it was traditional archery. Maybe traditional vs recurve vs compound? That armor doesn't stand a chance! Especially vs crossbow
As a D&D player and medieval weapons enthusiast, I'd recommend getting some properly forged and tempered swords for the next time you make a video like this. The way those blades bend and flop around shows that they're probably just prop weapons made of basic sheet steel that was ground to shape rather than being an actual forged blade meant to see actual combat. Love your stuff and I'd love to see more medieval weapons videos, especially if you get a hold of some real quality stuff!
The problem wasn't the steel but the nonsensical construction. It's obvious decent (but not ideal) spring steel, but much to thing for the size (which makes it that floppy). Hitting with the flat also didn't help😅 Your point is still correct. The only fully functional weapon seems to be the one-handed sword (which he decapitated the torso with a single, not overly precise strike) and the spike of the "tenderizer" (the hammer end was non-sensical with the flattend ends which are suppose to help the hammer grip flat, curved surfaces to transfer the force into the target). The rest was wallhanger crap.
@@ErrtuabyssI think you're mostly talking about the spaghettified twohander
Swords were actually made to slightly bendy, because otherwise they would shear and break. It's called spring steel.
"ground to shape rather than being an actual forged blade meant to see actual combat" Amateur bladesmith here. Forged doesn't necessarily mean a stronger blade. Ground (stock removal) doesn't necessarily mean a weaker blade. They are just ways to shape the blade. What really counts is the materials and how you heat treat and temper them. Modern steels designed for blades are far superior than any medieval steels, no matter where it came from. There's not even a debate amongst bladesmiths about that fact. And before you throw out the fanboy line, "Damascus is the best steel and even better than anything today!" allow me to pre-correct you. Damascus steel only comes from the region of Damascus in Syria. It's pattern welded steel. They were the first to take multiple grades of steel; high carbon, low carbon, and anywhere in between, and mix them together in a twisting pattern and forge weld them all together. This made the resulting steel more balanced, so you'd still have the hardness of the high carbon, but the toughness of the low carbon. We still use the same techniques to make pattern welded steel today, but only for decoration, since any seam or line you can see in the blade after etching, will be a weak point in the metal. Our modern steels mix the right amount of carbon and iron to make a homogenized steel, which gives it the edge, pun intended. The "right" amount of carbon is completely dependent on what the steel is designed for. For carving knives (kitchen and similar), you want a high carbon steel so it holds its edge for longer. For fighting knives, you want a tougher blade, so it'll generally be more of a low carbon steel. For swords and knives you'll definitely use to beat things but still need sharp, you'll want a spring steel core with a high carbon edge and if a single edge blade, a low carbon spine to use for striking. When you buy a decent weapon from a smith, you're not paying for the materials. You're paying for the expertise of the smith themselves. A good smith will know when to use which metals. Whether it's stock removal or forging, that's probably the least important part of the entire process. I know it's definitely the fastest.
@@kalashnikov1343 That’s what tempering does in a forged sword, giving it back some of that elasticity so that it doesn’t shatter like glass, but swords are absolutely not supposed to bend like a pool noodle when hitting soft armor or flesh. Those are basically cosplay swords.
The mace and Morningstar are great bludgeoning weapons. They will not go through armor, but if you remember what the 4bore did by putting a fist sized hole through the torso while also not going through the armor, you can get an idea what can be done with blunt force against an armored torso.
bludegeon wepons are good ways to damage via kinetic Energy. A must have on any medieval battlefield.
@@shawn6860 i'll keep that in mind the next time my peasant village gets raided by barbarians 👍
That 4-bore round punching the armour _into_ the torso is what I imagine a critical failure armour save looks like in *Dungeons & Dragons.* 😂
see modern tank rounds...mostly all kinetic penetrators a.k.a. blunt force
Pierce attacks would be the least effective because that is what modern armor is designed to protect you against, because gunshots focus all their power on a single point, modern armor is designed to spread out the impact and defend against that stuff.
"this is the spikey meatball on a stick" i love it
That was fun to watch. The big sword at the end had issues with profile and edge alignment though., still modern materials are pretty tough. Even back in medieval times enough layers of linen were used as armour.
