My Top 5 Swords for Aesthetic / Practical Reasons

Since people keep asking what my favorite sword is, and since I have a hard time narrowing it down to just one, here is a top 5 list. Or rather two. Most of these are or were in my personal collection.

The Ebay auctions I mentioned at the end of the video:
Fabri Armorum Wisby gauntlets
Ronin Elite bare blade katana

*** Aesthetic top 5 ***

1. Moro Kris 4 by Traditional Filipino Weapons
2. Sinclair hilt saber by Nielo Swords / Town Guard sidesword by Arms & Armor
3. The Caithness (medieval Scottish arming sword) by Albion
4. Ewart Park bronze sword by Neil Burridge
5. Type XVIIIb longsword (SL-1009) by Stephan Lockwood

*** Practical top 5 ***

1. The Knecht (Renaissance Kriegsmesser, or "war knife") by Albion
2. The Principe (late medieval longsword) by Albion
3. The Gaddhjalt (late Viking sword) by Albion
4. Liu Ye Dao (Willow Leaf saber) by Huanuo Forge
5. Renaissance longsword by Michael Tinker Pearce
(one of a kind custom piece)

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[Zappygunshot]

Skallagrim: "The hilt is dark green, which is my favourite colour..."


Also Skallagrim: *Is standing in front of a red wallpaper with a red banner and wearing a red jacket*

[Sheol]

Now make 2 top 5 lists of pommels. One for the aesthetics and another for the best ending rightly capacities.

[morbly]

That pommel, almost makes you want to unscrew it...

[Nic_]

The idea behind the waves on the blade on the kriss is that whenever you thrust it creates a larger wound while saving weight by not having a very wide blade

[allanblanchard]

"What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets."
You made my day Skall xD

[Stefan_Payne]

The handle of the Albion Knecht may look like a Knife because it is one.
You said it yourself that it's called a War Knife.

[NazarovVv]

I swear you have brainwashed me so much, that when I played the Blood and Wine expansion of Witcher 3 and when I saw a kreigsmesser being waved around I got it.

[emetobot]

I saw Cara on campus for the second time yesterday, and every time I see them I have to stop for a second to make sure I'm not crazy.

[adude]

I predict this video being the most viewed. Just the name of this video is enough to bring many subscribers that are just searching for cool Swords on youtube. Good job skall. love ya

[Crytica.]

Town Guard side sword is probably the nicest sword you have right there in my opinion of course. I REALLY do enjoy look at it. It's elegant and cool looking at the same time!

[TheHornedKing]

Could you make a video about wavy blades? Pros and cons? General facts?

[vsoco]

When Skall said the number one would be a sword that people would find hard to associate to him, I tought it would be a katana...

[lordjs]

Very nice lists. Skall, your taste in swords is magnificent.

[p_heinel]

Thank you for placing kris ( in my country is called keris) to be the most aesthetic blade. Kris not only from philipine but also almost southern south east asia.

[jamestipsfedora]

There had better be dual wielding katanas in this video or else... **tips fedora forward aggressively** I will say "KISAMAAA!" in an angry voice.

[concibar]

So now we all bid like crazy on skalls Ebay-stuff so he can buy a kris #3 again?^^

[rasalgooch]

dude same. when i got into european martial arts and blacksmithing i really grew to appreciate the simple beauty and craftmanship of european swords

[Adagamante]

By the gods, how I want that kriegsmesser! But with that price, importing taxes and all, i'd be better off learning how to make one and buying the tools :S

[MrThistleMilk]

The guard for the Keris/Kris traditionally is used to stab hands that try to grab and control your wrist, that's why it has that sharp point, but this doesn't apply to larger Filipino Kris swords, but for the rest of us in the Nusantara archipelago that's what we use the guard for.

[Criticcizm]

Will you review the swords from The Witcher 3, kinda like how you reviewed the swords of Skyrim?