How to wear plate armour

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In this video, historian Mark Griffin talks you through the design of a full suit of medieval armour and shows you exactly how it would have been put on and worn.
He is joined by Matthew Fields, a member of the Plantagenet Medieval Society, who describes how it feels to wear armour in battle.
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@the_jones528 4 жыл бұрын

Step 1: Put it on Step 2: done Step 3: take Jerusalem

@lt.branwulfram4794 3 жыл бұрын

Anachronistic armour

@M7MDalburry 3 жыл бұрын

Step 4: Lose

@shriekingskeleton 3 жыл бұрын

Step 4: Fogot to wear bulletproof vest Step 5: Heaven

@JordyHistorian 3 жыл бұрын

Step 4: get raided by scandinavians

@yaboi2827 2 жыл бұрын

The armour wasn’t created in the crusaders by the way the armour what he put on was made in the 14th and early 15th century’s

@jacolitethepumpkin765 6 жыл бұрын

"...Maille, riveted together-" *uses butted Maille* Every medieval enthusiast: *triggered*

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

sadly the integral mail skirt that is meant to hang off the leather you see on the lowest lame of that fauld was off for repair. so we used what was to hand.

@americohagim1131 3 жыл бұрын

Question: was butted mail ever used or was it something created by Hollywood??

@g.o.a.t2202 3 жыл бұрын

@@americohagim1131 it was used in japan

@shockwave6213 3 жыл бұрын

@@americohagim1131 It was largely used in Southeast Asia. Japan, India and China mainly. Although it seems Chinese and mongolian troops would usually forgo chainmail in favor of just Lamellar and padded silk jackets for the joints, much like a Gambeson. Chainmail was rare in China because they liked to arm their armies cost effectively and chainmail is incredibly time consuming to make vs its effectiveness in their situation. Its an imperialist mindset. You use the kit provided by the emperor or your lord and make it work. When you do see chainmail, its usually worn by somebody with money. Be it a Samurai, Chinese nobleman, Indian troops (but that's usually butted mail) or the professional Man At Arms/Mercenary of the late medieval and early Renaissance periods.

@samuraijones439 3 жыл бұрын

@@g.o.a.t2202 japan also used riveted mail too

@jojoamany 6 жыл бұрын

dude... i was looking for some fashion tips on how to wear plate armour in everyday life...

@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn 3 жыл бұрын

Answer: Crop it

@tannerthepanman9202 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn no i need to be historically accurate!!!

@tomm1222 4 жыл бұрын

I like how the helmet looks like it's smiling.

@apocraphontripp4728 3 жыл бұрын

Its funny how we have reinvented body armor in the modern days, just as they did medieval times. Starting with Kevlar soft armor, like chain mail and now steel and ceramic plates, like the hard armor of old.

@Blackadder153 2 жыл бұрын

It's true, but I think the surviveability is less. Depending on range and were you're hit, and the caliber...Level III Steel will shatter a round into your soft bits which is potentially more dangerous but holds up better than Kevlar and ceramic which are done if they absorb the round but not before knocking you on your ass.

@Jacob-yg7lz 7 жыл бұрын

Bascinets are for visibility like butter knives are for surgery.

@cyqry 7 жыл бұрын

Depends on the kind of Bascinet in question. Great Bascinets had these kinds of large visors on them that restricted vision, but earlier Bascinets (pre-15th century) were open-faced, basically giving no restrictions at all. And as a bonus: you wore a Bascinet underneath a Great Helm, so you could actually remove it and not loss 100% protection.

@secutorprimus 6 жыл бұрын

Uh... have you considered open faced bascinets?

@kaliburawy2516 6 жыл бұрын

A hounskull?

@gagemcclure3377 6 жыл бұрын

TheBeastWithin But that would expose the face to attack. Kind of the reason the visor was added.

@secutorprimus 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but not everyone preferred visored bascinets. And peasants would have visorless bascinets anyways.

@LifeLikeSage 6 жыл бұрын

The second guy talking was *way more honest than the first.* He actually mentions the limitations of movement in armor and the encumbrance that the first guy *denies.*

@afunnyman 6 жыл бұрын

Because there shouldn't be any.

