Adam Savage Meets Real Ancient Swords!

2023 ж. 16 Шіл.
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In an earlier visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Arms and Armor conservation lab, Adam was able to touch historical armor (in the form of armored gauntlets) for the first time. THIS visit, associate conservator Sean Belair treats Adam to another first: the opportunity to examine -- and handle -- an array of period swords dating back to the 13th century!
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  • Adam Savage Meets Real Armored Gauntlets: kzhead.info/sun/aJ1mabSkeV98ZJE/bejne.html The MET's Arms and Armor Department: www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/arms-and-armor

    @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
    • Love the vid and I want more.

      @tiagokang639@tiagokang63910 ай бұрын
    • Maybe do something with the Forged in Fire crew, I think that'd be right up your ally

      @MrCunningham4@MrCunningham410 ай бұрын
    • Would love to see more historical focused videos like this

      @fintan9218@fintan92189 ай бұрын
    • Meow

      @Wood_969@Wood_9699 ай бұрын
    • I love that last one because the triangular blade seems to be playing off the bayonet design of the time.

      @oliviawolcott8351@oliviawolcott83519 ай бұрын
  • Adam you have GOT to go to the Royal Armouries in Leeds here in the UK. You would absolutely lose yourself in there and curation team and staff are so incredibly passionate about everything, it'd make for a fantastic video/series of videos!

    @crome676@crome67610 ай бұрын
    • I lived in northern England for four year and was a member of the Royal Armouries. We had monthly classes where we got to explore the back rooms. My favorite memory was when they brought out "transition swords" - the swords that filled the gaps between different designs.

      @tambarlas5248@tambarlas524810 ай бұрын
    • I would love to see Adam talk to Matt Easton and Toby Capwell

      @Evan-rj9xy@Evan-rj9xy10 ай бұрын
    • Is that where "Jonathon Ferguson, keeper of firearms and artillery at the royal armories museum in the UK" works at?

      @gio3061@gio306110 ай бұрын
    • It's such a great place, Adam would love it

      @Adam-rm5cm@Adam-rm5cm10 ай бұрын
    • Karen Watts is so knowledgeable and sweet, a real pleasure. :)

      @jean-paulquach3441@jean-paulquach344110 ай бұрын
  • I absolutely loved how the person filming this kept backing away, eventually winding up on the other side of the table away from Adam's gleeful swings.

    @katherinenoggle6407@katherinenoggle640710 ай бұрын
    • It was Joey!

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
    • @@tested Smartt lad, Joey.

      @danielboatright8887@danielboatright888710 ай бұрын
    • Put want the full action shot…

      @wobblysauce@wobblysauce10 ай бұрын
    • He didnt want a John Belushi type of accident. 😂

      @Seegster77@Seegster779 ай бұрын
    • He was dodging adams fake laughs

      @loosepotato1415@loosepotato14159 ай бұрын
  • Found a box of pictures of Adam and some of our friends when we were in our 20’s yesterday . This comes up on my feed today and makes me realize how fast life goes by. Blink, we are old.

    @kagyu1@kagyu13 ай бұрын
    • How do u know him?

      @Splandrocity@Splandrocity3 ай бұрын
    • Were u guys smoking bongs 😅

      @KrypticKratos@KrypticKratos3 ай бұрын
    • @@KrypticKratos I have no memory of Adam smoking weed and the rest of us were stoners. Accidentally scooping a chip of wasabi thinking it was guacamole, yes, but weed no.

      @kagyu1@kagyu13 ай бұрын
    • Happy 30# birthday!!!

      @serujiphonx9070@serujiphonx90703 ай бұрын
  • Those were amazing. I got to hold one once that was probably 15th century. Not only was it far lighter than any replica swords I've ever held, but the balance point was exactly where it needed to be. It would stay in whatever orientation it was in your hand almost as if it was levitating that way. There was no effort involved. Moving it felt more like you were directing it where to move and it did so on it's own.

    @CrimFerret@CrimFerret8 ай бұрын
    • Beautiful description, very well said!

      @kanonierable@kanonierable8 ай бұрын
  • Now we need a video of Adam Savage meeting with Tobias Capwell or Tod Cutler to discuss swords and making things like this! That would be amazing!

    @Swarm509@Swarm50910 ай бұрын
    • I feel like Adam and Todd could do some incredible collaborations. True Medieval Mythbusting

      @Evan-rj9xy@Evan-rj9xy10 ай бұрын
    • So true! :)

      @heiterkiter@heiterkiter10 ай бұрын
    • Yes! Adam Savage and Tod Cutler would be ideal. Just the amount both can learn from each other alone would be phenomenal.

