I Restore A 100 Year Old WW1 Sword

I Restore A 100 Year Old WW1 Sword - Wait A Minute?!

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Жыл бұрын

I restore a rusted 100 year old Welsh sword from WW1 or is it? It looks like a replica that's in need of a major restoration. This antique sword needs lots of love. But with the right rust remover tools it becomes a rare beauty of a restoration project.
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@JasonEdwardsPhotography Жыл бұрын

I find it fascinating how all these rusty old swords and knives just turn up out of no where. Maybe I'll dig around in my back garden or just buy one from the shop and leave it outside for a week or two lol

@razorfett147 Жыл бұрын

honestly, alot of these vids seem like the item in question was just dropped in a bucket of water for a year or so. the rust layers are too thick and evenly distributed. a sword lying around outside would get uneven amounts of dampness and heat from the sun. it wouldnt look like this

@liquidsleepgames3661 Жыл бұрын

@@razorfett147 not to mention a lot of it looks surface level if you find true metal from 100 years ago rusted it's pocked and pitted all over and the thin parts of the actual blades should be jagged and ate into from said rust.

@razorfett147 Жыл бұрын

@@liquidsleepgames3661 yep. No pitting here at all. Impossible if this is indeed steel that has seen yrs of exposure to the elements

@DerEchteBold Жыл бұрын

@@razorfett147 Generally you're right but it doesn't say outside here, it said "left in the bottom of a trunk that got wet", if this is just a replica of those replicas it probably wasn't there for a hundred years, so theoretically the condition could be authentic I guess.

@JasonEdwardsPhotography Жыл бұрын

@@razorfett147 agree

@TheAndybow1964 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully done as always. When I was a child here in Wales my uncle had one. They were donated by a Lord Waldon as replicas of ancient Celtic swords to use in the trenches. My poor uncle died when I was about 6 and this brought back memories of him. Thank you

@robshirewood5060 Жыл бұрын

I believe it is based on a Welsh weapon called a CLEDD, and was issued to the Royal Welch Fusiliers, as you say for trench warfare. Joubert's patent of 25th August 1916, by Felix Joubert, a sculptor from Chelsea covers this weapon also known as the Welsh Machine Gunners knife. Similar design by Fairbairn (Fairbairn Sykes "Commando " knife fame), was called the Smatchet used by Commandos and Paratroops in ww2. The Cledd had an overall length of 24 inches with a 17 1/2 inch blade. The Smatchet had 10 3/4 inch blade, and 16 inches overall. Very potent weapon also used by OSS. My sympathies on the loss of your uncle, having lost three over the last 8 years.

@TheAndybow1964 Жыл бұрын

@@robshirewood5060 Thank you for that. Very interesting information. Yes as you say a Welsh Fusilier. He came back after being gassed and when he came home did little except sit in a chair and occasionally sob and hug himself. So wish my childhood self had given him more attention.

@pcka12 Жыл бұрын

@@TheAndybow1964 PTSD, but not recognised until decades later, my grandmother said one of her brothers was gassed by a submarine whilst sitting in a lifeboat, another fell off a telegraph pole whilst under fire, terrible things they suffered, used to deliver meals on wheels to a WW1 gas victim in the 70s

@TheAndybow1964 Жыл бұрын

@@pcka12 So true. I work in a Library and before lockdown some students were complaining that the cenotaph here and poppies were "glorifying and celebrating war" . Honestly wanted to weep. No bloody idea.

@pcka12 Жыл бұрын

@@TheAndybow1964 they memorialise sacrifice, no sane person wants to go to war, most do so out of duty!

@jeemm7449 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing you restore something, it make me fall asleep

@L.G88_ Жыл бұрын

100% that's what I'm doing right now 😂

@maverickdorgan2843 Жыл бұрын

Same rn lol

@stephaniep1852 Жыл бұрын

Same!

