Medieval Review - Kingston Arms Crecy War Sword
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2016
- Medieval Review takes a look at the Crecy Sword by Kingston Arms.
This sword can be found here:
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Hey Thomas, I really appreciate the cutting test footage in this review! I find this to be a very important aspect a sharp sword. Also nice to see you in action. Keep up the good work! ;)
Been waiting for this one as it reminds me a lot of a wall hanger my grandfather owned. Excellent review. Important details and issues pointed out very clearly. Thanks
+Paul Alvarado Cool, hope it was helpful.
Thanks. Youve helped to narrow down my choices for a kingston arming sword...
I actually love the heft and grip texture, didn't find my grip slipping at all. Cuts at all angles are satisfying and consistent. Definitely surpassed my expectations at this price point.
Can i suggest putting the Point of Balance in the specs segment? I feel it is an important factor when buying a sword under $800
+Capten The only thing I put in the specs are what the manufacturer provide. I do mention it in the video.
Can you review the windlass viking king sword?
I heard one time if you put some wax on the handle it will fix it being slippery but not sure how it would effect the esthetics
I noticed the off center from the hilt and the blade rather quickly, like it was bothering me the entire video till you brought it up.
Good eye.
Same. I caught that immediately and was hoping it was just the camera catching the light wrong
How big is the crossguard?
So you don't have any issue with a secondary bevel? I keep hearing that a bevel is inferior to an Appleseed edge profile. I'm curious because I had a rather difficult time sharpening my darksword longford without ending up with a secondary bevel. I succeeded but I probably did it the hard way lol. So what are your thoughts on edge profiles?
An appleseed profile is superior, but that doesn't mean that a secondary bevel is bad.
The appleseed edge just can cut more potentially.
If the bevel cuts two and a half tatami mats, the appleseed edge would cut three.
Hi, I love your reviews. Can you tell me what the music on this video is? is there a specific musician you use for all your videos?
Check the credits at the end of the videos.
Thanks, very educational
i wonder if there has been any good changes to this sword today? have the producers changed any thing about it? :)
That sword reminds me of an original sword in the R.L.Scott Collection in Glasgow that I got to handle dated somewhere in the mid to late 15th century.
Hollow ground High central ridge and really heavy When I asked about it I was told that it was essentially designed not to cut but to be used as a secondary weapon half sword style against plate.
When you contextualise the design it makes perfect sense.
+samael71ful It's a fair point. Especially considering this would mark the rough transition point from transitional armor to full plate, and it marks the transition from cutting to primarily thrusting weapons.
+Medieval Review It's a thing that review channels seem to do is look at a sword mention the Oakshot typology then seem to ignore the dates that type was in common use.
Costume and armour effect the design and the design would effect how it a weapon is used.
Everyone uses a standard cut test to gauge a sword when all swords are not the same.
I watched a guy on another channel who described a long sword blade as thrust-centric, to narrow and thick to cut, how the ridge was to high, blade to narrow. Even said it was like an estoc specially for harness fechten then complained when the sword performed badly in a cut test and couldn't really recommend it.
Which is obviously an unfair and misleading assessment of what was possibly a very good if specialised sword.
I enjoy your channel, a lot, but please judge the sword on its type and how and when it would be in common use try and tailor the test to type and not just rely on the standard cut test.
:o)
will u ever review the Munich from albion? That would be really cool :D
+Merdarion If I ever get one yes.
+Merdarion That's my absolute favourite sword, wish I had the money
I did a video on it while back.
you probably already know but the long bow wasnt called that during the time.
just wanted to point that out.
@The Fabulous Eagle this is a comment I made 4 years ago. My opinion has since changed but thanks for the correction.
Blade thickness would be appreciated in your reviews.
Sorry if you've addressed this in another video, but I see you used pool noodles as cutting targets. I've considered doing this myself rather than trying to find tatami. How do you find they work? I don't necessarily mean in terms of difficulty of cutting, but rather in terms of showing you how good or bad your cut was.
Sparrowhawk pool noodles bend if you are not perfectly aligned. besides that they do show you if you are not keeping alignments through the cut. the biggest problem is that u less you have a very sharp sword, sometimes they are impossible to cut. they also give you no feedback on strength of cut, no better than bottles in that regard. so compared to tatami, not as good but better than just using bottles.
Thanks. It sounds like they might make a good target actually. If the blade is misaligned, well then that's a problem with the cut and a good way of teaching you you're doing something wrong. In terms of strength of the cut, I'm more concerned with something showing me feedback on edge alignment and whether im using the right part of the length of the blade. Strength I know how to get from footwork and body mechanics and arms.
This isn't related but what do you think about Peter Johnson's sword design and proportions theory?
+Aldito Hernandez His sword designs are amazing. His proportion theory is interesting, but it is one of those things that you can make any sword fit into a geometric pattern if you try hard enough. But his results lend it some great credence. I hope to commission him one day.
