I wasn't prepared for all the Ian McCollum references, but I love his stuff and would certainly welcome a collaboration at some point.

Ian: "I sense a disturbance... as if thousands of voices cried out all at once, and then watched a video."

The last one is what we brazilians call "Terçado" The "terçado" is a military tool/weapon in the middle ground between a Machete and a Knife, with a cross guard.

Normally when I see a "Forgotten Weapons" alert on my KZfaq notifications I thunk guns rather than swords. I guess it all depends on the "Context" 🤣

From the overwhelming head hair of Ian to the absolute baldness of Matt.

"It cuts, it stabs, it smashes, it bashes, it hammers, it batons logs into planks, and can be used as a plate. The pioneer sword now available by mail order for three easy payments of..."

I know what it is, it's a Space Marine knife.

Austro-Hungarian M1853/89 Pioneer's sabre, I've been planning to do a video on that in the near future aswell comparing it to the M1915. Cheers from Austria! The maker is Striberny of Vienna, they made all sorts of military swords in the late 19th century.

Seriously, would love to see you do a collaboration with McCollum over at Forgotten Weapons discussing exotic bayonets and 19th century rifles.

Suggestion "The Obscure Armories" "Armamentaria Obscura" to stay with the scholagladiatoria theme

Looks like a decent choppa to me, down right orky dat is.

"Forgotten Weapons" is already taken. Your style of going through history and design is quite similar to Ian's videos and quite engaging. I never thought I would enjoy listening to a discussion of an edged weapon, but I really do. You are rocking it. I literally clicked on this video because I thought it was a collab with Ian...which you should totally do.

How about - “The unknown context” “Obscure context” “Lost context” Or “Matt Easton and the search for the lost context of the odd teardrop shaped spank paddle”?

That's not a fuller, THIS is a fuller! (Pulls out Austrian pioneer sword).

Playlist name suggestion: the Armory Obscura

That pioneer's sword is really well-designed for field work. It's heavy enough to use as an axe, or a hammer, but as a knife you can also carve with it, whether you're carving wood or the meat on a roast. Seems to me as thick as it is you can even use it like a pry bar. So it replaces all those, AND it's easier to carry in a sheath on your belt or hanging off your pack or something. Impressively utilitarian and compact space-saving design.

"The point is that there is a point. And that is the point." Indeeed

Hey Matt have to start calling you Blade Jesus with all this forgotten stuff.

Script idea for a movie where Ian as Gun Jesus and Matt as Blade Buddha have to save the world from some 17th-18th century threat. Maybe zombie Napoleon. Set in France, so Ian can wear some cool hats.

My first guess: Is that a bayonet for a cannon??

Came into this expecting to see Ian McCollum

Matt should totally review that famous russian shovel MPL-50 in context of it being a weapon, curious how it compares to random medival and post medival weapons...

I was really hoping for a parody of the forgotten weapons channel 😜 (still a good video so far though)

"The point is...that is the point."

Interestingly you find a similar asymmetric blade form on a lot of 19th Century American corn knives, which were made using methods similar to those used in American pattern scythe blades.

Hi guys, thanks for tuning in to another video on Schola Gladiatora. I'm Matt Easton, and today we have a look at a really interesting knife...

I vaguely remembered a video on Haitian machete fighting when you showed that second sword/knife. So my instinct was a machete modified to be a better fighting weapon by someone around the Caribbean.

I regret to inform you you have violated copyright and trademark of one gun jesus. You have three fortnights to desist, or provide remuneration in the form of obscure French weaponry. Good day Sir.

An area of utility knife-weapons you could also look at is the Gaucho Knives from south America. Mostly common to some parts of Brazil, Uruguay and very popular in Argentina were the cowboys down there used them because of a lack of firearms in the area. You get a real mix of Spanish, German and British produced blades which are typified by local silver smiths ornamenting the handles and sheath to various degrees.

Very much reminds me of the bowie knives carried by Glanton's band of scalp-hunters in Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian." They were described as big enough to cut off a man's head, which this one could seemingly do without too much effort.

I wish I had found your channel sooner. You're very informative and I look forward to watching more

This is why I like your channel Matt - very interesting stuff with sort of "uniquety" wrinkle to it. I think the idea of starting a "Unknown tools/weapons" is a great idea. I think there are lots of jewels out there that are very interesting not only in the design, but also rich in history. Two tools you've shown today are excellent example of that. Keep up the good work!

If Lynn Thompson is watching Cold Steel will be coming out with a version of this by October 2021.

Thank you. I always enjoy your videos. I learned a new thing and I appreciate that.

hello and thank you for tuning in to Forgotten Context, I’m Mian McEaston

"Mexican Bowie knives are bigger than Texan ones." Dem's fightin words! 🤣

The first one was incredibly interesting thank you I learn more and more about swords from this channel its top of the line please have a good day.

Thank you Mr Easton for often showing the spines of the blades you share as I have learned a lot more about tapering a knife from your Video's.

@12:52 "The point is... there is a point... and that is the point." Legendary 😂😂

~12:00 I love how he didn't even mention Australia. If you're over there, no weapon will save you from the wildlife, not even firearms. #emuwar

I’ve actually seen a lot of American civil war Bowie knives and Arkansas toothpicks that are around the size of that South American machete.

