He said he wanted to get tired as he used it, he wanted that authenticity. He also asked if he could take it with him when the finished.

@@HeHasGiven That’s so cool and brilliant! Really added a layer of realism to his fight with Lurtz at the end of Fellowship. You felt his fatigue, but also his drive to push forward!

things missing from the Hobbit films included: A pre-production schedule. A script.

Dont forget the practical effects and costumes. The over use of CGI fucked the movie pretty well@@datkinson1635

Rings of power made me appreciate the hobbit a lot more. I was very critical of it and I still think the elf-dwarf romance is cringe as all hell but other than that it’s much better than amazons attempt

@@matthewosterman9030if you look at the weapons in rings of power they are absolutely beautiful and stunning just like these. Someone who knew the material really put their heart and soul into the weapons. The CGI of well known places in the legendarium is also beyond amazing. When I saw Numenor for the first time in the show it was incredible. The pages of the book brought to life. Unfortunately it all gets overshadowed by the terrible story writing, awful dialogue and completely contradictory and non sensical characters. I don’t know where these streaming companies are finding their writers these days but it’s ruining all the hard work of some real craftsmen.

@@datkinson1635 remember they had 3 months to do all that after toro left the project , , can you imagine being asked to do that.... have some respect for what they got right, not for what they didn't.

oh dang imma have to look for one next Halloween

I’m sure these videos help a bunch

It would make absolutely zero difference to the value of the pieces.

More likely to be buying than selling

​@@Patriotic_Eagle1995not if ive ever been to an auction before. it makes people understand the value, and the more people know, the more bid.

A sword with a long handle. I love that sword too

Connor/Ramirez's Kitana from Highlander is also an iconic blade

I personally am a fan of Theoden's and Eomer's swords, as well as Eowyn's. (Can you tell I'm a horse-girl?)

​@@demonduck132I like Gimli's battle ax, doesn't make me a dwarf.

Bill's Hattori Hanzo?

Gandalf "you could not wish for a finer blade"

one thing to remember is that this was scaled to the actor not to Adam so that could be part of it. I think it falls more under the category of a hand and a half sword as with many swords and other tools they were often made to accommodate glove/gauntleted hands as well so when so when held bear handed they feel a bit oversized (this is speaking more from the point of interacting with museum collections as a blacksmith not anything to do with movies)

@@wmose3694 it looks like a falchion design which was primarily one handed. they slightly oversize the heros to accent detail.

@@natemartin6488 if you look at it on screen it is still over sized it is a fantasy blade so there are few real rules followed as far as functionality goes as they are rarely used steel on screen so the weight and balance are different when a sword is made of rubber foam resin or aluminum (in some cases they are oversized so that they have a bit more heft and with act more realistically rather than look like a kid sword fighting with a hollow tube

@@wmose3694 Orcrist seems oversized because it's a sword meant for an Elf and supposed to be a single handed sword. In the hands of a dwarf it would be a fairly large sword, so they made two versions; this oversized version for Thorin, and a properly scaled version for when Legolas has it.

@@ExplosiveFetus if you read my first comment you will see that is what i said it was Scaled to the actor not to Adam as to dwarf vs elf dwarfs while shorter are far stouter and have larger hands even so if you look at the screen usage of the Orcrist when Legolas is holding it it is still a hand and a half hilt

Brandon knows Adam has both 6 million subscribers, and an in-depth industry knowledge of many props and makers, he can fill in some blanks with certain props and as in this video Adam has some bits of esoteric knowledge that is very important like not keeping the sword in the box in case off-gassing discolours the metal. Also Propstore probably gets a good percentage interest in their auction from people who watch these videos.

And thank them for the extra attention and everything cause, y'know, it's Adam f*cking Savage

They're probably paying Adam and tested for the advertising.

lol I think about that every time! Theyve met for the first time like 300 times now. haha!

You'd think he has it hard enough being Anthony Jeselnik's brother!

Really shines without the filters and cleaned up

Especially when we only see it for a minute or two, total!

It’s to thick for weaponry in general, and the handle has ZERO grip: it has no wrap or grooving, it’s handle is waaaay too long even for a larp sword that wants to fit every possible hand size, and the hilt tapers AWAY from the blade and towards the pomel. ITS TOO SLIPPERY >:( It does look kinda cool though :>

Which two do you own?

@@matthewskarbek4564 they are custom one of a kind builds

Ah very cool!

How can I find this particular video series? They have so many videos together that I can't find the right ones.

Amazing!

This is true.

I was thinking the same thing. Most one-handed swords hover around the 2 pound mark, and great swords, which are functionally more like polearms, can go from 5 to 8 pounds. At 15 pounds, that Orchrist might be good for executions, but certainly not the battlefield.

I was astounded at how heavy Adam said that sword felt. There is no one who would be able to wield that sword effectively on the battlefield. As dracodis said, most medieval swords were 2-4 pounds. Scottish claymores were about 5.5 pounds, and those are quite large. The wielder would break their wrist trying to swing that thing around in battle. It is a beautiful sword, though, I just wish it was made to a more "historically accurate" weight.

That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.

@@MossTheBoss First, it's oversized version for a dwarf. Second, the sword is not sharpened, so it is much thicker and heavier than real ones. Finally, we don't know real weigh, only Adam's speculations. Edit: Officially the sword weighs 2.92 kg (from weta site)

Officially the sword weighs 2.92 kg (from weta site)

I might be mistaken but I believe it was weta that worked on the show's armor and weapons as well

The police in Miramar didn't really like that 🤣

Yeah, Vigo is a chad! 😎

Auction fees tend to hover around at 10-15% so they're really charging a premium. Don't want us peasants getting our hands on these, eh?

@@kutter_ttl6786 Heritage is 25%... VIP is 25%... Icons of Pop Culture is 26%... Julien’s is 27%... Bonhams is 28%... Who are you comparing against?

BP % might as well be arbitrary from a bidder’s perspective. It matters for a consignor, because it impacts their cut. But any seasoned bidder factors the BP in when they bid. Whether it’s 5% or 50%, it merely changes the number you punch into a calculator when determining what you’re willing to bid.

@@Thomas_Esson The problem is "seasoned" bidders aren't always the ones bidding.

@@user-hx4br8to3q True; someone brand-new to how modern-day auctions work might neglect or forget the terms. I'll even grant that a seasoned bidder might have an occasional lapse. But while I haven’t seen research on this effect, I’m skeptical that it happens with sufficient frequency to justify a serious worry about losing any given item on that account. [Plus, as you suggest, it may turn bidders away.] I’d consider it more probable you’ll instead lose to someone who gets caught up in the moment and blows past their max voluntarily, or someone who just values the item higher for whatever reason - foolish or otherwise. It may still occur enough in aggregate to constitute a small element of why premiums exist, but I can’t imagine it’s the driving factor; I expect it has a far greater impact facilitating a lower commission to entice consignors (more likely than bidders to be inexperienced, I’d say), while artificially inflating the perceived success of results relative to the estimates (again, targeting uninitiated consignors). Premiums are a psychological game, without a doubt. They’re inherently deceptive - I’d just argue mostly towards consignors. Though for the record, I also hate premiums as a bidder; they invite misleading reporting, and they force everyone to do needless calculations. My disgust is just independent of the percentage, and I don’t understand what makes Propstore unique in your view, given that its percentage aligns with the competition.