This sword is THICK!. . . Balaur Arms Alexandria Sword REVIEW

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In depth review of the Balaur Arms 15th Century Type 18c Alexandria Sword: www.kultofathena.com/product/...
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@BMO_Creative Жыл бұрын

A traveler wandering a woods trail comes across Shad with 4 swords leaning on a tree "Greetings, I'm Shad" followed by screams! LOL

@marcogenovesi8570 Жыл бұрын

that's more common than you think in 'Straya

@AEsir_Goji Жыл бұрын

“Your STICK shall make a fine addition to my collection."

@Crausy Жыл бұрын

@@AEsir_Goji BRO

@freddykingofturtles Жыл бұрын

"Answer Shad these questions three, or the other side ye see!" "What is your name?" "What is your quest?" "What about Dragons?!"

@PhilBagels Жыл бұрын

@@freddykingofturtles African or European Dragon?

@RC-lw5lw Жыл бұрын

It's always extremely uplifting to see Shad suddenly transform into a mischievous ten year old boy upon swinging a new weapon. The simplest things in life often inspire its greatest happinesses. ;)

@assfucker6997 Жыл бұрын

Well its ... Akuuuuuuuu Aku: *_£×+R@ +HICK_*

@taylorfusher2997 Жыл бұрын

Elder scrolls Skyrim anniversary edition for ps4 sucks. Elder Scrolls Skyrim for ps4 sucks. Because videos game today sucks, because someone buys a disk for the game, he or she has to pay for it again online on online purchase on online Plus, which is stupid, because why would you want to purchase it again, if you already have the disk, you should not have to pay for it online. Also people want to play in all of Tamerial offline on ps4, it should be truly free to play all of Tamerial in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim anniversary edition on ps4. Also they should have at least allow people to play in Skyrim, in Alrik’s desert in Hammerfell, and in Cyrodil on Elder scrolls: Skyrim anniversary edition offline on ps4. Also people want to fight against Minotaurs, satyrs, fauns, Cyclopes, and other monsters throughout Tamerial in Elder Scrolls offline for ps4.

@T3DNR3D Жыл бұрын

Oh, is that why his nails are disgustingly long?

@stephenborders2883 Жыл бұрын

These replies are ridiculously weird.

@RC-lw5lw Жыл бұрын

@@stephenborders2883 Right?!? Had no idea a comment on one of Shad's vids would transport me into a David Lynch film...

@squish6714 Жыл бұрын

Really looking forward to seeing the titan sword when its eventually forged

@leonaluceid2388 Жыл бұрын

and i can`t wait to make it into GUNBLADE :3

@charlesfisher-kh5sw Жыл бұрын

making it a gunblade would ruin it's thrusting capability

@BMO_Creative Жыл бұрын

I drew Shad in Samarai Armour in a fan video! It woul dbe SOOO Cool to see him wear Samarai stuff using that titan sword!

@Rocko130185 Жыл бұрын

LK Chen makes those swords and nobody in the comments here seems to know. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdFjm5B609-VoJc.html

@taylorfusher2997 Жыл бұрын

@Brenilla Жыл бұрын

“…the quality of steel would basically make it magic” now I kinda wanna see an isakai but the main character is a sword enthusiast and brings one of their swords XD

@legionofthedamned157 Жыл бұрын

and a master forger forging the best sword in the land

@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын

We basically live in a world of magic compared to basically everyone else before 1900AD.

@jackmcslay Жыл бұрын

That's kind of the idea of Dr. Stone, in which mankind was petrified for over 3000 years, leaving everyone who wakes up later back into the stone age and the protagonist uses his extensive knowledge of chemistry and engineering to quickly build up technology with the help of the locals.

@marcogenovesi8570 Жыл бұрын

@@legionofthedamned157 the quality of the steel comes from modern foundries that make special alloys with insanely high control over percentages of materials used. The forgers just buy the metal bars and shape them. So even a good modern blacksmith from modern times could not do much better swords with middle age materials

@iskandarthegreat0487 Жыл бұрын

@@jackmcslay love that show. One of my favorite anime's ever

@ambravirlebreton Жыл бұрын

Love the triangular shape of type XV and XVIII

@AngelusAnsell Жыл бұрын

I'm more of a XVa and XIII man myself, but we do love good triangles.

