Royal Armouries Collection from Windlass: 15th Century Backsword IX.2638
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- Royal Armouries 15th century backsword IX.2638, by Windlass. Developed by Matt Easton (Schola Gladiatoria): www.museumreplicas.com/englis...
Royal Armouries: shop.royalarmouries.org/colle...
Could you please replicate another 50-100 swords?
I could watch and listen to this kind of videos all day long 😅
Same! 😄
But think of your wallet...
Ya, but as long as he doesn't get to a million subs and then rest on his laurels and do stupid gaming and sparring and other vids like another sword youtuber we know..😉
I haven't actually seen a single edge sword like this ever before, really interesting.
This sword in the Royal Armouries might not literally be unique, but I don't know a single sword anywhere else that is a close comparison to it.
@@scholagladiatoria for someone who is interested into getting into HEMA are there any places in the North Carolina area of the US that you would know of that you would recommend?
And also, what do you think is the best type of sword for a beginner to learn the basics of swordsmanship with? Really enjoy all your videos, and I look forward to the next weird weapons test with Tod!
@@therovingranger Maybe a bastard sword. You can use it two handed so it's less strenuous than an arming sword, but also less than a longsword because it's a bit smaller and lighter. Then when you've built up your arms to take the strain, you can practice using it one handed. You get to learn some longsword and arming sword with one weapon.
@@OniGanon Thanks! That’s helpful to know! :)
@@therovingranger Where about in NC are you? I'm quite familiar with the HEMA scene here.
I Dub it the Arming Chef Knife 😂
Lol
You beat me to it 🤣
You and Windlass have recreated something amazing. Great work
"You can thrust with any pointy bit of metal." That, good sir, is the analysis we're all here for.
I absolutely love the channel. I was into guns for years but then I got bitten by the blade bug. Started with folding knives, then fixed, then larger better fixed, then a custom Katana and now you're channel will break the bank
That is a fabulously weird sword. Looks fantastic and I love it!
Seeing these swords performing would be awesome.
This is definitely the most interesting of the bunch to me, although having said that all of them are extremely desirable. I hope these are so successful, for both Windlass and The Royal Armouries, that you get the nod to choose more swords from the collection to replicate. The Wallace Collection should consider it too.
Not just swords, axes, pole arms, hammers, maces.... bowie knives
I realize you know this Matt, but for those following along at home, this swords unusual configuration should be covered under the Elmslie typology for Medieval Single Edged swords: in this case the sub types 5, and specifically an Elmslie F5C would probably cover this particular configuration, even with it's offset blade.
Fascinating little sword! I've heard it possibly described as an 'early hanger' based on possible use.
You are right, but it seems to me that this sword looks more like the F5B type.
My oh my that is lovely…I love how the grip gets wider, in plane with the edge, as it narrows, in plane with the flat!
This is the one that jumps out at me and the one I will be purchasing thanks Matt
The price on these for how exact they are and with a scabbard is really insane. You guys are really doing something awesome
That's a really interesting sword. I need to wait until the other ones have been shown on your channel before I am gonna decide which one I will purchase but so far this one is the most interesting sword for me. It would be a good start for my medieval sword collection.
I was waiting for this one, it is absolutely gorgeous! I'm such a single-edged swords fan.
All the comments I wanted to make you have already made! That is an absolute beauty.
I would say that that is just a falchion that happens to look like an arming sword.
I wouldn't really disagree!
Please lets not get back into the definition of a falchion discussion my brain cant handle it
@@scholagladiatoria When I first saw this sword, I asked James Elmslie this exact question. He confirmed that this is not a sword that would fit into his typology of falchions and messers. He also described this as a munitions sword, rather than one that would be used by the upper class.
I have just ordered one... I honestly can't wait! 😁
Museum Replicas USA: www.museumreplicas.com/english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword-2
Royal Armouries UK: shop.royalarmouries.org/collections/windlass-swords/products/royal-armouries-english-or-french-single-edged-arming-sword
A Unique unorthodox oddity of a blade.
This is the sort of thing I like & really want the proceeding replications on sell to be even 1/2 as unique.
I'm not much 1 for cutters but the shear unusual sort of novelty is tempting but at the £535 I'm trying to argue myself into it.
Instead of the 4 payments is there a cheaper flat single sum purchase by any chance matt?
Very nice! Mine arrives in a few days. Can't wait to do some cutting with it! 😃
Looking forward to seeing that!
By all the deities of cutty-things that is a beautiful sword! Thank you for choosing it for recreation.
THIS is the very first one I plan on getting!! 😊
It's so funny how just a couple decades ago and more, sooooo many people, in erroneous oversimplified ethnocenticity, poo-poohed the idea of pre-19th or 18th century single-edged European swords--and now we understand that not only did they have their own advantages they weren't uncommon.
(Which btw raises an idea I'd love to see you pursue with Windlass and the Royal Armouries, that is of making great repros of pre-Turkish straight swords of the medieval Islamic world that might be in their collection; so few people are making any of those!)
