Sword Showdown! NEW Honshu Italian Longsword vs OLD Balaur Arms Italian Longsword

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In this video I review the new Honshu Historic Forge 15th Century Italian Longsword, doing a ton of comparisons to the older version of this sword, the Balaur Arms 15th Century Italian Longsword, both made by the same manufacturer. Is the new Honshu sword one of the best budget swords out there? Watch the video to find out!
Buy the Honshu sword: bit.ly/3thDqdT
In the interest of full disclosure, this link tracks that I referred you to the listing.
My review of the LK Chen-made Balaur Arms 15th Century Italian Longsword: • The new $398 Italian l...
Kane Shen's review of his OTC-made Balaur Arms 15th Century Italian Longsword: • Balaur Arms 1st Gen (H...
Keep an eye out for an upcoming ‪@UnsheathedSwordReviews‬ of this same Honshu model!
‪@philippegoulet-swordscolle9862‬ had the sword that broke upon falling onto carpet.
Sword measurements photo gallery: photos.app.goo.gl/8EDa3rQFLjw...
00:00 Intro
00:22 Background
06:50 Scabbard
09:29 Hilt
18:26 Blade
25:23 Cutting
27:38 Handling & Comparisons
35:50 Potential Improvements
37:30 Bottom Line
43:28 Outro
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@alientude 5 ай бұрын

I should mention that neither Honshu, United Cutlery, nor OTC/Erik Steelcrafts have confirmed that OTC is source of this sword. I am speaking based on my knowledge of the history and quite a bit of experience with swords of OTC's make.

@user-yl5cr3eb9w 5 ай бұрын

Good thorough comparison - thanks !

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

@clarksimon7771 5 ай бұрын

I've been excited to see new entries into the 'budget longsword' category with the newer Deepeeka models, Balaur Arms, and now Honshu Historic.

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

I love to see more options in the market. Competition drives improvement.

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 4 ай бұрын

Deepeeka definitely has a LOT of room to improve 😂 @@alientude

@shawnclifford362 5 ай бұрын

Hope you feel better soon. I just got past the three week cough. Pain in the backside. Lovely sword. Though outside the Katana, I prefer one handed swords. 🤙☘️

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, this flu season has been rough for a lot of people.

@shawnclifford362 5 ай бұрын

@@alientude I'll finish the rest of the video when off work. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to. 🖖☘️

@Discord_326 5 ай бұрын

I have the second gen LK chen, and I think they did make improvements as you guessed because mine is less floppy. My guess is after the first wave of reviews for that model, as well as the Alexandria, hit KZfaq and were less than outstanding they listened to critiques such as the harsh metal throat on the Alexandria scabbard and that was obviously removed in the next wave. I believe the leather color change on these models from oxeblood to a brighter red is a good indicator of where the waves separate.

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

With a stiffer blade and slightly wider profile going into the tip, I bet the second gen LK Chen Italian is an outstanding sword.

@The_Okami 5 ай бұрын

I have the latest lk chen Italian longsword. So far the best mid range sword i have ever owned. It handles very well.@alientude

@Discord_326 5 ай бұрын

I think it's a great show of faith that they do listen to reviews Even a small thing like removing the throat on the Alexandria goes a long way and shows continuous improvement for the line

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

@Discord_326 I agree wholeheartedly.

@tsmspace 5 ай бұрын

I'm 10 minutes in. I saw a video of the factory producing the viking swords and it looked like the pommels were all to a bolt. ... I'm presently wondering / worried about the pommel breaking off.

@mattamathics1108 5 ай бұрын

Hey Kyle…did you see the lecture by angus trim at valley?

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

Yes I did!

@mattamathics1108 5 ай бұрын

@@alientude you lucky &$@? Lol

@mattamathics1108 5 ай бұрын

@@alientude and Nathan from A and A ?

@alientude 5 ай бұрын

Yep, Nathan too! 😁 You should definitely try to get to the next Valley of the Sun if you can - it was probably the most fun sword event I've been to.

@mattamathics1108 5 ай бұрын

@@alientude yes I should. I live in MA so it would be a hike….but may be worth it! You live in desert?? lol . Arizona?

@notanotherswordreviewchann4901 5 ай бұрын

From all reviews it seems balaur arms is the best maker of decent cheaply made western style swords. Still India milled but overall best fit and make. Now that said I'd never buy any western style swords that's not made by a Westerner...Czech and European makers count as Western makers for obvious reasons. Not that's Chinese makers aren't doing a decent job but overall I think regions make their own styles the best I just don't like honshu. They're better than in the past but still just meh..for beginners maybe but once one feels how a real sword is supposed to be it's hard to like anything else.

@qeter129 5 ай бұрын

IP law applied to swords is even more silly than normal IP law.

@grunztiertransmutator770 5 ай бұрын

Perfect. SUPER silly.

@grunztiertransmutator770 5 ай бұрын

Perfect. SUPER silly.

@grunztiertransmutator770 5 ай бұрын

Perfect. SUPER silly.

@philippegoulet-swordscolle9862 5 ай бұрын

the pseudo owner of OTC, Shahzeb, is the young son of M.Z. Ansari, the CEO. As a businessman, they really couldn't do worse. Liar, arrogant, condescending. The way he deals with customers or the way he talks to them, phew. He was never even grateful without words for what I accomplished for him. The broken sword does not bother him and he never intended to replace it. He has a great talent for irritating people. I have a list of ten+ people who are unhappy with his service. He insulted me for the last time a few weeks ago. I blocked him from my messenger. Im done.