Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These are some warning signs to look out for when shopping for swords or other collector's weapons on the market, to avoid wasting your hard-earned money on sketchy stuff. As always there are exceptions, and it's not always that simple. But as a "rule of thumb" kind of deal I find it useful to pay attention to these things.
An in-depth explanation of what pattern welded steel ("Damascus") is and why it's done, from experienced bladesmiths:
youtu.be/0RTMkTEpYPA
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knifeuser.com/4034-knife-steel-review/#Is_4034_stainless_steel_Good_for_knives
Benoit Laurent
facebook.com/stewartmountainforge
etsy.com/ca/shop/StewartMountainForge
Adam Kalloch
(no longer in the business)
Rick Marchand
wildertools.com
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bonfire.com/store/skallswag
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Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars):
gamersupps.gg/Skall
I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson
Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA
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#skallagrim #swords #historicalweapons #collector
These are some warning signs to look out for when shopping for swords or other collector's weapons on the market, to avoid wasting your hard-earned money on sketchy stuff. As always there are exceptions, and it's not always that simple. But as a "rule of thumb" kind of deal I find it useful to pay attention to these things.
An in-depth explanation of what pattern welded steel ("Damascus") is and why it's done, from experienced bladesmiths:
youtu.be/0RTMkTEpYPA
*** Sources / credits ***
knifeuser.com/4034-knife-steel-review/#Is_4034_stainless_steel_Good_for_knives
Benoit Laurent
facebook.com/stewartmountainforge
etsy.com/ca/shop/StewartMountainForge
Adam Kalloch
(no longer in the business)
Rick Marchand
wildertools.com
*** Merch ***
bonfire.com/store/skallswag
If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804
*** Support the channel ***
Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:
patreon.com/skallagrim
youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join
Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links:
Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars):
gamersupps.gg/Skall
I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend:
US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson
Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA
*** Other social media ***
https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.bsky.social
facebook.com/SkallagrimYT
instagram.com/skallagrim_yt
#skallagrim #swords #historicalweapons #collector
