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No one can made same Damascus Steel for sword. Everyone can make replica but not the same with real damascus steel, some is claimed from india, but tehnique to made it from Syira/damscus. The technology has been lost forever. There is reason why the technology should be lost. You can find the same material in this world, wootz from india, commet, etc. but the technology and technique is classified. The master has been died. If people today know the recipe and technique they will producing submarine damascus steel and more evil weapon to be not defeated easly. It is better the technology is lost forever instead of some badass or military make chaos in the world without peace.😂😂 Well done.

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Amazing how many people can reproduce it now. There’s a lot of variation in composition though so it’s difficult to call it authentic. The definition is too loose as per knifesteelnerds.

And nothing about the string which was the crucial part of the bow. Military strings were made of the male hemp plant and had severe limitations in that they were only good for about ten arrows before changing. The first arrow was the fastest and it was all downhill after that as speed/kinetic energy decreased. At sea or in a Welsh winter that was down to about six arrows. "Hemp fibers are subject to creep (under mechanical loading) and a ratchetting phenomenon (accumulation of irreversible deformations) under cyclic loading. These phenomena are activated (increased) by the rise in water content (i.e., the increase in the relative humidity of the surrounding air). In addition to these elongations, these mechanical loadings generally induce stiffening in the longitudinal direction of the fibres and a decrease in their damping capacity." No archery replication of medieval archery is accurate without using hemp strings....if you use a dacron string you might as well use a fibreglass arrow. The opening range is now thought to be under 100 yards due the discovery of a letter written by Charles VII after Forminguy 1450 where the new French tactics of four men "lances" defeated the Englsih army. Loosly translated it told us that the English archers liked to shoot at the feet.....well if you are carrying a bloody great shield and wearing an iron hat there is nowhere else to aim.

You are a very engaging chap. I would enjoy your videos on any historical subject. Sadly your output is very minimal! 😢

Real technology comes from being able to create great things with very meager means.

truly excelent documentry !!

Mr. LOADS, Thank You for yet another fascinating well made video !

Old video but good for the times.Archeologically so much more insight into historic archery is now out there now.The recent finds in Norway in the melting ice are amazing 5 1/2 to 6000 year old arrows are emerging from the ice all the time.Otzi the ice man Also Scythian bows found as far east as early chinese borders Found in graves of Euraisian peoples.Aĺso the many forms of Asiatic Archery is not mentioned in any detail.North and south American indian archery is not covered either.I would dearly like for some one to do a documentary on these aspects of Archery.I have been bombarded with the European and British aspect of Archery for far too long.The English long bow has never been the pinical of bows.Some of the Asian bows were far more superior and versitile than English long bows. English war bows did their job very well but compared to other bows they were very primative and never advanced much from the basic self bow technology.It sounds so dissmisive to ignore other countries cultural practices in Archery.Unfortunately this was made through the eyes of a biased westerner.I prefere to appreciate all forms of archery from all cultures. Old school Richie Archer since 1964.

7:55 - what’s that tool called?

I really like the three dimensional targets because you can be presented with different aspects and you have to consider locations of the vital organs. Granted, they cost a lot more than paper. lol

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Nice . A pistol hunting bolt that doesn't break the second it comes out of the packaging . But is it accurate? You should do a video where ten of them are shot at a single point on a target at 15 meters. If it groups, then I buy

Apparently we have been working on innovative ways to kill each other for ages

The word that the Arab man referred to as " فولاد جوهری" is not Arabic at all. Arabs pronounce the Persian word "پولاد" as "فولاد" because they do not have the letter "p". They also pronounce the word "گوهر" as "جوهر" because they do not have the letter "g". If you read verhoeven's book yourself, you will see that he mostly talks about India and Iran, not Arabs.

Is that young Ray Mears at the start l 2:07

Cool video!

