My question to Hollywood is: why would you want your sword to make a big, loud noise?
Nine times out of ten, you don't want the guy your after to know your coming, so announcing yourself with a big metalic "shing" noice seems a bit stupid to me.
And just to talk about the katana; good sword, but ridiculously specialized. All its good for is single combat and dueling; a two-handed sword with such a short blade is practically useless in open battle.
My friend has a knife that makes a pretty impressive noise when drawn. I'm not certain, but I think that it's because the majority of the sheath is fairly tight leather, and there are metal clasps in it. In spite of this, I must agree with everything you said. I also wonder how you come up with some of your ideas. They're quite intelligent, but I never would have thought of many of them.
Lol great video. Unfortunately, my Hanwei Jian is metal-on-metal, and does make that sound, although much more subdued. Lol you're an excellent speaker in front of the camera! Boss talk!
i think the only sword that ever made a SHWING sound when drawn and sheathed was the Hanwei practical Gongfu sword...and even then, it wasn't THAT impressive...
Love your videos. I think the European sheath lining should be sheared fleece (ie sheep fur) The Hollywood sword sound is not entirely unlike that of 19th and 20th century swords with a steel scabbard and/or detente spring.
Well I must say, its funny how from a video made by someone I know where he made this sword fighting scene with to loud sword clashing noises....it was even louder then the music XD
I like this. I have been a fencer and a stage fighter/instructor for 8 1/2 years now. I like your passion for what you are talking about and I agree. I think the idea in a movie to have that *SHIIIIINNNNNGGGGG* sound is to show the audience that a blade has been drawn. Sadly in this day and age most are too dense to realize that and just think every blade must make that sound upon being drawn. Hell I have plenty of kids come in and think that fencing is like what you see in the new 3 musketeers.
TU! man, there is an endless amount of headaches that Hollywood does on martial arts and firearms... maybe this ka-ching noise came from old theatrics I have no idea. But definitely wish they would start treating the audience with some more intelligence. However that sound is satisfying to hear.
Peter Jackson [LordOfTheRings] made a similiar observation, he hated having to dub in this horrible sound everytime a sword was drawn because he knew how false it was.
I agree with you, and the movie people are morons. There's no reason for a wood and leather scabbard to make a noise like that. However, I did have one blade that actually did make that sound - when I was about 14 I had an old bayonet that had a metal scabbard, and it did make exactly that signature movie "Shhhhwwwiiiinngggg" if you did it just so (and course I did it that way, because I was 14) .
It's not quite the same thing, but the expression from "saber-rattling" came from the period where cavalry sabers came in metal scabbards as well as wood.
But even those don't make the "SCHWING!" noise you allude too. I basically put that sound effect in the same category as the flapping noise you hear all the time in Kung Fu movies and the cracking incendiary noise explosions make in the movies.
The thing with sound design is that usually it's not supposed to be real. If it was just simply a real recording of the exact object doing exactly what it should, it wouldnt be called sound design, as the sound is not being designed. Just captured. Hollywood and major films/video games have sounds that are believable and entertaining. Which means they are not always accurate. But I still do get pissed off by hollywood sounds and science sometimes too :)
Meh, never really bothered me. Hell guns sound very little in real life like they do in film.
One thing I loved about Cowboys and Aliens was the way they made the gun shots much more diminutive than usual...especially in Westerns. Usually guns in westerns sound like thunder blasts, but in C&A they went "pop! pop!" (which is closer to reality...tho in a canyon like that maybe not lol) anyway, it's a nice subtle way to make them seem weak compared to the aliens.
My kitchen knives kinda do Ka Ching when I take them out of a bunch of other stuff after drying. Maybe those guys in movie industry are imitating an "ordinary man soundscape"?
@Glimmlampe1982 I'm afraid that if I ever knew, I have since forgotten, but I think sheep is the most authentic. For maximum authenticity, the fur should not be washed as modern furs are, because it is better to leave the natural oils in the fur (lanolin).
That's what youtube understood: "alcohol day contractually not sexually abuse a little" instead of "on a cold day it would contract slightly and you wouldn't be able to get out your sword at all".
Didn't the Calvary Sabres used in the Civil War have metal sheaths, I've seen both those and wood and leather covered. They don't quite make the pretty *shing* the movies do but I always assumed as Calvary that sound was meant to be a little extra intimidation. and good point about the Katana, brilliant sword that it was it isn't the end all of swords, I always tell people to study about the men that used these weapons first.
- Sound of metal grinding against metal is intimidating your enemy, making him nervouse. the sword making the sound reminds your enemy he might get hurt badly.
- Yes, it is a disadvantage to pull out your grinding metal sword when trying to do stealth - thats why you have daggers.
- As long as you are not stealthy, there is no problem with the sound of metal telling where yo uare.
- It doesn't actualy bludgeon the sword, you need MUCH more than that.
- Then again, there is NOTHING more efficient than making your enemy feel MORE confidence than he should. So if anything until the fight begins you should try to NOT intimidate your enemy.
- But what about if you aren't skilled in dagger combat, and plan on killing 1 or 2 people stealthily before fighting? You don't bring more weapons than you should, that's a well known fact
- Well, it can attract other people who at first weren't involved
Hollywood movies and video games, historically inaccurate? Say it ain't so!
The reason that we hear the SHING! is because a whisper-quiet "shff" is, well, boring. People also don't cock shotguns every time they pick one up in real life, either.
i've tried this with all of my blades and actually there is one that makes this sound. it's a dagger I made of one piece (all steel and a little paint), so i assume that the reason other swords don't go "shing" is because the sound is dampened by other materials
@TheArtistOfKuroo Generally quivers were worn on the waist belt. Arrows on the back are shorter than a full-length sword, and bendier, and in a wide-mouthed bag.
@lindybeige true dat, I'm an archer, when I started out I wore my quiver on my back, found it IMPOSSIBLE to use and highly inefficient. much more practical to wear it on a belt.
Not that I have ever heard of any evidence of this (just thought it might be a nice idea) you could get that sound if you had sharpening stones built into your scabbard. Then each time you drew it it would sharpen your sword and on the way back in 0.o
I actually had an old chinese sword that made the stereotype sound when drawn, and the reason was that the scabbard was for some reason full of metal dust. It made a pleasing sound when you drew it but you also were worried everytime that the blade is going to chip or something.
It is possible to get the effect with a sheathe fitted with a metal locket around the top (a pretty sensible idea, if only to prolong the life of the scabbard and its' fittings), but doing so requires you to deliberately put a shearing stress across the flat of the blade by drawing it at an angle to the axis of the sheathe (normally towards the body).