@Hyrules-knight 5 ай бұрын

triangles are good

@maggiepie8810 Жыл бұрын

Shad would be the perfect swords salesman who adventures could come across.

@thegeneralmitch Жыл бұрын

Shad: professional sword review. Also shad: "What makes the grass grow?!!! BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD!!!" xD

@Blandy8521 Жыл бұрын

Shad: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

@kedronmallia939 Жыл бұрын

@@Blandy8521 SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE

@shmoko3926 Жыл бұрын

Man the HERESY in the comments

@5peciesunkn0wn Жыл бұрын

@@kedronmallia939 MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!

@embee7434 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful sword! Thank you for sharing. The cheerleader in me was very much shouting "GET IT, SHAD!" the whole video. The mother hen in me was crying "SIT DOWN AND HAVE SOME WATER AND A REST!"

@borreloadsavagedragon Жыл бұрын

A lot of passion in that video intro 😂

@mushroomking8304 Жыл бұрын

Man, Kult of Athena never disappoints

@deltrex Жыл бұрын

You need to put paint over those marks on the tree. Trees can die from damage to the bark because illness and parasites can come in that way.

@dgmt1 Жыл бұрын

This comment needs to be far higher. I doubt Shad understands the damage he is doing but it is frustrating to see live trees get damaged without considering the long-term effects. My family just went through a massive expensive of having to take down a giant red gum due to its decoration from insects and infection after being vandalized about 10 years ago. There is just no need to damage trees like that for a youtube video when there is plenty of dead wood to test against.

@smallshadow3856 Жыл бұрын

Shad must at least be a responsible Stewart of his forrest

@thomasphillips885 Жыл бұрын

@@smallshadow3856 Steward?

@smallshadow3856 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes quite right. *Steward*.... That which every lord must be towards his lands.

@estherclawson6876 Жыл бұрын

Liking and Commenting to raise the cybernetic import of this missive to the eyes of the lord of Shadlands

@Helliconia54 Жыл бұрын

take care of your self mate. Loving your videos, yep looks like an arming sword to me too.

@attigator Жыл бұрын

Shad, you should one day do a video on Bronze Age swords/combat and talk about how it has evolved since then.

@TheBulletProofGun Жыл бұрын

Always fun watching Shad and co "going medieval" on some trees

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Жыл бұрын

I started collecting swords in 1995. It's amazing to see how many more makers there are & the overall improvement in design/quality; especially in the last few years! It's definitely a better time for European sword replicas!

@ludovir3353 Жыл бұрын

Would be very interesting to see how this sword performs with a proper sharpening considering it seems pretty durable otherwise.

@finalbossd 11 ай бұрын

It most likely has a very thin edge which would make it deform easily compared to other swords. This is the trade off for insane cutting power.

@leonardomarquesbellini 8 ай бұрын

XVIIIc blades tend to be quite fragile when properly sharpened. It's just what happens when the blade is that thin.

@leonardomarquesbellini 8 ай бұрын

@@finalbossdit's weird how these blades even managed to become popular in the late 15th century, since this is when infantry started to really get armored up. You wouldn't think a blade made for chopping, but fragile against hard targets, would become popular when pretty much every target around was hard. But it did.

@coreygraybz 4 ай бұрын

Since armor required other means of damage like blunt force trauma or joints, it makes sense to design a weapon that is better suited to less armored targets. You would switch weapons depending on the need to do so.

@Quake-iv3 Жыл бұрын

You should talk about where the “knight slays a dragon” and other European stories come from

@celtofcanaanesurix2245 Жыл бұрын

oh boy, that's a deep path down paganism, comparative mythology, and speculative paleolithic story telling... to start your journey, I'd suggest looking up Chaoskampf

@damianolandi5003 Жыл бұрын

You can FEEL when Shad is happy. Always. His voice hits a tone that awakens the inner giggling child.