How are those super long claymores good in battle? I mean it has range but I feel like it would be too hard to swing at multiple enemies
@@SquareCube2323 Most claymores weren't that long. At most you'd be looking at about 6 feet from pommel to tip. They were balanced a lot better than the one Scott was wielding, so people could wield them with respectable dexterity. They also were not that flimsy, you saw how easily that sword bent, even against a softer target. That being said though, if I recall by the time they were starting to be used, they got replaced by Pikes, Halberds and Bec de Corbins due to their greater effectiveness against heavily armored opponents.
@@hand_of_sithis2575oh that makes sense, I was confused by the size and floppiness of- wait 🤨
@@SquareCube2323That thing was closer to what is called a "bearing sword," which is only meant to be held up and look pretty in a parade.
@@hand_of_sithis2575while not necessarily claymores, great swords in general became common place around the same time as pikes. They weren’t replaced by them since. They did different, but still very important jobs when in an infantry formation (as did pollaxes, halberds, and other polearms).
Which medieval weapon was your favorite?!? I hope you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching!
Sord
Swords always
Longsword
Double axe.
Always the sword
Not gonna lie, the spiked flail and flanged mace hit slightly harder than I expected, but shoutout to the war hammer for getting the job done. Kinda would've loved to see what a pole arm would've done, though. While the armor was definetely somewhat protective, the main issue is definetely how little it covers, when compared to something like full plate or chain mail. If a knight is wearing plate armor, usually the most effective way of taking them down is a wrestling match on the ground, trying to find the weak spot in the armor with a rondel dagger, but pollaxes and other pole weapons are also somewhat effective. But compare that to modern armor, and suddenly there are a lot of openings, especially in the face. Still better than nothing, though.
WTF the cut and suddenly riding combat totally broke me :D nice vid!
That minibike drive-by spear throw was OFFICIALLY the coolest thing I've seen. You're a LEGEND, man!!
I could hear my inner Scotsman screaming in rage when you called that, 9 foot Lord of the rings replica 275 Steel dilldo a Claymore. Hopefully you didn't pay $1500 for it. That's like buying a AR with a PVC pie for barrel.
I feel you on the... thing that's definitely not claymore. The part that got me screaming in rage was the morning star... that's not a freaking morning star. The thing with the chain isn't a morning star, and the morning star isn't a morning star.
Who makes swords out of mild spring steel?
but, as proven elsewhere, PVC pipes are actually able to deflect bullets...in essence you can shoot around corners
@@jeffreyvanvoorst2077 who ever made that dark souls abomination
I haven't cried laughing at a youtube comment in a while, thanks for that 😂
the blunt-end of the hammer is also used against armor, especially when no spike or blade can find home, so some good ol' Blunt Force Trauma does the rest. Hell, BFT can be the killing force if the armor isn't very dispersing or padded for that matter. Killing them within their armor is always an option with heavy weapons. When armor was becoming more prevalent, they went to Bows and Blunts, as warbows, longbows, and crossbows could do some nasty damage in the right hands, with Maces, Hammers, and Flails proving extremely effective at ignoring armor, and able to wound even the more armored adversaries. But, all the training to use a bow, and the practice required to use any blade or blunt, was easily superseded by a click-and-go "Hand Cannon," that just needed to be pointed at the target.
Hello to you Scott over the last two years being watching your show on and off but now I do believe you are more civil than ever it when you were explaining you don’t stop thinking about the time the gun exploded and you became injured with this I really have a lot a respect for you human I really think of subscribing to your channel the police inner bullet jacket I think beat medieval weapons only because you taking more than one swing at this to slice and pick at this.
Petition for Scott to get a Bec de Corbin! Also watching that sharp steel bending right next to exposed forearms gave me the absolute shivers. Gonna need bigger thumbs if those things snap on you
It looks like he isn't using "battle-ready" weapons. The real ones are expensive.
Yea that "Claymore" was just a piece of sheet metal, thankfully nothing happened
got an auction comming up...they have a genuine lucerne hammer... I mean... I could just slip on the mousebutton and then somehow export it^^
the slowmo of the brain popping out to say hello and then sneaking back in was gold❤
Oh yeah at 8:50 at first I thought it was his eye popping out through his skull, but after careful replay, it was the brain. baha
Some days my brain pops out to say hello, but this is not that day.