@Kharmazov makes a good point, I was about to say the same... that and there's a lot of open-faced scabbards that have metal staples to hold the blade in, they go "shiiiing" when the blade is drawn... of course these are exceptions in history - not the norm...
@SuperCat1187 Since they tried to get you to suspend your disbelief. The easier it is to suspend, the easier it is to get into the film and care about the story.
You can really hear the contempt and loathing in your voice when you talk about "Katana Plunkers." It seems pretty hypocritical though in a video about how movie makers use the wrong sound effect when someone draws a blade.
Great video! I agree with your point completely! Exceptions beeing paradeswords/sabers with metal scabbards or modern day decorational swords. Don't know though about some of the sabers with metal scabbards, mainly for the cavalry, that where common during the Napolionic wars and later. Also several 20th century bayonets and trench knifes do often make sounds when drawn because they have metal scabbards with a metalspring inside the scabbard to hold the bayonett in place.
The video responses refute your claim and other videos I've just seen on youtube before watching you video also refute your claim. Are all these people doctoring their home videos? I really doubt it. There are so many examples of swords making noises when taken out of their scabbards. Btw, I really do like a lot of your videos, regardless of this video and your disdainful comments about the katana.
@chabochi1 I would contend that they do not refute my claim. They are exceptional swords that make noises, often late period, parade or display swords.
@lindybeige i think the reason for what the poster chabochi is saying occurring is because cheap modern swords are usually fitted with metal koiguchi, i can't think of the name in english, but it's the part around the mouth of the scabbard. so these poor quality swords being used by people who don't know how to use them could result in the metal on metal sound. historically though they weren't often used
ok this is going to sound stupid but i do remember one of my close friends saying somthing about military bayonets when they get sheathed and unsheathed they get sharper or sharped everytime they are takin out? that could possibly make a sound of metal against metal maby. but idk
I used to enjoy your videos, but you obviously know nothing about katanas. Everybody knows you can cut through most anything with such a sharp blade. I for one, tested a katana once against a tank and I managed to cut the turret nearly in half. If I had the video I would show you the proof but I don't so trust me, I did.
Many swords do make that sound when drawn. The problem is that its a bad thing, as you stated. If a sword is making that sound, the owner should grind away a bit of the metal on the mouth of the scabbard. Well made scabbards shouldnt be making that sound, but unfortunately costs must be cut. ...lol I made an unintentional pun there. I personally find that sound annoying and people who want their swords to make that sound obviously dont care about maintaining a pretty or sharp blade.
good points about hollywood effects. i think the only reasons they do that is for effect as well as to highten the sound against background noise, as they do with other sounds in mocids. (also a minor note: kukihri swords, once drawn, are traditionally not ment to return to its sheath without first drawing blood. not a huge deal, but interesting point)
I recently thought of a possible theory on how this one got started. On a sheath which has a snap around the handle to keep the knife from falling out, occasionally the snap will rub against the blade while drawing, which sometimes makes something vaguely similar to the "shing" sound, but much quieter than in the movies. It's also fairly rare to get that noise, it's usually more of a slight scraping sound. I really can't get it to make the "shing" sound on demand.
In cinema the sound is an other dimension . It has it language like in Cartoon onomatopoeia where splat, splatch! splash! Boom, Kaboom! . So the Schweeng! Sound came from a time when radio had sound and they were telling story, people got used to it. The education begins with cartoon animation. It's like there would not be any explosion like we see in Star Wars, because there is no air in Space... Pretty dull movie without the Kaboom!
It's more of a creative approach than realism. It immediately draws the viewers attention to the sword and helps establish the lethality of the blade. Directors use many techniques to allow a better experience. Just like the kids that look up "real fightS" on youtube and end up disappointed, sometimes real life just isn't so fun :). Anyways, not trying to undermine you or come in on a high horse, just bringing another point. Love your videos!
in greek times if your sword went and made movie drawning noises then you likely would be considered cursed by the gods and beheaded at the local temple.
Wow i think your awesome for pointing out small inaccuracies found in movies. I always get pissed when i see these stupid troll comment trying to justify movies. They shout at you for the dumbest reasons and have poor arguments. Oh well keep doing what you doing and thumbs up to you
@SuperTro0per There probably is an 'element' of truth in the scabbards that had a metal throat. Not everyone manages to draw a sword straight out from the scabbard, especially when it's long, and the blade can scrape on the metal throat creating 'a' sound, but again not the stereotype hollywood sound. Similar I suppose to spaghetti western gunshot sounds. Take a basic truth, mangle it a bit and multiply by ten. Peeeoooowwwwww!
I think you will find if you do some more research any maybe some practice you will find that pretty much any sword can be drawn silently with proper training and practice!
what about metal on the rim? if someone was in a hurry to get their sword out, and perhaps grinded the back of the sword against a metal rim of the sheath, then it might have made a sching sound.
Do all movies need to represent reality 100% of the time? The sound swords make in movies has never bothered me, but try to think of it from the standpoint of somebody trying to create a mood. A line of soldiers drawing their blades with a brief leathery sound... it's quite boring isn't it? But, if you feel as though the leathery sound would be better, than I can't help you, and I'm thankful you aren't a director...
@passionsrequiem It is my experience that when people are shown truth, they recognise it and sense it, and it improves things. Suspension of disbelief is vital to a film's success. Every reminder, even subconscious, that you're watching a film detracts from the film.
@lindybeige I can see where you're coming from, and I also apologize for the way that I presented my argument before, I was rather sleep deprived... The problem lies in that, most people have never heard a real sword being drawn before. Suspension of disbelief is vital, and even knowing something doesn't make sense doesn't destroy the movie for me. Take science fiction movies, most people know that there would be no sounds in space, but would a silent space battle be very compelling?
@passionsrequiem I think a silent space film could be VERY compelling. Remember, you can cut back and forth between noisy interiors and silent exteriors.
@lindybeige there infact are sounds in space and it is not empty, just very very very thin, there are particals in every part of known space ie the universe spread out in thin ammounts the fact is there are no whole elements makeing up the expances that makes people clame space is empty. In fact i wonder if any one of the scientist who have gone into space have bothered testing sound in space at all. the idea that no one can hear you scream is likely more insulation on space suites.