      @OwlskiTV@OwlskiTV10 ай бұрын
    • I just suggested exactly the same. They would me the best of friends and I wish I’d be there too.

      @dompiepom@dompiepom10 ай бұрын
    • Why not a current US swordmaker, like the guys at Albion . These guys make really good swords in older styles . Some are copies of old originals, some are updated designs . All are fully functional like their historic counterparts, but with modern production and materials . If an ancient warrior woke up and wanted a traditional duel, this is where a modern US hero could buy their sword .

      @johndododoe1411@johndododoe141110 ай бұрын
  • The second sword Adam held, from the Alexandria armoury, has been copied by Albion swords, a modern maker that makes real, functional replicas. Its such a ferocious cutting sword that it is actually banned from HEMA cutting competitions, because it makes it too easy. It just glides through tatami mats and other cutting targets so effortlessly that they banned it from competition because it was almost impossible to compete if you had any other sword.

    @Carrot421911@Carrot42191110 ай бұрын
    • Lol, isnt hema supposed to be historically accurate? Ie, I have a more skilled blacksmith and money = I have a better sword 😅

      @IWontBuy-RP@IWontBuy-RP9 ай бұрын
    • It reminded me of the Principe.

      @junichiroyamashita@junichiroyamashita9 ай бұрын
    • @@IWontBuy-RP Turns out medieval combat was P2W 😆

      @TraktorTarzan@TraktorTarzan9 ай бұрын
    • @@TraktorTarzan It really was. Those born to noble families or those of higher status were fortunate enough to have the best equipment and the best trainers, fortunate enough to have be trained at all. Peasants couldn't afford either. I suppose that was one way of keeping the nobles noble and the peasants covered in dirt, the dirt covered could do nothing about it.

      @user-rr5ce1wb2j@user-rr5ce1wb2j9 ай бұрын
    • @@junichiroyamashita I think Albion based "The Alexandria" on this.

      @Geographus666@Geographus6669 ай бұрын
  • This is brilliant in so many ways! As a HEMA enthusiast and translator of fencing manuals I'm so, so happy to finally see a proper, blunt 16th century "sports" fencing sword being presented to a wider audience! Thank you so, so much for this! Also the explanation on how you actually fight in plate armor in halfswording, etc. Awesome video, I love it, this really makes me happy. :)

    @heiterkiter@heiterkiter10 ай бұрын
  • Theres nothing like seeing/being a part of a conversation with this much passion in it. Love how excited they both get at small facts about the blades. Passion is contagious

    @pocketgrim4942@pocketgrim49429 ай бұрын
  • now we need a clip of Adam swinging a sword around like Aragorn saying "this is a good sword"

    @time2fly2124@time2fly212410 ай бұрын
    • When he picked up the civilian rapier I was hoping he'd say, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

      @HariSeldon913@HariSeldon91310 ай бұрын
    • Speaking of Aragorn, at 9:41, That sword looks very much like the sword of strider.

      @redbarret123@redbarret12310 ай бұрын
    • @@redbarret123 Yeah you're right, it kinda does!

      @woopimagpie@woopimagpie10 ай бұрын
    • @@woopimagpie right? I wonder if that sword design drew inspiration for the sword used by viggo mortensen in the movies

      @redbarret123@redbarret12310 ай бұрын
    • ​@@redbarret123A medieval sword inspiring swords in an Iron age and early medieval inspired fantasy? Who'd have thought....

      @stevovimy@stevovimy4 ай бұрын
  • It's so insane that he's holding a weapon that could've seen wars or battles from over 700 years ago man if those swords could talk! Also I couldn't take my eyes off these pieces how amazing

    @ThousandManx@ThousandManx10 ай бұрын
    • Right?!

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
    • Well, most probably they'd say that they never really saw any battle at all. ;) Medieval warfare was by and large a siege warfare with little direct enemy contact. Open field battles like we see in movies were a very rare exception. Take the 100 years war, for example. HIstorians count about 60 violent encounters in that rivalry for the French crown, and only 3-4 of them were larger field battles (Crecy, Poitiers, Agincourt,..). And that's in the entire area of France, in 100 years. And each of those battles didn't last longer than a day. So, the probability of actually fighting in a battle was probably smaller than going from playing football as kid to actually playing in the World Cup finals..

      @heiterkiter@heiterkiter10 ай бұрын
    • @@heiterkiter well depends what site it's from they never said in the video but you're right in the sense that it might not have been involved in a large war but people don't just kill eachother in war my friend.