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

Well yes, there will be limitations but none in movements required for combat (you can still do somersaults in armour, which isn't required in combat at all). Where armour usually restricts movement is where you'd get injured, like it prevents your knee from turning out or your elbows being broken and facing the other way.

@Klomster88 10 ай бұрын

@@afunnyman You can't make armour that doesn't restrict, since regular clothes also restrict movement. It's always a choice between mobility and protection. But well made custom plate armour is so clever, that most movement penalties are easily ignored. However even if your movement isn't much restricted the weight does affect the movement since you need more effort to accelerate and decelerate your body since it now weighs more. Simple physics. But you cannot have armour without penalties. Unless it's some sort of sci-fi force screen or something, but then it isn't really armour anymore in my book.

@afunnyman 10 ай бұрын

@@Klomster88 I have no idea what I was trying to say, and probably agree with you, come 5 years later.

@Klomster88 10 ай бұрын

@@afunnyman I'm guessing you're saying that there shouldn't be any crippling limitations to movement. That does sound the best so let's pretend that was what you're saying :P

@MoonfaceMartin88 5 жыл бұрын

Good short primer. You notice it's a few years old, a bit of the info is out of date or condensed too much. But overall, good to see. I'll just never get reenactors and living history people that carry sharp swords but don't wear maille or maille voiders where you'd need them. I'm sure a lot of men at arms forwent them on their legs and took a risk for mobility's sake. But on your upper body? Nah, those armpits are far too juicy of a target.

@pippamiles7908 6 жыл бұрын

i love the fact he says that the maille was riveted ( which of course historically it was) and the maille he's wearing is quite clearly butted ;-P

@blowupbackcover62 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, lol

@Blackadder153 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very informative. I really liked the personal description at the end really put me in the suit working with the kit. It's improbable like most I'll ever get to try on a full suit but I could imagine the moral of the Knight and the general Man at Arms of that period.

@RCTUN748 2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine how rich one needs to be to custom this kind of armor to go shopping in the battlefield.

@cafenightster4548 5 жыл бұрын

The mobility of C3PO and the same footwork make a great Knight.

@SanDiscus 8 жыл бұрын

Bascinet = Good Vision XD I've got one myself, you can see almost nothing

@brosive282 8 жыл бұрын

compared to other helmets its pretty good. Still utter crap though. Oh god nvrrmind i just saw the helmet he decided to pull out.....

@bloodypine22 7 жыл бұрын

Was the helmet made specially for you?

@buttered__toast_2899 6 жыл бұрын

SanDiscus I hear you lol my hounskull has 7mm eyeslits it's like looking through a coin slot

@shatifan_the_slime4445 6 жыл бұрын

SanDiscus i recommend a great helm

@rancorusia 6 жыл бұрын

I'll stick to my barbute thank you very much lmao

@digitalgalaxy9878 8 жыл бұрын

3:00 "good vision"

@alexandrosgrivas4406 8 жыл бұрын

+Digital Galaxy well you only need to see infront of you and you can see from the holes too

@digitalgalaxy9878 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexandros grivas Only in duels. But even then strikes from the side will he difficult to see.

@alexandrosgrivas4406 8 жыл бұрын

Digital Galaxy well most fights where in formations so you just needed to see infront of you

@digitalgalaxy9878 8 жыл бұрын

+Alexandros grivas Oh. Okey.

@martialme84 5 жыл бұрын

Don´t listen to alexandros. That´s bullshit. Vision was so utterly unusable that people often removed the visor when they were not facing large amounts of arrows. That´s why they got shot or stabbed in the face then and we can read about it in the historical records now.

@G1NZOU 3 жыл бұрын

I'm halfway though amassing my own set of 14th century plate armour, I can move just fine in it without feeling encumbered, although I do really notice the difference once I take it off.

@ArsenioGarate 4 жыл бұрын

No Gambeson huh? Interesting, I've been looking for an alternate solution to gambeson replacement

@quereakwer8135 3 жыл бұрын

Try an arming doublet. They are good

@ArsenioGarate 3 жыл бұрын

@@quereakwer8135 thanks for the tip! Good alternative and never heard or read about it. Thanks!

