Dragon King $275 Modern Wakizashi Review and Destruction
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2024
- This is a review of the Dragon King Modern Wakizashi. It is a "taticool" kind of short sword with some of the classic elements of a Japanese Wakizashi.
Specs
Handle/Tsuka Length: 6.25”
Blade/Nagasa Length: 19.5” (without habaki)
Sori: .25”
Moto-haba: 1.093”
Motokasane: .238”
Saki-haba: .758”
Sakikasane: .164”
Weight: 1lb 7.6oz
POB: ” from tsuba
HRC: Edge 65 light bite, 60 very little bite, 55 no bite
Spine 55 some bite, 50 light bite, 45 no bite
MSRP: $329
KoA: $275
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At least it has a proper single hand grip. Every single wak under a couple hundred dollars, for some reason, has a full katana size grip these days and I kinda hate it.
So they can be sold as kodachi's, ko-katana or "historically accurate ninja swords"
From an assembler's perspective, the full size katana grip is more common, therefore cheaper to buy. So that's what they use, and just call it a ko-katana.
I prefer longer handle, just gives u more options in combat.
excellent job Matthew great outlook on your review, and glad to see it is built to be durable I knew after using the whole set it would do well
I've owned the Katana version for a bit and I feel the same in most aspects, really thought it was just another survival version but was surprised how much I've come to appreciate it as a modern take on a traditional katana. Very light and lively with a durable and surprisingly esthetically pleasing pointy pointy stabby part
Great review Matt, there really ARE a crapton of tacticool blades, some from dubious sources, and others just poorly executed. I was mildly impressed with the performance, and a loose tsuba is a minor fix for what’s essentially the price point! The only thing it’s missing is mitsudome
I love the Wakizashi. I practice Escrima and I love to dual wielding Wakizashis. It allows both swords to move fast as oppose to Katana and Wakizashi dual wield combo. It matches my style better.
i like the inch rod test. much respect for doin that test
1566 steel held up better than I ever could have imagined. The only thing I disliked was more of esthetic nature, the lack of geometric yokote, everything else looks good enough to pull the trigger on a purchase of this one. Thx Mat, awesome review as always :)
(I could be wrong) but I don't think the Hira-zukuri geometry allows for a geometric yokote / mostly just seen on shinogi blades I think 🤔
Nice. 2 for 2 today. Huge fan of both swords in your videos today. Joe let me check out his katana from that series. I liked it so it so much I bought one. Then the tanto, and then wakizashi. Replaced the olive paracord "sageo" with black and gonna have the "tsuka" on all of them done with a proper style tsukamaki with gutted paracord. I think when thats done they will be the perfect trick cutters. The P.O.B. on the katana I got is only 2.5". Super nimble. Waki is 2". Tanto is .5". My only criticism would be theyre a bit thin and for the new to katana person, can be easily bent. I think these hira zukuri ones should be marketet towards the advanced cutter and they should make a shinogi or shobu zukuri version for the new cutters. Interesting. Just my waki tsuba has a rattle after extensive use.
Side note, and just in case you decide to, I would be all about those broken pieces if you're not going to use them. I would love to Mike Rizzo them and use the parts.
An easy fix i've found for tsuba wiggle you could try for your waki (If not going to take it apart) is just to get some gorrila glue and just cut a corner piece of office paper and dab a tiny bit of the glue on edge of the paper and just use it to slide some in between the seppa / tsuba to get the glue under and when it expands it really locks it down, (did it to a sword that was rattling all over, habaki and seppa / tsuba all came loose and after a tiny bit of the gorilla glue in the right spots between the seppa's each side it fixed it up) but obviously not recommended for higher end swords / ones you want to take apart.
@@joske2838 brilliant! I didn't even think to use it for that. I use it on the koiguchi of my cheaper/beater katana, but it never crossed my mind to use it anywhere else. Thanks.
@@erichusayn Yeah should hopefully work like a charm! I'd never heard of the stuff until Joe showed it for the koiguchi tension fix & that works so well too 🙌
I like it, the only part that gives me concern is the shimming and such inside the grip and the copper parts like you said. Brass would be a nice upgrade, or even better just make them from mild steel.
U are the best man go on with your videos
Very nice brother, great job ❤
thank you
I just finished off a collection of cold steel swords, I know they are not your favorite but they are what they are and that's built to last that the collection having all matching furniture and hard were, and all the perks and feature of the steel does apply nearly indestructible and handsome blades and the weird nature of the weapons sorta glamorous.
Menuki original served as a palm swell in Tachi when the sword was blade down. For some reason when they changed to blade up with katana they kept the same positions, meaning they were in the wrong place because of "tradition" and they forgot the purpose of them. I have a Kissaki-morha-zukri and if I have the handle remade I will put the menuki in their proper place, as palm swells.
