Bronze Sword Destroys Analog Head! Naue II Revenge!

Through the walls that they build in my mind, I say to you, don't go where the flow is. The power I hide, I let it go out of control. Hail! Thrond here. Hail! This is Eldgrim. And we have a special episode today. That's right. It really is a special episode today. Most certainly. We're going to revisit the Naue II swords and redo our ballistics, our analog ballistics gel head test. That's right. The one we did on the package opening video for this, it was an older version, an older model of the head. It was a Head Mark II. Or is it Mark I, actually? Yeah, maybe. Not even. I don't even know how many I've gone through. I call this one the Mark 2.0, but I'm not sure. Yeah, but either way, we're going to redeem this sword today by Neil Burrage. Because we know there's historical accounts of these things decapping people and doing some really serious damage on head shots. I used an oak dowel for a joint and to seal up the actual tube. I didn't use a cap on it at that time. So there was enough wood in there that if you screwed up and hit the actual oak dowel or wood, I don't think any sword would go through it. You had to get lucky and hit right in between to hit the pipe itself to have a chance of slicing through. And the pipe is hard as bone at the heart. So this is this sword's redemption video. Most certainly. And I think that we've learned a new technique with it after we've had some time to practice and kind of do other testing videos to get an idea. We're not trying to kind of throw it out or use the weight of the blade when we originally got it. We're thinking of European swords or a cut more like that. With these, you have to pretty much use the chop or hacking motion and combine it with a nice draw. You want a slicing motion. And less than the amount of cast. And I think that is what the handle was designed for. That's correct. It allows you to do that and that also keeps the blade from bending. If it's done just right, the blade doesn't bend as easily. I agree. So I honestly think we're going to do much better than that. I think so. I think the combination of improved technique. Plus, we're more afraid to use them originally. Yeah. Well, the improved technique, the improved heads, and of course, Neil Burrage handmade bronze weapons. I think these are going to do awesome. Oh, most certainly. It's more than proven itself cutting through metal, punching through metal, and everything else. That's right. So I think we'll be a lot better off this time around. Well, let's get to work. Let's get started. We cleaned right in the top. I thought I was going to get sprayed. I hit a little high. Take another shot, man. I want to see this. But I ain't going to get sprayed this time. I just hit a little high. I'll stay a little back here. Nice cut. I took the clean top of his head off. Nice. Look at that. Here you go. Here's a piece. That was sweet, dude. There you go. I think I'm used to our pale man being a little taller than that. Yeah, we healed him. Now he's ready to go again. I've got to see that. And no bending. This is gorgeous. We know how to use the swords much better now. We know how to use them way better. Oh, man. All the way to the skull. That is beautiful. And you notice how it drew, too? As it drew out, you'd use that kind of motion. Oh, yeah. That would definitely kill a man. I don't care if people think they're smaller. These are heavier than average daggers. These are swords. These are sweet. You can feel how nice they are in the hand. Like you said, we use that kind of hammering, kind of light. It's not a full cast. It's like a cast with a draw. Yes, that's it. Apply the body and keep the blade aligned when you're pulling it through. It's kind of like you're chopping. I think Matt Easton said something about that. We're cutting with sabers and sham shears and stuff. You can cut this way and slice as you're actually accelerating. I think you can definitely see that in this shot. When it hits, you can see it start to slide. That's why I like the grip on this one. I honestly do. We argue about the Viking grip and the migration grip, but this one is definitely with this big, round disc. It was designed to do this with. I think it was to preserve the blade. Yes, I agree. To keep it from bending and dying. Very nice. It's bronze canned in because of the soft core, but the outside is hard. It's all you. Oh, crap. I think I went through his entire jaw. That's what stopped our decaf. I went through his entire jaw. Let's try that again. Sorry. Yes, there you go. I was trying to go right under his chin, and I took his entire jaw loose. Yes, there you go. You got it. That's a tight space to aim for. Oh, yes. And hit it good. Yes, you got it, though. Not the decaf we wanted, but we went clean through the skull anyway. That is a decaf. That is a definite decaf. Look at him. Through this bone over here. Hey, I think there's enough there for me to finish him. Do you want to try to take the skull and take the neck off? Yes, let's try. Clean decaf. That was nice. It looks like you might have got a little bit of a skin flap. Yes, look at the skin flap here. Yes, and over here, because I think the way the tip went through, it didn't. You understand what I mean? Yes. We had a cut up here, so it just went over there. It was my cut from above, and then you hit right below it. So, it's beautiful. Right through the spine. It shows this could definitely decaf a man. No doubt about it. So, in old stories, Homer, because he'd seen battles. Yes, he had. And some of the people he interviewed, I'm sure, to write his books, are true about people having their heads cut clean off with one blow. No doubt. Their skulls cleaved. I mean, they speak of it. So, they say these type of swords aren't capable of doing that. Well, I say it is. I'm not seeing any real damage or bending. You know, PVC pipe, in a lot of ways, is harder to cut than bone. Yes, it is. And we've cut through a coconut today with this blade twice. And this is 20% gel today. I used heavier gel on it. Oh, that is thick. That's tough. Most certainly. It's beautiful. But I'm glad we learned how to use them better. We learned how the style was of how these are gripped and how to get the most out of them without bending the blades. When we first got them in the mail a while back. We tended to want to cast like we did. We wanted to throw them like. Oh, sorry. That didn't hurt. They're ready to go. They're ready for battle. We tended to try to do something like this, which this kind of tells you you do not want to do that. Right. I mean, it's, unless you're doing something like that, you know, it's not an option. Maybe thrusting like this or something, you might do that for reach. There you go. You know, like you get extra reach doing this if you hold it with the thumb on the. And that may be what these pieces are for here. They may be for some types of cuts or usage where you put your thumb behind it to brace it. Yeah. Beautiful. I think we did a real good test. I hope Neil enjoys this out there. Yes. Thank you, Neil Burrage. These are excellent weapons. And what were you saying about the Kopech would be much easier at this? Yeah. I would love to try some of the Kopech. I'm telling you. Could you imagine we do that just on a downward shot like coconut and everything? I think right on a day, it would probably take. It would be like LaSalle Farnson. Yeah. But it would be broader than our axis. So it's just going through the skull and sticking in it. The blade is so broad. I think it would go through. Oh, I think so. But I think on a downward shot like LaSalle Farnson, I think we can get a lot from a Kopech. Yeah. I think it might go clean through the skull. Possibly. I think we can do it. Possibly. If we use the right technique. 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