Review: Musashi Naginata - Well, it's... Cheap
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I really wish this was in a higher price (i.e. quality) range. Polearms are awesome, but this is a little underwhelming, despite having great potential. Okay for the price, but it leaves you wishing for something better made.
The Hanwei naginata is a much higher quality reproduction but it still has issues, which make the over $500 price tag a little painful.
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I had a dream that I was advising a guy about what steel worked best for a sword in the 'katana aisle' of a Toys R US. Thanks Skall.
Dafuq?
Dreams are great lol
'murica'nuff said
if only Toys R US wasnt ded
Akenraes Vakreander
Was there a halberd or poleaxe aisle, too?
Hey, a rifle cleaning kit works great to get the gunk out of scabbards. Had the same issue with a katana I got.
Seiran its a decent sword type. There are much better swords like the longsword and the scimitar.
It depends on what they're used for.
Where do you get that in Europe? My russian AK bajonet has grease inside the sheath to prevent rusting I believe.
I wish we had more naginatas in games. They're the most effective generalist weapon in feudal Japan.
I think I've read that they were favored for women, the idea being that it allowed them to engage (or just keep) a male attacker at a distance, where his physical strength was less of an advantage.
@@JasonJrake If I remember, that was a recent development? In historical Japanese combat (prior the 14th century), naginata were often used by foot retainers due to their ability to fend off warbands of armored samurai and other similarly armed retainers. Plus, it was preferred over shield + weapon for the reasons I've just mentioned.
@@JasonJrake Forgot to add, but the naginata began to fall out of favor amid the 14th and 15th centuries as it could only fill a few niches at a time when spear formations became the norm.
@@jonajo9757 Samurai would have used them too or a similar spear lol....Katana was a side arm not a main weapon....
Genshin impact, they have nagintas, but it’s only one weapon and kinda doesn’t look like a naginta, but if u want the weapons name it’s called engulfing lighting
"Some kind of white stuff that keeps getting on the blade..."
Yup, normal occurrence after polishing a blade ...
phileas007 I guess he was treating the shaft too roughly
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Split Was Taken
Clearly he's talking about metal polish.
Split Was Taken
Oooooooh myyyyyyyy...
Skall,we don’t wanna know about the “white stuff” on your blades
Speak for yourself.
It gives him a temporary magic damage buff.
“Pale pine resin” amiright?
BoS Knight on his shaft or pole sounds better and is still true
It happens when around a lot of cleavage and jiggles
7:00 You can throw it to end enemy rightly. It is almost pommel.
Krokmaniak it's not screwable tho, so you can only end them kinda rightly but not really
You can end them somewhatly
IzKnowWhereYouLive *leftly
It's all fun and games until someone puts sticky white stuff in your scabbard.
well at least it deals more magic damage right?
@@Akario3 maybe it can give aids to your enemies
God damn Nobushi mains
I know, we're awful lol
Cheers
Who is nobushi?
OSHITE MAIRU!
Agent_monkey 334 I'll bring the law to them
Our scabbards are quite loose baby.
The handle on that katana looks a bit odd.
*runs away dodging shuriken*
Actually, that is perfectly fine to say. 薙刀 is naginata, 刀 means blade, and pronounced on it's own as, Katana. Or in chinese, dao. (tou in japanese style chinese pronunciation) hence why some words have that suffix like tantou or nihontou (japanese sword, japanese person would call a katana that to you most likely) and so on. other ways it is pronounced are are -achi and -gatana. I have no idea why it becomes naginata and not nagatana or something, that is beyond my limited knowledge.
However, I do know that 薙 (nagi) meant to weed, so I believe it literally means "weed cutter"
And being that it is a blade, not a speartip, and it is not common for a sword to be on the end of a pole, I think it is fair to say that the handle on the katana looks odd ;)
Also the most literal translation for a naginata I believe is scythe. (or at least scythe sword or something like that) Thus I guess you would "mow" with it.
Carbon 12
Dammit, why did you have to say it first? I was gonna say that! Nerd.
