The Albion Principe - Most Powerful Cutting Sword?
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2020
- Here is my review of the "Konami code of swords", the longsword that delivers the easiest, most impressive cuts of anything I've tried so far (as of April 2020). This thing is a beast.
Water bottles, tatami mats, particle board, thick tree branches...nothing is safe. :)
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Since people keep guessing that the new favorite sword I mention is the Skallchion... Sorry to disappoint you, folks. It's still in transit, don't have it yet (as of April 11).
Its got to be the brescia spadona with the bronce fittings
Do you know what the cheapest yet strongest short-sword is?
@@Ressiedevil do you mean the one in my pants?
*Schwing*
Cant wait to see the Skallchion perform, that thing is beautiful
The Most Powerful Cutting Sword is the Sword that can cut through Plot Armor
Which is all of them, you just need to find the author.
Chainer brilliant retort sir
Isn't the sword often the plot hole though? Lightsabers are the most obvious. Okay you can block another lightsaber you might cut through a sword but I don't know you want molten metal thrown at you. Also deflect a blaster bolt... They aren't fast, a bullet however would probably melt a little bit going through the lightsaber, but again molten metal now going over the speed of sound.
Does illustrate how good us humans are at killing though. Reality if we meet aliens is that we will be dominate in war unless they are k2 and up. Because war never changes, however it totally does only the human harm is similar sick, sad, and true.
@@BlackHeart1216 at this point I'd say the author's own printed work would be a more appropriate weapon
@Al Dente All T.P. is gone none for plot holio. Though it's actually a production issue not hoarding. Apparently the number of us that want to get paid to poo ment lots of toilet paper was used in economy style, made differently different facilities.. At least we know why home was always better. It really was softer paper!
*Buys 3000 bucks worth of peanuts*
"I would like to propose a trade."
Is it bad that my tired eyes and mind read that as "Buys 3000 bucks worth of peasants"?
Nah, it's a common mistake.
We all used to buy peasants back in the day...
selling nuts, hot nuts?
@@mattw.6726 As if peasants could ever be worth 3000 bucks.
@@DC-yh1on If you buy enough...
Skall: I have a new favorite sword
*Sad knecht kriegmesser noises
Kriegmesser is still more beautiful, tbh
@@francescogulisano2917 requires more points in Dex though.
It's a katana. I'm calling it right now. Skall weeaboo confirmed.
@@gre8 that would be so ironic even Palpatine would be surprised
The Albion vs the Igorot head hunting axe.
"This gives you a pretty agile sword"
Skall - throws out 27 strikes in less than 5 seconds to confirm.
Level 20 fighter confirmed
@Jason Berryman Tearing holes in reality shiiiiiit
The perfect sword for the Tatami-Waterbottle zombie apocalypse
Glad to have you on board, Garrus, you never know when the bottles might revolt. (Mass Effect 3, after a friendly shooting competition, when you lose on purpose)
I've been mowing them down, but the just keep piling up.
not really but the sword plus your arms kind of give you the social distance, just saying---
(but dont do that)
The beard,the snow, the wooden structure the forest....is that you my skyrim character from 2011? Nice Skyrim is windy mod in this video too
Maybe if you desaturate the colors until everything is grey
@@GawainSSB If you run modded Skyrim without a mod that saturates the color, then you're running it wrong.
Teacher: What season comes after winter?
Skall: Sword review season 😏
Romans: Marching season.
Bugs Bunny: Duck season
Season 6 episode 1
Why is it called a “scent-stopper” pommel? Does the name imply that I’m supposed to throw it really hard at my opponent’s nose, which would make them lose their sense of smell?
Scent stopper as in "scent bottle stopper". :)
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Colin Velius lmao
Is this the missing link to the "end them rightly" strategy? Were we always meant to aim for the nose?
Don't know why but i always thought it was a no nonsense pommel
Still jokes about throwing the pommel? In 2020? This is why this channel is stop in time
Everyone "Curved blades are the best cutters"
Albion "is that so?"
To be fair, the Albion is using an entirely revolutionary (but surprisingly simple) principle to allow for it to surpass curved blades at cutting.
Revolutionary in that you don't sacrifice stabbing ability.
@@TechnoMinarchist What would that be?
