The Most Uncomfortable Looking Sword & Dagger Handles

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Looks can be deceiving, but these designs sure look unpleasant to hold in your hand. Most historical weapons of course were fitted with ergonomic grips, and the oddities are mostly court swords (status symbols) or other ceremonial items. A few of these were intended for actual use though, which makes you wonder how rough of an experience that would be (without gloves at least).
If you're a fan of the cinquedea, don't get too upset. It's just my opinion, bruh. :)
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@Wyrdrock 3 жыл бұрын

The mistake is assuming that "wall-hangers" or "fantasy" swords are a modern invention

@MCSPARTAN501 3 жыл бұрын

Kinda. Fancy historical swords tended to have fancy or even uncomfortable hilts while retaining the usual blade geometry. Same goes with historical wall hangers. I have no idea why that is, seeing as there are ways to play with blade geometry while still retaining function.

@user-ky9ou5dz9q 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. People have always, since the dawn of man, made things just cause they can and it looks cool. Not everything had a practical use or even a meaningful one. Religious or otherwise.

@Wyrdrock 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ky9ou5dz9q I'll be honest, when I saw a notification that you replied to my comment, it looked like you wrote "fuck you, exactly" which was confusing, until I went to the page and saw it was your user name.

@user-ky9ou5dz9q 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wyrdrock hahaha yeah. I made it when they were forcing people to use first and last names for your profiles, instead of usernames. Didn't think it would actually go through. But it did. And now I'm stuck with it.

@nexusthenormie5578 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wyrdrock just read that and laughed my ass off lol, that's great

@TheBadDesperado 3 жыл бұрын

Since the dawn of time, we have struggled with item stats vs looks

@kraxusgaming9483 3 жыл бұрын

@Vicks VaporRub thats fair

@radityoperwianto1339 3 жыл бұрын

@Vicks VaporRub Yeah, this is actually smart..

@rhysjonsmusic 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS MY ASS KICKING OUTFIT BITCH

@Circurose 3 жыл бұрын

Transmog didn't exist back then. What a sad time.

@Killzoneguy117 3 жыл бұрын

Ok good, I'm not the only one who willingly uses worse equipment cause it looks cooler.

@twistedinsanedestructivech7970 3 жыл бұрын

Better title: Sword and Dagger Handles for Masochists

@midora588 3 жыл бұрын

Or: Handles too Shabby to do a Stabby.

@franklinjones793 3 жыл бұрын

*Holds the knife that bites you* Me: Ow! God damnit that hurt! 😖😫😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@jonnyso1 3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe Sword and Dagger Handles probably used for other things

@starfirebird3099 3 жыл бұрын

There's an Anne Rice novel where that happens...

@brytonwallis4817 3 жыл бұрын

15:50 anything’s a butt plug if you’re brave enough.

@dearcastiel4667 3 жыл бұрын

The Stiletto: 5000 years of knife and sword evolution to end up with "pointy stick kill you lol"...

@therustedshank9995 3 жыл бұрын

haha pointy stab haha

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's hard to improve on the basics.

@FlymanMS 3 жыл бұрын

A pointy metal rod with diamond geometrical profile which requires a lot of fine work to produce.

@weed1329 3 жыл бұрын

Spears > Every melee weapon ever

@andrewk.5575 3 жыл бұрын

@@weed1329 *Laughs in halberd*

@playremember1178 3 жыл бұрын

Masochist berserkers seems to be a trope for weapon design

@anoninunen 3 жыл бұрын

"ALL I FEEL IS RAGE! RAGE, AND MY PERFECT EDGE ALIGNMENT! THATS WHY I ONLY GET MY TOOLS OF SLAUGHTER FROM 'BLACK RAGE BLADES'!" _buynowandgetthreeforthepriceoftwo_

@haprnalters164 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmm It hurts so GOOD

@damianrehbein3992 3 жыл бұрын

@@anoninunen Khorne worshipper? I need help with my Blood sacrifizes.

