$265 budget longsword - the classic Cold Steel Hand and a Half Sword

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The Cold Steel Hand-and-a-Half Sword has been awhile for a long time now, and it's one of the more popular budget swords on the market today, coming in at around $265. In this review, I take a close look at all of the components and point out a variety of compromises made that allow for the low price. I do some cutting, compare it to a couple other swords in the same price range, and finally render a verdict on whether I think it's worth the asking price.

Thank you to sword friend Brian for gifting this sword to the channel!

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Sword measurements photo gallery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8EDa3rQFLjw...

00:00 Intro
00:06 Background
03:26 Scabbard
06:14 Hilt
12:44 Blade
19:41 Cutting
23:32 Handling & Comparisons
34:04 Potential Improvements
36:15 Bottom Line
38:38 Outro

Corrections
01:55 Mistake on my part here - While Windlass makes Cold Steel's sabers and their Man-at-Arms versions of European swords, Cold Steel's primary forge for this and other Medieval European style swords is likely Huanuo Forge (aka Dynasty Forge).
14:32 Again, note that this was not produced by Windlass (see previous correction).

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