@quereakwer8135 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArsenioGarate yea. A good place to go is armstreet. They have a wide selection of not only gambisons and arming dublets, but beautiful looking armour. I would reccomend the paladin set myself, with its awesome etchings. Cheers my friend.

@ArsenioGarate 3 жыл бұрын

@@quereakwer8135 will totally check it out! Thanks!

@quereakwer8135 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArsenioGarate no problem. It is a little pricey tho.

@Tarburz 7 жыл бұрын

butted maille..... [Triggered]

@viktorthevictor6240 7 жыл бұрын

Ikr XD

@pyrojinn 6 жыл бұрын

Even when the dude said “riveted” and this-I think-is just a representation to the common people of how a warrior done his amour. Don’t need to be elitist here.

@Velkan1396 5 жыл бұрын

"Good vision" Proceeds to show a pair of incredibly thin eye slits. *laughs

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

same size as the originals, why change them?

@robinrehlinghaus1944 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, it actually has good vision

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq commenters daring to oppose Velkan, I see

@robinrehlinghaus1944 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirpuffball6366 What is so special about his channel?

@Velkan1396 3 жыл бұрын

@@sirpuffball6366 not everyone can be as enlightened as us

@i_ziellos_i8884 3 жыл бұрын

Step 1: you put it on. Step 2: you wear it. done.

@garyhall2565 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. The fauld lames are much more flexible than I first thought

@zipp4everyone263 6 жыл бұрын

And the note about heavier weapon isnt true. A good war hammer would weigh about as much as a sword. Its the concentration of the mass thats important. You dont want to lumber around with a great unwieldly piece of steel and WISH for a good hit.

@noahtell1314 7 жыл бұрын

Totally awesome!!! I want my own armor one day.

@malbrius 2 жыл бұрын

I thought this was a kingdome come video... Still worth it.

@Klomster88 10 ай бұрын

It's kinda funny how the first guy say it doesn't feel heavy at all, then the second say it feels heavy. But second guy is really spot on. While the first does have good points. Like how armour is always a choice between protection and mobility. You can get 100% protective armour. Think 1dm thick steel plates which encase you in metal. You cannot be harmed. You also cannot do anything. You are useless. But if you go for all mobility, great, you can move and dodge. But since even clothes restrict your movement you are now naked. And you don't want to be naked when enemies want you dead. So the armourers worked on tricks to make armour more protective while sacrificing as little mobility as possible. The late medieval plate armours were magnificent protective suits with many ingenious designs. It took rifles going supersonic before they could reliably go through plate armour. But plate armour was and still is expensive. And while you could afford 1 guy in plate armour. In the end it was more economically sound to get 5 to 10 guys with muskets. Sure the muskets didn't reliably go through plate. But being outnumbered 1 to 10 isn't gonna work in the end.

@MrBellsBlues 7 жыл бұрын

Put the armour on dude!!!...

@randymarsh7346 7 жыл бұрын

The vision in a bascinet is not great tho......

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

it's good for fighting, especially in that configuration, sure I wouldn't wear it in everyday life, but then again in everyday life I do not face constant arrowstorms, nor do I face cavalry charging at me with lances backed with half a ton of flesh and steel.

@rikantasmarcinonis9651 3 жыл бұрын

When during my school days I made a full body armour out of cardboard, bascinet was my helmet. Of course it was not exact replica but wision was prety good. I mean it was very limited, but I think that it would have been enought for fighting one oponent. I was not able to see thing higher, above me and lower, near the ground also it was difficult to breath. Doing cardio when you don't get enough oxygen must have been hard

@Xener09 3 жыл бұрын

I'm certainly no medieval expert, yet I am an enthusiast. Having said that, I'm fairly certain you would never use a maille aventail or collar in combination with any great helm. The single purpose of the great helm was more protection than the maille around the neck for reduced mobility.

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

To be frank, I've never even seen a great bascinet like that. Solid kit overall but that's a funky helmet

@shockwave6213 2 жыл бұрын

Its not like armor was always of a uniform style. Yes, we have examples that seem to be prevalent, but there were plenty of outliers within an armor style. After all: A knight had his armor commissioned and made to his liking.