@whitehuayra 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. accurate

@rhysjonsmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Now I'm imagining guts berserk armour but it just jabs lego bricks into him

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

The deformed baby stiletto is weapons-grade nightmare fuel. The spine-sword isn't much better.

@Anino_Makata 3 жыл бұрын

And the jaw knife?

@sebastianriz4703 3 жыл бұрын

what about the scrotum shield

@piterpraker3399 3 жыл бұрын

Mound Makers Covenant

@lairdcummings9092 3 жыл бұрын

@@Anino_Makata that just looks uncomfortable.

@KirkWilliams300 3 жыл бұрын

Fashion or Practicality? This dilemma seems to have been with us for a long time.

@elboob1921 3 жыл бұрын

Fashion Souls in the before before *before* times.

@goncalocarneiro3043 3 жыл бұрын

Always go for Fashion Souls.

@andreasmuller4666 3 жыл бұрын

Form follows funktion. Once funktion is no longer needed, form becomes fashion and is expressed.

@ammonn9930 3 жыл бұрын

Real life endgame is fashion

@ycantiusegeorgiantextforhandle 3 жыл бұрын

Fashion is the only correct answer. Make the world a more beautiful place.

@Greideren 3 жыл бұрын

The stilettos and hunting swords have an excuse: An uncomfortable handle doesn't matter that much when you're only gonna use that weapon for like 10 seconds before you sheath it again.

@badrequest5596 3 жыл бұрын

Skall: let's look at uncomfortable swords The Penitent One from Blasphemous: *laughs in silence*

@aldente3868 3 жыл бұрын

Huzzah! A man of quality! Soon as I saw the title the Mea Culpa came to mind. Blasphemous. What a brilliant game it is.

@zanemob1429 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@justacustodian4186 3 жыл бұрын

For merciless and tortuous are the ways of the Miracle.

@marcoantoniosalazarmatamor9496 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Mea Culpa is supposed to be like that because the local religion is big on suffering agony as penitence.

@delphicdescant 3 жыл бұрын

This is something that always stood out to me when looking at pictures of ancient swords (and other ancient weapons, for that matter). I wonder how much of this is just because there's a survivorship bias towards ceremonial or decorative things by nature of them being treated more carefully and entombed with people and stuff, compared to actual useful weapons that tended to get passed down and used until broken, lost, discarded, seized by occupation, etc.

@youremakingprogress144 3 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

That's definitely an issue.

@gregoryfilin8040 3 жыл бұрын

It would be. I use my Casio watch every day, and it never fails me, yet I've got a pristine Swiss watch that cost $2000. That Swiss watch will probably be on this earth long after I'm gone, and that Casio will probably take another 30 years of hard wear. It won't survive time because it's a tool; the Swiss watch is more of a status symbol.

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryfilin8040 I've met people who do wear a nice watch (not a Rolex, but same price range) all the time. I stopped wearing a watch when I kept smacking my wrist on the sub.

@gregoryfilin8040 3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottKenny1978 I'm not made of money. I'm just a poor boy doing my best. I use the Casio specifically because it is so damned tough as nails.

@toonbat 3 жыл бұрын

When you reach the point where you just wanna grab the sword by the blade instead.

@Bluecho4 3 жыл бұрын

The origins of half-swording revealed?

@AnnaCurser 3 жыл бұрын

Skall became a weather forecaster. interesting. "tomorrow - Swords."

@sagagis 3 жыл бұрын

"around 6 pm, ceremonial swords are expected"

@NovoPravda 3 жыл бұрын

@@sagagis "and at 8 pm there are expected to be clear until 10 pm where we think we'll see a heavy fall of principe's"

@averagejo1626 3 жыл бұрын

Stay indoors, mace storm expected. The weather department recommend you shelter in the nearest storm bunker

@Bluecho4 3 жыл бұрын

Now THAT is a premise for a D&D setting. A land where the sky occasionally rains swords. It would explain the presence of so many dungeons. No one wants to live above ground.