Another fascinating topic, well explained, with a lot of savvy physics. Thanks. cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

Here in Brazil, that kind of hook was used by pioneers (bandeirantes) in knifes called "sorocabana", that were made by Solingen and were very common as working knifes.

Fascinating! Great presentation!

I can not express quite how much I love your wall. It is magnificent. Every time I watch your videos I end up wanting to watch Sharpe.

Pretty good guess on the second one, Matt, but it's clearly the sidearm of a pirate from Neverland, made for cutting through the jungle and battling wild creatures while on the hunt for Lost Boys. The notch is a dead giveaway!

"The shape of the tip tells you things." - Captain Context, 2020

Hahaha it reminds me of the Swiss faschinenmesser and as soon as you fliped it around I was reminded about some other video of you where you mentiond the onesided fuller typical for austria. Love your content keep it up.

Well, I'm a new subscriber, love the content. Huge Ian fan.

The machete reminds me of one of the machetes used in Haitian Fencing. (Tire Machèt.)

I can't wait for more of this!!!

Thank you for covering more forms of what I call " agriculture based self defense tools" on your channel. I appreciate learning about them.

Wait... Forgotten weapons? Is this a hint at a collab with Ian?

A very very good video about two very very different knives: a very very heavy one and a very very thin one. I'm very very pleased I watched it. ;)

I love! Really love knowing new forgotten weapons, its so cool i dunno, is like learning what a warhammer or mace is again, i feel like a child learning new stuff

"That's not a knoyf!-uh-actually-yeah-THAT is a knoyf!" Cheers Matt, LOVE these vids, as I've almost entirely burnt out on the repetitive, brain rotting shit on tv, your channel has become a mandatory part of my week. Great job brother!

Fascinating weapon. Thank you. One day, please do tell the story of how you made the transition from writing and appearing in the Rocky Horror Show to the world of antique arms... :)

Great video, very interesting!

Love the idea for this as a new series

My suggestion for the playlist: Weapons without context (the unknown weapons of history)

The shape of the tip and thickness of the blade on that first pioneer sword makes me think it would be pretty good at digging too, compared to anything other than a shovel.

I love your sword collection as displayed behind you

Thanks Matt, this old dog is always learning something new from you!!!

Damn. I'm Austrian and wouldn't have recognized it. However, I did attribute it to pioneers

Awww, got really excited for a forgotten weapons collab. You should really consider doing a collab - ww1/2 officer swords, bayonets, melee weapons of the great war could all be potential crossroads between your focuses. He also has a pretty good hat collection.

Don't bring a knife to a Gun Jesus fight.

Another suggestion for your obscure weapons playlist would be the Cuban Guanabacoa machete. Not really a machete since the blade is very heavy, and has a cross section kind of like a long single handed katana. They also have a very distinctive grip, with a hooked pommel and deeply scooped out spaces for the fingers, usually (but not always) without a guard. It is a very distinctive type of sword from the Americas, one of few that doesn't have any obvious European origins AFAIK.

yes, I got the first one right, well not the origin but the category. Your german was spot on for the Faschinenmesser.

I really love the Faschinenmesser (pioneers knife). It's the perfect tool for the job - from a bushcraft point of view! The specific form of the blade reminds me of the asymetric edge geometry of a right-handed Behaubeil (carpenters axe) or a Schnitzbeil (sculptor hatchet). These were not used for chopping down trees or splitting wood. They were used to give shape from a round log to a beam with an square diameter. Pioneers were not only ordered to dig trenches or to build bridges. They were also the ones on the front of a siege to fortify their workspace against cavalry as a counter measure from the opponents. They had to go there (mostly in night time) and build up Spanische Reiter (cheval de frise). To secure smaller spaces (e.g. the space between two Spanische Reiter) you square up pole wood and ram it down. The geometry of the blade provides the pioneer also an opportunity to dig small post-holes for the poles. Right hand on the hilt, left hand on the backside of the blade with your fingertips in the groove. This should work incredible fast!

The word "pioneer" is interesting in this sort of thing. In the US, we tend to use "pioneer" as a term to refer to people who move into and settle a previously unpopulated or sparsely-populated area. In europe, it seems to refer to war engineers or foresters/rangers.

Oooh! Do one on Yataghan sword bayonets! Specifically the Turkish Peabody model. Severely underrated weapons

That is one of the most aesthetically pleasing blade designs I've seen. Edit: Must do collab with Ian on bayonets.

LoL I have that exat same Pioneers knife just different handle. I did not know what it was thinking it was some sort of machete. Found it in old house we had after some old dude. I just kept it by the bed in case some burglar showed up. Now I got this video randomly in recomendations...Thank you KZfaq Algorithm, AND THANK YOU MATT EASTON!

Love that second thin knife, I’ll take it wrap it up!!❤

Loved the point about not just having a weapon to have a go at someone else but to defend against local wildlife. I’ve been in Tanzania myself and I know it’s not the scariest of places but you still need to show awareness.

collaboration with ian mccollum when

I absolutely love that 53 pattern, have never seen a knife like that before! It's like a 76 heavy cav that's been boiled down and condensed into its true, concentrated form.

