Red Flags when Buying "Historical" Reproductions

These are some warning signs to look out for when shopping for swords or other collector's weapons on the market, to avoid wasting your hard-earned money on sketchy stuff. As always there are exceptions, and it's not always that simple. But as a "rule of thumb" kind of deal I find it useful to pay attention to these things. An in-depth explanation of what pattern welded steel ("Damascus") is and why it's done, from experienced bladesmiths:    • What is Pattern Welded Steel ("Damascus") ...   ** Sources / credits ** https://knifeuser.com/4034-knife-stee... Benoit Laurent   / stewartmountainforge   https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/StewartM... Adam Kalloch (no longer in the business) Rick Marchand https://wildertools.com/ ** Merch ** https://www.bonfire.com/store/skallswag/ If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: https://www.bonfire.com/welcome/07bb1... ** Support the channel ** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:   / skallagrim      / @skallagrim   Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars): https://gamersupps.gg/Skall I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: https://beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHW... Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagri... Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA ** Other social media ** https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.b...   / skallagrimyt     / skallagrim_yt   #skallagrim #swords #historicalweapons #collector