@AnnaCurser 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bluecho4 sounds metal as fuck

@TheSpongyMallard 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not gonna lie, that spine sword would be really cool to see in a Souls-like.

@davidresetarits5616 3 жыл бұрын

It would fit perfectly into Bloodborne.

@MrDibara 3 жыл бұрын

Like a weapon crafted for the Dead/Skeletons to wield, OR in a more sinister light a weapon crafted as a *trophy* for hunting the Dead/Skeletons. I mean, there're some sadistic fucks in Dark Souls, I wouldn't be surprised by someone doing that.

@tarille1043 3 жыл бұрын

I imagine it's what Nito uses to spread butter on his toast.

@yddishmcsquidish3904 3 жыл бұрын

The necromancer class starting dagger in elden ring

@nexusthenormie5578 2 жыл бұрын

makes me think of the scythe from dante's inferno

@bawkslawd 3 жыл бұрын

The handle of the sword from Blasphemous would be extremely uncomfortable, yet it's used practically throughout the game

@Melancolombia 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not a bug. It’s a feature.

@schmibbly3180 3 жыл бұрын

I think that that's the point of it though, because pretty much everything in that game seems really uncomfortable.

@unluckycatfish6866 3 жыл бұрын

@Mojowuq9 Gingras and then it grows and you become more powerful from the pain

@joaoaugusto6290 3 жыл бұрын

And it really fits the penitence theme of the game,the act of self inflicted pain to get forgiveness,the fact its uncomfortable its genius in my opinion

@underpaidmook 3 жыл бұрын

That's the point. It's supposed to not be nice to hold.

@Drusifer1787 3 жыл бұрын

"Ultra callused hands" a technical term lol

@essenkillerthezombiektz5026 3 жыл бұрын

YO HE ADDED THE ECHO

@Par-Crom 3 жыл бұрын

TBH, the Cinquedea blade shape just looks like perfect for cutting & serving pizza. Please Italian people, don't get mad at me...

@robinrehlinghaus1944 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, seems like it

@sheep1ewe 3 жыл бұрын

Italians are the inventors of Pizza, so...

@weldonwin 3 жыл бұрын

There has been debate on this and a common held opinion is that they were influenced by fashion. The wide blade gives you a big surface for decoration, so you can show off to everyone with your fancy, gilded Cinquedea

@sheep1ewe 3 жыл бұрын

@@weldonwin I wonder if it maybe had some connection to the roman gladius? In Italian style belt sets i seen from this period there are sometimes a dagger that seem to be ment as a symmetric correspond to the swordhilt, and some dagger styles may be a part of local hochseit costume (i know in Spain, Russia, parts of Germany, etc So, most likly as well in Italy, a special dagger design are connected to the native representative cultural cloathing in certain areas, it's glittering jewelry for men... ;) ).

@wrtltable 3 жыл бұрын

These are inhuman swords. For holding by tentacles.

@Morfeusm 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I am tripping here but some of these especially 9:05 would be perfect for dagger grip aka downward, where those “uncomfortable parts” would actually help you to get better grip on the weapon. Where it is more round where your palm would be and more gripping for the fingers… it even has a pommel that could work as quasi guard…

@DerplingKing 3 жыл бұрын

The problem with using a cinquedea in icepick grip is twofold. One, they tend to be on the longer end for daggers. The short ones are a foot long in the blade. That's about what's expected for rondels which are usually what we see in manuals that show icepick grip. The longer cinquedea are in the 24 to 28 inch range which is quite difficult to get a good angle with. Secondly, icepick is only truly practical for hooking and stabbing, not cutting. The cinquedea has a far more cut and thrust profile than a dedicated stabbing weapon. It's highly difficult to get the proper leverage and angle for a good cut from icepick grip. Does this mean no one was stupid enough to try and design their custom weapon with that in mind? Probably not, people are stupid. But I have my doubts about it catching on as anything approaching a trend in design.