Carbon 12, wait, so daoism is sword-ism?
Carbon 12 Interesting. . .
Thanks for the Etymology lesson! :)
Nuada the silver hand
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I see what you did there... you sly dog...
I love how you present your sponsors. Your dedication to making ethical decisions on this channel are inspiring and very much appreciated.
Since you have to self assemble sounds like you might as well order a custom blade at a higher quality and make your own handle.
I feel you. I ordered a cheap chinese pommel. It came off mid swing.
How does it come off from itself? That's like saying you put your face behind your face.
Copperman 👀 or we think about this more
Clue:
Finish him with the pommel
But i do put my face behind my face.
R I G H T L Y
Automatic rightly ending...
Has science gone too far?
Hi skall! as I mentioned in one of your previous videos : this White stuff is wax...its rubbed inside the scabbard against rust by a few manufactures...got it iinside a few of my windlass scabbards as well... just take one of this cheap Hangars or something else, and put a cloath on one end...or otherwhise some thicker wire with pipe cleaner wrapt around, to reach the inside of the scabbard...
It gets dirty every time you put it in the scabbard, eh?
Yes! And this white stuff gets everywhere in the blade!
And its also loose
For 90 dollars a decently shaped blade made out of an okay steel that can hold a proper temper isn't that bad. It's the kind of thing you could fix up for about twenty to fifty dollars (depending on the price you buy the materials at). You could then fix the minor issues and mark it up as a modded Musashi Naginata for more than twice the price.
If possible I'd also suggest skipping out on the scabbard entirely if it costs extra and just buying some wooden floorboards or something while you're at the hardware store to make your own scabbard. it'll likely be less rattly than something that was mass-produced for multiple models of blade.
Now i have this in my mind...
It's night, the wind is howling, rain is falling, lightnings in the background. Skall is back home, he's getting close to home silently with a black hood on his head. Suddently the wind gets stronger and the naginata start falling. Skall notice and start running [anime fast running effect background].
"I have to catch it before it touches the ground" skall start running faster, but the naginata if falling very quickly.
"Damn... i'll never get there in time"
"1 second"
"0.5 seconds"
"0.1 second"
Skall runs very fast... but not fast enough.
The naginata hits the groud when skall is 35 cm near.
He looks at it to see if there is any damage... the scabbard is broken.
Skall looks at the black sky while the rain drops are falling on his face and scream "NOOOOOOOOOOO"
P.s.: I apologise for any grammar mistakes i could have made, i'm italian
Always make sure to check that all audio tracks are coming out both sides. The audio in the close up shots that were filmed when you were testing it, only came out the left side. You can “fill right with left” or “fill left with right” using effects if you use premiere pro. I’m not sure what editing software you use.
Like that he always pokes fun at sponsors.
Skall, have you ever done a video just about steel? I know it's always changing, but when I was trying to learn more about it, I actually had a hard time finding one good source, and had to jump around to different sites to learn about different steels. I think we'd all love to see you give a talk about what these things all mean, some sources, and then explain what works best for what kind of knife or weapon.
The white stuff is heavy duty grease for long term storage for highcarbon steel. Mass production katanas are sometimes stored for months in a shipping containers before they're even sold
Whats this? a Kids Naginata?
Most Naginata should be around 2 metres long.
In Katori Shinto Ryu we use originally one who is 2,5 and the Trainingversion for commute in the city is around 2,1m
That one skall has doesn't seem to be even 1,75
They have to do that for shipping reasons. When I was ordering my nagamaki I was told that there are length restrictions for pretty much anything being shipped out of China at a reasonable price.
yeah, you would expect a longer blade and certainly longer shaft. Though, they are nothing like as long as yari can be. very odd to see one with the blade not starting past head height though.
Naginata tended to be used by samurai, and they did use shorter polearms than ashigaru etc. I think Katori shinto ryu particularly favours are more middle grip iirc, and thus makes better use of a longer naginata, wheras others use it at one end in a particular way, making the longer ones less useful.
