Beware of rapiers

History channel I very much enjoy forged in fire however I find it so annoying during the testing stage (usually after round 2) when there are such ridiculous slow motion shots. They are very often pointless and generally unnecessary. There is space for slow mo but the way it's used is like the show is produced/edited by a high school media studies student not a professional at a major TV channel on a massive show.

Ok lets do this. Alright lets do it. Yeah lets do this. Sure lets do it.

I really love this weapon. 46in of killing beauty. At the hit rapier swords was the handgun of today. ever noble person has & trained on this weapon. enyone can shot a gun but it takes a person with balls to kill up closes. in your face close to kill like lass then 1 foot aka point blank range that is 000 range. that's putting the barul on or in there throut fire!

What do they do with the carcasses after? Are they fine to eat, or are they used for some other purpose? I really hope they just don't waste them.

yes.

Doom Guy • 45 years ago That 45 years ago thing tricked me for a second

Meme Lord haha get boofed

Leedle Lee 😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

400th

Here’s my like

everything keeels. judgement don't matter.

*I T K E E L S*

I’m just waiting for the day when he says it will not keeel

It will keel

that first part was like watching a horror movie

True that

It will kill tho.

Last I checked puddles can’t cut sooooo *grows third arm from radiation*

@@das3610 ikr like am I missing something here?

@@LNo-re7sk incase you didn't know, the sharpness test is to see if there's any sharpness left after the strenght test

I swear I thought she was 18

But, it weel keel

I agree mate, if I was in battle, it wouldn't matter if my blade was a lightening bolt shape, I would still fight!

@@thorfinn_jorstinnsonr Me also........keel or....be keelled !!

If it was battle you wouldn't have a Rapier

@@jmc9137 i guess you're missing the point. I said " sword " in my comment. The general thought being.. you use what you brought to the fight, no excuses. And then there's the stupid way in which they do their strength test. Stop using a knife as a hammer. Any bladed tool is for chopping, cutting, stabbing, or slashing. Every tool has a unique purpose.

A blade that is hard will snap under pressure, combat isn't perfect and more often that not your blade is going in and out of something at a weird angle

charles norris It is not almost it is 90 degrees

SHPRESIM Leci it’s clearly not it’s a few degrees above

I cringe everytime they do this test

The test is original from traditional toledan blacksmithing and swordmaking. It first consisted in flexing the blade 90 degrees both ways and then hit hard a helmet with it. All good swords had to pass it.

You need to be a contestant

You don't want the handle too round or the weapon will be difficult to index

@@6393dude was about to say that. Lol

Handle needs to be ovoid in shape not round. You can't index something with a round handle it also turns in your hand when you make contact. An ovoid allows you to index perfectly and keep edge alignment even after you make contact.

Ik it’s overdone but do make a Damascus blade. If it comes down to aesthetics that’s points towards your blade

Did pretty well though

A lot of the finalists say that on this show

Aaaaand then makes a sword that 'keeeels' AAAAND bends like magic - so he probably know enough about steel to not have to make swords hereafter :)

At the point in time I made my first knife 4 months prior to the competition. Longest blade I had made was 16” edge 21” OAL... I have been blessed to have been taught by some really talented bladesmiths and Was able to accomplish what I never thought I could. Amazing experience and invaluable life lessons learned!

@LG 215 i am planning on buying equipment for my shop to help make blades quicker, easier, and better! I can't seem to find a cheap hobby haha

HAHA YES

That is a lot of potential energy.

Plate was well on its way out by the heyday of the rapier.

why?

Sergeant Rainstorm meant to protect against the rebounding metal bits should the blade experience a catastrophic failure. The shock alone could br3ak a bone in the arm holding the sword. Worse yet parts of the blade could spin around impaling the person holding it. That reason is also why they wouldn't the second blade through the strngth tests since it occured multiple fatigue points making it more likely to snap.

@@sl4637 it can bro... it's the murphy law, if something can go wrong, it will

Civilian/duel rapiers were more for the thrust. More combat orientated ones could slash a bit more

@@Xtafa I suppose you are talking about sideswords?

You could slash with a rapier perfectly fine

@@systaltic863 yes but to compleatly ignore the thrust it pimarey purpose ????

Maybe the 3rd test would be thrusting something but they didnt have to go there since they already had a winner on 2nd test

It seems your edge has taken on a roll 1/64 inch long after we beat it with a sledge hammer while its was layed edge down on a bed of iron files. This is a catastrophic failure.

Should be more like: "It seems, that i cannot use any weapons, that are not short and stiff, like a chisel. This is catastrophic failure... I should be laid off, because for that reason i can no longer test your weapon..."

the only weapon i can remember thinking "they could keep testing it" was the wind and fire wheels : he had two of the exterior blades snap off. after the second, they gave a vote of no confidence. here it was more valid i think because of how close the bend was to the hilt, compared to the almost utter lack of bend in the other weapon

mustache mike bahahhahha fr

the nexy test was thrusting how do you thrust with a tip going at a 30 degree angle?

Sometimes it makes me think if the blade will just snap

On god

Sometimes I literally look away...

@@b_f_d_d it has

Not just you, that wheel is some crazy intense TV

same here XD

there's a science to it. When steel is properly heat treated there are only three possibilities. Perfect, moldable, and brittle. The most "dangerous" is brittle, but in reality these types of blades just crack like potato chips. They dont actually explode like a glass bottle. The most danger is just the judge slipping and falling after he loses his grip from a cracked blade

You're right, the show is a blast.

​@@teddybearknives1868really bad to see your rapier bad bend.that day if you had a chance to do again can you do better?