@lindybeige Not really. If you knew every sound that was faked in a movie, you'd get surprised. And that's not counting in the necessity of background music. Pick a movie, and check for silent moments(there are some who have them). While you are at it, divide the sound in dialogue, music, and other. Silence is for excessive tension or awkardness. Dialogue to move plot forward. Sound to mark things happening. Music to set the mood. Most is to cover things up. Sound in film is interesting
@Dokph I don't think I'd be surprised. Foley artists are busy people. If someone hands someone a pair of binoculars, they deem it necessary to dub on a loud being-handed-a-massive-and unusually-rattly-pair of-binoculars sound.
I've heard the "schring" sound when people draw swords from scabbards with a steel chape (think that is the word.. correct me if I have it wrong) that wraps around the top end of the scabbard. However, to get that noise you have to twist the sword as you draw it to force contact with the chape, which probably doesn't do your edge any favours.
dumbass metal sword sheaths make th HHUUCHINNGG sound, and the sheath is not as tight as it is, you normally cannot making the HHUUCHINNGG sound with out drawing the sword out at a high speed, it does not damage the sword or dull it in any way, plus you can't even draw a sword properly.
I think the "shring" noise came about because the American cavalry used metal scabbards. And it has stuck as a film convention. same as people pairing with the edge of the blade in sword fighting. Its sad really, as you even see Japanese films using the dreaded "shring" they should know better having a living sword culture and everything. Stupid Hollywood just copying them selves and not actually researching anything.
I have 2 swords that make that shing sound. One is a cheap replica katana made in Taiwan with a wooden scabbard and the other is a replica German Officer's sword made in China with a stainless steel scabbard. They will only make the shing sound when drawing the blade across the scabbard and yes it does dull the blade, but it can in fact make that noise.
Hilarious! Actually, after watching this I feel sort of embarrassed that even after a few years of reenactment experience during which I heard (or rather did NOT hear) numerous good replica swords being drawn from their scabbards it never occurred to me how ridiculously unrealistic and over the top that cliched Hollywood sword drawing sound effect really is. :-)
Of course, someone could point out that since you're a Brit, none of those swords are actually real. British people aren't allowed to have anything more dangerous than a plastic spork (or if you have a permit: children's safety scissors), so your swords must be clever CGI or made of aluminium foil. Otherwise, the coppers would have swarmed you by now. Consequently, your tests are invalid.
@nhpr Uh, no. That is a real tulwar and katana. I don't know if the blades are sharpened or if a new law in Britain was passed since 2008, but you're wrong.
@PresidentDRCI But you don't always see them cock it, and besides, this means that until that point, the gun threatening the heroes wasn't even cocked!
@lindybeige I know polymarkos said the noise is made every time but I have seen many movies were it doesn't happen, also I believe there are different reasons for the cocking of the gun for instance a revolver sometimes needs to be cocked first in order to fire others don't since You just need to squeeze the trigger, yet as sometimes seen in movies new guns need to chamber a round first when starting to fire yet not after a reload... wouldn't that mean You don't need to cock it to begin with?
@lindybeige or when they will fire a semi automatic gun and and than later on they will re cock it wasting a bullet in the process for dramatic effect lol
Don't forget the chah-chink noise made EVERY time someone points a firearm at anything. Just gesture with one...it sounds as though the action were being worked. That drives me nutters.
This one especially bugs me because we frequently see it in video games as well, where it is blatantly obvious to the player to watch the sword pass through the scabbard because the animation is impossible.
There is an interesting idea about cutting a huge hole in your scabbard to make it possible to draw quickly from the back, but that would cause other problems...
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whats the big deal. a sword is a sword. only diffrence is mabye the metal they use and the size but other than that i see no diffrence. no sword can actually cut another (it might break it in half with sheer force) and no sword just naturally makes those metal noises. no big deal about any of these swords so long as you have one in combat.
no sword can cut another? LOL. Just buy chinese made display sword and do ONE hit with CAS Hanwei's Paper Crane or Orchid katana.
Ryan sword, however provides BEST VALUE. They are high carbo plus folded.
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As the guys in the videos above show, some swords do make the sound, but for that to happen You've got to have a metal sheath, also notice what lanflaer states about his sword becoming blunt form the friction
thank you for stating ythe obvious, bing no ring is false espechally with a katana. it is miniscule and the ring comes from the tip hitting the metal holder on the sheath in a kind of flicking motion. yes it is barely noticable, but it can happen if drawn incvorectely/on purpose for the most miniscule ring.
Very funny. The only times swords sound like screetching metal is when the scabbard has metal on it (which became common in the Napoleonic era). When Hollywood turned to sword movies, they assumed they all sounded the same.
hahaha I agree with you to a certain extent they don't make a lot of noise when they are drawn but it differs from one scabbard to another maybe you should watch this ...tho the sound could be fake but it does not look that way : Chinese broad sword - listen to the sound it makes.
Where did you get the kukri and how much did it cost?
I heard those things can out cut a lot swords thanks to their blade forward design and how thick the blade is at the back. Is that another myth or is there some truth behind it?
@demomanchaos My kukri is a British army issue kukri, bought in Nepal. Yes, the blade is very thick at the back. The ease with which it chops wood is amazing.
@demomanchaos Since I have a kukri, I stopped looking for where to get one. It is not impossible that you could mail-order one from Nepal. I imagine that they sell a fair few to tourists. If the one you get is army issue, it might not be the fanciest, but at least you'll know that it is functional.
I disagree. It depends entirley on what material the scabbard is made of. If its made of some sort of metal it may make a schwiiiing sound when withdrawn.
I have a practice sword and it has a wooden scabbard but the mouth of the scabbard is made of metal and it does indeed make a slight schwiiiiiing sound!
Obviously people have mentioned European sabers in the gunpowder age which did have steel scabbards, but I don't know if anyone mentioned a good reason for it.
Anyways, it's the morale damaging effect on battered troops hearing the sound it makes when 1000 heavy cavalry draw their swords in unison. Very unnerving, especially to ill disciplined troops who might be somewhat reticent to stand and fight and might start to run from the sound alone.
My favourite "schwing" is from the movie Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies). The protagonist draws a throwing dagger from the chest of a dead guy and it goes "SCHWING"! :D
that was awesome. ive got an oakesshott xii or xiii w/a leather scabbard and its as silent as death on the quicc draw, except when i am drunk(its still not that loud). which leads me to thanking you for that awesome quote. ive had a computer for over a year and this is the first video ive added to my queue
rofl dont nock on katanas so much and katna fans i have a katana i am a huge katana fan but no it wasent the best at all but there is no ''best'' weapon unless u got a lightsaber or a plasma blade lol u dont have to be so errr whats deh word agitated? no just u dont have to pick on the katana so much xD
If you build it like a tuning fork with an edge, and made the scabbard like a tuning fork with an edge (optional), it might make a PINGGG noise when you draw! And that is seriously awesome. For musicians. Or not...