Obviously, if you are 6 foot or something, a longer naginata is a much better fit. Samurai were rather consistently around 5'4 in the sengoku period. Makes the 2.1m yumi pretty damn amazing x)
I'm glad others are pointing this out. I've never understood the super short polearms being called naginata.
@Carbon 12:
Yeah we use Onaginata with middle Grip in Katori Shinto ryu. So we can use the blade and the Ishizuki(Stonebreaker/Buttcap) to attack and deflect. But still even in modern Naginatado they use a 2,12m high Naginata. Skall says he is of average height(~1,75m in my Book) So the Naginata should towering over him. Everythink else should be a joke(or Skall a dwarf).
Also i'm thankfull for kidthorazine's explanation, but that doesn't change anything that this Naginata seems to be pretty shitty. It's to short, The Saya isn't fitting right and skall Says that he fears using the blade on harder material.
Yeah I really wish a company would find a workaround for this, like importing blades and fittings from China but making the shafts in North America, it might add a bit to the price but it would be well worth it, as is you can order a decent Naginata blade from Kris cutlery for about $100, and haft it yourself, or pay someone to do it, but that tends to cost a lot and you still have to source the fittings, which isn't cheap or easy. Of course that doesn't help if you want to get an Odachi or Nagamaki in a length that is properly proportionate for a modern person, like for example my Nagamaki ended up being ~54'' long in total (27.5'' blade ~26'' tsuka) which is historically accurate, but designed for someone standing about 5' 5''.
Don't spend the £10 I gave you on pommels.
Ħakito
Better yet, spend it on pommel pommels. They're pommels with pommels on them.
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I have had issues with the loose-fitting rattling handles before on other swords and whatnot. I simply disassembled the weapons and filled the gaps with rubber cement. Not only did it add a little bit of weight to the handle and proving the balance, but it also added some Shock absorbing properties and I had no more problems with the weapons after that :-)
I bought this same naginata about February last year and I had about the exact same review you had. With the tang being so short and the wood being so light I'm surprised you attempted cutting. Well I shouldn't be surprised but it's sketchy. Keep up the videos man. I'm liking the way you do the games ads very skall- esk. *video request* more home- made equipment? I loved the shield one you did a few years back
I have a Naginata, I lost the pole bit, but it has a handle that screwed onto the rest of it. It's fairly nice and the scabbard holds nicely, and mine gets dirty from the scabbard also, it looks and feels like some sort of rubber glue.
I might play that game since cleavage and jiggles were mentioned.
FeathersOfA Dinasour :D
It's a fable game
Its highly pay to win/play
You'll get a massive bone..us
It made him get white stuff on his blade
Thank you for explaining the numbers of steel. Always wondered but forgot to look it up.
the dress sabre I got from universal swords has the same issue with the scabbard making the sword dirty, except it comes out brown. the scabbard on it fits extremely well. I've just resorted too waxing the blade with renaissance wax and just leaving it out of the scabbard for show. luckily I've finally saved up enough to purchase a higher quality sword made of better steel and all the what nots.
Skall, could you make a video on Top 10 Books for Medieval Enthusiasts or Top 10 Books on Vikings? I know you take an interest in both of these, and I'd like to know your opinion.
if the grip is so light perhaps its made out of willow or so? we have a few pollard willows in our back yard and their wood is fairly light and still pretty sturdy
Thanks for doing a review on a cheap naginata, I may look into getting this one, although i might decide to make my own handle just so i do have as much of a worry about the shaft splitting.
That white stuff is wax used to protect the blade during shipping, it's extremely common on Chinese katanas and whatnot and will eventually go away. Also the two top fittings are usually held in place by the mekugi and friction, that's why they have the holes in them.
I wonder if someone could take a Wakizashi, remove the handle, and mount it on a long Hickory shaft, reinforcing the upper section with some Kevlar string soaked in epoxy resin. The blade wouldn't be as heavy or thick as a Naginata, but it would make for an interesting hybrid...
original naginatas were made this way lol, just stick a sword to a long shaft and you get a polearm
Fun fact: in a previous life, I was a medieval Japanese sword-smith...