      @ThousandManx@ThousandManx10 ай бұрын
    • @@ThousandManx that is true of course and I would also love to hear the story these swords could tell. :) I'm just commenting because I think it's sad how fiction shows the late Middle Ages far more violently than they actually were. According to a study from 2003 (M. Eisner, Long-Term Historical Trends in Violent Crime), many major cities in the US have a higher violent crime rate today than central Europe had in the 15th century. These swords were made in the period after the plague killed ~30% of the European population in the mid 14th century. Poorer fields were left deserted while the better ones were still cultivated, which lead to a higher production per person for the survivors. Trade was flourishing and the prospering cities competed for able craftsmen. And the people who wore swords were the managing elite of the society. It would have been idiotic to allow these people to just kill each other every time they had some dispute. That's not what the 15th century actually looked like.. :)

      @heiterkiter@heiterkiter10 ай бұрын
    • If they still used swords as primary weapons today, there may very well, be very few wars, if not battles....

      @carrisasteveinnes1596@carrisasteveinnes15969 ай бұрын
  • The joy these guys have is just infectious. You can’t help but smile watching Adam geek out.

    @Vanayr@Vanayr10 ай бұрын
  • I always love how enthusiastic and how respectful you are about other peoples work and how you are open to new ideas.

    @Rage_Benny@Rage_Benny10 ай бұрын
  • The Royal Armouries in Leeds (UK) is a really good day out if anyone's in, or visiting, the north of England - free entry, several floors of this stuff. Big fan of the horse armour, personally, and the painted helms. I also had a lot of fun at a longsword workshop once, you really do need to heft one of these bad boys around to appreciate them fully. And wearing a full helmet and chainmail is quite an experience. The old steel was lighter than most modern repro. OK, spam over, watching the rest of the video now :D

    @synthnerd4539@synthnerd453910 ай бұрын
    • I live not far from Leeds & got to go behind the scenes at The Royal Armouries when I was studying film design & it was just incredible.

      @davidanderson1639@davidanderson16392 ай бұрын
  • The lightness and balance of these things is [are?] further evidence that our ancestors weren’t just some ‘backwoods dummies’ lol. So fascinating.

    @I_enjoy_some_things@I_enjoy_some_things10 ай бұрын
    • Yes, they found out what worked, and did that and developed based on that.

      @Tunkkis@Tunkkis10 ай бұрын
    • I don't think anyone's really called them that. Perhaps more credulous in many respects, but not dummies.

      @DaveDexterMusic@DaveDexterMusic10 ай бұрын
    • @@DaveDexterMusic The common belief, especially among younger people, is usually that we, today’s humans, are far superior to the people who came before. “Backwoods dummies” may not be how they specifically refer to them, but it’s a very comparable phrase to what they would call them.

      @I_enjoy_some_things@I_enjoy_some_things10 ай бұрын
    • Yea, there is this myth that swords were heavy, for some reason perpetuated by "historians", media. and hobbyists. When in reality they did pretty good engineering to get as much as they could out of what they had. Wasting steel by overbuilding something that didn't need it, cut into profits and gave you more work. People also did not want to swing around heavy things during long battles, they wanted enough to do the job and no more.

      @Evirthewarrior@Evirthewarrior10 ай бұрын
    • @@DaveDexterMusic The same goofballs that think knights had to be craned onto horses also think swords are really heavy and everybody in the past was a moron. Mostly US high school teachers

      @Daves_Not_Here_Man_76@Daves_Not_Here_Man_7610 ай бұрын
  • This video hit hard, one of the best ER lore videos hands down. Made so many seemingly disjointed things make sense, well done.

    @BitterSteel69@BitterSteel699 ай бұрын
  • It’s crazy to think that such old pieces are still in that good of condition. Supremely impressed and grateful they are being preserved.

    @enragedpandah@enragedpandah10 ай бұрын
  • The joy from just holding those…it really is beautiful to watch. Adam’s content always makes me smile 😊

    @Lily-cx1vo@Lily-cx1vo10 ай бұрын
  • I don't know if Adam will see this, but the Alexandria sword is what the company Albion has based theirs & the Principe off of - which is one of the best performing cutting swords in competitive European sword cutting competitions of all time. To the point where many people feel like it's just cheating. I just think he would enjoy knowing that it performs even better than it feels in the hand.