My question to Hollywood is: why would you want your sword to make a big, loud noise?
Nine times out of ten, you don't want the guy your after to know your coming, so announcing yourself with a big metalic "shing" noice seems a bit stupid to me.
And just to talk about the katana; good sword, but ridiculously specialized. All its good for is single combat and dueling; a two-handed sword with such a short blade is practically useless in open battle.
Jensaarai1 1 day ago
"Katana clunkers". I like it.
MicahCTheory 1 day ago
I believe the idea of swords schwinging came from the WWI or WWII bayonetes using metal scabbards and schwinging,..
joaonor 1 day ago
My friend has a knife that makes a pretty impressive noise when drawn. I'm not certain, but I think that it's because the majority of the sheath is fairly tight leather, and there are metal clasps in it. In spite of this, I must agree with everything you said. I also wonder how you come up with some of your ideas. They're quite intelligent, but I never would have thought of many of them.
ControltheDistance 2 weeks ago
Shhwingggg.....good video, thanks.
UNIDEN2211 2 weeks ago
Lol great video. Unfortunately, my Hanwei Jian is metal-on-metal, and does make that sound, although much more subdued. Lol you're an excellent speaker in front of the camera! Boss talk!
asoundlikesilence 2 weeks ago
lol great point...love this video..
davycrocketful 4 weeks ago
Oh, cool. I learned something today.
I was looking for a video on how to draw a sword from the hip properly, I read in a book that it isn't as it seems. This is cool too ^^
o0TreeGirl0o 1 month ago
i think the only sword that ever made a SHWING sound when drawn and sheathed was the Hanwei practical Gongfu sword...and even then, it wasn't THAT impressive...
peace36660 1 month ago
But M14 reloading sound is one of the best reloading sounds ever :)
ShitCrap 1 month ago
Love your videos. I think the European sheath lining should be sheared fleece (ie sheep fur) The Hollywood sword sound is not entirely unlike that of 19th and 20th century swords with a steel scabbard and/or detente spring.
TOMHYLE88 2 months ago
Well I must say, its funny how from a video made by someone I know where he made this sword fighting scene with to loud sword clashing noises....it was even louder then the music XD
ormuzd1 2 months ago
Russan ak 47/74 bayonets sheath has metal springs that keep the knife in and it kinda makes noise when you pull it out.
SCAREDBANANA 2 months ago
in Hollywood movies every fucking little hand gun has a magazine that can hold about 60 bullets
EphraimRodrigez 2 months ago
i fucking hate katana buffs, give me a long sword or scimitar any day
microsplice 2 months ago
I like this. I have been a fencer and a stage fighter/instructor for 8 1/2 years now. I like your passion for what you are talking about and I agree. I think the idea in a movie to have that *SHIIIIINNNNNGGGGG* sound is to show the audience that a blade has been drawn. Sadly in this day and age most are too dense to realize that and just think every blade must make that sound upon being drawn. Hell I have plenty of kids come in and think that fencing is like what you see in the new 3 musketeers.
namwasfun 2 months ago
nice video, but katana is better than european swords
ahmadov 2 months ago
TU! man, there is an endless amount of headaches that Hollywood does on martial arts and firearms... maybe this ka-ching noise came from old theatrics I have no idea. But definitely wish they would start treating the audience with some more intelligence. However that sound is satisfying to hear.
wmpyr 2 months ago
This is hilarious.
darrthvader123 2 months ago
Thumbs up if you can still hear the damn sound effect in your head!
KikiDaiso 2 months ago
Peter Jackson [LordOfTheRings] made a similiar observation, he hated having to dub in this horrible sound everytime a sword was drawn because he knew how false it was.
SiliconBong 3 months ago
"Nice and woody sound...."
Movie swords sound tinny. ^^
Yora21 3 months ago 2
SHHHing~!
GartukBrag 3 months ago
You're amusing. I like the cut of your Jib.
XanderNovaMacKenzie 3 months ago
@sok8888 exactly, haha
SbalesKY 3 months ago
I agree with you, and the movie people are morons. There's no reason for a wood and leather scabbard to make a noise like that. However, I did have one blade that actually did make that sound - when I was about 14 I had an old bayonet that had a metal scabbard, and it did make exactly that signature movie "Shhhhwwwiiiinngggg" if you did it just so (and course I did it that way, because I was 14) .
slaeghunder 3 months ago
I can't help shake the feeling this guy is a timelord.
The accent, the historic knowledge, the attitude.
DefiantBoris 4 months ago 3
Why is the presenter wearing Sarah Lund's jumper? He must give it back to her.
crapatev 4 months ago
I put the "shing" sound in the same category of moaning in a porn movie... LOL.
sok8888 4 months ago 3
OMG I LOVE THIS GUY!
Istojataachatearme 4 months ago
It's not quite the same thing, but the expression from "saber-rattling" came from the period where cavalry sabers came in metal scabbards as well as wood.
But even those don't make the "SCHWING!" noise you allude too. I basically put that sound effect in the same category as the flapping noise you hear all the time in Kung Fu movies and the cracking incendiary noise explosions make in the movies.
Bankstercide 5 months ago
The thing with sound design is that usually it's not supposed to be real. If it was just simply a real recording of the exact object doing exactly what it should, it wouldnt be called sound design, as the sound is not being designed. Just captured. Hollywood and major films/video games have sounds that are believable and entertaining. Which means they are not always accurate. But I still do get pissed off by hollywood sounds and science sometimes too :)
AudioByteSoundworks 5 months ago 2
I believe it was an intimidation tactic described in an old war tale. The rest as they say "is show business".
psychedashell 6 months ago
Meh, never really bothered me. Hell guns sound very little in real life like they do in film.
One thing I loved about Cowboys and Aliens was the way they made the gun shots much more diminutive than usual...especially in Westerns. Usually guns in westerns sound like thunder blasts, but in C&A they went "pop! pop!" (which is closer to reality...tho in a canyon like that maybe not lol) anyway, it's a nice subtle way to make them seem weak compared to the aliens.
Pariah1974 6 months ago
My kitchen knives kinda do Ka Ching when I take them out of a bunch of other stuff after drying. Maybe those guys in movie industry are imitating an "ordinary man soundscape"?