@dylanboczar999 3 жыл бұрын

For those really early bronze swords, I'd bet that the thin hourglass handles were wrapped in something (leather or whatever). It still doesn't seem convenient or comfortable, but at least you wouldn't be slicing your fingers off?

@Kotoy1 3 жыл бұрын

maybe there were wooden handle scales put over than were then wrapped in something.

@dylanboczar999 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kotoy1 ooh yeah that'd make a lot of sense

@TrickinNinja 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kotoy1 what would the point be to decorate the metal under the wood? I was thinking what if they were specifically designed for throwing? Maybe hunting? And you could fit multiple in one sheath and surprise your opponent by not running out of swords. Lol.

@msihcs8171 3 жыл бұрын

If you look at the third one from the right, is that the tri-force? Is that the sword of time? Did we find Hyrule at long last?

@Ushaeeixth 3 жыл бұрын

We need more cave videos, gives a very nice atmosphere

@darchandarchan7036 3 жыл бұрын

like dungeon master

@rumpelpumpel7687 3 жыл бұрын

reminded me of the pirate cave from monkey island

@angryginger791 3 жыл бұрын

The slight echo in the audio really sold it, too!

@NicholasJeffery 3 жыл бұрын

Came to learn about swords, stayed for the bloopers

@Joe___R 3 жыл бұрын

That rapier doesn't actually look too bad since all the bumps are nicely rounded. It would be comfortable especially if you were wearing a glove.

@thelostpsychosis 3 жыл бұрын

"doesn't such an Patriotic American sword just make you wanna invade foreigb countries and liberate their oil" As an American I approve this joke lol

@BWinced 3 жыл бұрын

Corn oil, maybe.

@VossMarionette 3 жыл бұрын

I mean we do put corn in everything, even our swords apparently!

@xL1GHTBR1NG3Rx 3 жыл бұрын

"Their oil". "Our oil". What's the difference?

@m.ubaidaadam 3 жыл бұрын

@@xL1GHTBR1NG3Rx you better watch it or they might mistake you for a commie

@custink22 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmm oil... Delicious nutricious oil...

@backonlazer791 3 жыл бұрын

I have a theory as to why the handle might be decorated and still meant to be wrapped in something. Perhaps the swords were sold this way but it's up to the customer to wrap the sword. Perhaps in their own traditional colors?

@whatstdiggn 3 жыл бұрын

My thinking was that maybe there are different styles of wrap and some styles don't cover the whole handle. If the maker doesn't know what is going to be exposed they've gotta detail the whole thing.

@tarille1043 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that thinner leather wraps might still preserve some of the pattern if it was bound tightly.

@doejhonny 3 жыл бұрын

When you get home you take the dirty wrap off.

@hieug.rection1920 3 жыл бұрын

In regards to the file rapier and the stag knobs: I’m reminded of the stipling on my service guns. When holding it outright, they look and feel incredibly aggressive. But then, after firing hundreds of rounds in the desert heat, that aggressive grip really comes in handy. It’s almost necessary to maintain good grip position. So perhaps those ones weren’t so bad.

@BestKCL 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. It doesn’t look too rough either, almost like each file “knob” or segment is somewhat rounded. I doubt it would be a hindrance

@demoncore5342 3 жыл бұрын

Rapier is not all that aggressively knurled to call it a file, the handle would feel way comfier as it might look. Raw antler tho, you might get a knob just in the wrong spot.

@seigeengine 2 жыл бұрын

@@demoncore5342 To be fair, I imagine the average person could and would fix that with like... a rock and a few minutes.

@demoncore5342 2 жыл бұрын

@@seigeengine Exactly, it changes owners couple of times and you end up with polished antler :)

@cherrybramble 2 жыл бұрын

while that sounds pertinant for an arming sword or some kind of highly dispensed military swords, rapiers were scarcely used in war due to fragility, expense and poor cutting ability. still, would make sense for an officer to sometimes carry one, so it could very easily apply there. thanks for the info, and thank you for your service.

