Which Sword Should You Buy 2: Medieval & Renaissance (Longsword, Messer, Falchion, Rapier, etc)

Part1: Antiquity & Early Middle Ages
   • Which Sword Should You Buy 1: Ancient...  

Part 3: Non-European & Fantasy
   • Which Sword Should You Buy 3: Non-Eur...  

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:
   • Swords  

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/ba...

Cold Steel hand-and-a-half sword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Ronin longswords
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/ro...

Albion Squire Line Bastard sword
https://albion-swords.com/The%20Basta...

Kingston Arms arming swords
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/ki...

Traditional Filipino Weapons (TFW) claymore
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

TFW longsword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Valiant Armoury Signature Collection
https://www.valiant-armoury.com/colle...

Angus Trim competition cutter
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Albion Crecy war sword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Lockwood Type XVIIIa 15th century longsword
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Swords by Michael Tinker Pearce (stock varies)
https://www.kultofathena.com/brand/ti...

Windlass Steelcrafts Falchion
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...
Reviewed on the Medieval Review channel
   • Medieval Review - Windlass Falchion  

Cold Steel Man At Arms Messer
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Various messer designs
https://landsknechtemporium.com/products

Albion Soldat
https://www.kultofathena.com/product/...

Albion Knecht kriegsmesser
https://www.albion-swords.com/swords/...


My opinion of Windlass Steelcrafts in general
   • My Opinion of Windlass Steelcrafts  

My opinion of Hanwei
   • My Opinion of Hanwei (Swords and Pole...  

An introduction to sword collecting (where to look, what to avoid)
   • How to start sword collecting: Where ...  

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https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-a...


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