SuicideNeil I am a undead pagan crusader so you being a reincarnated Japanese smith is highly likely.
I believe they were the same in the mid kamakura period (literally when naginata first appear). They grew that more distinct shape over time, I guess when they were popular enough to be more unique.
I think you guys might be right, that is was the brainchild of a sword smith when his wakisashis were not shifting but there was a big demand for yari.
If you dont have to send the wrong blade back, maybe see if your blacksmith buddy wants to make a sword handle for it and do a test on that as a weird nagi-zashi? Eh? Ehhh?
The blade is too shit to be worth the effort I say.
Sell it for scrap metal.
planescaped why sell it for scrap when you can put it on your channel and make money off of it?
naginata naoshi is the term for a naginata blade made into a wakizashi
IPostSwords i had no idea it was an actual thing thats pretty cool.
planescaped even a shit blade can make a good review
That actually seems like a really good project naginata.
The steel is decent and it have good looking fittings. If you change the handle for a good wood and epoxi the fittings it might become pretty good. Same with the scabbard.
It's also really short. Naginatas I've used have been in the 210 to 225cm range. Sports naginatas are in that range too. Apparently there's issues getting longer shafts delivered, but I'd rather pay extra for a quality naginata made to the right length. Thanks for the review!
"White stuff that keeps getting on the blade" Skallagrim 2017
Zulikas69
"There's no looseness, when you handle it."
Skall 2017
random though I had to get out there: steel carbon content. it seems that skall and other sword reviewers in general, as well as many sellers, seem to have different classifications for steel as smiths. myself and many other bladesmiths I know consider 1060 steel to be medium carbon content, and I myself classify nothing below 1070 steel to be high carbon, so when I hear some people call 1060 or, and this hurts to say, even 1045 a "high carbon steel" I get really annoyed. now, I dont know why this is, but I felt like I just had to mention it.
Skallagrim I really enjoy your videos! Especially these videos since they point out cheap from affordable,also what are your thoughts on swords on amazon that are not fantasy
@Skallagrim
The white stuff inside the scabbard is wax skall. They put it in there to help prevent rust from water the wood may absorb. Downside being that the wax rubs off on the blade and makes it look like shit all the time.
Do they do adult sizes as well? This one's too short even for horseback use.
naginatas weren't used on horse that much, it's mainly for foot
ThatGuyYouKnow wrong. Naginatas where common on horseback and almost as used as tachis and yumis. They where great anti cav weapons. Again, 2nd mongol invasions onward the yari was superior against heavy armor and in formation use and cheaper to make thus replacing naginatas that need more room to attack with.They where commom on horseback and took inspiration from ancient China(see Guan Yu for the idolized use of pole swords). Naginatas where used alot in the early samurai days as dueling on horse back as well. Due to yaris and heavy infantry rising,they became mere female weapons and relics.
Yari wasn't used on mass until pretty late 15th century tho, and cavalry charges weren't really done until Takegawa made them popular, japanese cavalry was for a long period mounted archers.
@@kyomademon453 I know it's been two years, but... Who's Takegawa? Did you perchance mix Takeda and Tokugawa into a new household my friend? XD
I couldn't really comment much because I know next to nothing about Japanese warlords' strategy, but I think you're right about the Japanese having a lot of Cavalry Archers. Again, I know next to nothing about the strategy, so please do tell me if I'm wrong.
a comment from my dad: I read of a samurai, years ago, that was crossing a destroyed bridge on one of the beams and he was being shot at by archers. All he had was a naginata, he swung the naginata so well that both sides were watching in amazement as he deflected all the arrows. And after the battle they counted 80 arrows sticking out of his armor.
This is a very late reply, but I believe you are referring to Gochi-in no Tajima/Tajima the Arrow-Cutter, and he was a sohei/warrior monk instead of a samurai. It was at Yodo River in the Battle of Uji in 1180 during the Genpei War. Although many sources cite this incident from The Tale of the Heike, it was compiled from oral story telling traditions sometime prior to 1330, and in some accounts, it was a long sword instead of a naginata. It tends to vary.