@sechran 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that... max "grippiness" rapier hilt. Some of these make me think that if swords were still viable weapons, hilts would wrapped in velcro...

@HazardRCM 3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking that if those first swords (the bronze and copper ones) are really that thin, perhaps the flatness was because they were meant to be wall hangers. If so, they are likely the oldest known examples. Still only sells for $50.

@HanSolo__ 3 жыл бұрын

8:48 Possible that this one could belong to a noble or wealthy person with a deformed hand/palm. Lots of causes come to mind but also battle or duel. A hand crushed in a fight and then healed to some degree may need a special type of handle to have a good grip for handling the sword firmly.

@drrocketman7794 3 жыл бұрын

1:54 that's the real Link sword, it has the Triforce on it

@jayparkerryan3262 3 жыл бұрын

I might be mad, but I actually really liked that spine sword, using the rest of the spine for the sheath was kinda badass. That thing is definitely showing up in a future anime

@Mimishiki19 3 жыл бұрын

The bronze swords could have had some kind of wrapping around the hilt that just rotted off in time. Maybe. I'm not any kind of historian

@alexdryver5090 3 жыл бұрын

Or wood inserts held in place by a wrap.

@sebastianriz4703 3 жыл бұрын

it more than likely was.

@Willdarts 3 жыл бұрын

If those handles were meant to be wrapped, why would they have those colorful triangle and circle patterns on them? Nobody would be able to see them if the wrappings were on.

@diakounknown1225 3 жыл бұрын

@Paweł Kozioł they could just be made by blacksmiths who don't like to cheap out on their work and decorate everything. It really depends on the craftsman.

@yastreb. 3 жыл бұрын

@@diakounknown1225 Useless features to crank up the price? Makes sense actually.

@kanamisprs4330 3 жыл бұрын

I suppose wallhangers aren't just a modern thing.

@ShingamiRei 3 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, that Spine Sword looks like some kind of Long Sword weapon from a Monster Hunter.

@naterfuse4949 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Skall, I really loved the production aspects of this video. The cave theme, audio echo, large pictures, clear pointing and expressing with your overlay background, etc. So very cool! It all was very cohesive.

@nicolascristi6303 3 жыл бұрын

The cave theme with the reverberation is perfect for watching this sitting on the toilet. Cheers

@OldZean 3 жыл бұрын

That backdrop feels nice and cool with the current heat

@tasatort9778 3 жыл бұрын

The first swords shown were held with three fingers around the hilt, with the thumb and forefinger pinching the flats of the blade. They were really thrust only as their construction wouldn't allow for effective cutting without snapping off the hilt.

@Skallagrim 3 жыл бұрын

"The first swords shown were held with three fingers around the hilt, with the thumb and forefinger pinching the flats of the blade" How would you know that? There is no direct evidence from the time, so it's just a guess.

@tasatort9778 3 жыл бұрын

@@Skallagrim I suppose it can be a guess, but it isn't MY guess. I remember that being a theory put forward by some scholars at the time (it's been so long ago I can't remember the source) yet it completely makes sense.

@Skallagrim 3 жыл бұрын

@@tasatort9778 Sure, and it's possible. I'm just saying there is no evidence to make any certain statements about it.

@tasatort9778 3 жыл бұрын

@@Skallagrim True; but it's still better than saying "It's ceremonial". 😆

@Skallagrim 3 жыл бұрын

@@tasatort9778 Heh, maybe. Although both are basically guesswork. :)

@RendMaim 3 жыл бұрын

This video made me realized where Final Fantasy 14 got some of the names they give swords. I had never heard Cinquedea or Hanger used anywhere else.

@Gurfbagel 3 жыл бұрын

It's wild to see how much variation there is in these handle shapes. Thanks for sharing!