@Estalarki Жыл бұрын

Ohhh yeah, classic Shadiversity video! A good thing to watch at 6 in the morning

@Rusty_Raine Жыл бұрын

Good review. For your strikes on the tree, there is a portion that you cut through the bark and down to the sapwood. You should coat it using spray paint to seal the tree and protect it from bugs and fungus.

@estherclawson6876 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Good stewardship makes a happier land.

@billredding2000 3 ай бұрын

Or, don't use a living tree in the first place. Not cool. -- BR

@talaldirar4275 Жыл бұрын

Babe wake up, Shad just posted a new sword review

@PaFREd0 Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see how it performs once properly sharpened, should become a cutting beast, so there's a suggestion for a follow up video on this one I guess. Love your content mate!

@FoxvoxDK Жыл бұрын

This and the Albion Principe are my favorite swords when balance and tip control is your favorite game.

@labibsaud8064 Жыл бұрын

I want shad to go wild with some Albion swords

@allopez8563 Жыл бұрын

I remembered a demonstation on the History Channel made by the ARMA guy who cutted a tatami with a blade so blunt he passed his bare hand along the edge without cutting himself.

@PJDAltamirus0425 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, John Clements, questionable presentation style and views on fencing, but the dude is in awesome shape, his point about lade geometry is good but also it's cus he that fit.

@allopez8563 Жыл бұрын

@@PJDAltamirus0425 Well he did cut those tatami with a a blade as blunt as a butter knife. Maybe they were half matts, but still. Besides he was one of the first who helped in the demystification of the Katana.

@PJDAltamirus0425 Жыл бұрын

@@allopez8563 Yeah, off course. Just his style and his constant bringing up of flatamystrong caused a of controversy in the early days of the youtube HEMA community. Yeah, he basically showed good blade geometry, biomechanics and physical fitness can be subsitute for razor sharpness along with showing than tatami isn't the end all cutting medium. Probably saved allot of people money cus knocked out of the headspace they have to use those when there are plenty of alternatives like soaked newspaper, soaked rolled cardboard, etc.

@allopez8563 Жыл бұрын

@@PJDAltamirus0425 almost no newspapers in my country nowdays. I have being using only water bottles. The soaked cardboard sounds like a good idea. Oh yes "parry with the flat". Hahahaha.

@gavindooly2375 Жыл бұрын

Personally on a side note regarding the titan sword, if you can source old carriage springs from broken down cars they make wonderful blade material.

@dabbinghitlersmemes1762 Жыл бұрын

The Hanwei Mercenary Sword is interesting to me. It's a beautiful triple fullered type XX with a zigzaggy crossguard, comparable to this sword. It's a heavy beater of a thing (4.5 lbs ~ 2 kg), which is why I bought it, I just wanted something that could withstand a good whack.

@TheShadowOfHumanity Жыл бұрын

Shad last video: My health isnt that great Shad in this video: *so much manic energy he could power a small third world country*

@HappyTheFan Жыл бұрын

He recharges with a power-pack

@estherclawson6876 Жыл бұрын

Get some rest and think a positive thought about yourself. You deserve it.

@andreibodescu8120 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: In romanian folklore, "Balaur" is a dragon that breaths fire out of it's nose. Represented in the artwork as a thick boy. Also a dinosaur that was discovered here that was smallish in stature and chubby in build was named Balaur Bondoc

@AmandaBarncord Жыл бұрын

Back in the 1990s, at least in the US, you couldn’t sell a sword or a knife over a certain length with a sharpened edge. My ex used to occasionally make swords as a hobby.

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Жыл бұрын

Always love hearing people cut in slow-mo because their yells turn into lion roars & bear growls 😂

@octanejunkie6501 Жыл бұрын

Your review came at a great time Shad, I just preordered this exact model from Kult of Athena so I’ll be looking forward to it when it comes in.

@ANunes06 Жыл бұрын

25:15 - AHA! I see what's happening. It's so flexible at the tip that the moment you strike past the center of mass of the blade it just starts a-wobblin'.

@xavierhugo9269 Жыл бұрын

Shad is looking drippy

@irencsak Жыл бұрын

It might seem odd, but what draws me to this sword in particular is the handle and cross guard. I don't know what it is about it, but it's so eye catching to me.