KIFQHESE 6 months ago
what kind of fur did you use for your dark age scabbard?
i tried goat and boar, but both were not satisfying to me
Glimmlampe1982 6 months ago
@Glimmlampe1982 I'm afraid that if I ever knew, I have since forgotten, but I think sheep is the most authentic. For maximum authenticity, the fur should not be washed as modern furs are, because it is better to leave the natural oils in the fur (lanolin).
lindybeige 6 months ago
Hollywood always exaggerates shit. Like how you can fire a revolver 12 times without having to reload.
fwoqma 6 months ago
Haha, click on the [CC] logo and then on "Transcribe Audio".
Then go to 2:55.
That's what youtube understood: "alcohol day contractually not sexually abuse a little" instead of "on a cold day it would contract slightly and you wouldn't be able to get out your sword at all".
swissassault 6 months ago
Didn't the Calvary Sabres used in the Civil War have metal sheaths, I've seen both those and wood and leather covered. They don't quite make the pretty *shing* the movies do but I always assumed as Calvary that sound was meant to be a little extra intimidation. and good point about the Katana, brilliant sword that it was it isn't the end all of swords, I always tell people to study about the men that used these weapons first.
wolfdragga 6 months ago
@wolfdragga Yes, some ACW sabres were noisy.
lindybeige 6 months ago
- Sound of metal grinding against metal is intimidating your enemy, making him nervouse. the sword making the sound reminds your enemy he might get hurt badly.
- Yes, it is a disadvantage to pull out your grinding metal sword when trying to do stealth - thats why you have daggers.
- As long as you are not stealthy, there is no problem with the sound of metal telling where yo uare.
- It doesn't actualy bludgeon the sword, you need MUCH more than that.
ShaggyLunchCake 6 months ago
@ShaggyLunchCake Hahaha. Oh wow.
cixwow 6 months ago
@ShaggyLunchCake
- Then again, there is NOTHING more efficient than making your enemy feel MORE confidence than he should. So if anything until the fight begins you should try to NOT intimidate your enemy.
- But what about if you aren't skilled in dagger combat, and plan on killing 1 or 2 people stealthily before fighting? You don't bring more weapons than you should, that's a well known fact
- Well, it can attract other people who at first weren't involved
- depends on the blade
ofnir123 6 months ago
agree with this guy
BadVoodo0 6 months ago
Hollywood movies and video games, historically inaccurate? Say it ain't so!
The reason that we hear the SHING! is because a whisper-quiet "shff" is, well, boring. People also don't cock shotguns every time they pick one up in real life, either.
Duterasemis 6 months ago
bluntening,,, your right (obviously) but relax/ have another pint
aetherseraph 6 months ago
i've tried this with all of my blades and actually there is one that makes this sound. it's a dagger I made of one piece (all steel and a little paint), so i assume that the reason other swords don't go "shing" is because the sound is dampened by other materials
charivari100 6 months ago
What about arrows? Often quivers are shown on the back the same way as sheaths.
TheArtistOfKuroo 6 months ago
@TheArtistOfKuroo Generally quivers were worn on the waist belt. Arrows on the back are shorter than a full-length sword, and bendier, and in a wide-mouthed bag.
lindybeige 6 months ago
@lindybeige true dat, I'm an archer, when I started out I wore my quiver on my back, found it IMPOSSIBLE to use and highly inefficient. much more practical to wear it on a belt.
ChocolateyChocobo13 5 months ago
yay i hate the katana too
mouthforwar17 6 months ago
@mouthforwar17 I don't hate it, I just wish that people wouldn't assert that they were all made out of adamantium.
lindybeige 6 months ago
I actually have a blade that makes that "shing" sound. My cold steel Warhead actually makes that sound, its awsome.
24Rorschach 6 months ago
@24Rorschach I too have a blade that makes a "shing" sound. It's a generic 0-1 tool steel machete in a canvas sheath.
Kisk79 6 months ago
Oh my goodness it's a Katana!
In that moment I fell off the chair xD nice vid :D
Catastropheshe 6 months ago
gr8! :-)
murwazy 6 months ago
I wonder why I cannot watch this clip on my android device???
EciekPeciek 6 months ago
movies are such a mind fucks
MEEHOWtv 6 months ago
Not that I have ever heard of any evidence of this (just thought it might be a nice idea) you could get that sound if you had sharpening stones built into your scabbard. Then each time you drew it it would sharpen your sword and on the way back in 0.o
fredikazu 6 months ago
I actually had an old chinese sword that made the stereotype sound when drawn, and the reason was that the scabbard was for some reason full of metal dust. It made a pleasing sound when you drew it but you also were worried everytime that the blade is going to chip or something.
themurmeli88 7 months ago
little bit of a woody sound...
"Nice and woody word." Monty Python reference here? ^^
Yora21 7 months ago 9
@Yora21 "Little bit" - horribly tinny.
lindybeige 7 months ago 4
@Yora21 Swoooooooord. Fooooooley. Leather! Nice woody words.
Sheath, though, is very tinny.
Tareltonlives 6 months ago in playlist Archaic Weapons & Armour
nice jumper
katana definately makes best noise ever
zoomraker 7 months ago
It is possible to get the effect with a sheathe fitted with a metal locket around the top (a pretty sensible idea, if only to prolong the life of the scabbard and its' fittings), but doing so requires you to deliberately put a shearing stress across the flat of the blade by drawing it at an angle to the axis of the sheathe (normally towards the body).
Pretty dumb thing to do, really...
ala5530 7 months ago
"Katana plonkers, oh my goodness! It's a katana." Awesome.
aeolvs1 7 months ago
IIRC since XIX century cavalary sabres had metal scabbards,perhaps even earliear.
Kharmazov 8 months ago
@Kharmazov makes a good point, I was about to say the same... that and there's a lot of open-faced scabbards that have metal staples to hold the blade in, they go "shiiiing" when the blade is drawn... of course these are exceptions in history - not the norm...
KuKulzA28 7 months ago
I suppose a small blade sharpener could be built into the top of the sheaths. It shouldn't dull the blade and you get a desired sound.
Mastermind8908 8 months ago
Since when do movies have to be realistic?
Suspension of disbelief.
SuperCat1187 8 months ago 3
@SuperCat1187 Since they tried to get you to suspend your disbelief. The easier it is to suspend, the easier it is to get into the film and care about the story.
lindybeige 8 months ago 14
Great video, happened on it by accident and I'm glad I did. Thanks.