    @HEMASimian@HEMASimian10 ай бұрын
    • People underestimate how superior European swords were at cutting especially the Alexandria

      @zzodysseuszz@zzodysseuszz9 ай бұрын
    • @@zzodysseuszz "superior" is a a loaded term. the myth of them being iron bars is obviously very irritating but swords all over the world perform excellently at their intended purposes.

      @WoodrowSkillson@WoodrowSkillson9 ай бұрын
    • @@WoodrowSkillson Principe/Alexandria > Katana

      @johnsmithe4656@johnsmithe46568 ай бұрын
    • @@johnsmithe4656 That comparison just isint very good. Katana's were over engineered and served a very specific purpose which was mainly just self defence for nobles. If they were used in war it was mainly a side arm and you would really be using something like a spear. The way katana's are made make them very hard to repair as well and the odds are if you use it in battle a few times it will be so damaged that you would have to get a new one and they arent exactly cheap either.

      @billfred9411@billfred94117 ай бұрын
    • @@billfred9411 Yep. The actual 'battle katana' if you wanted to call it that was the nodachi, which is in essence a giant two-handed cleaver with ~85 in cutting length and almost an inch thick triangular cross-section. Probably either used as a cavalry weapon, or an anti-cavalry weapon.

      @therat1117@therat11176 ай бұрын
  • Outstanding! Thanks Adam, and to The Met!

    @jedironin380@jedironin3809 ай бұрын
  • Hurray Adam !!!!...We love you!!!.....thanks for all the great shows!

    @thenomad531@thenomad5319 ай бұрын
  • Very nice progression through the style, age, and design. Swords are such an interesting topic as historic items go. There's as much personal taste of the master as there is of the maker. Both stories, forever intertwined in a piece of wood, leather, and steel.

    @aserta@aserta10 ай бұрын
    • Not all sword users were masters, many were regular men of sufficient status for whom it was just their EDC or combat weapon . Notice in particular the sword that was shown in both army and civilian versions, with the civilian having extra decorative features and neither being associated with a famed master .

      @johndododoe1411@johndododoe14119 ай бұрын
    • style had nothing to do with useable swords.. only the ones that are so pretty there completely useless as a weapon.... hence pointless

      @harleyme3163@harleyme31639 ай бұрын
    • @@harleyme3163 Pretty sure he’s talking about something more than just decoration of the swords.

      @Jsipki265@Jsipki2659 ай бұрын
  • This channel exposes me to so many awesome things I would never think to look up on my own!

    @Bananananerman@Bananananerman10 ай бұрын
    • Oh, we really appreciate your letting us know that. It’s comments like yours that keep us going. THANK you.

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
  • Easily my favorite series. The knowledge and enthusiasm all of these conservators have is truly mind blowing.

    @nolanhayden4432@nolanhayden443210 ай бұрын
  • This is one of the most interesting and most informative videos I have seen. REALLY enjoyed it. Thanks to you both.

    @mickmellors190658@mickmellors1906588 ай бұрын
  • This is so awesome. Adam savage was my go to after school watch, the OG myth busters. Glad to see him still around, killing it.

    @Parkbenchaquatics@Parkbenchaquatics10 ай бұрын
    • My new favorite channel. Theres so many great old videos too

      @TheJakeFlores@TheJakeFlores10 ай бұрын
  • Would love to see Adam speak or meet up with either Matt Easton of Scholagladiatora, or Skallagrim.

    @jaythebassnerd6037@jaythebassnerd603710 ай бұрын
    • Adam trying some HEMA basics! (HEMA = Historical European Martial Arts = sword fighting)

      @WMfin@WMfin10 ай бұрын
    • @@WMfin was my thought as well, I can imagine the sheer joy if he got to do some cutting.

      @jaythebassnerd6037@jaythebassnerd603710 ай бұрын
    • I feel Matt is the most qualified here.

      @jonajo9757@jonajo97579 ай бұрын
  • What I really like about Adam is his genuine joy at seeing these swords. It is infectious.

    @BernardWilkinson@BernardWilkinson9 ай бұрын
  • The enthusiasm of both these men is infectious. I have to say that a well made fighting sword is quite a thing to hold and swing. It almost wants to do a swing itself. I never held anything this old but early 19 Century cavalry swords are easy to distinguish from the later copies just on the basis of their balance in the hand.

    @anonymousonlineuser6543@anonymousonlineuser65439 ай бұрын
  • 5:14 Bending it like that freaked me out. I knew they were flexible but seeing it is different entirely.

    @mentalshatter@mentalshatter10 ай бұрын
    • I've held swords with that much flex, and I've used one in practice combat. What has always just amazed me even more than the ability to bend is the fact that a properly constructed blade will return to true, even after far more significant bending than you saw here. It's like magic.

