The Hidden Blade (Assassin’s Creed) Deserves More Credit!

In late 2014 I made a video about whether the hidden blade from the Assassin’s Creed series would be practical in real life. I was skeptical of it and criticized it for several shortcomings, compared to a conventional knife or dagger. It’s time to re-visit the topic... Now I have two 3D printed reproductions to get a feel for and demonstrate. Has my opinion changed? You bet! Let’s take a dive into over-thinking how realistic this iconic video game weapon is. :) The badass hidden blades I’m showing off in this video are made by Rawice Creations: @RAWICE511 An impressive pneumatic hidden blade design by @jairusofall: Testing: A spring-loaded version by @JLaservideo : *** Other relevant videos *** Arm Blades & Spiked Shields: Better Than You Think? The KATAR: An Iconic AND Underrated Historical Weapon Dual Wielding Shields - Could THIS Make it Practical IRL? Dual Axes? Spiked Shields? - Response to Game Theory *** Music credits *** “RPG Ambient 3“ by Hitctrl Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) Outro: “Highland Storm“ by The Slanted Room Records Used with artist’s permission *** Merch *** If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server: 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: Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - Canada - *** Social media *** #skallagrim #assassinscreed #fantasy