You missed one weapon: the dagger. I bought a soft armor for my PD some years ago that was suppose to be bullet and sharp instrument proof. When one of the officers left the agency I used his vest to demonstrate the effectiveness against knifes. I put the vest on a chair, took out my trusty Gerber and struck the vest. One word came out of my mouth and it rhymed with it. The blade completely and utterly penetrated the vest and left a gash in the chair. Hence, the dagger. The rest of the story: Upon contacting the rep who sold us the snake oil he stated "Oh that's only good for bullets and shivs." Ain't what we were told when we bought it. Upon threatening the company with a nation wide notification we amazingly got all our vest replaced then did a nation wide notification through the FBI just in case other agencies bought the snake oil and there officers thought they were protected. Soft armor doesn't stop a sharp knife.
So I loved this and I love your channel! Can you please do this again with some high quality medieval weapons? The nerd in me must know the outcome
Skallagrim is going to have a field day with this video.
Riiiiight?!
@@XXNerdzillaXX alert the others
Can't wait😁
Perhaps he should offer to do a collaboration.
@@stinkyfungus This would be tough with the distance but seriously awesome to see
A few things to critique that would make for an awesome video: • Accurate weapon types. The one handed flail may have never been used in combat, but the huge 2 handed flail definitely was. Poleaxes were also beasts of the period. • Quality. Some of these replicas seem to be of low quality and lack resilience of medieval spring steel. • Edge alignment. A little practice lining that edge up would greatly help the cut he's getting. That and some good sharpening. He did well as someone who may not even use a machete or bill hook. • He could've incorporated projectile weapons such as crossbows, bows, and medieval hand cannons.
Yeah definitely fun video but you can tell this isn’t his normal wheelhouse
I'd like to see if a properly built medieval spec falchion could cut the 3a like they did gambison.
bring in tods workshop and do some proper tests
If he really wanted some good quality weapons and potentially armor, places like medieval extreme and Canadian Buhurt, make sports equipment for the sport of Buhurt, Wich are really strong and historically accurate, to a certain degree.
Some people will whinge about anything. Go watch another channel or a history documentary. We're happy with Scott's obsession with huge firearms.
Lmfao, the opening 1st minute was absolutely hilarious, love your content, keep up the great work brother...🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌
I love the effort. Has good aim with guns but when it comes to medival weapons it's lack luster. Love the video
I really hope Scott picks up HEMA after this and tries those tests again afterwards. Him being able to throw a cut with decent edge alignment would be even more terrifying than the haymakers he threw at the zombie. That being said, every medieval levy would be happy that Scott wasn't there to swing a warhammer at them.
as a hemaist i approve
I love how Scott went from all serious and calm to just a guy having fun with whatever he gets his hands on and a ballistic dummy
Well, after that last "blowup mishap", he doesn't take life granted, and rather have fun. ;)
That is my favorite thing about him, he has so much fun it just draws you in.
I love this video. Oh and you're pretty good with the spear
The end had me LOL! So good. Thank you.
It's not a .600 nitro express revolver...but it'll do for now
That just sounds nasty, I love it!
The mini bike javelin throw might be one of the coolest things I've ever watched in Slow Mo
LOL he finally brings out the "TRIDENT" as seen in Gladiator, remember the net/trident scene with the reenactment of the battle of Sciperio, great fun!
As far as medieval recreations go, the most realistic part is that Scott is a bloody ogre. Very realistic! I imagine he would hold up quite well against the originals. Those weapons, though! Wielded with Scott's strength, that "greatsword" looked more like a steel noodle! I'd love to see what Scott could do given decent weapons and just a bit of training. He should team up with Skallagrim. Skallagrim has an entire medieval armory and could teach Scott a bit of technique.
it never occured to me how Scott would look so menacing with a medieval helmet on.. imagine if he wore a proper crusader armour
he needs a little bit of training 😅 these one leg chicken stance attacks were funny 😂
Much like an actual Crusader, he would be largely blind, mostly deaf, virtually immobile if not on horseback, and, after working hard in it for a while on a hot day, in desperate need of two or three well-trained people working as fast as they could to get him out of it before he died from heat exhaustion. :)
@@ZGryphon You are terribly uninformed
Kentucky Vult!