Forgotten weapons, you mean like half the Oakeshott Typology?

Nice subject!

Hmmm, an interesting little-known weapon? I'd love to see an in-depth look at a Maori war club, but I can't imagine where you'd ever get access to one that you could show on camera.

I’d be interested in seeing something about Irish ring swords. Great video mate.

In the spirit of "letting the Internet name things", this playlist should be dubbed "Swordy McSwordface".

The second "knife" reminds me a lot of the types of backup huge knives (especially the hand guard's shape and the bowie style of the blade) by some Southern troops during the American Civil War, you can find photos of zouaves like the Wheat Tigers or Louisiana regiments. Some of these weapons' guard have this curved leafe shapes and some even have a full guard protecting the hand like a sabre. The shape of the blade really reminds me of the kind of bowie knives (some of which got huge) produced in the South back then. Some blades was even fatter than this one while being half its length. There wasn't any regulation from what I know.

French 1816/1831 pattern faux-gladius infantry swords are my favorite weird designs of this period. I don't know how hard it's to get one or how well this idea worked in practice, but they're an interesting take on the subject.

I've seen pieces like that here in Chile, they were used as artillery/ engineer machete for bushing, preparing positions and constructing in the battlefield during the second half of the 19th century. I don't kow at this point of the video if that piece was used like that, but here in Chile you find them as I described.

his old design of weapon, with a drop point or potentially a centered spear point tip, and a full knuckleduster D guard or hand protection is similar to what I was thinking as a Canadian infantry alternative to the pistol as a back up weapon for their Primary C7 or C7 with grenade launcher rifle. 21 foot rule and all that. Pioneer's sword .... I like that. Give it a 20 inch blade, and a D or Stirrup guard, strong enough to not deform if you punch a cinder block to pieces with it.

you nailed the headline, hooked me like fish

I'm from Hungary and I immediately recognised the pioneer sword. I saw one on a fleamarket once and I was shocked how light it was. The blade is super massive, but so is the fuller which takes away half of the mass of the weapon.

That hook at the End of the Handle is just there to prevent the Machete/Billhook flying out of your Hand while using, just like a big Pommel on a Sword. It fullfills the same Purpose as the "Birdbeak" on the Faschinenmesser.

great video, about the second knife i think it is mostlikely not from argentina as we have roughly the same shape of kife but normaly much smaller and the guards are considerably thiner, so i would say its most likely from the northern part of south america were biger knifes are more common because they have more rainforests

I recognized it immediately. A pioneers falchion, one of my favourites.

For me as an Austrian it felt a bit jarring to hear that Austria "colonized" or "conquered" the Empire. Austria was a pretty un-militaristic Empire, and often lost fights, or got help to win them (famous example: Sobieski in 1683!). It won conflicts by making good deals and grew mainly through marriage. That is also true for the acquisition of Hungary: The Hungarian King died fighting the Ottoman Empire, and he was married to the sister of a Habsburg; thus, Hungary fell to House Habsburg. The famous saying went "Tu felix Austria nube": While others made wars, Austria married their heirs. Austria began to struggle when Prussia emerged -- a very much more military-minded culture. Our best generals were usually foreigners, like Prince Eugen from Savoy. From an Austrian perspective, the Czechs, Hungarians, Croats, Slovaks, Slovenes, and others, felt like brother nations, not colonies or conquered folk, and Vienna was a very multi-ethnic city. (Although clearly the feeling was not mutual, as can be seen by the example of czechish demands for freedom, and the drastic implosion of the empire after losing WW1.)

I was expecting Ian, I thought it was a collaboration when I saw the title. Good video all the same despite being disappointed.

I have an Argentine M1909 artillery short sword which shares several characteristics with the second one here. It has a similar pommel although not as hooked, an S-shaped guard, and a blade of about the same length but narrower and thicker. It's an incredibly useful tool that cuts with considerable authority but isn't too tip-heavy to use as a weapon. There's certainly something to be said for a dual-purpose tool/weapon and it can be done without giving up too much of either. Every weapon involves decisions and often compromises and we can see that here.

There are loads of Swedish fascin knifes (faskinkniv) model 1848 on the market. They where broadly used by the infantry so made in great numbers.

As a native Spanish speaker from South America, the first word that came to my mind when I saw the second blade was "alfanje", but that's a pretty old word for a falchion/dao style sword from Spain. I do think that blade took inspiration from alfanjes, though.

Hey guys! Thanks for tuning in to another video on ForgottenWeapons.com, I'm Ian McCollum and today we are going to talk about bladed weapons which I normally don't talk about.

I had no idea you have a supplier in Catachan, Matt.

hey S.G , there is a wakizashi-sword converted from a O-yari blade wich has a tranglar cross-sec one one side and a flat cross-sec on the other (Asymetrical) , you can see on google images. Also str8-bladed and double-edged - so all-in-all ; very very rare for a japanese sword.

Lesser known obscure swords and knives playlist? "Matt's Deep Cuts" ;-)