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you very much. Greetings from Germany ☺️

So many innacuracies from this Mike fellow, hard to watch. Japanese bows aren't made from sappling they are made of bamboo traditionally. Humans aren't the only species that have war......I could go on but i have better things to do with my time. ✌️

The most interesting video on CZcams, that I’ve seen. It’s a shame that more enthusiast-produced footage isn’t available, instead we get clickbait junk, or if even vaguely controversial it’s censored by the Guugle mavens.

Your video about archery was very helpful and this preview of early pistols is fascinating. Would love to see more!

A great account on the history of archery. What I was missing is the story of the Mongolian, Hun and native North American tribes, namely the Comanches and of course, Lars Andersen, the most outstanding archer in my mind, and mounted archers like Lajos of Hungary.

The popularity of archery is astounding and increasing exponentially. Grew up with recurves in 50s, Dad was an archer. Target. All compounds now. Point of pride: The compound was invented (or perfected or commercialized??) by Wilbur Holless Allen in the small town of Billings, just down the road from where I live in the Missouri Ozarks.

England, and the english people were such weirdos! Really strange people!😂😅🤣

Those modern bows, WHY does the archer let the bow upper limb roll forward......it looks rather more "artistic " than any other reason I can think of🙄

Great video

It’s a pity that the film has not been translated into Russian(

Crossbow is my favorite 😊

Even today, with my simple bow and arrows, I have been able to defy,easily, the claims of many historians. So, I know the scientific community, today, has something about it that is out of touch with reality. Never trust anyone that lays claim to anything that they have never mastered. Namely, scientists.

I cannot for the life of me understand banning bowhunting in the UK.... it makes zero sense to me. Same with atlatl or spear in areas where bowhunting is still very important to us, and cheaper, and quieter, makes no sense.

Very well done documentary

So good

More please . I ll watch anything you put up .

I've been following Mike Loades' content for a couple of decades now. Thanks for another.

My uncle, Don Warren, passed away last year. He loved archery and was the Canadian Champion many times in both indoor and outdoor national events and was on the Canadian world championship team at the World Championships in Grenoble and Canberra in the 70s. For some reason, I was thinking about him today and missing him and the two other uncles I lost in less than a year’s time, and thought I’d see just what I could find about the history of the bow and arrow. This is a very interesting and informative documentary, and it’s so well done. Thank you for posting it!

Damascus steel has its origin in south india....steel pillar in delhi india is rustless after 1600 years is perfect example of this technique.....

Thank You Mike !

What kind of wood is used To make a very strong bow And arrows

Carbon 14 is in coal. Therefore they cannot zero the process. We cannot know the age of anything requiring Carbon 14.

My uncle was a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society & I remember shooting at Dunstable sometime in the first half of the 70's as a kid. I was given a suitable sized bow & I can remember the formality & totally embarrassing myself by forgetting the rules and ambling off downrange causing all sorts of shouts, whistles & a right bollocking from my uncle! I still blush thinking about it! Ok, I was in single digits but as an only child I had no concept of childhood. I still kick myself! At the Royal Tock's too! 😳

Thanks for the wonderful video, and a huge thanks for not ruining it with crappy background music. I don't know why some people are compelled to add annoying background music throughout their videos.

Absolutely brilliant as always. I've said it before but i'll say it again - you could present the phone book and we'd all lap it up! Can't wait to see the films that you bring to this channel!

Great, thanks.

I'd love to see you talk about the items and equipment soldiers would carry in the medieval times, personal items cooking stuff weapons etc To be honest though you could make a 2 hour documentary on how to dust furniture and I'd watch, your enthusiasm is infectious!

Much respect for Mike, amazing talent.

if i see mike loades I click and I watch and I like ain't much more to it 😤😤

I love this guy but holy shit all of the ads about concealed carry weapons is scary

A great surprise! I'd completely forgotten I'm subscribed to your channel. In my opinion any arms and armor history is great.

I thought this had been abandoned. I'd assumed it was meant for existing documentaries but attempts to get the rights off the BBC had failed. Nice to see new content.