Here I am enjoying your black powder content when I discover you're into Euro swords as well. Makes me happy. Keep up the varied content!

"And this is P .H .E .N .O .M .E. N .A .L !!! Stress relief." Perfect.

I recently got one of these swords, partly after watching your brilliant review. Lovely blade and I hope u do some more sword stuff in the future, as well as the firearms.

Mike Your videos are always interesting and informative. Keep them coming!

Love the change of pace! In was searching Windlass reviews and yours came up! In the market for a new sword

I enjoy all your videos...the tapestry sounds interesting...keep up the great work...👍👍👍

Your sword videos are terrific. Really interesting.

Great video, great knowledge and enthusiasm. Will be purchasing one of these on your recommendation.. thank you.😊

It is etched, not inlaid. I know of only one "new" Ulfberht made the way the real swords were made, using a home made batch of crucible steel. You couldn't afford it, as it is museum quality, made by a blacksmith named Ric Furrer.

Love this channel, well done Sir

Thanks Mike, great video as usual.

Good accurate information that shows you know what you’re talking about, thanks for the review

A good history lesson. A video about the tapestry would be great!

Interesting video. I like the sword content. I never had much interest in swords, but the history lessons are much appreciated.

A comparison of the swords found in a tapestry would be very interesting. Looks like I may finally purchase a sword. Thanks for the videos.

I just got the Ulfbert tattooed on my forearm for my first tattoo. Thank you for the history lesson sir.

Very cool video. I enjoyed this. I keep meaning to look for a good copy of the ulfberht sword to buy. Hi from Northworthy!

Pretty nice review. I might find yet another set of items to start acquiring. I'm not a good collector, because I don't have the focus...or funds, but it's fun to get a few of this and a couple of that. thanks for helping me spend money. I hope I don't cut anything off.

History of the medieval sword and Bayeux Tapestry videos sound like great ideas, I'd watch them.

Love the outfit, Mike. You're rocking it.

There's a good documentary on one of the originals and also had a sword builder build one. He started by making the steel ingot. That part I remember was how hard it was for him to hammer out the ingot into a sword. The ingot was unforgiving to his hammer blows. Thanks for your videos.

I'm not that into swords but you do a great job of making them interesting.

Thanks for the video!

great video, good history.

That was truely nice review and explanation. Only the thing with steelmaking in Solingen was to my knowledge not so close. In medival times steel and iron were produced where the ore is found. And for solingen that was the area of Siegen or Siegerland ( my coutryside 😁 ) only 60 km away from Solingen. It was because it was very hard to transport ore at that times so it is better to process the material at the place. You can see the scars from mining and smelting in the landscape up to today if you know were to search. The oldes finds from mining and smelting iron are up to 2500 years old from the celts. The area of Solingen is very famos for forging and grinding blades with a a swell very old tradition and the place was chosen in cause of a good energy source. Lots of litle rivers running grinding mills there up to today. So thanks a lot for the nice video and I would love to see more of it. Roger S.

Fantastic craftsmanship

What you are holding is maybe the first example of international trademark infringement, lol. It is posited that the blades marked +Ulfberht+ are inferior copies of the +Ulrberh+t swords...ie, that "+ULFBERH+T" was the original trademark. It is also posited that it is the other way around. The "+Ulfberht+"'s are made of lower quality steel. The "+Ulfberh+t"'s are made with crucible (kroo·suh·bl...not kroo-shu-bul) steel. So, because one uses better steel, it is said that the ones with inferior steel are copies. The alternate theory states that the ones with lower quality steel were actually made earlier in time and the crucible steel ones were made later....so that, even though they use BETTER steel, the later swords are actually counterfeits.

Thanks! I enjoy your sideline in fine steel.

Amazon has them for $249.00 That's pretty impressive Mike. Thanks

Thank for testing it on the sapling. I like to see how tough a sword actually is. Make sure it can stand up to punishment.

Hi mike, I’ve been following your content for years due to my love of cap and ball revolvers but hema and historical swords are my main squeeze. You seem to know to wipe fruit juices and such off blades in a hurry because if they sit they like to leave frightening stains on the blade. I can send you something from my collection to borrow for a video. I have everything from a reproduction of a 2,000 year old chu jian to several albion longswords, but one thing of note is my 1796 light cavalry saber as that one is particularly fun to cut with.

I own this sword and I love it. It's easy to hold and swing.

Ulfberht was a Viking sword. Not surprising they have been found all over Europe, the Vikings were well travelled. It is unclear to historians as to whether it was someones name, or a kind of trade mark name. After first learning about the sword I was privileged to actually view a real one from antiquity.

Don't bet that it doesn't happen, a guy in my area used a halbard to stop an home invader who was armed with a knife. Yes please do a video on the Bayoux tapestry, for me that's family history.

I agonized over buying this sword, but your review convinced me to get it.

Cool sword, Mike. I would be interested in early colonial American blades (pre-Revolutionary). Swords, knives, tomahawks, etc.

Hey Mike, I would truly be interest in your thoughts about the tapastry and use of the swords and other weapons.

That's a very impressive sword. It takes about 10 foot pounds of energy to penetrate through a thin plastic gallon water jug. My diana model 34 classic .22 air rifle shooting 16 grain H&N hornet pellets penetrates through 2 of them and it's putting out about 13 to 15 foot pounds of energy so with that sword and your strength you're putting out at least 10 foot pounds of energy. Seeing how you penetrate through the water melon it's probably more like 20 foot pounds of energy so that sword with your strength could easily cut through bone or fracture a skull because it only takes about 7 foot pounds of energy to do that so those swords are still effective self defense weapons for ppl like in NJ where they can't even get air guns like mine shipped there or have them without a permit

I'm fascinated by the battle of Hastings ever since I read the book 'Wulf the Saxon' by G.A. Henty. A really fun story of the events of the time. The Bayeux tapestry is likewise an amazing thing to behold. Like a piece of political propaganda and a comic book all rolled into one. I look forward to seeing your video on the subject.