@jeanpierreragequit1726 5 жыл бұрын

great vid ! i love it ! greetings from france

@danfors1333 7 жыл бұрын

The only body part not protected seems to be the place where the sun don't shine. That makes it an obvious target. I think I'd rather fight without a helmet and risk having my head cut off rather than taking the risk of having sharp objects shoved up the arse.

@bjfowler3106 7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't recommend it. Your unarmored bottom is a very, very unlikely target for anyone to aim for. And unless you have laid down and spread your legs, they won't bother to even try. From the evidence we have on injuries sustained in medieval combat, from Visby and Towton; the head, arms, and legs, were all very common targets. That's the place people aimed their weapons, they weren't trying to hit a soldier's ass. And remember, you're fighting in a formation so your buddies are covering your ass, literally! haha

@danfors1333 7 жыл бұрын

What kind of evidence do we have? Is it from paintings or from grave digging? Because judging from medieval paintings there are also evidence that we fought human size killer rabbits. And judging from bone damage there shouldn't really be any as long as the object doesn't scrape along the inside of the spine. Wearing full armour probably limits the movement and vision quite a bit so the risk of stumbling to the ground seems very high. Perhaps there was a gentleman rule amongst the Brittish not to target others arses but its not very likely considering what they did to the legendary Viking warrior at Stanford Bridge who wasn't even wearing armour. He certainly got his private parts targeted from below the bridge by a long sharp spear.

@bjfowler3106 7 жыл бұрын

Dan Fors Grave digging, of course. I personally try to avoid citing manuscripts because as you mentioned they are dubious at times. Though to be frank, there is a difference between images meant to be amusing from manuscripts, such as giant killer rabbits and images that were meant to chronicle a story. Such as the looting image. Anywho, I've worn lots of armor before and it really isn't that all that limiting if it is fitted properly and the visor can be raised to give you much better vision and breathing. Visors historically seemed to not have anything holding them down besides friction So raising them wasn't a problem. The type of visor shown in this video can actually be very easily discarded, it's held on through a pin on the side that can be pulled and the visor can be removed. Finally, you mention the account from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle concerning Stamford Bridge, surely it's to be understood that if that happened that that situation isn't at all common. Most battles weren't fought on bridges over running rivers in which you can hop in barrel and float under, haha. EDIT: Now while I don't know of any account from the later middle ages of a knight being stabbed in the ass, I do know of one from an English Lord at Agincourt that got stabbed in the groin.

@danfors1333 7 жыл бұрын

***** Did he wear armor?

@crazyzombiebos7778 7 жыл бұрын

MrStig691 a

@berdt4870 5 жыл бұрын

Good visibility...

@user-vt1op1re3d 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@Tears_of_Isha 6 жыл бұрын

2:58 "good vision" yeah sure buddy whatever you say

@martialme84 6 жыл бұрын

DarkEternal6 No, you would not be surprised. -.- These slits are tiny and, (and this bit is important!) they are fery far away from your eyes. You don´t see anything at all downward. I have worn helmets like that and you stumble a lot in these things. You definitely do NOT have "good vision" in those. Definitely. No surprises there.

@SultanOfAwesomeness 7 жыл бұрын

'How to wear Plate Armor' With your body? ._____.

@zaidhernandez4601 3 жыл бұрын

It's surprising complicated

@noone6766 3 жыл бұрын

@@zaidhernandez4601 exactly that’s why if you were a knight you would have someone put it on for you.

@matticus11 Ай бұрын

Great video, but i think the choreographed 5:02 with the shields after explaining they wouldn't be necessary in full armor, and not showing half swording is a missed opportunity.

@D.A.R.C.I. 6 жыл бұрын

5:03 HOLY SHITE THAT SWORD AND SHIELD FENCING IS BLOODY BRILLIANT. why cant this shite be in movies?!?

@tiggytheimpaler5483 8 жыл бұрын

what effigy is this suit based on? I love it and would love to work on something like this.

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

the arms and legs are based on Sir Thurstram de Bower, Tideswell Church, Derbyshire. effigiesandbrasses.com/3554/19996/ The cuirass is based on one in a low countries church, the bascinet is in Musee de Armee in Paris

@okeycokey2000 3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is cool!

@Creed109 Жыл бұрын

No surcoat? How do you distinguish between friends or foes?

