YouTuber creates working Fallout 4 'Shishkebab' flaming sword

Using only a katana, a butane canister and some pipes, this guy made his own Shishkebab sword

Who doesn't love flaming swords? (Mike Windle/Getty Images for Bethesda)

Fallout 4 was released earlier this month, and so far it's been taking up a lot of time for the gamers who waited five long years for it to come out.

Bethseda has given players loads of items, environments and characters to play around with, including the so-called 'Shishkebab' - an upgraded version of the flaming sword weapon that first made an appearance in Fallout 3.

The Shishkebab in Fallout 3 was little more than a lawnmower blade with a motorbike fuel tank attached.

It's been beefed up for Fallout 4, and it's made from an actual sword this time. It's wielded by Slag, the miniboss at the Saugus Ironworks. Killing him gives you access to this weapon, which will conveniently let you chop people up and set them on fire at the same time.

Loads of people have made their own Pip-Boys and Fallout adventurer costumes, but one YouTuber went one step further, and made his own replica Shishkebab, modelled exactly on the one from the game.

Caleb Kraft, from the popular YouTube channel Make, jerry-rigged together a katana, a butane canister and a motorbike brake lever.

Whenever the handle is squeezed to let out the butane, which is directed through copper pipes to the blade.

Another button creates sparks to ignite the flames, and the Shishkebab comes to life.

Better yet, the bizarre weapon is painted and designed to look exactly like the one from the game.

It might not be the most practical weapon for dispatching mutants, but it certainly made light work of some magazine and cardboard, as demonstrated in the video.

Plenty of great games have come out recently, but few inspire the same level of ingenuity from fans as the Fallout series.