I really like your videos Sir! Keep up the good work.
The m48 combat commander line is the best line of cheap weapons with great quality, Skal even did a review of the kama in their line
Judging from the reflection, the blade is flat grind. It should be convex grind to be historically accurate.
There's kind of no way you're not going to damage the blade with a grind like that on a polearm.
Cleavage AND jiggles! Well hot damn, how could I pass THAT up.
Great video Skall, as usual.
Zaxio 005 nope
You should try Dead or Alive extreme beach volleyball. Lots of jiggles and you can't even call it cleavage anymore.
PS, I never played the game and have no intention of. Just, internet has ruined me.
The different types of residue that tend to come in way too many sheaths or scabbards, regardless of the brand, can be easily cleaned by straightening a piece of wire, hooking a few patches of microfiber or cloth, embedded in simple rubbing alcohol, and then cleaning the inside as if you were cleaning a firearm's barrel. Takes patience but gets the job done. Rubbing alcohol also has the advantage of evaporating quickly and without leaving any residue itself, so don't worry if it drips inside too much. Just don't go full "universal flood" on your item and you should be ok.
Secondly, I got that naginata, but came branded under another make. Those are manufactured in the same facility that makes swords for Ronin Katana, for example. Mine, however, came fully assembled and well padded in a rather long cardboard box, no loose fittings, tight scabbard - but one that could break as well, as warned by the shop clerk. Price was about the same. But hey, this video is two years old, so who knows, maybe they did listen to the reviews. Cheers.
the scabard not fiting and cracking could be caused by moisture or a lack thereoff, if the wood had not been properly dried before manufacturing and then dried too quickly wherever you stored it.
my father had to fix a lot of back panels from ancient cupboards and the likes which cracked when the owners took them out of the sheds, barns or whatever, where they have been decaying for centuries and took them into their heated homes.
Someone got naughty with your scabbard.
Well I’m a woodworker so I could just make a new handle for it if I got one. Not that big a deal.
If you also like the earlier wakisashi bladed ones, you could always buy a nice wakisashi with a good blade and use that. Can come with a nice sheath, be a bit more value for money too. Also if you are interested in doing that, you could make it the right length either way. At least a couple of metres. This one is limited by transport restrictions of long items (ie would get wayy too expensive to ship)
Skall hope to see you review talwars and other pole base weapons as well
I know this is rather old, but I watch this video when it was nearly new and I’ve come back to it many times. Because I always wanted a naginata but sometime last year I finally bought one (got messed up in shipping) and was sent a new one for free. So I’ve got 2 now. Buttt I found out through vigorous use that when swinging a Naginata, tons of force doesn’t work so well, and will make the shaft flex but if you hold lower positions and let the weight and inertia of the pole and blade itself swing freely it will straight up lop through small trees, thicker than femur bones EASILY.
That scabbard has Tokugawa crest on it. What a shame
I'm glad someone else noticed. A real shame.
Ah yes. The fourth weapon in the diverse universe of Japanese hand to hand combat: the katana on a stick. The first three are the katana, the really small katana and the really big katana.
Don't forget the stick with metal studs
Skall, you sound sick buddy. I hope you feel better.
Traditional glues were made of a rice paste that remains water soluble for repairs. This on many weapons. They could have left the fittings lightly glued for customization.
I'm researching weapons for the likely-hood of "There were giants in those days.". The walking staff with installable spear head seems to be the likely character, or a Yari.
Having a combat solid blade is is important, so a modern fitting might be needed.
It would seem this is some people's first exposure to what a Naginata is. Could you post a video about a "proper" version for testing footage instead of the cheapest/crappiest?