      @robertjames8220@robertjames822010 ай бұрын
    • Do you reckon some guy in 1419 was doing the same and thinking "man this is so weird I gotta send it to the museum"

      @dabbinghitlersmemes1762@dabbinghitlersmemes176210 ай бұрын
  • If you ever make it to Cleveland, Ohio, go to the Cleveland Museum of art. They have a HUGE room dedicated to various forms of armament. Swords, suits of armor, jousting, horse armor, various weapons…it’s quite spectacular.

    @boomfiziks@boomfiziks10 ай бұрын
    • We’ll add it to the list!

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
    • It's the most impressive armor collection I've seen (at least to the untrained eye) and definitely comparable to the Met!

      @wizard-lizard@wizard-lizard9 ай бұрын
  • Part of what I love about watching these videos (and Tested in general) is Adam's enthusiasm. He really truly appreciates, in a visceral and emotional way, the value and importance of whatever it is he's looking at. This isn't just history and education-- it's joy and love and excitement and it shows in every video. Thank you Adam and Tested team!!

    @elinewson3172@elinewson317210 ай бұрын
    • You worded that so briljantly!

      @macfanguy@macfanguy9 ай бұрын
  • One: Holy cow those are absolutely beautiful swords. Two: The absolute inquisitive wonder and joy Adam shows here is just so refreshing to watch.

    @Jagernotty@Jagernotty9 ай бұрын
  • Nice to see such an ornamental federschwert, and Sean clearly knows his stuff

    @DanPFS@DanPFS10 ай бұрын
  • Absolutely amazing. I'm loving this series you're doing with medieval arms and armour. Beautiful pieces of craftsmanship. I'll have to make a trip out to the MET to check these out myself. Thank you Adam and Tested team.

    @nameisnotimportant1@nameisnotimportant110 ай бұрын
  • I love the absolute joy and fascination in Adam's eyes as he truly admires the craftsmanship of these wonderful swords. I don't blame him for liking the flimsy one!

    @masklavier@masklavier10 ай бұрын
    • 6:18 bends the fuck out of the blade...why????

      @adamgreene831@adamgreene8315 ай бұрын
    • ​@@adamgreene831 to show how elastic real blades have to be. If it doesn't bend, it's going to break.

      @mikehawk8984@mikehawk89843 ай бұрын
  • The enthousiasm of these gentlemen is infectious! Makes me a little kid again when I was totally all about the medieval era.

    @acertainredpanda1115@acertainredpanda11159 күн бұрын
  • This is easily one of my favorite KZhead videos to date, absolutely loved every second of this!

    @Campfire_Bandit@Campfire_Bandit10 ай бұрын
  • the Alexandrian sword is one of my favorite historical pieces! I'm super glad to see Adam handle them and marvel at their weight and balance :)

    @lokuzt@lokuzt10 ай бұрын
  • Thanks Adam & Sean bean a great episode on swords, amazing how they started so big and ended so light and fancy....thanks for all the fun knowledge we learnt along the way...Peace and love to everyone

    @frankiemackenzie4120@frankiemackenzie412010 ай бұрын
  • I love every video you do at the met. Its so wonderful to see these and to hear the story behind each piece. Thank you so much.

    @micahsk@micahsk10 ай бұрын
  • I love this! Adam should try sword fighting basics at some HEMA club! (Historical European Martial Arts)

    @WMfin@WMfin10 ай бұрын
  • For anyone interested in getting their very own version of that Alexandria sword Albion has an amazing reproduction called the Principe. There's also one called the Balaur Arms Type XVIIIc Alexandria that's in a more affordable price range.

    @HankCarver@HankCarver10 ай бұрын
    • yes the principe is a beauty problem is albion wait list jaja, though the balaur version is is a bit narrower than the original one, also just for bonus the maker is LK chen a well know company for their chinese reproductions, they have been on the rise you can get one in kult of athena.

      @panoctic@panoctic10 ай бұрын
  • Seeing how light they are makes you appreciate how well they could actually be handled in combat, and how easily you could take your own leg off.

    @joekenorer@joekenorer9 ай бұрын
  • I've been into swords and the study thereof for over a decade, so it makes me happy *in my soul* to see a video that covers 500 years of sword history in broad strokes without saying anything too misleading or horribly wrong.

    @leppeppel@leppeppel9 ай бұрын
  • This was fascinating and I feel like I learned from it, this series has been charming and enlightening!

    @Misterfairweather@Misterfairweather10 ай бұрын
    • Thanks so much for your comment! We’ll pass it along to Adam.

