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:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/RawiceCreations?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1284839370
https://www.youtube.com/@RAWICE511
https://www.facebook.com/RawiceCreations/
An impressive pneumatic hidden blade design by @jairusofall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlgxc9JPat8
Testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmpdPCyVDSg

A spring-loaded version by @JLaservideo :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyDvOo9gNIQ
*** Other relevant videos ***

Arm Blades & Spiked Shields: Better Than You Think?
https://youtu.be/WW-006LogY0

The KATAR: An Iconic AND Underrated Historical Weapon
https://youtu.be/VsS9p21Qd8E

Dual Wielding Shields - Could THIS Make it Practical IRL?
https://youtu.be/ZCawSBgz8Bc

Dual Axes? Spiked Shields? - Response to Game Theory
https://youtu.be/t6g-SnZBeuk
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"RPG Ambient 3" by Hitctrl
https://opengameart.org/content/rpg-ambient-3
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)

Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
https://theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee/
Used with artist's permission
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