@Predator20357 Жыл бұрын

It’s always nice to see you do these videos Shad, It’s always great to see you do what you know best.

@LivingAnachronism Жыл бұрын

Great review, really nice sword, expecially for the price. I love that blade profile.

@ukotoa1639 Жыл бұрын

We need Shad to reach to the weapons from RWBY, one of two things will happen he’ll ether love the weapons or his brain will melt; and for those who don’t know what RWBY is 3 words sniper rifle scythe

@angelichero6236 Жыл бұрын

i have a feeling his review would be very similar Skallagrim's video on it. Although we might as well have it be all the weapons so we can get the joy from him reviewing the gun-chucks

@Hacksaw37 Жыл бұрын

Just so many things that can go wrong and the skill of the user and how they are at that moment are the biggest factors. Nice looking sword style and size.

@noahsibahi-jackson8757 Жыл бұрын

Love this style of video Shad, very informative and engaging over all!

@Grandwigg Жыл бұрын

Loved this video! I'm always glad to see an upload on this channel.

@Asthmos Жыл бұрын

thanks for such an in depth video. im impressed with the newer balaur swords! ive just ordered a 15th century arming sword from the Kult and cant wait to see what kind of quality i end up with 😊

@GaryYork-tk2ow 9 ай бұрын

I love the Alexandria style swords. Albion is presently making my "Baron" sword. When I get it, this will be my next weapon.

@ameenoahmad Жыл бұрын

I like the sound effect that was added when shad was cutting the bottles. So nice

@SeantheBawse Жыл бұрын

Happy Shad is the best Shad! I'd love to see/hear your takes on the swords in A Knight's Tale...hence, why I made it my quest to get you to review it!

@ameenoahmad Жыл бұрын

The sword looks very beautiful. So triangular. And the red on it mskes it look so good

@skrublordnord69 Жыл бұрын

Hey Shad! I hope you’re doing okay man

@EthanBlakeProductions Жыл бұрын

I love the sword testing/reviews. I also loved the recent helmet review.

@josephnebeker7976 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see another sword review.

@jasonslone5307 Жыл бұрын

i had thought balur arms would be like deepeka and have quality issues... perhaps i was wrong, i just thought for the price it was too good to be true and from everyone i talked to said they were cheaply made. although this kinda disproves that.

@fly1ngG0PHER Жыл бұрын

I received a spearhead from Balaur Arms with a damascus core a little over two weeks ago, and it looks like the only thing holding the core to the edge is solder. There are big blotches that are almost certainly welds to fill the gaps between core and edge that look so bad I actually put a little alcohol on it to check if it was paint. The edges are completely dull, there is visible scale left on parts of the blade, and there is a literal hole through the center of the blade that you can see straight through, which they somehow missed during the patch job with the welder despite it being directly next to the blotches. And on a lesser note, the socket was filled to the brim with dead red spiders from being left in storage for a long time. The key word here appears to be “consistency.”

@ryanmccauley3926 Жыл бұрын

The 5 most recent balaur arms sword models were made by lk chen and his people who specialize in functional and affordable Chinese weapons and he pumps out consistently good blades, all the issues with this specific blade are specific to pretty much all lk chen blades, theyre well made tough quality steel they just need a little sharpening kus they can't really ship razor sharp blades over a certain size from china but lk chen has a very good reputation, before balaur outsourced production to an unreputable Indian company then to windlass which is decent but their quality control isn't great, lk chen is better on all fronts so these new models should be awsome besides the edge which they make close enough to sharp that you wouldn't need to spend more than a minute or two on a stone and won't have any noticeable secondary bevel unless you put one on yourself

@taboy2723 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video shad, I hope all goes well and u can deal with your heath issues. Loved this video love to see more of these sort of vids.

@deathmachine777 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Love learning about the sword types.

@josephpeck7333 Жыл бұрын

Yes, Shad should do more of these. ALSO! I love the billowing sleeves.

@vastrider Жыл бұрын

I like your sword reviews. Tough but fair. Take care.

@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын

- CHANNEL THE STROYA! LET THE CROIKEY CONSUME YOU!