@wahabkhan7740 Жыл бұрын

same same 😂

@payelizabethh2131 Жыл бұрын

Me too I watch restoration videos when I'm trying to sleep

@kevinfoster926 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, and I love the Welsh Dragon, in 1982 I served on HMS Cardiff in the Falklands, we called ourselves 'The Welsh Warship'.

@georgebrown8312 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that is amazing. It looks much better than before and it cuts like a knife. Great work you did on that sword.

@RCD566 Жыл бұрын

This short sword appears to have the same design and markings as the "Welsh knife" in the Royal Armouries collection, made for the 9th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers between 1917 and 1918. And it was the forerunner of the "Smatchet" designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II.

@alunwigley788 Жыл бұрын

It's most certainly not a replica!

@RCD566 Жыл бұрын

@@alunwigley788 Based on the detailed images from the Royal Armouries collection, I don't think it is either.

@alunwigley788 Жыл бұрын

@@RCD566 I have one complete with sheath, it was passed down to me so I am confident that the item is genuine. A great restoration but I did cringe slightly at the adding of the etching to an original WW1 sword.

@rickk4990 Жыл бұрын

@@alunwigley788 Its obviously a replica. He even says it in the video. Plus that little hinge piece looks like its cast.

@fafnir-fasolt Жыл бұрын

Such an amount of rust and no pitting. Hard to believe.

@nicolasvera1648 Жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same, that rust doesnt seem to be naturally formed

@friedtoaster4059 Жыл бұрын

@@nicolasvera1648 he uploads every 5 days with a “restoration” video hes definetly a fake

@ee-wo9rh Жыл бұрын

the metal after having the rust was too even to be natural, it was put in a highly oxidizing situation

@Miam_miam_la_gauffre Жыл бұрын

That's made up shit 100% 😂

@philipkoene5345 Жыл бұрын

A look at the thumbnail is enough to tell it is faked

@LiyemEanapay Жыл бұрын

The dragon is a nice addition.

@nataliakhartskhaeva7446 Жыл бұрын

Отлично проделанная работа, нет слов, чтобы передать восхищение и красоту творчества.

@rebel8689 Жыл бұрын

Nice replica 👍

@justinquaylepate1358 11 ай бұрын

That is really one beautiful piece sir please take care of your sword

@CL-we8tn Жыл бұрын

Good job! The replica must look pretty close to the original, stunning sword.

@lisapino6739 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic restoration on this rusty old Sword. Everything you do is great. The etching of the Dragon looks beautiful. The wrapped handle looks perfect. It came out amazing. I love watching your channel I look forward to your next video. 😀

@haritkumar26 Жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting restoration project. I loved it every second of it. Awesome!!!

@asthinecrowflies Жыл бұрын

The best part is they actually put an edge on it. Most restoration channels will restore a blade but leave it without even a dull edge, which I find insulting to original piece.

@ArmouryTerrain Жыл бұрын

This is a very nice restoration - I have some little knowledge of WWI trench weapons, and this is a new one for me. The comment below has given some good information about where these swords came from.

@istvanbrooks5319 Жыл бұрын

I saw it in battlefield 1, the Welsh knife

@mskayla7747 Жыл бұрын

Great job, as always. The addition of the dragon was a nice touch.

@YrCleddyf 2 ай бұрын

As a Welshman I appreciate this video 😄

@jstaatzy5606 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done, congrats! I look and look, yet I still don't have the luck in finding old rusty treasures like that.

@manuelgomezmitel6176 Жыл бұрын

Magnífico trabajo !!!

@user-ln6xl3de5v Жыл бұрын

Good job! Thanks.

@nightrider5109 Жыл бұрын

Great vid ! I truly enjoyed watching you work!

@bambino100011 Жыл бұрын

Sword looks bad ass! I like the etching of the dragon. Nice touch.

@joshuabessire9169 Жыл бұрын

Given the author fought and was inspired by WW1, this pattern may very well be the inspiration for Sting.