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

0:57 That is butted maille, and actually you can tear those with your hands, they suck. Real medieval maille had not just riveted pieces, but also were more complex than the one shown here. That "armor" wouldn't protect you from anything. 2:07 Those "wings" can be found on most plate armour, and the polish liked them very much, that's not english exclusive. Also, don't put gold on your fighting armour, that's completely bullshit. The decorated armors were used like fashionable clothing, and for show off purposes, not to actually fight in them. 2:59 No, that messes up your vision, the ones that have good vision are those with lot's of little circular holes in the exe area, the straight line is for extra protection against thrusts. The ability to breath in that is probably not that good, most knights often flipped up their visors just to get some fresh air inside. those holes just there for some extend of breathing, so you don't actually lose conciousness wearing it. 3:27 Actually, that visor has better vision due to the bigger gap. 3:48 If your gauntlet let's that much of movement, then it means that the plates are thin, and won't protect your hand very much. Also, where is your gambeson, or other padding? Without that, you have much less protection against blunt attacks.

@GainsGoblin 7 жыл бұрын

This. They would protect from some slashes but not way they would resist any kind of piercing. Should of called it butted maille not riveted.

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

Simon bastin What kind of slashes? Maybe a dagger, or other small weapons with small weight, but a full fledged sword, axe, or even a big headed spear slash can tear it to shreds. And as I said before, if you are in good strength, you can tear it with your hands.

@GainsGoblin 7 жыл бұрын

+Máté Kovács Yes I meant daggers and light weapons. Not axes haha.

@GermanSwordMaster 7 жыл бұрын

That sounds like youre a fullcontact fighter ^^ A knight of around 1400 doesnt wear thick padding. And, believe me, gold and decoration were worn in battle. With absolute certainty

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

Blank- blade Why wouldn't they wear thick padding? It gives you more protection against blunt force, and makes the armor more comfortable. And why would you wear decorated armor in battle? Those armors weren't for show, they expected them to be hit multiple times during battle. Given it's durability, the plate-armored knights were to charge into the thick of enemy lines and cut their way in, so any decoration, especially golden elaboration, would come off after battle, meaning it's wasted money. Even if they fucking rich, nobody can afford that. They made elaborate armor to show off their wealth, but not to destroy it, no smith would make an armor if his hard work just gets ruined. It's like buying a ferrari and then after you showed it to your friends, you wreck it the next day.

@itsbobba5487 Жыл бұрын

by the miniature i thought it was KCD lol, nice video

@mathewderdzinski6336 7 жыл бұрын

BUTTED MAIL SKIRT!?

@sralneman5929 7 жыл бұрын

maybe its just buged he explained riveted mail .

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

see above. the usual bit was off that cuirass for repair.

@datemasamune2904 6 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain how a couter bends? It doesn't look like it should bend at all.

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

Well frankly, it doesn't. It just sits in place above the upper and lower plates on the arm and lets them slide under it

@thesanderslipknot 5 жыл бұрын

anyone else noticed the plastic end on some of the laces🤔

@davinator225 4 жыл бұрын

are there any other helmet designs?

@grzegorzs1814 5 жыл бұрын

2:59 good vision xD

@AngusCuthbertson 8 жыл бұрын

Wait what? The first helmet he showed was mainly for use against archer fire and you can't see shit in it. Thats why knights usually put their visor up in melee combat, so they could actually still see the enemy.

@astaziel3165 8 жыл бұрын

No, the bascinet is dessigned for protection against arrows and so the eyelids are hard to see trough.

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

+Benny McAllister It's the thruth, altough, they didn't put the visor up all times, but for brief periods, just to have some vague idea where the enemies are, and to catch some breath, because the air becomes thick very quickly in there.

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

Benny McAllister Depends on the period, location and desing. Most full helmets have terrible visibility inside, it's not a coincidence that you can put the visor up, they desinged that feature for a reason.

@kovi567 7 жыл бұрын

Benny McAllister - , -" Dude, do you want me to show you bascinets that SERIOUSLY render your vision, or give up fighting against LOGIC here?