All I’m thinking of is the scene with Gimli putting on the chain mail. “It’s a little tight around the chest” Also, i think that’s a jousting helmet, and is more modern than crusader armor
that skull cracking open has given me a new level of appreciation for melee weapons especially as someone who is not going about his day wearing armor i also appreciate the oblivion looking helmet
I started watching three months ago. You are the funniest greatest KZheadr in the world. Keep it up. You are amazing ❤❤ ❤❤
best ad ever man! well done lol great video too.
The 9ft claymore was hilarious. Imagine 100+ screaming Scotsmen running at you with the wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubeman of swords.
You can have that experience in Team Fortress 2
He's using weapons that weren't forged correctly.
@@colonelinfernal5004That’s the first thing I noticed.
@@Someone_Named_Aden Likely using low quality steel as well.
Find a real sword
Missed opportunity to wear a Knight's armament shirt.
Do you mean "Chainmail"?
@@stevecollett901The firearms company, called Knight's Armament.
@@stevecollett901 I don't get what "send this email to 5 of your friends" mail has to do with a premium rifle company, but go off I guess
@@stevecollett901I have no idea if Knights armament does any chain mail or spam stuff, but the wit involved in this joke is amazing mate
For the people who don't know much about medieval weapons, yes a flail is dangerous to the user, but typically the chain is shorter than the handle so you have a safe zone to hold it by. Making it a little less scary.
Probably the biggest difficulty with modern armor for medieval warfare is the lack of coverage. Knights were trained to attack the gaps in their opponents' armor, and modern armor has more gap than coverage.
id like to see a re-test but with Shadiversity or Skaligrim to show him what real, decent quality medieval weaponry can do
Dash Randar (spelling?) did one with archery and melee vs armor for a fallout video I think.
Skallagrim at least lives on the same continent, so he seems like the logical first choice for a visit to the Kentucky Ballistics Whack-a-Zombie Range.
@@shawn6860dash also did a video with Administrative Results over this topic I think
Low key hoping Shad does a video reaction to this
@@patrikhjorth3291 Unfortunately, Skall is a furry so....
The slow mo of Scott on the scooter with the helmet and spear had me good
Great Video, a good laugh was had by all, well done.
So many good swords/weapons you could test this way. I like that hammer. That armor is great.
Your claymore sword suffered a catastrophic failure, I’m going to have to ask you to leave the gun range 😂
It will cut
forged in gunpowder
@@user-eg7uw9ls4o but will it keal?
Scot and David baker collab is now needed
@@user-eg7uw9ls4o actually, it won't cut..
He could make a whole channel out of this and call it KENTUCKY BALLISTA! 😂
Kentucky Kinetics
If he rolls up with a Ballista, I'm screaming.
In high school I made a sword out of a 48" chainsaw bar. You can bend it and it takes its shape back.... I chopped trees down with it as a kid. I think Scott needs a REAL SWORD.
1. Morningstar 2. Flanged Mace 3. Flail 4. War Hammer 5. Short sword 6. Spear 7. Claymore/Greatsword
this is actually pretty useful to remember that ALL armor has it's limits and even modern armor can be defeated when enough force in applied
Especially in a small enough area.
A reminder those are super cheap super weak improper replicas. Not much better than a hefty stick.
Well, 15th century armor went pretty fucking hard. It could even protect from bullets at the time, it was so good that there was no point to even trying to break through it. Modern armor is trash in comparison, the only reason we use it is that it's way better for guns, since we designed it to do just that, stop bullets. A real state of the art 15th century helbard would have probably nearly no problems cutting it.
It is pretty useful to remember that REGARDLESS of armor and even modern armor can be defeated when enough force in applied. It dose not matter what crash helmet or airbag subscription service you pay for. If your going 300km/h and ram strait into a concrete wall on a bike? The same thing with the best of armor. You can stop and limit the impact of a hit. You can absorb energy and spread it out over your hole body. If you neck is pushed to braking point from a helmet getting hit? It really dose not matter if metal or fancy space stuff. Your neck is going to give out unless supported. If your armor is strong enough to stop bullets or swords/spikes. Then focus is going to turn towards beating you up inside of the armor. The same with guns. Even if you are wearing gun rated armor? You still are going to notice a mag dump hitting you. Or say a 4-bore. Like even a 9mm is enough to question what your doing being shot at no? Unless your in a tank. (or say a car made to protect you in a crash. SUV...) Armor should.. Never mind. Even in a tank your armor is the last thing you want to be tested. You can be bombing around in a WW2 Maus or really anything. If you cross path with train tracks you better believe that the train is going to win that duel with a run up.