NOOOOO!!!! MY KATANA IS THE BEST CUTTER WITH CURVE BLADE DESIGNED FOR BEST CUTTING PERFORMANCE AND finesse
haha albion principe go woosh-woosh
My pen is a better cutter
@@ravenbird111 your pen is... I see what you did there.
Ahhhhhh the season that the swords emerge from hibernation In their scabbards and search for things to feed their bloodlust
You mean woodlust.
Do you want to destory evil today, Sword-nimi?
except the Principe comes without a scabbard
I really like how simple albion swords are. They just look so nice.
Albion still offers payment plans, and I used one to pay off my Baron.
After the 300 dollar deposit, I paid it off within 5 months and got it 9 months after ordering.
Fuck that’s a long time to wait though, I need a long sword made for beginners
@@gloving4hire they're swamped with orders, but the wait and quality is well worth it. And they have a great variety of longswords to choose from.
Blazing Steel yeah your right man
metalfaust19 I recently got my zt sword so I’m all set for now
@@gloving4hire what ZT model did you get?
Regarding your repairs to the sword, Even a skilled blade smith probably couldn’t have done better. Reheating and forging means you need to re-polish which takes off a lot more material than you’d think. And since the blade is so thin to begin with you’d end up with a super thin blade as well as losing material around the edges to keep the angle consistent. (I’m a blade smith and I’ve tried it before)
@@brandonbarnwell5916 as a bladesmith myself I have doubts that that would work I'm not saying that it couldn't but I've done a lot of work with steel obviously and whenever steel is cool or especially in his climate *cold* steel tends to need a slight bit of overcorrection to regain its original shape, basically imagine if you have a steel wire that's bent into the shape of a u, if you were to simply bend the metal straight it would still retain a bit of its curve once You released pressure off of it, so to make it stay straight and true even after pressure is relieved you have to slightly over correct the bend.
I'm not alone in wanting a protagonist in a story to use an Albion principe
Skall: [lookng sad] We got some more snow...
Me: [looking sad] I wish I got any snow this year.
Yeah, we get tired of snow pretty quickly here in Canada.
@@liamjohnston2000 See where I am, we get snow (like more than a dusting) about 3 times a year so it's very excited...but it didn't snow at all this year.
What is snow?
Regards from Australia.
@@pixel_biscuit Snow is horrible cold white powder that lives in my boots for four months per year. Regards Canada.
Worry not, it is HIGHLY overrated.
Almost sounds like a lightsaber as it goes through the tatami
This sword sings as it works, just another compelling reason to get one.
@@jong2359 now I need a whistling warhammer to go with it
I just wanna take the time to say, damn that's a beautiful sword. I'm salivating over here
*was a beautiful sword. shame
STRONGLY disagree. straight blade or bust, hate these triangular ones.
it’s like an elongated shark tooth, which is cool
Can you still effectively half sword with it?
Given the width and thin-ness
Hey skall, next time you have to reform an edge try using a plank of wood and a wooden mallet, it can still shape it but it’s not a hard impact. Yes the cold forming causes stress but it’s a lot less
If only I had over a stack to drop on a sword. She cuts so nicely. Well done sir.
Sell crack for 3 months and you'll be able to afford any sword you like.. Though might have to sacrifice some of your soul while doing so..
@@Skelstoolbox Ha Hahahaha.
@@erichusayn I remember some wise words a straight edge friend told me back when I was a crack salesman.. He said, "Aaron, if I needed a gun in my life, I'd change whatever it was in my life that caused me to need that gun".... hence the soul sacrifice..
@@Skelstoolbox Right. See, i was on the other side, I was primarily a junkie, but definitely was not opposed to smoking or shooting coke or crack. Now I'm just addicted to swords. Lol.
@Crimson King Agreed, politicians and monarchs thru the ages murder with a pen or more recently, and email..
My heart hurt when you hit that beatiful piece of art into the wood. So beatiful... I'm from Romania and I will be dispose to save to buy a sword like that' but the shipment is almost half of the price ' it is not worth it to pay an aditional 50%. Not even Kult of athena it is not cheaper. Maybe in the future it will be more cheaper' but o my god' that is an excepțional sword. Keep up the good work ' your reviews are fantastic.
Make your own, the tech has been out there for thousands of years.. (looks down at my blacksmithed collection) a few knives, a bearded axe and a gladius which is the pride of my collection..
sper ca nu vrei sa o folosesti pe oameni
Can you purchase in person? After the current scare, maybe arrange a pilgrimage to New Glarus Wisconsin USA and still have money left over from your budget to have fun at nearby Wisconsin Dells or HoChunk Casinos
Guessing you'd have a better time ordering from European manufacturers ;-)
@@Albert-dz9rl Logic....