He most likely got rid of the Hunwei one once he was done with it since he needs cashflow to keep buying new weapons to test.
mmmmmm white powder
I've been looking so hard to find a decent naginata, but eventually I settled on the United Cutlery one. Sure it is short, but it's the most sturdy, with its durable fibreglass shaft. I like how it can be tossed around no problems. It's affordable too. I don't think a wooden pole is...optimal... for a naginiata.
They really aren't. With the naginata's construction, any hit against a solid object is going to put a tremendous amount of strain on the tang.
Even the best naginata is going to inevitably break with use. But they were made to be easily repaired.
sounds like a great product for a rehandle job.
since it sounds like almost all of your issues with this is in the handle and fittings.
I think maybe it would make for a good project to refit the handle and even remake a scabbard.
Think someone spunked in the scabbard
It's a Red Panda not a raccoon
looks like raccoon..it's a raccoon in my book
edit:Don't correct me, it's pointless.
I know (even put a picture of a red panda in the video). But come on, it's just the red panda version of Rocket Raccoon. :)
Thank you Skall 😊 they happen to be a severely endangered species because of illegal fur poaching
a communist panda?
Skallagrim lol agrees totally but I'm no video gamer but I carves spoons by hand in old medieval way its very therapeutic allow you to relax and think too bonus you get something useful at end too I uses my blades I has quite a few head cleavers too 👌🐺🐾
Merry Christmas
im glad you made this because i was about to but this
The problem with most swords is that they're more for decoration rather than functionality. I know plenty of people who bought a $50 katana saying "This is the best sword in the world! Folded 1,000 times!" all that junk
It all depends on the price range.
You really have to spend a minimum of 200$ to get anything remotely decent. But there are of course exceptions.
i bought three $20 decoration katanas some 13 years ago.
one day i stopped caring about them so took a swing at a tree with one of them and it became a sickle. not even kidding, the blade wrapped around the tree, it did a 240 degree turn on the edge axis. the handle pretty much exploded. thankfully i was wearing tick gloves, because the iron part inside the handle was just a thin square maybe 7mm wide.
i tried to pierce a door with one of the others and it bent in half (this time the way you'd expect, along the side of the blade) like cheap cutlery. although it did make it to the other side.
the other one just rusted to death.
I found two machetes a few years ago. I restored them, got the rust off, hammered the blade back into shape (they were had my bent) and then when all was said and done I used it on a tree. After three swings I looked at the blade. It looked like a noodle. Each time I swung the blade broke and bent inward. :(
W Winterheart yeah I know, but it should be able to take at least some abuse without being completely destroyed beyond repair. It was a stress test. They failed.
@@GraveUypo they are decorative... they have no tang and that's the softest and cheapest steel ever
I never understood the appeal of over-the-top boobs/cleavage/whatever in games, like, developers have heard of porn, right?
That's probably the inspiration
I identify as an attack helicopter and get very upset when my historical strategy games do not let me build helicopters. I think my sexual fetish and orientations should be catered for in every game even though they are not the majority of the player base (as far as I am aware).
Having said that, there are WAY more sexualised men in videogames than women... Jesus everyone is muscle heavy and well endowed.
Also, there are games, such as the later saints row games, that DO have ballsack physics.
And furthermore Loner, my fiancee loves sexy women in her videogames, and she is a woman last I checked, you sexist, internalised homophobe.
I really do think you guys are kinda gross to think that women playing games don't want big breasted women, and realistic body physics, and others cannot think that it can be artistic and beautiful without playing with one hand. And playing with the other hand.
Basically, if i want to play with handsome muscly well endowed men and petite well endowed women whilst I eat pizza and fart, well, you guys just don't understand what it means to be a gamer.
And I am well aware that apache longbow was the last good helicopter videogame. And it won't run anymore. I cry myself to sleep sometimes. I miss the good old days when I could grab a joystick with each hand. alas.
I am just saying when I want to see bewbs, I watch porn (not that that's a good thing), when I want to game, I play games, I don't really get the point of trying to combine them. I'm not suggesting to sexualize or desexualize them even more for either sex. If you like that stuff whatever.