@@AristasTheMonsterHunter that's the problem. He used the cheapest crap available. You can easily see absolute lack of quality. Although, you are too kind on armour => after 15 century our guns became too much better at armour piercing. We have anti tank rifles gosh damn it. Our heavy rounds are just too good, don't even hope for 15 century armour to work on each modern weapon. Low power guns? Most likely, i am not an expert nor American. But even ak47 and above are surely too much.
Skallagrim just did a reaction to this, and now I need to see a collaboration.
Yes, I'm looking forward to skall doing his video of this testing with quality armor and weapons.
Swords point= neck , joints Mace, mornings star , hammer= concussion damage, helmets is ok , jacket is ok , everything inside the body isn't. Principal death in the medieval, ar broken ribs and collapse of heart and vital organs. But beautiful episode 😂
Weapons in order: 1. *Spiked Mace* (*sometimes called Morning Star [not to be confused w/ the Flail]*) 2. *Flanged Mace* 3. *Flail* (*judging by chain length, Mangual/Iberian Flail, maybe?*) (*a personal favorite; erroneously called Morning Star*) 4. *War Hammer* 5. *Flail* (*3 ball variant*) 6. (*obviously a sword 😅*) 7. (*obviously a spear 😅*) 8. *Greatsword* (*Claymores are smaller*) 9. *Spiked Mace, Club, and Trident*
It may be worth noting that spears of the type seen here weren't commonly thrown in medieval warfare. _Javelins_ were, but they tended to be shorter and usually had barbed heads, since one of their main uses was to get stuck in an enemy's shield and make it too unwieldy to use. A javelineer would generally carry several since he wasn't getting them back, but a spearman would be very reluctant to throw his only weapon away.
The spear throw on the bike was very impressive 😂
And the most realistic use of any of them. 😂 (with most of them being badly made and his edgealignment for the bladed weapons was almost was basically non-existing, literally hitting with the flat of the loooong sword🤣🤣)
@@ErrtuabyssI was just worried the shaft was gonna swing back out in front of him and joust himself before he made it past
I’d love to see you do this again with better quality and in some cases real versions of those weapons against modern armour. While some may not have penetrated the armour I think it’s important to note the concussive factor that makes them effective.
Shadiversity just did a video discussing your testing... I think you two should do a collab... He can bring the swords and you can bring the guns...
Seeing the amount of flex of the two replica swords I honestly think this episode was much, much more dangerous for Scott than usual, I was expecting them to come apart any moment.
pretty much, reminds me of that katana comercial where the guy taps the sword into the table and break and stabs him. cheap blades are more danger than people give credit.
Love that you had a blast doing this. Some tips as martial artist who also remembers to return to bonk. Your blunt weapons and spear are of low quality,your "edged" weapons just need to be folded over and scrapped. Blunt weapons were primary aspect of aiming for armor weak points specifically,where spear were more for the less trained soldier to still be viable on the front lines even as fodder. Spear were also more crudely designed putting more emphasis on the spear head itself over the handle. Your edge weaponry should remain as flat as possible on impact,the sheer quality made me take a double take on what I just witnessed. With better quality weapons,consistent training,I could see them semi-viable in close quarter engagements against modernized armor,but there's a reason every war back then pushed for ranged. The risk isn't worth it,but remember,no matter what the weapon,your training is your only true reliable alley when it comes to handling yourself. As always,take care and happy hunting!
Axes are still used in by special forces today as well as the good old shovel, when the enemy got a little too close for comfort a few times back in the day, I pulled my bowie and hand axe out and went Achilles on them.
What about a Katana that was well made?
I like halberd best. Large, large main blade, multiple blades... Lovely. I love cannolis too.