4:43
This is why I watch skall. Good information and nice humour.
"AYE, THE WILD IS NO PLACE FOR GENTLE FOLK WHO CAN NEITHER FIGHT NOR FEND FOR THEMSELVES"
Is that you Dwalin?
@@Geerladenlad AYE!
YAAASSS I have been waiting for this!!
Awesome video, Skall.
Obi Wan: That sword is our last hope... YODA: No, there is another....
Last time I was this early, pommels had never been used to end foes rightly
Lol
Truly the darkest of times, Knight times.
The first person to realize that pommels can be unthreaded and thrown: "I am become death. The destroyer of worlds."
You are getting this wrong. Swords were designed around throwable pommels, not the other way around. Before there was the blade, there was the pommel.
A well done review Skall as always, humorous and livley. I enjoy watching these. Stay safe and good luck!
Thanks!
Your enthusiasm is really apparent! I rarely see you give such glowing and unambiguously positive reviews.
Skall practically lives in a Black Metal music video.
Still needs the corpse paint :)
@@akashahuja2346 living it and living in it are different things I guess
6:43 "Ribbed for her pleasure"...
Is that how one gets their girlfriend/wife to support their outrageously expensive sword purchases?
I'd never allow a guy to buy such an expensive sword. There wouldn't be any money left for me to buy my own.
@Deimos Cain no
Great review. One of the best channels on CZcams. Always quality content.
I love the way this is shot. The background and the snow are excellent; don't apologise! Even the background wind is amazing
Skall: No sound, rattling or anything like that.
Principe: [ANGRY LIGHTSABER NOISES]
*"There can be **_Only One"_*
So would this be at the top of the list for a immortal?
Considering that you'll be doing single dueling but will need decapitation strokes.
I'm glad Highlander is still the standard of practicality we judge swords to this day.
And yup, seems like a top notch choice. Two handed, great cutting, great agility. The only thing that makes it not that good is the lack of conceability, although immortals seems to have mastered the way of hiding long swords in seemingly normal cloth so maybe not.
The width of the blade isn't an issue from a "stay stuck" perspective as they mostly battle duels. If the blade stay stuck in an immortal, they're not going put much of a fight afterward anyway.
@@Contevent Is this actually suitable sword for blocking?
@@modisp blocking what?
@@modisp It's wide enough so it looks like it Can take a few hit. It's agile enough to intercept a blade, but beyond that I don't know.
The technical issues to blocking are beyond my compétence.
For Highlander it's a damned impressive looking sword. So perfect lol
@skallagrim I found your videos a few years back when looking for a review on the TFW Ginuntung.
Thank you, keep it up, stay safe.
I just rewatched your albion berserkr episode from a while ago, and i checked to see what you most recently posted, and its another banger albion ep
Love it
4:05 lol the music when he cuts the target 😂
Looks like Skall solved the Riddle of Steel, and it turns out the steel IS mightier than the man who wields it.
even thulsa doom died by steel!
Yay!!! Sword review!! I liked the beauty shots of the blade at the beginning.
I love all of your content it brings me a light through my depression you have kept me alive for several years you are my favourite content creator so from the bottom of my heart thank you and may your days be filled with good fortune and hope
Well, as I'm stuck with 1 hand for the foreseeable future... I like that weight and balance.
One handed 100
@Marko Botic well being paralyzed on one side from a stroke wasn't exactly planned... My Paul Chen viking sword works great though
@@Fasnic oof it must hard, i hope you get the hang of things there
@Marko Botic and let's not forget that you can't end them rightly with one arm!
@@snowmanleblanc6053 thanks.... Been 3yrs... I'm operating fairly well at this point... And at least I have better coordination of my left side and working with my swords is safer now.
I am a simple man; I see one of Skall's videos, I click
I am glad I picked it up right after your first video with it! 😌
This video is a 10/10, the snow that falls in the back and on the sword is perfection
Skall i have a question. Since we know that historically swords have different edge profiles along the same blade, is there any evidence that one side of a double edged sword is blunter so that it would be more suitable for encountering harder materials? So the sword would have a "sharp" side, for lightly armored opponents, and a "Dull" side for when the blade was expected to encounter mail or plates.