@nijinjin4559 3 жыл бұрын

11:31 Fish Knife of the Fishy Abyss : finally, a worthy opponent ! our battle with be LEGENDARY

@reptiloidmitglied2930 3 жыл бұрын

The catfish of doom was the first thing that came to my mind 🤣

@giggityguy 3 жыл бұрын

I think I generally prefer "decorative" instead of "ceremonial" when it comes to objects that clearly are impractical for performing the function that they seem to be supposed to. I feel like in most cases that's really what they're meant to be; just something nice to look at. And even if they were actually used in ceremonies or rituals, the term still applies, because they are made to look that way for decoration.

@Klaaism 3 жыл бұрын

Ceremonial is a tongue in cheek joke in archeology... Means we have no idea what it was used for.

@lordlyndis6969 3 жыл бұрын

14:53 Pfft! I immediately thought of Byleth's sword when you brought up that spine sword! 😆

@admirable_kon5083 3 жыл бұрын

Skall, I do love your outtakes, please keep them coming! XD

@velazquezarmouries 3 жыл бұрын

I think that first one could be an example of "knife money"

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

Depends on how big they are.

@velazquezarmouries 3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottKenny1978 well yes

@ianalexander7267 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about the “Bollock” dagger.

@leoscotton7575 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not uncomfortable

@Dirtbag-Hyena 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean, THE bollocks dagger?? They were ALL pretty much bollocks.😄

@danielbarnett3672 3 жыл бұрын

@@leoscotton7575 xDDD Dude you're implying things you might not want to imply

@Delgen1951 3 жыл бұрын

@@danielbarnett3672 that is the joke.

@prometheus705 3 жыл бұрын

Looks perfectly comfortable tbh

@Pudy15236 3 жыл бұрын

I like the format of the video. The way you can point at the right parts in the background.

@retrowave762 3 жыл бұрын

i like how skallagrims just sitting in a semi flooded cave talking about random swords while his shoes and socks get absolutely soaked

@claudiomtz.juarez9144 3 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend saying "aguacate" (avocado in spanish) to unlock your tongue when you can't talk I find it quite effective

@potatomatop9326 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine one shotting yourself when you touch your sword handle...

@jeremyrobs3643 3 жыл бұрын

I love your ability to cover a wide range of fantasy/history topics. Your channel is never stale.

@pathighminded5463 3 жыл бұрын

The bloopers at the end were straight gold. Just great.

@charleshaines9715 3 жыл бұрын

What if the really flat "swords" at the beginning had cord wrapped around them to give them some width. This would cut down on the metal used and would make them very easy to craft. Still would be quite uncomfortable, but a little better.

@Riceball01 3 жыл бұрын

I think Skall should make wooden replicas to test once he access to a workshop again.

@lalli8152 3 жыл бұрын

There also could have been handle scales under the wrapping of organic material like wood. Even though on those they would not have been riveted on it seems, but i guess with glue, and tight enough wrapping it could be possible

@66611 3 жыл бұрын

Even with wraps those handle would still be flat (and wider) and extremely short for human hand... well maybe they were designed for aliens with tiny hands and extremely long fingers...

@edi9892 3 жыл бұрын

Cinquedea was literally the first thing that came to my mind. I've always wondered about why they were so pointy. I'll rather hold a file as a grip...

@Patrick33194 3 жыл бұрын

I love how straight to the point and honest your thumbnails and titles are

@mechtama6591 3 жыл бұрын

i Simply adore the pixel art. Good vid as always mate

@oskarszile4372 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm i have a feeling that most of theese handles came with some wrappings which decay so it would not be as hard to use.

@zerolp8831 3 жыл бұрын

i mean i can imagine wielding the spine sword the sections look big enought for the individual fingers

@magnuscharette1132 3 жыл бұрын

*”Hunting swords were used to save ammunition during the hunt”* Laughs in ‘Texan-helicopter-hunting-boar-with-an-AR15’

@zerabp1130 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you took the time to add echo and reverb to the audio.

@shawnwolf5961 3 жыл бұрын

I want a sword made from the iron in the blood of my enemies, and that spine hilt. Now THAT would be edgy

@noahjester8471 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh... move over Mia Culpo from blasphemous, there's an edgier blade in town

@darthplagueis13 3 жыл бұрын

That would be an absolute pain in the arse to make....