I'm not a big fan of tactical designs for japanese style swords, but this one blends traditional with modern design in an elegant way. The menuki gives a really nice touch to the handle. Glad to see it performed well, too! I wish you could disattach the handle, though...
love to see it
nice one guy
It's definitely cool. Though it does have a few parts that can deform out in the field & if that happens it'd really hard to disassemble & fix. I carry a Georgian Khanjar when out & about in the woods sometimes but it has way less parts.
It would be nice to see the handle done with a third allen bolt, some shock absorbing grippy liner under the handle scales and no glue. Still a very nice Wakizashi.
A gunto latch might be a good idea to keep it in the saya. For the price it really should be more serviceable.
This is by every indication a fancier version of the APOC wakizashi, which I think is the better value. It certainly has a full tang and a better scabbard for attaching the sword to a belt or backpack with the molle-compatible slots.
I didn't see it in person, but the crystalline structure of the blade looked thru hardened to me when he showed it. Differential hardened looks different. You can usually see the difference between the soft and hard parts. That one all looked the same to me.
12:47 you should look closer, it's clearly differential hardened, the edge is fine grain, with an clean snap, and the back is rough grain, with an rough snap.
Can you review about legendary sword kogarasu maru? Why that sword have double edge ?
What blade is more durable between this(or the katana version) and the APOC katana?
Did you get a new camera? Video looks so crisp!
Not new anymore but I got one a few months ago. I use the better camera to film outside, my face is still the old one. Also using Adobe Premier now rather than Vegas Pro to edit. I don't think that will do too much but maybe.
A selfish suggestion for you, could you possibly get in contact with the sword buyers guide store and see about getting one of the “Ryujin 65MN Spring Steel Giant Miao Dao” for full destructive testing? Ive been working with one making a new handle for it and re-profiling the tip turning it into more of a nodachi. Its been impressive for me, very good spring temper and its surprisingly well balanced and light. It feels like a 30” katana to move around.
Id be very interested in seeing how well it holds up. I also have the ‘han dynasty longsword’ from the same company that is very nice one handed sword, super light and fast and is a makes an awesome air cutting sound.
I don't seem to have any luck hearing back from the folks at SBG. I have tried pinging a few times but no such luck. That does not mean anything bad and I don't feel like I am owed anything but it does mean that I am not having much luck in the sample department.
@@Matthew_Jensen thats a shame, ive been really impressed with how they handle and flex. From my research the 65mn steel is similar to 5160, a bit softer but tougher apparently.
Hey Matthew what’s your opinion on hanbon
I have enjoyed the swords I have seen from them. I think I have a review of one or two.
Lol maybe dont chop wood with the sword and the fittings wouldn’t have came loose? But love the review and im glad you have done it because I’ve had my eye on this sword for a while.
Lol maybe shut up
I think a fair number of people will expect a camp tool and the associated durability with this piece. If so they may have some concerns. What would you cut with it? Is it a modern wakizashi intended to cut exclusively softer targets or should it be ready to got a little harder?
@@Matthew_Jensenmy personal opinion and experience chopping hard large pieces of wood just requires the right tool for the job. I can see this being used in a more of a machete type of way. Light brush to small branches and trees. Or a good close combat weapon for someone in the military or who does a martial arts that involves combat with short swords.
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Fine as a novelty, but to me updating the tsuka kind of defeats the purpose of having or being interested in Japanese blades. I also think there are better styles or configurations for modern survival type swords.
The market has lots of configurations for swords in this category. It is hard to stand out and I think this one does enough to stand apart. It is not always going to be better but it offers something different among its competition.
I guess that sword died for a good cause.
its not worth my 275 dollars. i would rather it bend itself into oblivion than to have it snap in half when goin gagainst a person with steel.
musashi would say no. lol
Suck it, Matt. Watching with adblock now so I don't have to deal with the yt crap. I mean I like you, but I don't like you that much to sit through shit.
13:00 Respectfully as possible, calling bs, no sir. Get a 1055 cold steel machete, it's no contest. Good example is their cutlass machete, from the standard 2.8mm stock (thicker than the avg machete). Dare you to even attempt to break one. It will stump you, they are seriously tempered.
Great review btw. Might disagree with certain points but this was well presented. Bravo. Ps. please break one because no one else has to date.
youtube has been doing all kind of weird stuff with adds. Glad you found a way to make the content watchable.
No! You said "HAN SHOO" again. You try so hard to pronounce "tsuka" correctly, then say that??? It's "HONE SHOO". The main island of Japan. As in NIHON, the name of Japan.
Nobody cares. He's an American man speaking American-English with an American accent and you're a white guy in Seattle. Stop being offended on behalf of other nationalities over frivolous pronunciation nuances. They don't care either.
OH NO ! Who cares ? You understand what he means.
I will try.
@@Matthew_Jensen everyone is a critic