Oh, and as for rare/nonexistent in the repro market, a Polish hussar estoc would be pretty darn nice too. 😉
I'm loving all of these videos! This has to be one of my favourites but I'm really looking forward to the two handed sword.
Love this one, I would very much enjoy having a blade like this.
This is just such an interesting sword, can't wait😊
Fascinating sword and beautiful work from you and windlass, can't wait to get one!
For me it's between this and the falchion (Royal Armouries sword #IX.144). Looking forward to the last two videos.
Beautiful sword, well done sir!
I bet these modern replicas are more consistent than they could make them back in the day
Fantastic work 👏
Katana vs Longsword has now become Wakizashi vs Backsword. Creating your very own series of youtube debates? Priceless. Wear our new scent, Argument, by Scholagladiatoria.
I once got a close look of Cognot's replica, very cool sword
The width and proportions of the blade remind me quite a bit of the Viking era blades from Northern Europe, which are aesthetically my favourite swords of all time.
I love that design. So versatile and yet so specialized.
Ah, this has been the one I’ve been most looking forwards too. Should be a wonderful cutter.
Congratulations on this endeavor. Your knowledge is tops and the enthusiasm you bring forth is captivating
I feel like Matt is throwing shade at Albion when he says these aren’t CNC milled 😂
Anyway these are awesome, the 14th c arming sword is my fav. Would love more models in the future
I think someone at Albion is sweating not being to co opt with Matt Easton. Windlass Co opting with Matt and the Armouries really allowed them to up their game.
I love albion swords, but im glad he went with windlass. It means that I was able to order a museum quality replica sword for slightly less than an albion of similar quality, it come with a scabbard included in the price, and i am going to have it this friday instead of next friday a year from now
Albion has Peter Johnsson. They're doing fine.
The whole windlass series is a fantastic collection , can't wait to see future weapons
Fascinating oddity of a sword. And these videos are super interesting.
It looks incredible!
Been looking forward to this video! This is the one I'm getting first, my number one pick.
There is either a late 15th or early 16th century sword at the MET in New York that has finger rings that is single edged on the bottom half of the blade.
Windlass is improving in quality a lot.
I look forward buying a couple of these swords.
I've admired the workmanship and design of the previous swords in this series, but this one particularly grabs me! So many interesting and unique features. Definitely the one I would pick to buy of the designs youve shown so far. 👍
I love the grip design.
I like this one the best so far. Really unique!
Loving these videos! It’s like opening an early advent calendar haha
The one I’m most excited about for sure
Very strange not seen another like this one before interesting
It's extraordinary.
Instinctively when I was younger I made a mini version of that sword from a double edge bastard sword that the tang snapped off of. Mine has a hammer head pommel and the guard is a knuckle guard style with a Nail style loop on one side. It's is definitely an over performer based off its look.
thanks for another video.
Cool seeing that sword.
Gorgeous. I'll probably pick that one up...
My favorite so far!
Looks to me like a composite of a 16th century Messer blade and a 15th century hilt who were joined in the 16th century.
However if the sword was actually found together with the Castillon swords it probably is in fact made all in the 15th century.
That one is cool. Something very different.
Outstanding!! Now take us into the era of the cavalry saber?
Very cool. I Enjoyed spotting a few types of unusual swords you've spoken about in the past during a trip to the palace in Turin. If you haven't been I'm pretty sure you'd like their collection.
I hate to 'ask' for a cutting demo with that sword given it's a 600$ piece, but if you do I and many others I'm sure would be quite interested to see. Super unique one there, but man I bet it's a hell of a cleaver.
Love your stuff here Matt, thanks a lot for posting so much and so well. Absolutely fascinating.
It’s really neat
I kind of love it.
By far this is my current favorite of the lot.
I'm honestly kind of surprised Matt was willing to work with Windlass considering their reputation.
I was looking forward to this one! I'd love to see you do some cutting with it. I admit that when I first saw how the blades offset from the grip, I found it very ugly because my brain was expecting a normal arming sword lol. If I try to look at it as though it's a falchion or messer, it looks slightly more normal.... ^^
spectacular, i wish i could buy one.
can i purchase it from anywhere else, i mean 600 gpb is a lot, but 600 gbp +27% tax + 3% duty is even more. I coudnt buy that even if i sell my flying v. So any europe mainland sellers would be nice
'Killing with the point lacks artistry', Gurney Halleck in 'Dune'
Very cool to see historic swords recreated so accurately. Can't wait to see the others. Still waiting for a mace and warhammer test on a ballistics test dummy head in a helmet 😁
I had to buy it, I had no choice after that review!
It is pointy.
There is a laconic review quip right there. This is the one I saw on the armory shop site when the first video came and It is very nice. I really like that pommel shape.
Looks like a beast of a cutter with that wide blade and continuous grind from spine to edge! Are you going to do a two-handed longsword cutter with a wide blade, something to compete with Albion Principe?