Is it difficult? Ive never tried metalworking but it seems pretty straightforward. Heat it at a certain temp for a certain amount of time depending on the steel you are using. Is it not as scientific as it seems?

@candler: blacksmith here. Its tough. Especially on something as long and thin as a rapier. Frankly with the level of warpage he had on his blade after straightening, I would have redone it

@@alexmalcolm5838 Not a blacksmith, but experienced fencer so I guess I'm the end user, would not like that level of warpage, unless I'm trying some weird moves where a bend could be to my advantage, but that would be foil not saber and for scoring points not killing.

@@aeis3007 curves the blade around their sword NANI

@@alexmalcolm5838 would it be easier if you had a machine to do it for you?

@Dokter Theory lol

IT WILL KEEAAAAL :D

"It keeled"

@Steve Jarvis grave

Xtafa “I got keeled”

Alice Hamilton “eet keeled mee“

Here we go again.. Google it ..its KEAL and why he say it that way.. then you will all know dumb people

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because they werent making civilian dueling smallswords but MILITARY Rapiers that were expected to be used in a cut ...

@@Asghaad yeah... but uhm... in those times no one needed to cut your arm of in a fight. JUST a cut deeper then skin would already be enough to get the majority of the others army killed or long term out of action due to infections. These weapons where never made to hack and slash and cut someone in a million pieces. These are ment to let you bleed and get you of the battle field. Non lf these idiots know anything about weapons, they only do those idiotic brute force test "oeganoega sword does slash! Oegaboega sword dus cut! Oegaboega sword survices being shot in space!" Oegaboega sword ia guud. They have no clue what the sword was used for and was supposwd to do. Hack. The say "a musketiers rapier blablabla" there is a cut history piece in the real episode. Heck.. they get 85% of the rapier wrong. Jezus they even show a pappenheimer pommel, A pappenheimer was used in GERMANY! But noo we have here a musketiers rapier, what ever that even is suppose to be. Since uh.... there are itallian sytle, spanisb style and german style, british style etc, rapiers. But no thing like "musketier" style

​​@@AsghaadRapiers are PIERCING weapons first and foremost, they're meant to reach the opponent from afar with quick THRUSTS. Yes, rapiers could cut as well, but that's not their focus. Slicing attacks are secondary for a rapier. If you want slashing weapons, that's what sabres are for.

@@maizjsj doesnt matter itf its "secondary" the military rapier is CUT and thrust weapon capable of severing limbs with cuts by the same "logic" most longswords whould never be tested in thrust because they were primarily cut focused blades with thrust as a secondary (unless later specifically designed to be specialized in thrust) ... but you would still expect it to be tested in this scenario in a thrust because even as a secondary function its important part of the weapon as a whole because thrusting with longsword is just as important to overall function of the weapon as the cut is for the rapier

@@Asghaad I'm sorry I was so hostile with my reply, I should've done my research before speaking

Dude Is gonna get keeled

@@dudove1 it will keal somebody

Nah, it’s Anubis.

I found the fellow Jojo fan

Yes!

​@@emperorsponge9208 no, its the stair case

stolen

@@monke8434 Stolen? Literally everyone spells it "keel".

@@magnuslikestanks6044 nvm r/wooooosh

@@monke8434 what part of "stolen" was a joke I didn't understand?

KEEel*

yeah, rapiers being light is a massive misconception. They were just as heavy as any other sword.

@@sailoroftheinternet3290 They are also pretty rigid. Only training rapiers are flexible, as to make stabs not dangerous... which is not a sought-after perk in a weapon BASED around thrusts.

@@sailoroftheinternet3290 yeah, the real difference with others type of sword is that in the rapier, a lot of the weight is concentrated in the cross guard

Rapiers are certainly not for the nimble types . They weigh from 2-4lbs. A bit of a range there. The cross guard area has quite a bit of weight to it too. Not sure why video games think the rapier is for lightweight bandit or thief types. Add a Rotella shield to your off hand and some armor to complete the set. For nimble you want a epee or small sword in that role or a dagger.

I assume most blacksmiths find some niché that they foucus on

Yeah most blacksmiths these days only forge knives not many sword

@@Rick.Dicker you could make lances, axes, daggers, glaives etc.

Linus D N Glaives? oh yes. i like.

Most forge knives or stunt swords, they don't have to worry about making functional swords anymore.

There is no example of a military sword made for an officer incapable of cutting. Thrust only blades were for civilians, not musketeers.

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Good point haha

I mean it'd be a good idea for every apocalypse, because everyone's gonna run out of bullets at some point, but jokes on them, you have a guy who can forge you and your group some good swords.

Hey, maybe you should wear something like a helmet? We have plenty on the wall. Nah I'll be fine just give me some glasses.

Like that will protect his face, neck and chest from a piece of metal flying at the speed of sound

Turnupthepower E=Mc^2

@@kaeser12 what?

Not with that wheel test

Nah it was the biological warfare bro. The small pox blankets that got us

@@matt33182 The pox infested blankets were used in North America by the British, and letters from the time prove this brand of germ warfare. Throughout the Americas, diseases, such as smallpox and measles killed many millions of native Americans, as you stated. The armored or partially armored conquistador on horseback with a rapier was a fearsome site, but they were sometimes rushed and defeated. This was not the case in Inca lands.

@@matt33182 you asking for a rematch?

@@primeministersinister625 I demand a rematch and I will sacrifice all the invaders on the pyramid steps like my ancestors. HUITZILOPOCHTLI!!! AGHH

@@matt33182 alright Matt, you have fun tracking down the one inca you're related to through marriage XD

Thanks!

Keeled

Probably cause I was lol

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