I have this naginata as well, and it was not able to hold up. after a few waterbottle cuts the shaft broke at the end of the blade. Also my blade warped a lot more, about a quarter of an inch curled where i struck the waterbottles. I plan on straightening out the edge and re-shafting it on harder wood.
Skall, the haft of the spear is made of thick bamboo, (traditionally) and the scabbards were typically made of thin bamboo. but for it to crack like that off a simple drop I feel like the bamboo (or whatever used) was not of good quality, probably cut and treated incorrectly
I am really sad Skall has to do sponsored videos :/
You should be happy that hes getting sponsorships. HES MAKING MONEY.b
Don't have a problem with that, I am just annoyed because CZcams demonetizes all his videos....
Why the hell would they do that? Not like he's telling people to recreate a medieval army to go People's Crusade on anyone's ass... Then again they do this but don't remove a bunch of blatantly racist crap, so it's not like I'm surprised.
I think that's a Nagamaki not a Naganata. Otherwise that Naganata is incredibly short.
Nagamaki's have katana like blades and are almost 1 to 1 handle to blade. You're right in that it's too short though. It should be 2/3 the length of the blade longer.
no, nagamaki doesn't have a "yokote" like katana and tachi blade, their blade are more like naginata blade ( without yokote) but longer and the tang are also longer and curved. And also a naginata of the edo period can be short ( if the idea is that the samuraï's wife could be in a position to defend herself indoor... having a long polearm wouldn't be a good idea)
some nagamaki do have a yokote, and a lot of the surviving ones don't have curved tangs, it depends on when it was made and whatnot. But yeah this is not a nagamaki, wrong blade length and shape.
naginatas can be as long as yaris(not the pike type) but often pretty short considering samurai were very short, also it could be they work the same way poleaxes did in europe, made mainly for foot soldiers
He is using a short naginata. Naginatas are mainly calvary and anti cav weapons. Yaris where superior against armor and in formation and thus replaced naginatas from the 2nd mongolian invasions onward.
From the looks of it and the description, I think the Naginata is made of pinewood (a very cheap, very light wood, not suitable for tools, let alone polearms), and the scabbard could be some sort of composite material like MDF
It's a good Naginata if you intend to use it for practice. Light targets allow you to practice your technique (alignment) during cutting drills to ensure you're handling the weapon correctly and actually cutting through your swings during drills: instead of being lazy and wafting through it. It's just not made nor manufactured to be a "battle ready" implement. Think of it like an Iaito version of a Naginata where instead of listening to the sound to ensure your technique is precise: you have a sharpened blade suitable for light cutting to ensure your technique to good.
Water bottles make excellent test mediums for cutting practice because any deviations in edge alignment will either cause the bottle to fly off like you've hit it with a baseball bat: or if you roll the edge during the cut the plastic will either rip or tear during the cut. Particularly if you group 2-3 water bottles together and cut them as a single target. A really great way to test your cutting technique is to duct tape 3 water bottles together and hang them from something over head: cut that. You'll be able to see any flaws in your technique. Even worse than that: string up 3 water bottles: without the duct tap. Just hang them together so they group up. If the blade you use doesn't have an exceptional blade geometry, or your technique is off: one, possible two, of the water bottle will simply be batted away rather than being cut.
Aside from rolling multiple wara mats together: hanging multiple water bottles together, free hanging but grouped up, is the single best technique test you'll ever find. If your technique is off, or your blade doesn't have excellent cutting qualities: you'll know it right away.
Now you have a bunch of edgy teenagers on your channel you think they know everything about weaponry skall lol
Is that such a problem?
Soviet Pigeon yeah.
Soviet Pigeon then again, its not skalls fault.
No, it is not a problem at all. It does not matter at all.
Soviet Pigeon not for you. For me it is
No pommel so worthless
tom possessed It actually seems to have a pommel. They thought of everything.
Now we need a weapon that's all pommel
Clearly it has one..Clearly 12 people didn't bother watching the full video..Clearly 12 people are not fans .