@gaboderflinger7854 7 жыл бұрын

Foolishness is strong in this one... yeah mate, you can see 360° in that helmet, is obvious! lol It even increases your strenght and stamina to Hulk levels. So basically a full armour knight can run and fight the whole day while letally throwing pommels at other fools who wear lighter armour.

@okeycokey2000 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are cool ..

@rrplanb4030 6 жыл бұрын

Why do dome of the helmets have a 'beak' like a bird design to them? I have always wondered why that was.

@erikdue4284 6 жыл бұрын

It makes it more likely for a strike from the front to hit at a bad angle and slide off without imparting all of its force. The top of the helmet is pointy for the same reason.

@okeycokey2000 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@numberzletter0379 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still having good vision in 2020

@sarahsayshello9726 6 жыл бұрын

How well could one fire a bow in full plate? I know your movement abilities are quite good just I've never worn plate I love the stuff and frankly I love a good wooden bow so naturally I am interested in coming the two together, anyways anyone have experience in This?

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

East of the Holy Roman Empire it was quite the usual practice for nobility to practice horseback archery (wasn't really utilized on the battlefield since the Mongol invasions but was practiced nonetheless), for those occassions you could skip on the pauldrons.

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

You pretty much can't, the various armour projections get in the way, plus you are in gauntlets.

@noone6766 3 жыл бұрын

Longbowmen didn’t wear full plate. They were foot soldiers.

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

There's some depictions of it, I believe. Certain plates on some armors would definitely get in the way. Large pauldrons, gauntlets, or even some helmets could probably interfere with drawing and loosing smoothly, but with the right setup it can certainly be done

@jmangini9191 6 жыл бұрын

why was his shield not even facing the other guy in the fight scene

@kikisekscotermann5332 5 жыл бұрын

And than.. than imagine how many of these men died. The complexity of equipment, the mass of the resources and TIME needed to make all of this stuff.. *amazing* Humans are amazing :D

@sirrabbitthered8496 6 жыл бұрын

the chainmail is not correct it needs to be riveted rings not butted

@AnUtterSimpleton 6 жыл бұрын

>pigface >good vision wew lad.

@opticalriot 8 жыл бұрын

no I want so armor, just for fun

@vedymin1 7 жыл бұрын

Why so many people don't put mail at least in the gaps, i always see only a gambeson on the arm joints, its a great target

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

Saving weight, less components to maintain etc. You may even gain a bit more mobility (like the ability to fully lift your arm if the only voider you can afford is shitty). Even professional soldiers back then did this.

@noone6766 3 жыл бұрын

You would have mail voiders.

@generalape3965 5 жыл бұрын

But will the armor stop a 5.56 Armor Piercing Round coming from an AR15??

@noone6766 3 жыл бұрын

Hell no.

@jamesward9071 2 жыл бұрын

But what if u drop the gun in the mud no more gun

@MontagueCristo 2 жыл бұрын

Frasier and Niles's long lost brother

@bobgil3464 5 жыл бұрын

Is that Raglan Castle behind you?

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

Porchester, Hampshire

@JonatasAdoM 6 жыл бұрын

It's up to you, you wanna see your life paat your eyes you you don't wanna see anything at all?

@bilbo_gamers6417 6 жыл бұрын

"It's heavy, it's tiring" maybe if your armor isn't fitted correctly

@l0rf 6 жыл бұрын

Bilbo_Gamers let's be honest here. Even perfectly fitted, that's still 30 kilos of weight attached to your body. It doesn't slow you down much, but it will tire you out faster than if you were not wearing it. It's not cumbersome and too heavy to stand up in, but it's not magically going to make the weight disappear if the fit is improved.

@stevengood1812 6 жыл бұрын

Have you worn armour before

@bellator11 8 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute, where's your gambeson & haubert?

@bloodypine22 7 жыл бұрын

He has a pourpoint

@hacheurdepoulet 7 жыл бұрын

they were in use earlier, he is wearing a late XIV century armour :)

@hacheurdepoulet 7 жыл бұрын

to mid XVth century *

@noone6766 3 жыл бұрын

@@hacheurdepoulet this is a early 15th century suit of armor.

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

I hate that Shad keeps spreading this blatant misinformation...