DeSadeM 8 months ago
You can really hear the contempt and loathing in your voice when you talk about "Katana Plunkers." It seems pretty hypocritical though in a video about how movie makers use the wrong sound effect when someone draws a blade.
akajefe 8 months ago
Great video! I agree with your point completely! Exceptions beeing paradeswords/sabers with metal scabbards or modern day decorational swords. Don't know though about some of the sabers with metal scabbards, mainly for the cavalry, that where common during the Napolionic wars and later. Also several 20th century bayonets and trench knifes do often make sounds when drawn because they have metal scabbards with a metalspring inside the scabbard to hold the bayonett in place.
Verdunveteran 8 months ago
The video responses refute your claim and other videos I've just seen on youtube before watching you video also refute your claim. Are all these people doctoring their home videos? I really doubt it. There are so many examples of swords making noises when taken out of their scabbards. Btw, I really do like a lot of your videos, regardless of this video and your disdainful comments about the katana.
chabochi1 8 months ago
@chabochi1 I would contend that they do not refute my claim. They are exceptional swords that make noises, often late period, parade or display swords.
lindybeige 8 months ago
@lindybeige i think the reason for what the poster chabochi is saying occurring is because cheap modern swords are usually fitted with metal koiguchi, i can't think of the name in english, but it's the part around the mouth of the scabbard. so these poor quality swords being used by people who don't know how to use them could result in the metal on metal sound. historically though they weren't often used
scottbaioisdead 8 months ago
But the Katana was the bestest sword ever ever ever in the world in every conceivable way actually.
WarbossGorgutz 8 months ago
I'd like my sword to say "fuckass" when i draw mine.
TheDeathSmoke 8 months ago
@TheDeathSmoke Perhaps, but there is a danger that this gets misinterpreted as a comment upon the drawer of the sword, and not its intended victim.
lindybeige 8 months ago 5
ok this is going to sound stupid but i do remember one of my close friends saying somthing about military bayonets when they get sheathed and unsheathed they get sharper or sharped everytime they are takin out? that could possibly make a sound of metal against metal maby. but idk
hollowsraaa 8 months ago
Lol, describing the way in which certain sword's scabbards were lined with fur using the term "cute".
I chuckled, gracias!
joebob2299 8 months ago
I used to enjoy your videos, but you obviously know nothing about katanas. Everybody knows you can cut through most anything with such a sharp blade. I for one, tested a katana once against a tank and I managed to cut the turret nearly in half. If I had the video I would show you the proof but I don't so trust me, I did.
hardware72 8 months ago
Many swords do make that sound when drawn. The problem is that its a bad thing, as you stated. If a sword is making that sound, the owner should grind away a bit of the metal on the mouth of the scabbard. Well made scabbards shouldnt be making that sound, but unfortunately costs must be cut. ...lol I made an unintentional pun there. I personally find that sound annoying and people who want their swords to make that sound obviously dont care about maintaining a pretty or sharp blade.
LotusDragon09 9 months ago
good points about hollywood effects. i think the only reasons they do that is for effect as well as to highten the sound against background noise, as they do with other sounds in mocids. (also a minor note: kukihri swords, once drawn, are traditionally not ment to return to its sheath without first drawing blood. not a huge deal, but interesting point)
Hdinoify 9 months ago
Crom!
Help me to answer da riddle of steal!
An if you do not listen - den to hell wid you!
the26thhour 9 months ago
I want my sword to shout fuck when I draw it
n2488 9 months ago 23
@n2488 They didn't have the technology for that in the ancient world, but I dare say it can be done today with hidden wires and speakers.
lindybeige 9 months ago
I recently thought of a possible theory on how this one got started. On a sheath which has a snap around the handle to keep the knife from falling out, occasionally the snap will rub against the blade while drawing, which sometimes makes something vaguely similar to the "shing" sound, but much quieter than in the movies. It's also fairly rare to get that noise, it's usually more of a slight scraping sound. I really can't get it to make the "shing" sound on demand.
arrkhal 9 months ago
In cinema the sound is an other dimension . It has it language like in Cartoon onomatopoeia where splat, splatch! splash! Boom, Kaboom! . So the Schweeng! Sound came from a time when radio had sound and they were telling story, people got used to it. The education begins with cartoon animation. It's like there would not be any explosion like we see in Star Wars, because there is no air in Space... Pretty dull movie without the Kaboom!
Padraigcoelfir 9 months ago
It's more of a creative approach than realism. It immediately draws the viewers attention to the sword and helps establish the lethality of the blade. Directors use many techniques to allow a better experience. Just like the kids that look up "real fightS" on youtube and end up disappointed, sometimes real life just isn't so fun :). Anyways, not trying to undermine you or come in on a high horse, just bringing another point. Love your videos!
johnnyt11 9 months ago
I actually find it fucking awesome that you have so many fucking swords xD
drago336 10 months ago
you sir r the best...XD
Viay10tuneup 10 months ago
in greek times if your sword went and made movie drawning noises then you likely would be considered cursed by the gods and beheaded at the local temple.
madasnave 10 months ago
Wow i think your awesome for pointing out small inaccuracies found in movies. I always get pissed when i see these stupid troll comment trying to justify movies. They shout at you for the dumbest reasons and have poor arguments. Oh well keep doing what you doing and thumbs up to you
DreadminionL 10 months ago
Then where did the Shinnng sound come from?
SuperTro0per 10 months ago
@SuperTro0per There probably is an 'element' of truth in the scabbards that had a metal throat. Not everyone manages to draw a sword straight out from the scabbard, especially when it's long, and the blade can scrape on the metal throat creating 'a' sound, but again not the stereotype hollywood sound. Similar I suppose to spaghetti western gunshot sounds. Take a basic truth, mangle it a bit and multiply by ten. Peeeoooowwwwww!
Rekaert 9 months ago
You sir, are awsome :D
Hastarl 10 months ago
I think you will find if you do some more research any maybe some practice you will find that pretty much any sword can be drawn silently with proper training and practice!
ExposeChosunNinja 10 months ago
EXACTLY !!! Love the ending !
Philippians4x13 10 months ago
I try desperately to recreate the hollywood sound with my hanwei bastard sword... It never works.
