Adam Savage Meets Real Ancient Swords!

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In an earlier visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Arms and Armor conservation lab, Adam was able to touch historical armor (in the form of armored gauntlets) for the first time. THIS visit, associate conservator Sean Belair treats Adam to another first: the opportunity to examine -- and handle -- an array of period swords dating back to the 13th century!

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Adam you have GOT to go to the Royal Armouries in Leeds here in the UK. You would absolutely lose yourself in there and curation team and staff are so incredibly passionate about everything, it'd make for a fantastic video/series of videos!

crome
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Found a box of pictures of Adam and some of our friends when we were in our 20’s yesterday . This comes up on my feed today and makes me realize how fast life goes by. Blink, we are old.

kagyu
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I absolutely loved how the person filming this kept backing away, eventually winding up on the other side of the table away from Adam's gleeful swings.

katherinenoggle
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Theres nothing like seeing/being a part of a conversation with this much passion in it. Love how excited they both get at small facts about the blades. Passion is contagious

pocketgrim
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The second sword Adam held, from the Alexandria armoury, has been copied by Albion swords, a modern maker that makes real, functional replicas. Its such a ferocious cutting sword that it is actually banned from HEMA cutting competitions, because it makes it too easy. It just glides through tatami mats and other cutting targets so effortlessly that they banned it from competition because it was almost impossible to compete if you had any other sword.

Carrot
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Those were amazing. I got to hold one once that was probably 15th century. Not only was it far lighter than any replica swords I've ever held, but the balance point was exactly where it needed to be. It would stay in whatever orientation it was in your hand almost as if it was levitating that way. There was no effort involved. Moving it felt more like you were directing it where to move and it did so on it's own.

CrimFerret
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It's so insane that he's holding a weapon that could've seen wars or battles from over 700 years ago man if those swords could talk!
Also I couldn't take my eyes off these pieces how amazing

ThousandManx
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Part of what I love about watching these videos (and Tested in general) is Adam's enthusiasm. He really truly appreciates, in a visceral and emotional way, the value and importance of whatever it is he's looking at. This isn't just history and education-- it's joy and love and excitement and it shows in every video. Thank you Adam and Tested team!!

elinewson
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Now we need a video of Adam Savage meeting with Tobias Capwell or Tod Cutler to discuss swords and making things like this! That would be amazing!

Swarm
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The joy these guys have is just infectious. You can’t help but smile watching Adam geek out.

Vanayr
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This is brilliant in so many ways! As a HEMA enthusiast and translator of fencing manuals I'm so, so happy to finally see a proper, blunt 16th century "sports" fencing sword being presented to a wider audience! Thank you so, so much for this! Also the explanation on how you actually fight in plate armor in halfswording, etc. Awesome video, I love it, this really makes me happy. :)

heiterkiter
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The level of respect, grattitude and passion Adam Savage has in this episode was the biggest entertainment for me :) What a good person!

Rain-Dirt
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The joy from just holding those…it really is beautiful to watch. Adam’s content always makes me smile 😊

Lily-cxvo
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The enthousiasm of these gentlemen is infectious! Makes me a little kid again when I was totally all about the medieval era.

acertainredpanda
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now we need a clip of Adam swinging a sword around like Aragorn saying "this is a good sword"

timefly
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Hurray Adam !!!!...We love for all the great shows!

thenomad
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Very nice progression through the style, age, and design. Swords are such an interesting topic as historic items go. There's as much personal taste of the master as there is of the maker. Both stories, forever intertwined in a piece of wood, leather, and steel.

aserta
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Even from a viewer's perspective, the detailed overview of these swords' weights and dimensions was incredibly interesting and informative. Like Adam said, the way swords are depicted by replicas and in media makes them seem so much bulkier and more cumbersome than they apparently really were in reality. The balance and flexibility of the large longsword and the unbelievable detail on the mourning sword is truly fascinating

Loop_Kat
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The Royal Armouries in Leeds (UK) is a really good day out if anyone's in, or visiting, the north of England – free entry, several floors of this stuff. Big fan of the horse armour, personally, and the painted helms. I also had a lot of fun at a longsword workshop once, you really do need to heft one of these bad boys around to appreciate them fully. And wearing a full helmet and chainmail is quite an experience. The old steel was lighter than most modern repro. OK, spam over, watching the rest of the video now :D

synthnerd
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One: Holy cow those are absolutely beautiful swords. Two: The absolute inquisitive wonder and joy Adam shows here is just so refreshing to watch.

Jagernotty