Nvr knew my fav big boat guy was into armour as well!

15th century Drachinifel: "We'll board that hulk when we get to it!"

Drachinifel cosplays as an ironclad.

Would a collapsing device of thin overlapping plates, ala spaulders, not work there? Or does the inverted nature of the joint completely rule that out?

You do start to see those in the middle of the century, and they're in quite a few 16th century harnesses. At this point though, if the back of the knee is armoured, it's with maille.

Thank you. I got some new microphones, so it's good to hear positive feedback!

@@ZacharyEvans Yeah, it's much better than your previous interview with Drac. I understood everything in that one as well, but this was much more comfortable, and I could relax more.

It's pretty fun to be on the receiving end when you're in armour as well :)

Cash appreciates the support.

It's possible. The visor certainly strikes me as a pig face, but it seems pigface armets were a thing too.

@@ZacharyEvans Just ran into a picture of a pig face armet on a FB armour groups. From a fresco in Fenis Castle, painted in 1415.

And there are some on originals I've not seen reproduced...

@@ZacharyEvans there is one I’ve seen, I believe on a Greenwich garniture that seems to be just a post with a spring loaded wedge in it. The pauldron ( the fashion seem to be to call them ‘spalders’ now days), the wedge went inside the post, then it sprang out keeping the armor in place. I’m not sure how long it would last.

@@ZacharyEvans I’m not sure people getting into jousting and re-enactment appreciate just what a pain in the arse getting armor on by yourself is…

@@andrewgillis3073 As it happens I have a video in the works all about that...

I think it's definitely a marmite helmet. For some it is "the" knight helmet, for others it is too inhuman.

@@ZacharyEvans Do you happen to know who made Alex's helmet?

@@LeonidasSparta-Fun-History I think it was Armour Moskovia

@@ZacharyEvans thanks so much!

If you ever were to wear both I think it would only be worth it for the bombardment part of the battle. Once fighting starts I find even my armet too restrictive for me personally.

@@ZacharyEvans well if it was ever done, i guess it never caught on for a reason. LOL

Thinking that aswell. I have hypermobility and while im not ever going to have the muscle for any type of harness like that, seems like it could really help others with tendon or joint issues. Nice to wear smth heavy that wouldnt make someones knee go just from a misplaced step lol

@@poppymason-smith1051 me, too. My hypermobility led to a trapped nerve in my knee, which in turn led to CRPS, where the brain translates all sorts of nerve signals as pain, so the armour would come in very handy when I bump into stuff. No way I'd want to actually walk anywhere in it. Maybe we could get titanium versions made, they'd be a lot lighter then - or even that new titanium/gold alloy that's even stronger. Hook it up to a Raspberry Pi and I could be the next Iron Man! lol

@@gerryjamesedwards1227 ye ik it wouldnt be historically accurate materially or for being hit but thinner stuff just for the look is a dream lol. Atleast watching and reading more into it a lot of the armours didnt have extra weight of chainmail filling every gap. Stick spring in the armour joints so it helps push back against its own weight type stuff? Thatd be so inaccurate. If i ever wanted to reinact id have to go ancient and light armour, or more recent with guns and breastplates. Thankfully i like horses so if i got into that atleast it wouldnt be my own legs doing the walking lol. Ik im extremely lucky in how my hypermobility presents. No dislocations or permanent injuries yet. But as i get older i just learn more limitations to not be an achey weak, limping mess the next few days, after smth as simple as a day of walking on concrete. Any added weight while walking and i start to feel sharp pains in my hip joints, so i just watch and dream of armour

@@poppymason-smith1051 watching and dreaming of armour sums up a decent portion of my time, too. We're lucky to have people like Zac, Matt Easton and Tobias Capwell (and Tod and many others) making armour related content that far outdoes even the better TV attempts.

@@gerryjamesedwards1227 i watch stuff like this and i think wheres my next fix, but im already up to date with all of them 😂

It's definitely on the cards. Apart from anything else, I really enjoy making them.

Thank you!

I'll put it on the list for future videos.

That of course would all be down to personal choice. The higher up the social ladder you were the more armour you were supposed to bring, so there would always be some of your equipment in your baggage train.

There's a lot of 16th an 17th century accounts of people losing an mixing up stuff in the baggage train. Some where in that cart is the tassets for your armour an dozens of other ones.

I suppose I could do a video on it.

It does but I didn't bring it. :)

Awesome! Glad you found the channel

It's hard to say for 1415, because I'm not aware of any documents about arming garments of the time. Maille sleeves and skirts are definitely in use by this point, but whether or not they are integrated is a difficult question.

DOUBLET, dammit

We all have impeccable taste.

Definitely about, but not all harnesses had them

The edge of the back plate of mine runs inside the front edge to present a seamless transition (and allows a little muscle growth). If you drop me an email (see my channels about page) I can send you a close up of the leg armour.

@@Drachinifel thank you for the response! I've sent an email with some additional context.