666satanification666 10 months ago
what about metal on the rim? if someone was in a hurry to get their sword out, and perhaps grinded the back of the sword against a metal rim of the sheath, then it might have made a sching sound.
axelskull 11 months ago
@axelskull Yes, if the scabbard were very badly made, I suppose. US civil war scabbards were like this sometimes.
lindybeige 11 months ago 2
Do all movies need to represent reality 100% of the time? The sound swords make in movies has never bothered me, but try to think of it from the standpoint of somebody trying to create a mood. A line of soldiers drawing their blades with a brief leathery sound... it's quite boring isn't it? But, if you feel as though the leathery sound would be better, than I can't help you, and I'm thankful you aren't a director...
passionsrequiem 11 months ago
@passionsrequiem It is my experience that when people are shown truth, they recognise it and sense it, and it improves things. Suspension of disbelief is vital to a film's success. Every reminder, even subconscious, that you're watching a film detracts from the film.
lindybeige 11 months ago 17
@lindybeige I can see where you're coming from, and I also apologize for the way that I presented my argument before, I was rather sleep deprived... The problem lies in that, most people have never heard a real sword being drawn before. Suspension of disbelief is vital, and even knowing something doesn't make sense doesn't destroy the movie for me. Take science fiction movies, most people know that there would be no sounds in space, but would a silent space battle be very compelling?
passionsrequiem 10 months ago
@passionsrequiem I think a silent space film could be VERY compelling. Remember, you can cut back and forth between noisy interiors and silent exteriors.
lindybeige 10 months ago
@lindybeige there infact are sounds in space and it is not empty, just very very very thin, there are particals in every part of known space ie the universe spread out in thin ammounts the fact is there are no whole elements makeing up the expances that makes people clame space is empty. In fact i wonder if any one of the scientist who have gone into space have bothered testing sound in space at all. the idea that no one can hear you scream is likely more insulation on space suites.
madasnave 10 months ago
@lindybeige Not really. If you knew every sound that was faked in a movie, you'd get surprised. And that's not counting in the necessity of background music. Pick a movie, and check for silent moments(there are some who have them). While you are at it, divide the sound in dialogue, music, and other. Silence is for excessive tension or awkardness. Dialogue to move plot forward. Sound to mark things happening. Music to set the mood. Most is to cover things up. Sound in film is interesting
Dokph 7 months ago
@Dokph I don't think I'd be surprised. Foley artists are busy people. If someone hands someone a pair of binoculars, they deem it necessary to dub on a loud being-handed-a-massive-and unusually-rattly-pair of-binoculars sound.
lindybeige 7 months ago
I like your videos lindybeige, really debunk some common things associated with swordplay and hollywood.
asaqe3 11 months ago
"Katana Blunkers"? Oh, you mean those 13-year-old kids who confuse anime with real life, and couldn't tell steel from cheap tinfoil.
AndyRaslan 11 months ago
I've heard the "schring" sound when people draw swords from scabbards with a steel chape (think that is the word.. correct me if I have it wrong) that wraps around the top end of the scabbard. However, to get that noise you have to twist the sword as you draw it to force contact with the chape, which probably doesn't do your edge any favours.
Llyranon 11 months ago
dumbass metal sword sheaths make th HHUUCHINNGG sound, and the sheath is not as tight as it is, you normally cannot making the HHUUCHINNGG sound with out drawing the sword out at a high speed, it does not damage the sword or dull it in any way, plus you can't even draw a sword properly.
doublexz 11 months ago
I think the "shring" noise came about because the American cavalry used metal scabbards. And it has stuck as a film convention. same as people pairing with the edge of the blade in sword fighting. Its sad really, as you even see Japanese films using the dreaded "shring" they should know better having a living sword culture and everything. Stupid Hollywood just copying them selves and not actually researching anything.
MasterGravitron 11 months ago
I have 2 swords that make that shing sound. One is a cheap replica katana made in Taiwan with a wooden scabbard and the other is a replica German Officer's sword made in China with a stainless steel scabbard. They will only make the shing sound when drawing the blade across the scabbard and yes it does dull the blade, but it can in fact make that noise.
mauiboynokaoi 11 months ago
Hilarious! Actually, after watching this I feel sort of embarrassed that even after a few years of reenactment experience during which I heard (or rather did NOT hear) numerous good replica swords being drawn from their scabbards it never occurred to me how ridiculously unrealistic and over the top that cliched Hollywood sword drawing sound effect really is. :-)
MrMartinito 11 months ago
Genious video, your a good entertainer and such things always becomes better with actual points to them ^^
88Kamikaze69 1 year ago
You make a good point.
RealmEternal 1 year ago
Of course, someone could point out that since you're a Brit, none of those swords are actually real. British people aren't allowed to have anything more dangerous than a plastic spork (or if you have a permit: children's safety scissors), so your swords must be clever CGI or made of aluminium foil. Otherwise, the coppers would have swarmed you by now. Consequently, your tests are invalid.
nhpr 1 year ago
@nhpr Uh, no. That is a real tulwar and katana. I don't know if the blades are sharpened or if a new law in Britain was passed since 2008, but you're wrong.
EhSteve8690 11 months ago
I'm a kantana plonker :(
Thoeify 1 year ago
You're goddamn hilarious. And you have a dark age sword, so big +1. :D
ABHowitzer 1 year ago
@polymarkos That is the sound of the gun being cocked
PresidentDRCI 1 year ago
@PresidentDRCI But you don't always see them cock it, and besides, this means that until that point, the gun threatening the heroes wasn't even cocked!
lindybeige 1 year ago
@lindybeige I know polymarkos said the noise is made every time but I have seen many movies were it doesn't happen, also I believe there are different reasons for the cocking of the gun for instance a revolver sometimes needs to be cocked first in order to fire others don't since You just need to squeeze the trigger, yet as sometimes seen in movies new guns need to chamber a round first when starting to fire yet not after a reload... wouldn't that mean You don't need to cock it to begin with?
foe2002 1 year ago
@lindybeige or when they will fire a semi automatic gun and and than later on they will re cock it wasting a bullet in the process for dramatic effect lol
Kooletz71 11 months ago
Don't forget the chah-chink noise made EVERY time someone points a firearm at anything. Just gesture with one...it sounds as though the action were being worked. That drives me nutters.
Polymarkos 1 year ago
ever ever ever in the world :D
zsombarzsam 1 year ago
This one especially bugs me because we frequently see it in video games as well, where it is blatantly obvious to the player to watch the sword pass through the scabbard because the animation is impossible.
There is an interesting idea about cutting a huge hole in your scabbard to make it possible to draw quickly from the back, but that would cause other problems...