@luisgallardo2084 Жыл бұрын

muy buena restauracion !!! great restoration !!

@lucieleimbach Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. 🗡️

@glentucker4250 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! The restoration turned out great. Be careful, that’s a lot of sharp blade. 😁. Thanks for sharing!

@garycross2277 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing work…

@trishblackman7403 11 ай бұрын

Ok, I loved the scraping off of the rust at the beginning….well done

@lostandrestored 11 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@RestoDudes Жыл бұрын

Very cool Nice resto on that old blade, bravo!

@arnoldmws6330 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow...that's amazing!!!!! You really brought that sword back to life!! Nice detail!!!!

@rahadianaryo5979 Жыл бұрын

02:38 *Dros Urddas Cymru-* "For the Honor of Wales 🐉".

@rahadianaryo5979 Жыл бұрын

02:41 (when looking at the "Dros Urddas Cymru" marking on the sword's blade🗡️) "I believe this (sword) is *just a replica* at slightest, but *it's really cool* nonetheless..."

@jerryjohnsonii4181 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@joshmaxwell2600 Жыл бұрын

Its cool to see what those things would have looked a long time ago👍

@some1funny28 Жыл бұрын

Ninja slice those leeks! What a cool handle, and dragon logo. Nice work! Amazing how shiny you make a rusty, ancient and corroded old thing to shine again! Always impresses me! ✨👍

@max8286 Жыл бұрын

I love the irony and the little smile at doing this artwork ;-)

@lindawallace6750 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL !👌🙂👍

@_ninthRing_ Жыл бұрын

It's an interesting shape for a sword or knife. It kinds resembles the Ancient Greek Xiphos, only much shorter & far wider - too wide to use as a stabbing blade, really. Perhaps it was supposed to double as a trench shovel, or something.

@vinceianni4026 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration mister well done

@SHOINOFF Жыл бұрын

I wonder what would happen to the blade or a blade if you used valve lapping paste to grind the rust spots in the metal.

@DrMrSmooth Жыл бұрын

Nice restoration mate . Keep going. 👍

@cliffordtan8799 Жыл бұрын

Great job! 👍👍👍

@thomas_grimm5922 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why but I feel someone running at me with a sword in the trenches would be absolutely terrifying

@jeffburnham6611 Жыл бұрын

More terrifying than a shovel? Many officers carried swords as a symbol of leadership. Your average foot soldier wasn't going to have access to a short sword.

@theAverageJoe25 Жыл бұрын

In WW2 there was Mad Jack Churchill who fought the Germans with a bow and arrow and a sword, got shot multiple times but survived, got captured then set free

@chaoko99 Жыл бұрын

I think you know exactly why, friend.

@teutonicorder3905 Жыл бұрын

Maybe this is a welsh blade carried by Lewis gunners in the First World War. Edit: it is a welsh blade.

@iwontgiveyoumyinformation8895 Жыл бұрын

you don't know why? ???? what????

@TFDwriting Жыл бұрын

Amazing skills and excellent videography. The leeks made me LOL!

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!! The leak killer LOL Enjoyed your video and so I gave it a Thumbs Up

@Justme-hc3kt Жыл бұрын

Beautiful job 😍

@Tipi_Dan Жыл бұрын

No. The swords that were the inspiration for the Welsh trench sword were also the inspiration for the elvish sword "Sting", that Bilbo found. The other, weird, elvish swords in the Jackson abominations were, well... weird--- with no parallels in hisitory, or in Tolkien's legendarium.

@THESIXTHEGG Жыл бұрын

“Abominations” Hold your fucking tongue.

@mattkiss3 Жыл бұрын

That was cool. Well done!

@smsgtbulldog Жыл бұрын

Nicely done as always

@dionpage7948 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding vid!! I've been having a hard time sharpening big blades on the Work Sharp. I'd like to see more of the sharpening portion.

@2phinger Жыл бұрын

Please tell me where i can get sanding blocks like the 4 you have.