I highly doubt it, simply because it's basically impossible to consistently keep track of which side is which in the middle of combat.
@@Skallagrim I was going to respond with the same. You'd quickly lose track of which edge is which.
You could probably paint each edge but shouldn't be looking at your blade in combat.
@@Skallagrim How well would that kind of sword perform if it were to exist?
Let's just say that you can keep track which side is which, either by painting it or have some indicator on the grip so you can feel the side.
@@Efra_EMX well, even if it's dull an edge wouldn't do any good against mail or plate anyway. People had other weapons more suitable to deal with such kind of targets. Sword was far from being the only weapon a knight or even a foot soldier would carry into battle. The need to counter armor was a big deal at the time, that's why maces, polearms, spears and pointy edges were so common.
A sword with a dull edge would be less efficient than these weapons, adding to the fact that keeping track of which edge is which is downright impossible in a battle as Skallagrim said, I think it would perform very poorly.
That was essentially the idea behind the double headed axe: One sharp side for felling trees & the other for chopping out roots after they'd been exposed as soil is an excellent medium for blunting a sharp edge. But I've never heard of it being applied to swords.
That’s a beautiful sword, damn. Also, I am actually early for once!
I love Albion swords. I’d have two or three by now but college is a bit more important currently. Great video and I’m excited to watch the future ones!
I don't know why but I found it really funny in the beginning when you started reviewing the sword and the weather started to worsen. Great review, Skal, and beautiful sword!
what a beautiful sword! did Skall get a new camera? seems the picture quality is better. also you did a great job with the audio. i live in New Brunswick and i know those winds, you did a great job drowning out that noise lol.
The Principe is my top pick for an unbelievable cutting sword for soft targets. Extra leverage with the longer grip, and scentstopper pommel, and the same absurdly fantastic type 18c blade as the alexandria.
The only gripe I have with the principe is just the decorative mid piece. Wish it was not there.
@@myco9253 I kinda like it, remindsm e of castillion swords.
Amazing sword. And even more amazing Scallagrim!
Love your videos dude. Keep up the good work
06:42 he didn't have to do it, but he did it anyway, for us.
Sword: THICC!
Skall... THICC!
Amazing video! Keep up the good work
I can't get enough of your Albion sword! it's so amazing!
Skall, in one of your videos can you show us what armour you would wear into battle? (without modern weapons guns, grenades etc)
Virgin curved sword :NOOOOO!!!! MY KATANA IS THE BEST CUTTER WITH CURVE BLADE DESIGNED FOR BEST CUTTING PERFORMANCE AND FINESSE
Chad XVIIIC :haha albion principe go woosh-stab-woosh
virgin weeb katana vs chad big dick albion principle
Albion Principe:cleaves Katana blade in twine and shreds through samurai breastplate.
@@michaelkean5969 no kidding. That would happen.
Wish you and yours the best. Thank you for your work.
We love you man!! You hanks for the awesome content!
There is no perfect sword, we should always take context into consinderation, every sword type has its pros and cons and we have to... 0:53 Oh. Oh, bloody hell. 1:00, BY THE GODS!
The last thing I did before he stabbed me in the chest was click like and subscribe, I even clicked the bell and uhhhhhhhh his stab in the last second killed me. I am dead.
rip
I actually like the background of outside, the trees blowing is really nice :)
Cant wait for the next review
Skall: "you dont get this thing for peanuts"
SCP 173: you called? *snaps random D class's neck*
Did you add sound effects when cutting with it? It sounds like a singing sword.
Nope, that's the original sound.
@@Skallagrim Would have been perfect for april fools.
@@Skallagrim ...so you are saying its real...i want to believe but something tell me its still too good to be true.
Great video Skall ! I'd like to see a video talking about modern sword steels in the future !
Great review boss❤
Am I the only person who sees this and thinks it's like an executioner's sword version of Durza's sword from the Eragon movie?
You mean zar’roc
@@tose5566 No. I meant Durza's sword. because it's short and goes straight to the point.
Skall: "it is ribbed ... for her pleasure"
SCP 504: YEET!
what
Steely Dan?
Even me who haven't owned a sword or swung one have found Skallagrim's videos interesting for years. :)
Ahh finally! My dream sword 👌🏼
Thanks Skall
Albion Princepe: exists. Skall: I’ll take your entire stock!
yawn
This video feels like the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme. Except with swords.