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

That would be a *LOT* of dead enemies... I could make an argument for a blade like that in a roleplaying game, though!

@danielbickford3458 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to quench it in the tears of their widows and orphans

@ScottKenny1978 3 жыл бұрын

@@danielbickford3458 the lamentations of their women.

@metalchemik 3 жыл бұрын

Just my thoughs, really looking forward for your opinions. 1:30 This sword looks like it was a part of street ad. Like the one can put to hung over a doorstep to blacksmith's forge. 4:30 I believe Chinese craftsman actually would bother with making ornaments even on covered parts the sword. 13:06 Even today one can buy and use a knive with stag handles. I've seen by my own eyes mods to opinel knives, where wooden handle was replaced by deer stag handle. 14:41, 14:53 Definitely entertaining! Maybe it is from some 80. class-B sword and sorcery movie? Thank for video!

@whitewolf3051 3 жыл бұрын

No mention of the tri force on two of the swords starting at 1:45?

@metalchemik 3 жыл бұрын

@@whitewolf3051 Yes, they maybe street ads as well. Especially considering soft type of metal they were made, if i understood correctly. And this white estetic symbols, similar to so called Sierpinski triangle. Btw. Love your nickname :)

@guseadeh7440 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly your bloopers are gold

@LuxisAlukard 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Skall, Thank you! Great video overall. It was fun. It was entertaining. The background is beautiful. The cave sound is phenomenal! And I like those jaw knives, you can use both end to attack!

@Lorian667 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding the bronze swords: maybe there was a wooden handle around the bronze handle that rotted away?

@Psiberzerker 3 жыл бұрын

The only problem with that is the decoration. If the swordmakers intended them to be wrapped in wood, then why did they inlay bone, or Lapis Lazuli?

@dearcastiel4667 3 жыл бұрын

even then, the proportions are still very strange and adding wood wouldn't change that it's too wide and short. Tho now I think about it, there is a way to use those as swords: basically, if what we interpret as the handle is just ment to be slotted into a longer wooden handle then it might make sense to make it so short and wide. If not, then I can't believe they were using those as actual fighting tools.

@Psiberzerker 3 жыл бұрын

@@dearcastiel4667 I have to ask this: What shape were people's hands 3,700 years ago? We can assume that Evolution is too slow for there to be a significant difference in the soft tissues, that would make that grip uncomfortable for us. Until we find a whole bunch of Copper Age Swords that our hands probably wouldn't grip effectively enough to use as swords. And yet, the Copper Age People made swords. This might be evidence to accept that either 1: they're not as bad as they look, or B: they might have subtle differences in the soft tissues that we don't have any more. Rather than assume Ω: They just didn't know how to make swords in the Copper Age.

@Morfeusm 3 жыл бұрын

Love the echo. No seriously I liked it!

@derekjames4796 3 жыл бұрын

Good moring yall. Allways good waking up to a new vid even with a hang over

@druuki869 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how I love the bleeps at the end Great vid!

@phillipschouw2462 3 жыл бұрын

But Can you end them rightly with it ?

@ct7567CaptRex 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see sword handle designs I can neither wrap my head nor hands around.

@robinthrush9672 3 жыл бұрын

I just want to say that I both appreciate you editing the footage and the bloopers at the end. Creators that let all their fumbles stay in the video can be quite vexing.

@dusanjosic1295 3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Skall, i wish you all the best :D !!!

@seppukusushi2848 3 жыл бұрын

You added an echo to your audio. Nice attention to detail.

@SneakyKitten3614 3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early was when I was born.

@d0r1an06 3 жыл бұрын

Love the bloopers at the end!