@BaronVonHardcharger Жыл бұрын

A really great and detailed review! :) Thank you!

@gloomygloomstalker3878 Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful sword and I love the profile so much, love seeing that stuff in an affordable range has good quality

@AfricanTransplant39 Жыл бұрын

Glad you were able to review such a beautiful sword.

@slowcrochet Жыл бұрын

Nice shirt! Good to see you taking care of yourself.

@sarcasticsaint8442 Жыл бұрын

Shad must be one of the few beacons left in the world trying to restore faith in humanity.

@MaaZeus Жыл бұрын

About the scabbard steel folds rubbing against the edge, maybe take a dremel with very small tip and grind at an angle so that there is only wood that the edge can touch.

@nicolascamargo4514 Жыл бұрын

at 17:58 unlocked his full sword enthusiast potential and began floating

@vaclavjebavy5118 Жыл бұрын

lmao

@FaceEatingOwl Жыл бұрын

Shad, have you seen there is a sword made specifically for splitting wood? 😁 it looks awesome fun

@connorparker2440 Жыл бұрын

The viking wood splitter. Something to check out on the shadlands

@epsilon1670 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video or even a short with this beauty all sharpened up.

@shiyotso1 Жыл бұрын

Just got off work amd saw this treat. ^-^ good morning to me!

@aaronknight1430 Жыл бұрын

Nice blade man beautiful made weapon i find your channel very interesting thanks you 👍

@NaturallyProGamer Жыл бұрын

Other than the cutting test I was just focused on the Anduril sword in the background, hopefully Shad will be reviewing that sword in a future video.

@mietek1028 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, good to see you

@goodgirlvhagar Жыл бұрын

This reminded me of Blackfyre from HotD. Awesome video as always shad!

@jaydcs6298 Жыл бұрын

I really like this type of sword, and preordered one. Hope they start shipping in early March rather than later in the month. GIMEE! GIMEE! GIMEE!

@DDayDireWolf Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for my Principe. Love the review Shad

@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique Жыл бұрын

I’m glad unlike Skallgrim. You tried greatswords. And realized you’re not strong enough. I respect that.

@VindicatorFSX Жыл бұрын

Want to see more sword reviews 👍 I Fricking Love IT! ;)

@erichziegler8699 Жыл бұрын

Shad I LOVE YOUR CONTENT, IM A TOTAL NERD AT HEART

@mbletz3958 Жыл бұрын

Dude if anyone doubts your knowledge of swords, they need to watch these sword reviews. They are INSANELY insightful!

@Vampwatch1462 Жыл бұрын

I like how he just made a video about how he's trying to take it easier while making videos and he then makes a video where he's very physical! I hope you're ok.

@Chesemiser Жыл бұрын

This has made me once again made me try to find a goedendag that I could convince myself I could justify buying but I once again did not succeed at doing so but keep up the great content and that is a beautiful blade.

@torrancerichter1469 Жыл бұрын

I purchased the Musketeer Rapier from Cult of Athena, great sword. Will use them again for my next European sword.

@Lodestone8 Жыл бұрын

I suggest a Tyranth section in the destructive testing against wood.

@danrich9794 Жыл бұрын

Anybody else want to see a cut to blinkin from men in tights when shad started chopping the huge tree lol

@ciomuda2406 Жыл бұрын

Even the name of the type of sword preaches badassery

@NERDSAUCE Жыл бұрын

thank god Balaur Arms is getting some love

@tylerdavis6389 Жыл бұрын

I see that profile and I immensely think of Dracula's sword from the Bram Stoker's Dracula film. It's been one of my favorite films and swords since I was young.

@Manco65 Жыл бұрын

I'd be very curious if anything definite is known about what the real Vlad III carried or might have carried into battle.

@tylerdavis6389 Жыл бұрын

@@Manco65 Most artwork, contemporary and after, usually depict him with a scimitar and/or a mace.

@hosschaos676 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you out doing some cutting tests. Maybe use sand bags instead of clamps.