@@lawrenceneuenii3564they are talking specifically about her knee in the video not being well made
@@lawrenceneuenii3564 Breaks into three unequal pieces and the handle shatters as soon as it learns of the concept of armor
I loved it. Thank you. And you looked amazing - absolutely terrifying. Admit it - it felt right duel wielding those weapons, you freaking berserker. 😆🤩
The mini bike drive by spear throw was super impressive! 🤯😎🤘👍
I love how the war hammer (meat tenderizer) and triple flail tests really show exactly what the correct tools for defeating armor are, that being thick spikes to punch through, and blunt force trauma to put energy through the armor itself. There are two ways to deal with armor, going around it, and going through it, and big heavy sticks with stiff points tend to do better than thin blades for going through.
Plus blunt weapons are very great for strong users, imagine the damage Scott could do with a lucerne
The force form the triple flail broke the zombies neck, very effective to say the least.
Imagine you're an alien who crashed on earth and you're wandering through the Kentucky trees only to find Scott at 0:02 in the middle of the only opening you've seen as your first life contact on earth XD
Scott, Shadiversity saw your video, they are medieval weapon experts and are fans of yours. They made a reaction video
I bet it was really long and pompous and somehow all about how Shad is actually at least as good an artist as his brother despite his complete dependence on AI.
The 9ft claymore handle falling off and bending had me rolling 😂😂😂
For future reference, Scott: 1:33 Morningstar 2:31 Flanged Mace 6:18 Flail 7:55 Warhammer 11:14 Three-Headed Flail 11:58 Arming Sword 14:00 Spear (although yours has a javelin head instead of a standard spear head) 16:17 Bearing Sword (meant for parades rather than combat)
They also all seem to be”mall ninja” weapons
@@spacegordonramsay2486 The warhammer, mace, and arming sword don't, but I'll agree with you about the rest. Especially the bearing sword.
more like junk, junk, junk, junk... I think he overpaid on the items, and could get much higher quality and more authentic stuff for the same price.
I come for the hilarious intro. I stay for the carnage. I think its great to see Scott branch out. Pellet guns and slingshot would be awesome.
Yeah, nah mate.
@@ianrawlings2546 There’s a .50cal pellet rifle that they use to hunt deer and wild hogs with it’s not your regular pellet gun. Makes my .22 pellet rifle look like a cap gun.
I LOVE medieval KB and medieval Scott! MORE! AND MORE WEAPONS!
I literally laughed so hard that I cried when you used the spear like a lance on the minibike. Also, kudos to @Skallagrim for recommending this video.
Fun fact; the spiky meatball on a chain (flail) was a weapon used by peasants mainly. It was typically a farming tool so its use was pretty common since commanders didnt need to supply additional weapons. Flails were known for being extremely dangerous to the user and to friendly soldiers. Its kind of amusing to imagine a peasant absolutely smoking a knight in full plate armor with an old farming tool
go further east...martial arts, with weapons or not, have been invented by peasants
It should be noted that the meatball version was a very uncommon shape of flail. Most flails looked a lot more like the farming tool they were based on, meaning a sort of club, connected to the end of a pole with just a chain link or two between. The actual farming implement usually attached the club just with a leather strap, but that would not last well during combat. Flails that were actually made for combat would sometimes feature spikes or iron bands attached to the club to make it more deadly.
The farming tool was on the end of a long shaft. Same concept but no risk to your own hands when in use. In a couple slow mo shots it looks like Scott's hands were hit with the rebound from the flail.
As someone who grew up on a ranch, I am having trouble imagining what on earth I would have used a flail for, unless it was simply a self-defense tool the peasants were actually allowed to have. Are you sure this information is accurate? (Not dismissing it outright, tools and techniques change overtime. Just confused.)
@@lamborn3D It's for threshing the harvested wheat to separate grains from husks. These days, that step gets taken care off automatically when using a combine harvester but back then you had to do it manually.
@4:20 the issue here is that everything is super cheap. This means that a plastic helmet can bend a cheap metal scepter. I think that a really good idea would be to get just a few high quality melee weapons, and then just throw them into your future episodes (so use a really nice long sword / mace the same way that you use your yellow crane truck).
I loved your nicknames for those weapons Scott! Especially the “spiky meatball on a stick” Lol you should have called the flail a “spiky meatball on a chain” not just spiky ball 🤣🤣🤣