Clearly... You guys need to watch the viper trolls series of age of empires...#clearly.
I find your use of 12 offensive.
But, the end came off. Then Skall glued it back on. What a waste.
I would love to see a review of the Musashi Nagimaki
I'd love to see a video on the concept of the sword-spear used in dark souls 3 and If it would work/be practical rather then a spear.
Just saying but the shilling felt really awkward. I realize that you need to make money but it just felt wrong dude. Still love your content, just felt out of place.
If you have a better way of compensating for the dramatic income loss since the Adpocalypse, I'm all ears (or eyes).
Have you tried eating nothing but cans of tuna and instant noodles to save money? That could work. -/s-
Have you tried not eating? I mean it seems to work in Africa...
I prefer Skall's ads to ones youtube would put on the video. You get sarcasm and its most likely more relevant to the content of the video as well.
singer3188
Precisely. With CZcams whoring out those YTRed and YTMusic ads nearly every second video, a human doing a live read before some actual *content* is a welcome change.
I hope you guys at Blood & Iron do a Naginata demonstration duel~ I don't think I've ever seen one in their/your channel.
Always breen curious how it's used in a match.
That wit stuff is probebly clay. For the sheed of katana's or other Japanse blades the put clay in to protect the sharpness of the blade edge. It should keep the edge from damaging in the sheed because it is really soft but clay is strong enough to not be cut by the smallest amount of force sow. That's why the witte stuff is on the blade.
Your videos are awsome!
I have a paul chen naginata, it's pretty good, handles great
it would be nice to make a video about steel classification to refer to it, whenever you talk about blade composition ! =D
I have the same one and my tang peg was not even a full circle the peg was essentially for show and after very light use the blade was in danger of flying out of the shaft in use. with the blade rattling around in the shaft.
Yeah the market for production Naginata and Yari is pretty small, i think maybe three manufactures?, and they are all pretty much just wall hangers will maybe some light cutting?
That sticky white stuff is simply some magic buff
quick look at wood species densities and balsa seems to be especially low density, which would explain the low weight.
Looks like good inspiration to make one yourself that isn't crap.
A tip for loose metal inside, don't know if you already know it (probably do), wrap it on something before shoving it inside.
Skallagrim, you CAN also make a handle for the blade that didn't fit and you'd have an extra sword to punish the gel with. ;)
I'd love to own one. The weapon of choice for sohei!
Skall is rightly becoming funnier and I love it
Came back to this video because I was watching a naginata technique demonstration video, and I think the scabbards for them are very loose on purpose. There appeared to be a technique where the martial artist removed the scabbard just by pushing with the weapon and causing it to fly off.
You should try to get your hands on a condor tactana and review it maybe. It’s like 170$ and is 1075 with micarta handles. I know you likes the condor bush cutlass so maybe this product might be alright? I’ve only seen pictures and it looks solid for the price.
The wood looks like a lacquered/painted cheap composite wood. If you look at it from the bottom and notice how porous the wood appears to be or how closely bundled the fibers are, that is usually a decent indicator that the wood poor and easy to break.
Probably resin glue residue in the scabbard. It gets brittle and will dust/break off where it's had a bunch of excess
That sticky white stuff just enchants your blade Skall
3:14 Actually the lower hole being off center on that side would make it stronger when cutting. There is more steel between the hole and the edge where it matters for cutting, being asymmetrical isn't always a bad thing no matter how it looks. If that was a double edged blade then I would be very concerned with that hole and if the hole was on the other side of the tang with that blade I would be even more concerned. It would've been even better if the top hole was also off center but on the opposite side of the tang if that was the pivot point. It is a few inches below the pivot point so being centered it makes it strong enough to wiggle it out of whatever it was thrust into. If you look the tang curves and the two holes align to the pivot point(guard) at 90 degrees That's a good structural design.
Skellagrim had true words on all weapons. Keep it up you beautiful boi
Drunk spellign
I already downloaded it before your video came out by a month or so Alliance Heroes of the Spire is actually very fun
Looks cool