I'm wondering if there is a migration period sword in the works, I have a Windlass sword that's based off of a viking sword found in Finland, it has a pattern welded blade and an unusually shaped guard and pommel, I've had it since 2009
This is probably my favourite of the line, which may mark me out as a hipster...
It's tough for me to choose, because obviously I chose all 6 swords and therefore like all 6. But yes, if I had to just pick one then this would probably be it.
@@scholagladiatoria They're all interesting. I do like the octo-hex-diamond one as well, but there's just something about the brutality of a broad blade.
Good video ⚔️
Your comments on the hooked quillion make me wonder why it wasn’t more commonly found, it seems like a very useful adaptation.
Probably due to durability
Guards can be bent and deform with use and those hooks could end up crushed inwards or bent outwards which wouldn't be comfortable for the wielder, you'd need to clip them off or reshape them which would make them even more likely to bend or break
Aesthetics is the primary reason I eexpect, also the fact that it gets hooked on things you don't want it to makes it a double edged sword (ironically). If you wanted to use it with a buckler it might annoy you. Potentially the cost and time of the smith. It might make punching with it or using the "murder-stroke" less effective. In use it's quite a marginal advantage in my experience unless very strongly curved.
The problem with Windlass steelcraft's pieces was distal taper, that was it. The tempering of the blades has always been superb. I own a Hungarian saber which is actually a Paramerion that has better edge retention than all my Hanwei-Tinker blades , better than the Del Tin sword I have and rivals my Albion and TFW sword edge retention.
I sure hope you do some cutting videos with all of these :)
I absolutely love it... Honestly.. I think if it was a bastard type hilt... I would love it PERFECTLY
There is a very similar blade in the "Sword: Form and Thought" catalogue. Apparently it is a composite sword with the hilt being of more recent origin than the blade. Furthermore it is supposedly of italian provenance and dated to the late 15th early 16th century.
This might be my new favorite sword! I've always been fascinated with Falchions, and I mainly practice sword and bucker. Is this fantastic sword Agile enough for a lively sword and bucker fight? I favor agility over presence when I fence.
Great choice indeed, now I wonder, do the manufacturers balance each sword before peening the pommel? When smithened and ground by eye and hand, the balance must be different if just the same size pommel is fitted; pommel size adjustment would sound correct imho.
I must make one.
Absolutely fascinating sword. I am enamored with it. How would one go about sharpening one of these swords?
the offset blade makes it almost look like a knife, a big single handed magurokiri
When are you doing some test cutting with this sword?
See I would like this as a longsword... It also highlights how variegated swords that at a glance appear typical actually are
A Dis Arming sword, in one swing.
Is the chape bronze or brass?
I know you mentioned bronze, but it appears quite brassy in the video.
Also, I imagine that sword will cut amazingly well.
Swords like makes wonder: Where one edged swords cheaper to make throw out history, when compared to double edges? If so, how much?
When I saw the offset I immediately thought: this is a one-armed man`s sword. Don`t know why. Maybe you can make sense of it. Beautiful piece of steel at any rate, though!
When do we see you cutting with all these replicas? After you introduced all six? With the more (chain-)maille stabby ones, i would love to see you and Tod continue your Cooperation to examine nearly originals effectiveness on armor! Love it!
Odd question. Would the falchion from this royal armouries line be an appropriate weapon for a battle of Flodden era English archer or would that have been too expensive for an archer
What are the chances the Royal Armoury will expand to replicas other than swords? I have no idea how large the potential market is but if even a few percent of Sword Tube subscribers snap these up I suspect helmets, gauntlets, polearms and perhaps full harness would sell at least as well.
Geez... I want to take one to my ballistics skulls so badly.. time to make a unexpected and rash purchase!! Lol
I really hope someone could recreate the Henry V type XVIII arming sword again
While you are at it Matt, ask Windlass to make a 1788 Heavy Cavalry Sword with a shorter 32-34 inch blade, leaving the centre fuller 3 inches short of the tip to allow a nice pointy spear tip, and the lowest bar on the inside removed to make unmounted wear easier...... Wire wound ray skin grip.... Oh.... and in 5160 or 9260 pretty please.... :)
Nope, full length for us mounted swordsmen!!
I so want that Ljubljana sword that Albion made a while ago. I've seen the original.
What a great blade matt, wow i understand why you fell in love coz this love caught me aswell
I wonder who would have carried a sword like this. If its from the first half of the 15th century one would encounter a lot of armor on the battlefield and I imagine that this sword would work best against unarmored or light armored opponents. I believe that this is a specialized sword for a man-at-arms, rather than an archer or a soldier of similar status since its seems to be a sword of some quality, for use against lower status soldiers. I can't really imagine this sword as something to use against other men-at-arms and I think I remember Mr Easton talking about the Falchions as a knightly sword against the common soldiers. Please do the hanger now!!!
That one I would like sharpened to cut giant Yellowtin Tunas...
How would it fare for hog hunting? I believe it might prove too thin to make a good quality, humane kill. Am I wrong? What would make a better sword for this purpose?