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
  • I would be just as giddy, seeing them up close and actually being able to hold them. Feel the weight and history to them. I was smiling just with the first camera pass. Love all these videos from the Met Arms and Armor section.

    @nathanhiggins860@nathanhiggins86010 ай бұрын
    • So glad! And we spent the WHOLE day with them this visit. We even ate lunch in the employee lunchroom! Thrilling, truly.

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
  • These videos from the Metropolitan Armory are my favorite videos of all, the craftsmen from those times where incredible and the History lesson is also incredible! Thank you so much guys that was awesome ❤😊

    @bikedoc4145@bikedoc41459 ай бұрын
  • This is so great, brother! Love your MET series. More, more, more! Arms and Armor!

    @paulwillis3572@paulwillis3572Ай бұрын
  • The practise sword type is known today as a Feder (Federschwert) sword. It is the training weapon for the longsword and replicas of these are used widely today in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) sword competitions/events. Modern Feder replicas usually have a bent tip.

    @tommiaijala2732@tommiaijala273210 ай бұрын
    • Intrestingly there is no evidence that they ever were called "Feder" before modern times.

      @heinrichwonders8861@heinrichwonders88619 ай бұрын
  • These episodes going over historical museum pieces are really interesting. Thank you for sharing!

    @klauskervin2586@klauskervin25869 ай бұрын
  • I love Adam's enthusiasm and his appriciation of these beautiful weapons. We need MORE!!

    @Mr.56Goldtop@Mr.56Goldtop5 ай бұрын
  • I love Adam's enthusiasm and just pure joy at seeing the craftsmanship of these weapons.

    @osirisatot19@osirisatot19Ай бұрын
  • Great video - Sean is fantastic communicator!

    @dc5699@dc569910 ай бұрын
    • Isn’t he, though?!!! We think so too.

      @tested@tested10 ай бұрын
  • I love seeing Adam's face as he hold these swords. How light they are.

    @Echowhiskeyone@Echowhiskeyone10 ай бұрын
  • What a wonderful episode. The excitement is contagious!

    @jimtussing@jimtussing6 ай бұрын
  • Oh man, sooo jealous!! What an incredible opportunity! I am so happy for you!! That must have been so fun!

    @157baron@157baron9 ай бұрын
  • The level of respect, grattitude and passion Adam Savage has in this episode was the biggest entertainment for me :) What a good person!

    @Rain-Dirt@Rain-Dirt9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you both so much! I hope one day to handle a period piece as well :3

    @ShaggySolidCore@ShaggySolidCore10 ай бұрын
  • I really enjoyed this. The look on the face of someone holding their first real sword is priceless.

    @joelnewlon2464@joelnewlon246410 ай бұрын
  • Good chemistry between these guys! Bring him back for more videos!

    @everythingaboutnothing3190@everythingaboutnothing319010 ай бұрын
  • I feel Adam would love to do a TV show visiting Britain's history museums based on armors and weapons

    @wolfe1970@wolfe197010 ай бұрын
  • soooo jealous, and at the same time I really am happy that Adam is allowed to have one of my childhood dreams fulfilled, holding a real ancient sword and I can enjoy it with him 🤗. Adam is someone who I believe deserves good things happening to him

    @re1644@re164410 ай бұрын
  • That mourning sword absolutely blew me away, such craftsmanship.

    @wanwanwaver@wanwanwaver9 ай бұрын
  • I thoroughly enjoy watching your content! Please keep being awesome!

    @GabrielMensajera@GabrielMensajera7 ай бұрын
  • Even from a viewer's perspective, the detailed overview of these swords' weights and dimensions was incredibly interesting and informative. Like Adam said, the way swords are depicted by replicas and in media makes them seem so much bulkier and more cumbersome than they apparently really were in reality. The balance and flexibility of the large longsword and the unbelievable detail on the mourning sword is truly fascinating

    @Loop_Kat@Loop_Kat10 ай бұрын
  • It should be noted that there are many fine craftsmen of replica swords who do include the distal taper which is what makes it so nice in the hand and not overly heavy. There are also some larger manufacturers of historical style European and Eastern swords that also get the weight right as people who do things such as hema or are just hobbyists want historically accurate weapons. I can definitely understand where Adam is coming from though as he has likely dealt with mostly props which weren't made with much other than looks in mind.

    @christiangrant2931@christiangrant293110 ай бұрын
  • Fascinating, really interesting. Thanks for the insights into the development of swords over the centuries.