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Жыл бұрын

When you posted the preview pics of this sword I had asked who made it as I didn't recognize it. Oh... it's on pre-order no wonder I did not know it 😂

@tristanmilner9511 Жыл бұрын

Aside, Shad you look great man. Hope your health continues to improve.

@potandpoliticswithmr.broph1420 Жыл бұрын

That opening reminds me of Blinken fighting the support post in Robin Hood Men In Tights 🤣😂🤣

@KurNorock Жыл бұрын

There is a woman on KZfaq with a sword made specifically for chopping wood. I would LOVE to see Shad review it and see how tough it would be and how it would fair as a combat sword if you had to use it as such. I think that would be a fun video.

@astranix0198 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, with the woodsplitter

@Kacpa2 Жыл бұрын

Leave the poor tree alone Shad!

@rallyl7053 Жыл бұрын

Every time I decide that I should save money Shad gets a new sword to review.

@rafaelsodre_eachday 6 ай бұрын

Great video!

@spartan1347981 Жыл бұрын

The thing I love most: *shads happy sword noises*

@KyIeMcCIeIIan Жыл бұрын

I love the triangular look. Broad base, straight taper, diamond cross section. I wonder what it would look like taken to the extreme, say a 4-5 inch wide base, 40 inch blade, but one handed grip.

@bigbrexitdad879 Жыл бұрын

yeah im with you on the affordable sword love, im not anywhere near wealthy enough yet to buy a sword more than maybe twice a year at most so these affordable but high quality weapons are 100% my thing.

@daryslash Жыл бұрын

Great video! Beautiful sword. Just kinda disappointed that we didn't get to see how well it can cut after sharpening and all. Was looking forward to it.

@primedknight5906 Жыл бұрын

Love the shirt, would like an episode on what to think about when making an medieval outfit.

@DH-xw6jp Жыл бұрын

I would definitely recommend "Living Anachronism" here on youtube for that. He was a wonderful series on how to put an outfit together, from noob larp to really authentic looking.

@unshackledjester Жыл бұрын

Thank you for converting kilos to freedom units. I knew 1.5 would be a little over 3.25lbs but I wasn't sure by how much without a calculator. Damned fine review.

@Rupert_199 Жыл бұрын

Now that's a blade I would like to have, even though a replica from The Dark Sword from Dark Souls I still takes the cake

@samed497 Жыл бұрын

Ok so I did some digging about the steel for anyone who´s curious 60Si2MnA is an eqivalent to 9260H the H at the end matters only if you´re doing something called scanning induction hardening wich is very expensive and not something that sword makers do so we can basically look at it like regular 9260. 9260 is most comparable to 5160 except it has more silicon, a little bit of magnese and no chromium in terms of performance its pretty much identical to 5160 the difference is that 9260 is more ductile so it´ll flex farther than 5160 and it will rust quicker because it has no chromium it´s also better suited for differntial hardening wich is not something you would do to a european sword so it wouldn´t matter in this case thats pretty much all there is to it

@DH-xw6jp Жыл бұрын

A flexy 5160? Sounds like great steel for a rapier.

@samed497 Жыл бұрын

@@DH-xw6jp Sure does but you're more likely to see it on a katana because of it's differential hardening capability On a rapier you would be more likely to find 6150 wich is also very simmilar to 5160 but less carbon, added vanadium,less hardness but better toughness and flexibility It's also way more common than 9260 This begs the question how 9260 stacks up to 6150 wich i couldn't find anything about

@elitemook4234 Жыл бұрын

That taper makes it look like a child’s drawing brought to life.

@olivermilutinovic749 Жыл бұрын

That is definitely a late medieval warsword. I have always looked at the XVIIIc as the warsword version of the XVIII oakeshott typology, and the XVIIIb as the longsword, although I am aware that I am over simplifying it. I wonder how wide a blade has to be to fit into the XVIIIc catergory, always assumed over 2 inches at the guard followed by the tapering blade profile.

@MizraimEvans Жыл бұрын

yep, over 2 inches wide at the base qualifies as 18c for that type, following that everything else is in proportion.

@olivermilutinovic749 Жыл бұрын

@@MizraimEvans That's what I gathered from my research into the XVIIIc. Cheers.