He starts to work from around 4k€ if i am not mistaken ^^
+Blank- blade yeah 4k was the last I heard.
Medieval Review I can just re-recommend ppl like Maciej (Swordmaker) :) They are awesome. You may check out his relatively new website "Artofswordmaking.com" Its the best craftmans site on the web imo ^^ And he is one of the best of the best.
There are so many great artisans out there ! Like Stefan Roth making a Messer from 500+ years old steel and stuff like that :D
One should have more money...
Peter Johnsson of course is a legend. I ha the chance two see two swords of him in Solingen. One of them made my jaw drop. It was perfect. A very fine XVIIIa.
Medieval Review 4k is no to bad if he makes anything you ask for.
Is it just me or is there quite a secondary bevel on the edge there?
I know this is a year old comment but to answer your question...No, it's not a bevel. That is just an aesthetic feature to the blade.
There is a Type XV in the Norwich Castle that this sword looks quite a lot like. imgur.com/a/e0fj7
Must admit I quite like this sword even with it's faults - i could live with them though the peening of the pommel might get to me after a while .
I think you should have taken the Darksword Armory sword that was similar to this that you tested instead of this one.
No wonder this sword is heavy. KoA lists the blade thickness at nearly 9mm at the hilt. 😲
Is this Sword balanced? Is it fast with one hand?
It's not as agile/lightwweight compared to other arming swords of its class.
My gosh that blade is so off center
a lot of swords were off centered
On purpose? No one is saying it never happened, but is it a sign of quality? A best practice? Doubt it highly.
I wouldn't want to keep a off center sword. It would just be bother some.
It seems to me, for the money, you'd be better off (for roughly the same amount of money) getting the Darksword Armory Henry V, or the Valiant Armoury Monarch.
+Robert Williams I wouldn't disagree, if you are looking for a similar arming sword. However if someone is looking for a hollow ground blade, then this one might be worth considering. It all heavily depends on people's tastes.
+Medieval Review Well, and also, while the blade might be heavier for this one, it is 4-6 inches longer than the ones I mentioned. That might not be enough to justify between a 1/2 to 1 full pound weight difference; but, it explains some of it.
I like that sword except for the gap and off center blade and the bad peen job and change the grip slip
get one from james curry. he will redo the blade lighten it up sharpen it redo the handle and make a kick ass scabbard for a great ptice. has a bit of a wait time but we'll worth it.
bought it
How was it?
@Lord Simpleton its heavy for an arming sword but idk i havnt really tested it out
@Lord Simpleton np \m/ \m/
hi 500 it should be well better the pinging is sloppy. but it is nice and 500 is not that much eney more, unfortunately. .. good day....
Yeah, that's a really bad peen
This peened pommel looks not good for sure, but on other hand original medieval swords probably looked the same in the past. They been made for functionality not for looking good. I personally would forgive aesthetics as long as sword is strong and reliable. One of my most expensive items that I currently own is Cold Steel imperial tanto. It is a bit asymmetrical too, but it is very strong and cuts well so I'm happy with it. And no, I'm not a big fan of CS, I think their products are way overpriced.
+HeavensBlade TrollMaster I try to present aesthetics and functionality as 2 sides of a coin, they don't have to cause an imbalance with one another, but they sometimes do. But what you find to be important in a sword; functionality, may be the opposite of what someone else values. As a practitioner I love functionality, as a collector I also greatly value aesthetics. I think (and I hope this bears out) that this puts me in a situation where I can reach both parties in my review.
I also feel this bears out historically, yes functionality was important; but arms and armour often reflected that status of a person. Sometimes to a garish extreme.
Hi. Love your videos. But I have only one problem with most of your videos, which is that the background music is often a very depressing kind of medieval music which dampens down the mood when watching. Could you put more lively medieval music in future videos? I guess its just me, as I havent seen anyone else complain about it, so please dont take this the wrong way. Just my recommendation.
Bit disappointed with this one. For 500 bucks this is no budget sword, some Albions start at 500 and despite disliking the company I have to admit they're better.
For a sword of that price, with the off-center blade and terrible peen, 3.5 is (too) generous.
I find that grip quite unattractive definitely not my style.
+Aldito Hernandez Thats because its a bit of an ugly one. What would be your style of grip ?
Blank- blade a better one jk it's a tad to thick and as my suspicions confirmed it doesn't have good grip.
+Aldito Hernandez Fair enough :D
Yeah. Its a productionline sword. One shouldnt expect too much. Overall totally meh ^^
+Blank- blade but look at that price
Aldito Hernandez Indeed. That why i posted a good sword for the same price by an awesome craftsmen in my own comment above :P
1.3kg? gg sword for body builders.
The english? Mate, read a book.
I wouldn't want to keep a off center sword. It would just be bother some.