6 жыл бұрын

How big of an advantage does medieval-style armor actually confer when fighting to death with swords? Like, imagine you have two good fighters of the exact same caliber fighting to death, and that one of them has an armor and the other one doesn't. What % of the times will the armored fighter win?

@TheCompleteMental 6 жыл бұрын

I would say in the ninties of percentage Full plate armor just leaves a lot of body to ignore protecting, chest, back, thighs, stomach, head, not the eyes, but you get my point

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

I can tell you this, Richard Marsden (a very experienced fencer in longsword, rapier and Polish sabre) got trashed by a complete newbie who wore a full suit of armour except for the helmet. And I do mean trashed, out of 20 bouts Marsden who was out of armour (only the protective equipment needed for fencing) he won 1. Now imagine a full suit of armour, where the armoured fighter is not an armour collector but a trained soldier. The unarmoured one has no chance, maybe once out of 10 000 fights.

@blahblah7720 5 жыл бұрын

@@RockerMarcee96 link plz problem finding it

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty awful odds. Melee combat is, in essence, about using trying to get your sharp bit to your opponent's soft bits. The more soft bits you have to defend against, the more difficult it is to protect yourself. Armor lets you ignore a good portion of attack angles that would otherwise kill an unarmed person. Hence, an *extreme* advantage. Your only disadvantage would be a little less dexterity and endurance, varying depending on what you're wearing specifically, but it's always far outweighed by the benefits

@Kue7heh Жыл бұрын

100%

@mrsteel9026 5 жыл бұрын

good vision. ha!

@khemlar4988 5 жыл бұрын

where is the gambeson for anti blunt force gear

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

Wearing gambeson under plate is a huge myth mostly perpetuated by people who don't know what they're actually talking about. You'd never, ever wear gambeson under plate armor. It's overbearingly thick material to be wearing under solid plating. You'd just wear what he has here, with varying, but usually relatively low amounts of padding thickness.

@fabiofilard6329 4 жыл бұрын

Como eles faziam para urinar e defecar com toda aquela armadura?

@SteelChains 7 жыл бұрын

I initially thought that the microphone was a puff of extremely dense chesthair. I feel cheated.

@mustafa3abdi 2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂 4:31 looks like a freaking bird dancing . Or some kind of human-chicken . Bagbagbgaaaaaag 🐔🐔🐔

@JonatasAdoM 6 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty bascinet you have!

@robinrehlinghaus1944 3 жыл бұрын

This helmet actually provides good vision. Stop joking about the eyeslits , guys.

@tentandwehandy2941 5 жыл бұрын

You need to be safe you almost cut the guy with yore sword when He was putting yore leg armor on

@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

20th & 21st Centuries Medical Centres & Hospitals.

@EricH928 5 жыл бұрын

What about taking a leak?

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

a servant helps you out.... The hose are split so its easy to take a leak.

@Demons_of_the_night Жыл бұрын

Yep you said it .Heavy ,Hot and Tirring. !

@mina7572 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that cuirass a little long?

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

Not... terribly. It does appear to be a tiny bit on the long side but he could definitely just be built different.

@slimyoung2392 5 жыл бұрын

4:32 radar antenna under the armpit？

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

They're called besagews. That area of the body is difficult to armor, so until larger pauldrons were developed, armorers took the easiest option available and just pointed plates onto the armpits. Simple, doesn't interfere with movement, and supposedly very effective.

@FirstLast-fr4hb 7 жыл бұрын

Good vision? I cant imagine being able to see ANY overhead blows.

@americohagim1131 3 жыл бұрын

I think I’m gonna go broke if I keep buying this armor

@dnxl1821 3 жыл бұрын

Would I be protected from a bear attack?

@jastintimbol7385 4 жыл бұрын

Dis dude looks like 3p0 from star wars at 4:30

@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

Centuries Ago, Human Body Conditions were very bad indeed!!

@reedolfkekler7860 6 жыл бұрын

looks more like larp gear to me

@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын

21st Century Safety First.

@MrDreamTV 7 жыл бұрын

that helmet is stoned as hell

@synovialpig9983 6 жыл бұрын

I hope this guy doesn’t do re-enactment... because no gambeson or hauberk could be a bit *uncomfortable*

@sirpuffball6366 3 жыл бұрын

You don't wear gambeson or full maille under armor. Okay well Italians sometimes wore haubergeons under their plate for whatever reason but that's it. Still no gambeson.