    @ianlloyd1182@ianlloyd11829 ай бұрын
  • Awesome. Thanks for this!

    @wipperwil@wipperwil8 ай бұрын
  • I love the he is so nerdy about this genre of armory

    @adamarends2271@adamarends227110 ай бұрын
  • The sword that Adam holds at the very end is an absolutely amazing cutter. Albion has a replica based on a very similar sword type and it's so easy to cut with that cutting competitions have banned it's use because it's simply too good at cutting.

    @Ozai75@Ozai7510 ай бұрын
    • The smallsword or Longsword?

      @PhoenixCheetah@PhoenixCheetah10 ай бұрын
    • @@PhoenixCheetah The alexandria sword with the arabic writting.

      @Fuzzycat16@Fuzzycat169 ай бұрын
  • Awesome episode, what a great treat for Adam. So impressed with Sean's knowledge and enthusiasm as well. 👌👌❤❤🙏🙏

    @BoldRam@BoldRam10 ай бұрын
  • The second with Arbnic inscription was outstanding. The thin blade, the width of it just says this would be an outstanding cutter. Beautiful!

    @johnclark1925@johnclark19256 күн бұрын
  • I recently saw a demonstration by a local sword fighting school. It was really interesting to learn how actual sword fighting occurred. There is a lot more grappling than I think most people realize and the stuff you see in movies with huge swings that leave a person open to getting grabbed or punched in the face with a shield really is just for movies.

    @DrSuperKamiGuru@DrSuperKamiGuru10 ай бұрын
  • Amazing! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video. Jim Bell (Australia)

    @bellofbelmont@bellofbelmont8 ай бұрын
  • This was a fantastic host. Amazing job, sir

    @CyanBoio@CyanBoio24 күн бұрын
  • I absolutely love the second sword, what i would do add that to my collection.

    @Frederick.J.Marshall@Frederick.J.Marshall3 ай бұрын
    • Albion make a few swords that are extremely similar based on swords that were kept in the Alexandria collection. The Alexandria and the Principe in particular are very nice pieces, the Principe has actually been banned from HEMA cutting competitions for being too good.

      @kallummcintosh776@kallummcintosh7763 ай бұрын
  • Yeah he did pull some good ones for you! We've studied the long swords there and have made similar-ish versions! We use those and others from museums all over (Royal Armouries, Wallace Collection, Louvre, etc) for our blades. Hard to really make good historical based swords until you get the originals in your hands! We'd love to have you on our Sword Talk podcast someday on our tiny youtube channel :) It would be cool to hear more about your experiences working with Peter Lyon! He's a great guy!

    @SterlingArmory@SterlingArmory10 ай бұрын
    • Sterling is another maker of fantastic replicas, again very true to the originals.

      @russelltimmerman3771@russelltimmerman37715 ай бұрын
  • This was absolutely insightful and amazing, bravo to you!!!👏👏👏👏

    @veryunusual126@veryunusual126Ай бұрын
  • Great video with a great vibe! Thank you for sharing this :)

    @tobytoxd@tobytoxd7 күн бұрын
  • The second Sword that they picked up is of the Oakshott XVIIIc typology. It's known for its ability to cut. A sword company by the name of Albion makes a really good replica. I laughed when Adam picked it up, because everyone had that reaction when they pick up an XVIIIc 😂

    @etantife@etantife10 ай бұрын
    • Was once at a Swiss gun-show that had an Albion-booth, already fairly familiar with them myself it was funny to see the reactions of the many lifting up a historically correct sword for the first time. 1. Tense up the shoulder-muscles, expecting to lift a heavy chunk of metal. 2. Lifting the sword up much more easily than expected, confused only needing a fraction of the strength anticipated. 3. Moving it around being fascinated and relaxing the muscles. .. and then being kinda discouraged and hesitant looking at price-tag a few times.

      @Karsliyu@Karsliyu9 ай бұрын
  • Adam you are one of the coolest guys in tv history. Your enthusiasm is great

    @Aprenticefalconer@Aprenticefalconer8 ай бұрын
  • This was super interesting! The mourning sword I found very pretty. And the very first one was designed so well it appears. My best friend is a blacksmith and I’m sending him this video! He will like this! Thanks! 😊❤👍

    @waterdragon2224@waterdragon22248 ай бұрын
  • Nice! 🙂 10:33 Interestingly, Solingen still is famous for its knives and cutlery! ;-)

    @ronik24@ronik2410 ай бұрын
  • Type 18c is my favourite sword type and I'm glad our curator friend agrees

    @starsgears9200@starsgears920010 ай бұрын
  • The rapier @17:30 reminds me of a sword I once saw at an SCA event as a "Look but no-touchy" antique display. the whole inside of the hand guard was encased in (I believe) crushed red velvet or similar material. The cloth was thick and voluminous and reminded me of a catcher's mitt. I imagine it would keep the wielder's hand nice and warm in the winter. Those rows of small chain loops look like thread lashing points used to attach something similar. I bet it must have been an absolute delight to hold before it's cloth components succumbed to the weight of time.