Hey duelist, do you have any muzzleloader shotguns? I have an old one in great condition and want to know more about different loads people have had success with.

Thank you for your knowledge. I see you as a teacher and not as a KZfaqr keep up the good work sir and keep your powder dry.

The military musket sounds like a fun couple of videos as long as people don’t get upset that you only loaded up with one

And you've read Dies The Fire, awesome! HAKKAA PAALLE!

the grips of Norse swords are typically short since they are tight fitting restrictive hilt designs just like later period Indo Persian / central Asian designs

very nice. 😀

I have always wanted a ufberet.

The metallurgy was a thousand years ahead of its time.

Sweet!!

Fantastic video more even saying more them I exported

We need some Duelist shirts showing the Duelist wielding a sword.

thanks Mike,from a old man just a few miles from senlack hill (battle) more swords and powder.

Greetings from Ireland. As a guy who comes from an ancient heritage, as I do, I find this sort of thing fascinating. I love the black powder stuff also.

"It will keel!"

Hello, I’ve been Hearing a lot of people say that if I were to get a cylinder conversion for my colt 1851 navy, I would be able to shoot smokeless powder .38 out of it as long as if was after the same pressure as if it were loaded with black powder. People are also saying that it would be better to use a steel frame Remington, as they have the top strap which makes the gun stronger. And some say I should just stick with the black powder. I just came here to ask your opinion about this whole thing. Maybe you could do a video talking about this topic to clear it up some people? Btw I absolutely love your vids!

Would you recommend this one additionally? Something you could use to defend yourself? I swear that’s not sarcasm I am 100% serious

Cool sword! I have a Coldsteel Norman sword I believe it has a distilled taper, I should make a video of my sword.

The origin of the crucible steel used in Ulfberht swords is believed to have been obtained via trading with those that made made it in various parts of Asia. Supposedly no one in western europe, or least outside of muslim ruled lands knew how to make it. It is known that Swedish viking groups, known as the Rus folk, used the river systems of what became Russia to travel to the south via the Volga, Don, Dnieper rivers. Map at upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Kaubateed_varjaagide_juurest_kreeklasteni.gif It is proposed that Vikings brought back the crucible steel obtained in trade. Is there any evidence that crucible steel was made in northern europe in those days?

I've never really been into swords, I'm a gun guy too but I can see them as a work of art both in how they're made and the skill and technique involved in using them. They can be beautiful too. I really like the cruciform type sword, I don't know exactly what they're called. Similar to the one on this video. I do love history as well. Everything from the beginning of the Viking age thru the late 19th century. European history, the wars and times involved are fascinating to me.

an investment in a fine grade knife sharpening oil stone, with light passes will keep a blade razor sharp for a long time. with a length of pig or cow leather strop. does wonders. Another way of protecting is boil bluing. boil in distilled water for 15 minutes polish with fine steel wool or wool pad until it becomes shiney.

I have the exact same sword

I seen this or something similar on the history channel

A vote for a bayeux tapestry video.

Very nice, just for future references, the pronunciation for the sword name is “Oolf-bear-t”

Are you doing a calendar this year?

No matter how I fantasize the Viking Ulfberht and Japanese Kantana swords, I fear the brutal British Naval Saber.

I've always wanted one of those swords the price is promising...

I've always wanted someone to make a sword that never existed, a 2 hand Viking sword.

Another Vid says these swords were so popular 1000 years ago that they were copied in Northern territories of Europe, ( with the name ULFBERHT ) and of course the copies were inferior to the originals, reminds me of how modern pocket and flipper knives are cloned (copied) in todays world...

Ulfbehrt is not known to be a man, possibly yes,,, but possibly a small town or a forge group. it is not known.... also they way its spelled on your sword is the imitations that were made when they were being produced.. they have found about 45 of these swords,,,, 30+ were low quality forgeries..... and about 12-13 of them have the high crucible steel of the original.. they are spelled +Ulfberh+t all the forgeries they have found are spelled +Ulfberht+

Take THAT you Saxon watermelon!

Ulfberth? ... Ancestors of the Krupp family?

I was triggered by your violence towards that melon(gourd?) Stress relief should come from contemplative meditation 🧘‍♂️ Male aggression on veggies will not be tolerated. (HEAVY SARCASM) 😉 I also have sword for backyard fun

Here for 19:14

HAIL ODIN

Der arme Baum... 🌳

First view! Haha!

What is “crucible steel”?

It's the Viking Age not era. It's been called the Viking Age for over 100 years.

Here's a "Nova" special on the Ulfberht sword: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8t4ftidqOCmkoU.html Fittingly, this one has the counterfeit inscription of +ULFBERHT+ instead of the genuine +ULFBERH+T.

It should be +ULFBERH+T

I don't get why this sword exists. The Ulfberht was only really special because of the next-level metalurgy involved. Making a type 10 out of 1060 steel and tacking on some acid-etched runes is just...missing the point. 🤦‍♂️

The blade shouldn't be as stiff tho

And many people would copy that sword, and added the same name to there swords.... fake ULFBERTH SWORDS.

Windlass are the WORST SWORDS MADE. They are Too heavy , not enough distal taper. Too ling of a grip for a viking sword. DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!