Which Sword Should You Buy 2: Medieval & Renaissance (Longsword, Messer, Falchion, Rapier, etc)
5,484Part1: Antiquity & Early Middle Ages
https://youtu.be/G8QEVewJh0g
Part 3: Non-European & Fantasy
https://youtu.be/T15FJ6Yc3qg
This is a mini series of recommendations, to answer this common question. These are reproductions that I either have personal experience with, have seen positive reviews of, or can suggest based on other designs from the same maker.
Separated into era as well as price range (budget / mid range / high end). Part 2 is about swords from the Middle Ages, with a few from the Renaissance as well.
Playlist of my reviews and other sword-related videos:
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What I recommend in this video (anything from Kult of Athena is an affiliate link, the others are not):
Balaur Arms
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/balaur-arms/?koa=259
Cold Steel hand-and-a-half sword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/cold-steel-hand-and-a-half-sword-9-7-16-grip/?koa=259
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/cold-steel-hand-and-a-half-sword-man-at-arms-collection-9-grip/?koa=259
Ronin longswords
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/ronin-katana/?_product_categories=european-swords/?koa=259
Albion Squire Line Bastard sword
https://albion-swords.com/The%20Bastard.html
Kingston Arms arming swords
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/kingston-arms/?koa=259
Traditional Filipino Weapons (TFW) claymore
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/claymore-greatsword/?koa=259
TFW longsword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/bastard-sword-black-grip/?koa=259
Valiant Armoury Signature Collection
https://www.valiant-armoury.com/collections/signature-collection
Angus Trim competition cutter
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/atrim-competition-cutting-longsword-made-by-gus-trim-by-kingston-arms/?koa=259
Albion Crecy war sword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/albion-crecy-war-sword/?koa=259
Lockwood Type XVIIIa 15th century longsword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/lockwood-swords-type-xviiia-15th-century-longsword-with-bronze-hilt/?koa=259
Swords by Michael Tinker Pearce (stock varies)
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/tinker-pearce/?koa=259
Windlass Steelcrafts Falchion
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/medieval-falchion/?koa=259
Reviewed on the Medieval Review channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVGWD-YAIyg
Cold Steel Man At Arms Messer
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/cold-steel-man-at-arms-collection-messer-sword/?koa=259
Various messer designs
https://landsknechtemporium.com/products
Albion Soldat
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/albion-the-soldat-sword/?koa=259
Albion Knecht kriegsmesser
https://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/nextgen/sword-kriegsmesser-knecht.htm
My opinion of Windlass Steelcrafts in general
https://youtu.be/ir4fxczRgG8
My opinion of Hanwei
https://youtu.be/G5frVDDH2QE
An introduction to sword collecting (where to look, what to avoid)
https://youtu.be/zDaMR8ifEnU
Background music:
https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-ambient-3
https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-ambient-4-the-dark-woods
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