Squeejee09 1 year ago
You forget that most medieval knights actually had foley artists travelling with them, as depicted in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" ^^
revesvans 1 year ago 5
@revesvans Of course! I feel such a fool.
lindybeige 1 year ago
@lindybeige sir how the hell do you have so many of these cool toys i mean, that is one of my dreams lol
blakan3 1 year ago
@blakan3
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PawelKolasa 1 year ago
whats the big deal. a sword is a sword. only diffrence is mabye the metal they use and the size but other than that i see no diffrence. no sword can actually cut another (it might break it in half with sheer force) and no sword just naturally makes those metal noises. no big deal about any of these swords so long as you have one in combat.
LelouchCommandsYou 1 year ago
@LelouchCommandsYou
no sword can cut another? LOL. Just buy chinese made display sword and do ONE hit with CAS Hanwei's Paper Crane or Orchid katana.
Ryan sword, however provides BEST VALUE. They are high carbo plus folded.
Also check Raptor series. I think Raptor was Paul Chen Hanwei? 250 usd plus shippin. BTW, titanium swords are overrated, cost too much and they are brittle. Sharp like hell though. What is really cool is that they are LIGHT, if you are not big, that's the s.
PawelKolasa 1 year ago
They might if it has a metal scabbard.
habojspade 1 year ago
very true movies make everything faulse
ILLET101 1 year ago
My machete makes that noise, but it has a nylon sheathe.
TheGavinch 1 year ago
Your sweater matches your couch. Is that on purpose?
johnnyrevo 1 year ago
@johnnyrevo Camouflage, to fool assassins.
lindybeige 1 year ago 19
@lindybeige You mean ninjas? ;)
Protospatiaros 1 year ago
@lindybeige
lol reading this the first time I thought you wrote "camouflage, to fool asinines" I suddenly "feel" asinine. :-p
syphen888 1 year ago
@lindybeige You mean ninjas in black, wearing katanas on their backs that make metallic noise when drawn? Best assasins ever!
KKarron 11 months ago
@lindybeige hahaha ur awesome man.
iam1in1 11 months ago
The only time I have ever seen a sword even make a similar sound was with a sheath with metal on the top. In other words, on shitty sheaths.
AmericanWardog 1 year ago
As the guys in the videos above show, some swords do make the sound, but for that to happen You've got to have a metal sheath, also notice what lanflaer states about his sword becoming blunt form the friction
foe2002 1 year ago
Dude, you're a crackup. Its a wonder you don't do stand-up comedy.
goldenscales 1 year ago
I'm reminded of an old saying my grandpa used to say all the time. "Rattling a saber makes noise, drawing it does not."
ShaiTan931 1 year ago
I think sand or dried blood in the sheath could create a similar noise to the ones heard in movies.
Nick1253 1 year ago
the best sound is the last one ^^ nice video
WarBerGeN 1 year ago
learn how to draw a "kataaaaana"!... and than learn to care about and than own some, than you will now, what is all about.
And by the way, why did the saya makes a noice like this when you knocking at...answer, cause its chenise junk!
DonRubinjo 1 year ago
thank you for stating ythe obvious, bing no ring is false espechally with a katana. it is miniscule and the ring comes from the tip hitting the metal holder on the sheath in a kind of flicking motion. yes it is barely noticable, but it can happen if drawn incvorectely/on purpose for the most miniscule ring.
9123flash 1 year ago
Very funny. The only times swords sound like screetching metal is when the scabbard has metal on it (which became common in the Napoleonic era). When Hollywood turned to sword movies, they assumed they all sounded the same.
Tareltonlives 1 year ago
Just like computers on holywood movies, beeping and boping, with download noises, my computer makes non of those noises!
D7eadnaught 1 year ago
hahaha I agree with you to a certain extent they don't make a lot of noise when they are drawn but it differs from one scabbard to another maybe you should watch this ...tho the sound could be fake but it does not look that way : Chinese broad sword - listen to the sound it makes.
siddharthchauhan83 1 year ago
Where did you get the kukri and how much did it cost?
I heard those things can out cut a lot swords thanks to their blade forward design and how thick the blade is at the back. Is that another myth or is there some truth behind it?
demomanchaos 1 year ago
@demomanchaos My kukri is a British army issue kukri, bought in Nepal. Yes, the blade is very thick at the back. The ease with which it chops wood is amazing.
lindybeige 1 year ago
@lindybeige Where could I get a good one?
There are some on the internet, but a good majority are stainless steel reproductions that wouldn't be very useful for anything but decorations.
demomanchaos 1 year ago
@demomanchaos Since I have a kukri, I stopped looking for where to get one. It is not impossible that you could mail-order one from Nepal. I imagine that they sell a fair few to tourists. If the one you get is army issue, it might not be the fanciest, but at least you'll know that it is functional.
lindybeige 1 year ago
Brilliant!!! Loved it!!
ThatSage 1 year ago
I disagree. It depends entirley on what material the scabbard is made of. If its made of some sort of metal it may make a schwiiiing sound when withdrawn.
I have a practice sword and it has a wooden scabbard but the mouth of the scabbard is made of metal and it does indeed make a slight schwiiiiiing sound!
boratstuntdouble 1 year ago
Obviously people have mentioned European sabers in the gunpowder age which did have steel scabbards, but I don't know if anyone mentioned a good reason for it.
Anyways, it's the morale damaging effect on battered troops hearing the sound it makes when 1000 heavy cavalry draw their swords in unison. Very unnerving, especially to ill disciplined troops who might be somewhat reticent to stand and fight and might start to run from the sound alone.
Unwardil 1 year ago
My favourite "schwing" is from the movie Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies). The protagonist draws a throwing dagger from the chest of a dead guy and it goes "SCHWING"! :D
akloff 1 year ago
that was awesome. ive got an oakesshott xii or xiii w/a leather scabbard and its as silent as death on the quicc draw, except when i am drunk(its still not that loud). which leads me to thanking you for that awesome quote. ive had a computer for over a year and this is the first video ive added to my queue
SpiritBearTotem 1 year ago
rofl dont nock on katanas so much and katna fans i have a katana i am a huge katana fan but no it wasent the best at all but there is no ''best'' weapon unless u got a lightsaber or a plasma blade lol u dont have to be so errr whats deh word agitated? no just u dont have to pick on the katana so much xD
hellwolf882 1 year ago
If you build it like a tuning fork with an edge, and made the scabbard like a tuning fork with an edge (optional), it might make a PINGGG noise when you draw! And that is seriously awesome. For musicians. Or not...
LittleMikey7 1 year ago
Just because you made this video, I'm going to make a sword that plays jay z songs whenever you pull your sword out.
Brianjacob5050 1 year ago