    @johnscott434@johnscott4347 ай бұрын
  • I've always loved the middle ages since I was a kid, seeing Adam's face light up as he holds the swords is honestly really wholesome and a slight tearjerker for me :D

    @christopherlau3996@christopherlau39969 ай бұрын
  • I would love to know the steel composition of some of these. They’re amazingly thin and have lasted so long.

    @erikcourtney1834@erikcourtney183410 ай бұрын
  • I don't think I'll ever really get tired of Adam geeking out over things. His enthusiasm is incredibly infectious.

    @Rekaert@Rekaert8 ай бұрын
  • It would be awesome to see Adam come to the UK and visit some of the historical sites we have in the North. Sean mentions York, a wealth of history in such a small area. I also think Adam would get a lot of joy out of handling the "Lloyds Bank coprolite". Equally, a lot of the museums in the area have worked hard to preserve and replicate a lot of how we live. (another great one to visit would be the Beamish living history museum. The transport system alone would make a video series.)

    @jaredshooter8735@jaredshooter87357 ай бұрын
  • This quality of craftmanship is stunning! And this hundreds of years ago.

    @JackLee199004@JackLee1990045 ай бұрын
  • Ohh he pulled some good ones for you! I've studied most of those but not all of them up that close! We use those and others from museums all over for our @Sterling Armory blades! Aren't they amazing! Hard to really make good historical based swords until you get the originals in your hands! I've made a few based on that wide Alexandria Arsenal one.

    @chrisfields8077@chrisfields807710 ай бұрын
  • It would be amazing to see you do some videos with Tod's Workshop youtube channel. He makes authentic medieval weaponry (he even made a real trebuchet!) and does interesting tests with them. His channel is great!

    @niclastname@niclastname10 ай бұрын
  • I love looking at old swords like this. I can just feel the history within it. I always wonder about those swords, who made them, the life they lived and the swords journey, and how it may have switched hands along the way. So fascinating!

    @xXG3TPWNEDXx@xXG3TPWNEDXx9 ай бұрын
  • With joy I listened to the knowledge and understanding of 'how it was'. With a fair amount of jealousy I applaud Sean's dedication to understanding the technology and art of those who came before us. His dedication to keeping alive the past for us to be amazed.

    @johnsanders8168@johnsanders81689 ай бұрын
  • Never thought the town of Solingen would be discussed in a Tested episode

    @MrDukeSilverr@MrDukeSilverr10 ай бұрын
  • If you buy a weapon from a company called Arms and Armor, what you get are museum-quality replicas that are made to be indistinguishable from the original by anyone other than an expert. I've had the pleasure of handling some of the weapons they had at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, and they're exquisite. They're also not cheap.

    @CharlesGriswold@CharlesGriswold10 ай бұрын
    • I doubt it, museum originals are characterized by rough work, you can't sell that low quality to a modern public. Tod's Workshop discusses that problem a few times. On a technical level it's also blacksmith versus whitesmith products.

      @2adamast@2adamast10 ай бұрын
  • Thank Adam, I appreciate your thoughtful subjects. Cheers

    @macEboy@macEboy10 ай бұрын
  • I really hope you can look at more blades like thse, this was one of my favorite videos of yours

    @farklestaxbaum4945@farklestaxbaum49455 ай бұрын
  • Without wanting to mythologise too much, I believe I'm right in saying that the second sword's (longsword from the Alexandria arsenal) blade type has gotten such a reputation as a "cheat code" for cutting that many modern hema clubs and competitions don't allow it because it makes it too easy. When I first saw the blade profile I assumed it was intended to optimise thrusting, but the blades are so thin and broad they cut like crazy as well

    @tommeakin1732@tommeakin173210 ай бұрын
    • I've got an Albion Principe. Can confirm it cuts like a dream.

      @drach420@drach42010 ай бұрын
    • I don't think I know many HEMA comps that actually ban it - it's a very good cutter but I've seen people lose in the first round with them still. It definitely has the "cheat code" rep though

      @HEMASimian@HEMASimian10 ай бұрын
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