@alligatormand5737 7 жыл бұрын

actually the vision sucks in this helmet

@jared925 7 жыл бұрын

I disagree, I wear a bascinet and while the vision isn't the best, it's certainly not bad.

@BrodyEdwards-el1ps 9 ай бұрын

I disagree, it definitely does its job. It depends or the forger

@pyrojinn 6 жыл бұрын

Man the amount of “medieval connoisseurs” up in the comment section. I do watch some of the historical channel like Shadiversity or Lyndibeige, and my knowledge is just adequate enough. This video shows a comprehensive and easy to digest way to wear an amour in medieval(renaissance?) time, that’s all. I don’t know about you but a suit of amour is real costly, so of course there’s some mishaps here and there. But most of them are true. And you still drag out the most stupid of argument like “he said riveted mails but show buttered! “? Like what the fuck it’s because the dude is bald and kinda old isn’t it? Is this why you don’t like this video? Or maybe you prefer a hotter dude to do the job?

@GriffinHistorical 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vote of confidence in my baldness :-)

@user-ri3ob1ro5o 2 ай бұрын

Mă numesc Gabriel SĂNDIȚĂ, și sunt cavaler cruciat 😮.

@xboi4359 6 жыл бұрын

"good vision"

@TheCompleteMental 6 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised how much you need

@RockerMarcee96 5 жыл бұрын

Well, if I can see your shoulders (in foot combat) I see more than enough.

@mariodefe9477 Жыл бұрын

My armor weighs 70 pounds

@scootch4224 4 жыл бұрын

That helmet though. *Almost throws up*

@jacka__ajack3558 4 жыл бұрын

Cust- Ials Maybe a sallet and gorget (or whatever covers the lower face) There's a reason why I like the 1550's

@scootch4224 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacka__ajack3558 Yah, that helmet is just ugly.

@jacka__ajack3558 4 жыл бұрын

Cust- Ials Its not only ugly, it just looks uncomfortable... Personally, I like hounskulls quite a bit, but it just looks bad since it's connected to the chest piece basically

@scootch4224 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacka__ajack3558 Ditto, but I do love the Great helm and the Salet

@BrodyEdwards-el1ps 9 ай бұрын

@@scootch4224(little did they know, the bascinet was more practical then the great helm)

@JaguarPriest 2 жыл бұрын

Literally says white shined armor is better when that is the opposite. Blue steel is what was used for battle not ceremonial armor like half of what he’s wearing.

@jamesj4827 4 ай бұрын

Bollocks, bluing does very little other than some rust prevention. You can have hardened steel that is not blued in 'the white' and it will be far far better than most blued steel due to hot bluing ruining the temper.

@JaguarPriest 4 ай бұрын

@@jamesj4827 not back then genius. Blued steel then was due to the process of hardening. This was thousand years ago big head. They don’t know everything about steel tempering then,

@jamesj4827 4 ай бұрын

@@JaguarPriest LOOOL 1000's? Fuck me you just showed how little you know. Blued steel became largely used in the 15thC particularly in Gothic style. Because untill around the 14thC steel was far less common. Fucking 1000 year old plate harness? what a absolute clown

@eisenbergfilms9965 6 жыл бұрын

No sword can cut off an arm XD Great video!

@brewed544 6 жыл бұрын

PFFFT I beg to differ.

@jamesward9071 2 жыл бұрын

You obviously have no idea on the capabilities of melee weapons

@jesuschris5559 5 жыл бұрын

HOW IS THAT GOOD VISION AT ALL

@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace 6 жыл бұрын

But how’s the steel? You can’t just say steel and think we know what you’re talking about. What’s the hardness of it?

@mellamojeff458 6 жыл бұрын

TheSmilingDog it maybe the same recipe for steel that the early europeans made armor with

@StinkyPoopyMcFartFace 6 жыл бұрын

Edlix it could....or it could be shitty steel. If you use shitty steel that isn’t authentic it’s pretty much just wearing tin foil. So it does matter quite a bit!