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Some sword blades on the reproduction market seem sort of "floppy" in tests against resistant targets (be it armor or even just ballistic gel). Particularly rapiers with narrow blades. But how fair and reasonable is it really to criticize their flexibility?
The swords in this video:
Saxony German rapier by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-saxony-german-rapier/?koa=259
Munich Town Guard sword by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-munich-town-guard-sword/?koa=259
Tizona - 17th century Spanish cup-hilt rapier by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-tizona-17th-century-spanish-cup-hilt-rapier/?koa=259
Pappenheimer by Darkwood Armory
rapiers.darkwoodarmory.com/product/pappenheimer-ii-stars-and-clovers
Testing them against riveted mail
youtu.be/L_EGoLvsaeY
*** Sources and credits ***
"How FLEXIBLE are Real Antique RAPIERS? From Renaissance to Industrial Revolution" by @scholagladiatoria
youtube.com/watch?v=5qeZPNYVNJQ
German Estoc, early 1500s
clevelandart.org/art/1916.686
French smallsword, ca. 1720
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22936
Music:
Outtakes
"Little People At Work" by Horrorpen
opengameart.org/content/little-people-at-work-loop
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
“Imminent Threat” by Matthew Pablo
opengameart.org/content/imminent-threat
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Outro
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee
Used with artist's permission
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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:
http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
Want to treat your face fluff? 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 #sword #rapier #history #renaissance #weapons #hema
Get 20% off on watches and cool rings handmade from unique materials with coupon code SKALL at thorum.com
Some sword blades on the reproduction market seem sort of "floppy" in tests against resistant targets (be it armor or even just ballistic gel). Particularly rapiers with narrow blades. But how fair and reasonable is it really to criticize their flexibility?
The swords in this video:
Saxony German rapier by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-saxony-german-rapier/?koa=259
Munich Town Guard sword by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-munich-town-guard-sword/?koa=259
Tizona - 17th century Spanish cup-hilt rapier by LK Chen
kultofathena.com/product/lk-chen-tizona-17th-century-spanish-cup-hilt-rapier/?koa=259
Pappenheimer by Darkwood Armory
rapiers.darkwoodarmory.com/product/pappenheimer-ii-stars-and-clovers
Testing them against riveted mail
youtu.be/L_EGoLvsaeY
*** Sources and credits ***
"How FLEXIBLE are Real Antique RAPIERS? From Renaissance to Industrial Revolution" by @scholagladiatoria
youtube.com/watch?v=5qeZPNYVNJQ
German Estoc, early 1500s
clevelandart.org/art/1916.686
French smallsword, ca. 1720
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22936
Music:
Outtakes
"Little People At Work" by Horrorpen
opengameart.org/content/little-people-at-work-loop
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
“Imminent Threat” by Matthew Pablo
opengameart.org/content/imminent-threat
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Outro
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee
Used with artist's permission
*** 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:
http://www.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:
http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
Want to treat your face fluff? 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
*** Second channel / other social media ***
youtube.com/channel/UCM7qhOYtW23jASfxTxCYvvg
twitter.com/_Skallagrim_
facebook.com/SkallagrimYT
instagram.com/skallagrim_yt
#skallagrim #sword #rapier #history #renaissance #weapons #hema