@mitallerperu2306 Жыл бұрын

Buena restauracion quedo muy bien, parece la espada de una pelicula, haces un exelente trabajo 👍👍👍

@user-nq5ut1mq7g Жыл бұрын

Обожаю такие видео. Всегда представляю судьбу хозяина таких предметов.

@oficinakitdicas6364 Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabalho, ótimo acabamento!

@BradiKal61 Жыл бұрын

The techniques for creating fake rust have really improved in recent years

@bored_boar Жыл бұрын

I swear to god we see more of these crap than actual restorations. I mean look at how caked up that rust is, I guarantee there'll be much more damage to the blade if it was actually left out to build up that amount of rust naturally.

@septimusheap925 Жыл бұрын

How do you tell if rust is faked or not?

@razorfett147 Жыл бұрын

yea. Definitely doesn't look like a sword that sat around in the elements for better part of a century. looks more like it was soaked in a container for a period of time then retrieved. a blade this old and weathered wouldnt be in such good shaped after a bit of scraping and buffing

@randomm9683 Жыл бұрын

@@septimusheap925 lack of pitting on the base metal should have pock Marks. The light orange color of the rust indicates it is newer surface rust not the more deep red. Older rust that has penetrated into the base metal creating those pock marks. Also the rust shouldnt flake off the top of the metal it should be taking material away from the original sword. Total bs video

@septimusheap925 Жыл бұрын

@@randomm9683 ooooooh

@gegeeng1226 Жыл бұрын

Beau travail 👏 J’aime beaucoup

@user-vangogo Жыл бұрын

Great job. It's inspiring!)

@wattyler9806 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@viktormogilin307 Жыл бұрын

Nice job, the hilt is the guard, the haft is the handle & the pommel is the back end of the haft sometimes with use in mind (point, etc), not just a counter weight, 👍😊

@eliboriocortezyesiamabigof2343 Жыл бұрын

Great job on that old sword

@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267 Жыл бұрын

just fantastic

@bobjoncas2814 Жыл бұрын

....lookin' great, nice job, keep safe..

@silversliver3827 Жыл бұрын

The edges are straight and clean for the age.

@ludvigtande1236 Жыл бұрын

First I’ve heard of WW1 trench swords. Cool. Thanks.

@getuliomuramoto8737 Жыл бұрын

Valeu 👍 obrigado. Belo trabalho de restauração parabéns 👏

@imVuid Жыл бұрын

The rust on this is so fake 🤣 one look at the thumbnail. Things don’t rust like this sorry. However the restoration... the sword corrosion was accelerated/faked for AnOtHeR GrEaT ReStOrAtIoN ViDeO!

@gregmundo6107 Жыл бұрын

Very nice job friend, I like very much your style, good work

@georgelequin5070 Жыл бұрын

Loved that leek action! Good job man!😁👍

@RestorationAustralia Жыл бұрын

Very cool😊

@juggernaught79 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent!

@peacefulguy4145 Жыл бұрын

Interesting cool design on those

@laurencekerr956 Жыл бұрын

I found it amazing the sword looked so good under all that rust

@ankereisenman4824 Жыл бұрын

Don’t be, the rust was intentionally grown on there to generate views

@philipkoene5345 Жыл бұрын

That happens when you buy a replica sword. Put it in a highly oxidizing environment for two weeks, paint a bit of rust on afterwards for good measure and then do a restoration video.

@kelvincolemanAnimal Жыл бұрын

Nice job I love the etching of the Welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I wouldn’t won’t a slap round the ear with that beast 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

@andyc750 Жыл бұрын

looks like a genuine blade to me, been better without the added dragon but good to see it has been rescued

@persioboni9373 Жыл бұрын

Perfeito 👏👏

@williampierce2034 Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@zou6492 Жыл бұрын

Graet Great restoration 👍💪🙌. Salutations from Belgium Friend 😉🖐️🇧🇪

@rocksteadyska6933 Жыл бұрын

The smatchet is probably one of history's most underrated fighting knives

@ricksmith5678 Жыл бұрын

Yes but not great design not a good thrusting weapon like bayonet nor enough weight to hack compared to a machete or hatchet think they discontinued them ?