@adreabrooks11 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, I'll say it: I loved the bloopers at the end! A little levity never goes amiss. :) PS: As a character design artist, I know well the "form vs. function" dilemma, and I also enjoyed the walk through this hall of shame. :)

@TommiHonkonen 3 жыл бұрын

some ruler person a long time ago: I want fancy sword that i will never use that is not practical, lets increse the taxes all around the kingdom so i can afford it

@ariesfaturrahman7982 3 жыл бұрын

14:53 Weebos: "where's can I got that sword good sir?'

@PlayDohCommando 3 жыл бұрын

The background and cave noises are a nice touch. Keep it up, Skall

@Gillymonster18 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, off topic I really like the background and echo effects. Really cool video theme.

@Spirelord 3 жыл бұрын

The ambient sounds of the cave sound EXACTLY like the ambient sounds of the game Sunless Sea! (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZaUn8d2y8CVZ6s.html for those curious)

@Templarium 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I know what shape handle you like 😉

@rayquinn1974 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding the outtakes: Don't you just love how our brains work? Or don't, rather… still, well done. Thoroughly enjoyable video, showing me things I would not likely have ever seen without your work. So, thank you! And I'll always have a deep appreciation for some old school pixel graphics tucked into the scene.

@danielferszt6521 3 жыл бұрын

love the background and ambient!

@MrMolotov888 3 жыл бұрын

How do you even get the idea to design these? I guess they're really just for decoration, at least I hope so

@OmegaZX-kd8sm 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe ceremonial, decoration, a sing of status, etc

@takamoron. 3 жыл бұрын

When you wanna give yourself arthritis but you also have a duel at 5

@DOSHIELD 3 жыл бұрын

Love the extra takes at the end

@cpltayler3762 3 жыл бұрын

I love the echo effect on the voice, nice little fun detail

@danielhollick1708 3 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail made me want to vomit.

@OmegaZX-kd8sm 3 жыл бұрын

Whats even worse is that.. i know someone must've used those for... you now...

@Estalarki 3 жыл бұрын

How is your day.

@KingNedya 3 жыл бұрын

My day is pretty great, thank you. How was yours?

@SirenUniverse381 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. How about you?😃

@Estalarki 3 жыл бұрын

@@SirenUniverse381 my day is going pretty good 😊

@Estalarki 3 жыл бұрын

@@KingNedya mine was nice 🙂

@ct7567CaptRex 3 жыл бұрын

Mehhh. Slept in too long and struggled to get work for uni going

@quinticcalabi5126 2 жыл бұрын

Love how you knew the spinous process of the vertebrae!

@MrDibara 3 жыл бұрын

I love that cave background, my goodness!

@Alexander-oh8ry 3 жыл бұрын

The Echo is rather distracting and not worth the atmospheric effect in the video, in my opinion

@zyrus9188 3 жыл бұрын

It's a bit much, might work if less intense.

@mikepette4422 3 жыл бұрын

it was ok but I agree a little with you.

@1Thunderfire 2 жыл бұрын

I have that same book; I randomly picked it up at a service station a few years ago. Really interesting and a great introduction to various weapons. I did wonder how on earth you were really supposed to grip the Cinquedea.

@keithallardice6139 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting and entertaining as always .. also informative Skal, many thanks for sharing - it does make you wonder though doesn't it? That point where function gives over to ceremonial/status symbol? Where "grippiness" gives over to "ouch" waaaayyyy too aggressive? There must be a line, but where does one draw it? Fascinating look at some really cool stuff though, much appreciated!

@alexandravladmets8206 3 жыл бұрын

This is so weird, I needed something for a story...decided to distract myself...and found not one but TWO things I needed here!

@facundobinelli7564 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the cave, great video

@bytex666 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the animated background, give me a very "Vincent price/Edgar Allen Poe" vibe :D

@galaxya40s95 3 жыл бұрын

Love the echo, goes well with the cave.

@Oldtanktapper 3 жыл бұрын

The word ‘regalia’ springs to mind. I’m reminded of things like Jean Vendome’s ‘philosophers sword’ made for Roger Caillois, as a modern example of a purely symbolic sword that is utterly unusable but beautifully crafted.