AWESUM 🗡🗡
GREAT VIDEO REVIEW AND THE COAT YOU WERE WEARING WHILST DOING THE OUTDOOR CUTTING SKALL MADE YOU LOOK LIKE AN OLD SCHOOL VAN HELSING SLAYER. SUPER COOL. SLAY THOSE VAMPIRES ⚰👿🗡💪🤘
Beautiful sword, Skal!
Dark Souls called. They want their Broadsword back
"I hope you get the point."
That's pretty much how much of it I could afford.
The slo-mo of that cutting is so sweet! It's like it's going through air and some of that air is tatami colored.
The outdoor setting is nice, and the audio was fine. The only thing distracting me was worrying about all the water droplets on the blade. This sword looks awesome!
Still snow in Canada, 20°C in Germany XD
I mean Canada is really big, on the opposite side it’s getting close to 20C as well
@@erwinli6962 yeah Canada is almost 30 times as big as germany XD
I'm really curious, do you own this sword or did you borrow it for review?
WHAT THE HELL YOU DAMAGED THAT MASTERPIECE?!! I'm sad...
I own it. This is why I don't like to borrow stuff. :)
@@Skallagrim haha I couldn't imagine accidently damaging a subscribers weapon, id much rather pay the money for it myself than to pay for replacement lmao.
Beautiful sword. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
The water dripping behind you is surprisingly calming
If you want somthing cheap and similar go for the windlass“erbach“, for its price its a good light backyard cutter which cutts fine...
it’s discontinued
The cold steel Italian long sword is respected as a budget cutter sword as well
thew random bits of music whenever he cuts during the other clips are killing me
4:06
Ever since is saw this sword, it's become the only sword I can ever imagine myself with.
This is the most gorgeous sword design I've seen.
I must thank you for that.
very cool thanks skallagrim
question for gamers here: who thinks the Principe looks awfully similar to the Great Sword on Mount and Blade Warband?
If only the blade was a little bit thicker, and maybe tiny bit slimer in width, it would look exactly the same!
"That's a nice head you have on yer shouldahs!"
Pretty sure M&B sword based off this one. But longer
Looks like the Greatsword from Mount and Blade: Warband lmao i.imgur.com/QnOrDyD.jpg
This video auto played up. So I didn’t get to see the thumbnail. But as soon as you showed this beast of a sword, I skeeted! My mind immediately was like “ I bet it cuts godlike” and boom you showed the cut footage. 😱. You’re so good at reviewing swords, that even my normie brain has been taught enough to at least spot and appreciate a great sword at an early glance.
This is by far my favorite longsword I've seen. I just love wide, cutting focused blades. One day, I'll get one.
As a Pimp once said in a church: "When you buy the one's that says, 'Ribbed for HER pleasure', turn em inside out and they 'Ribbed for YOUR pleasure'.
Hmm you spelt ‘Boromir’s sword’ wrong.
Lol it's pretty close. If only it were an arming sword.
ASMR with Skall sword review and background wind and rain sounds
I gotta say, Skall, you've got a pretty nice deck
I swear, these cutting swords always have a disproportionately large blades relative to their handles
For balancing
Damn I wish I had two months of wages to drop on a toy. With expensive guns I can at least tell myself it's a defense tool or for hunting, but there is no way to justify getting a 3000$ sword xD I want one, but I just never see it happening.
You can use a sword for self defense 😏
@@FoddyFogHorn not a 3000$ one, hell no. Plus like, I already own many guns so it's like, ehhh. I wish I could convince myself it's worth it man, but if you're really honest with yourself, it's just a sharp plaything. Which sucks, they're cool. But gunpowder killed the melee weapon, plain and simple. It's rare to see bayonets nowadays even. And when you do I hardly call them bayonets, more like glorified knives.
@@CrudeConduct666 yeah facts
Hey a guy wielding a sword in close quarters is still scary. :p Mount it under your bed?
I woulnd put hunting rifles / shotguns in the same category as they are tools more than entertainment things. But i see no difference in buying a sword for 1400$ and a gun, both are equally unjustified. Whether your target practice shooting with guns or bows or cutting water bottles for fun, its all the same.
Might be because I had a little too much whiskey this evening, but 6:43 made me chuckle. Love it!
One of the best swords I've ever seen! ⚔👍🏻