@CibelesSanz Жыл бұрын

Marvelous work! I wonder... What is the science behind the dragon?

@dalmiroubina2162 Жыл бұрын

Xtrange 'gladius'. Good job.

@cristinacosta1507 Жыл бұрын

Sensacional!!!

@anatoliyborys2440 Жыл бұрын

Супер! Підписався, дуже цікаво, все лаконічно і зроміло, без зайвих, стонадцять обертання и без зайвих бла бла бла! Респект !

@robertovillalobos4798 Жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo saludos desde Venezuela ciudad de Maracaibo 👍

@divineglitch9550 Жыл бұрын

really great. should have done the dragon in copper. love this so much.

@senttiee Жыл бұрын

Relaxing 😎

@galinapatey9371 Жыл бұрын

Класс 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@xXPiotyXx Жыл бұрын

Someone please tell me the technique he used to put that dragon on. I've watched probably hundreds of restoration videos ranging from blades, gun, all the way to video game consoles and computers and I have NEVER seen that done before. What was that?

@m.w.wilson234 Жыл бұрын

I suppose that during WWI a weapon like this would be somewhat comforting to an infantryman in a trench, if it were issued to an infantryman. It would be hard to oppose an enfilade attack in one's own trench by trying to swing one of those long WWI rifles with an 18 inch bayonet to the left or right. The French soldiers had the 'French Nail' dagger made from the stancions for stringing barbed wire; the American Army had a trench knife with a knuckle-duster and skull-crusher issued to some troops although some did carry their own Bowie knives and 'Arkansas Toothpicks'; the German Army had a 'Grabendolch' - a cheaply made, short dagger manufactured later in the war. Of course, an entrenching tool can slice open a shoulder with one whack or one jabs its blade at the neck of the enemy opponent. This weapon appears to resemble somewhat the Roman Legion short sword, 'Gladius'. The Roman legionaires used their sword during attack formation for jabbing and not slashing in close quarter combat. This Welsh sword could possibly be used during an enfilade attack on one's own trench much the same way as the Roman legionaires used the 'Gladius' to jab at an enemy opponent in close quarter combat and it does have a skull-crusher on its hilt. It looks like this weapon was made for close quarter trench combat or, at least, could be put to good use in the trench. Just a few thoughts, didn't mean this to be a history lesson.

@TheWilku22 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@randomprojectstube Жыл бұрын

Great job, I like the added welsh dragon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 👌👍👍

@Sebastopolmark Жыл бұрын

That'll put a hurtin on ya! !! !!!

@dyingscarlet Жыл бұрын

Cymru am byth, and our swords too.

@mike_reves Жыл бұрын

I think your sound was delayed a bit, but still a great restoration to watch!

@mikeridge Жыл бұрын

Good work 👍🐿️

@guop59 Жыл бұрын

es agua con sal o vinagre lo que usas para el etching?

@alanmoffat4454 Жыл бұрын

NOT TOO BAD GOOD WORK 👌 .

@nikosalexakis3494 Жыл бұрын

This is a replica from the ancient Greek sword called "xiphos" that was a side sword of the Greek "hoplite"

@brittakriep2938 Жыл бұрын

A rich british nobleman ordered such a sword in wwl for his soldiers. In wwll british soldiers used a similar weapon called ,Smatchet'.

@lilith883 Жыл бұрын

The songs ! ❤️ this videos make my dreams nights better ! Perfect work and best asmr 🤭

@nunya3352 Жыл бұрын

Cymru!!!!

@codycampbell3562 Жыл бұрын

Is that a Welsh dragon or something? Hopefully it has something to do with WW1. Edit: Yeah I googled it. A Welsh memorial for the soldiers of WW1. Outstanding.