They're part of the pants I think :0

Since these are likely custom made they probably are as comfy as they look too.

@@ArcaneMage54k They are very comfy but slippery on cobble stone and grass. And it sucks when they get whet, like socks but rubbery..

@@podjawsomness4642 True but you're supposed to be fighting on horseback either way if you're a French knight wearing this armor so I guess it doesn't matter too much. Fair point tho.

To be fair that was the form of sword combat for most of history and most parts of the world

to be fair he'd be more vulnerable laying on his belly on the ground

This is very well shown in The King (2019)

+battlebattle why

+battlebattle Lol i was about to write the same comment!

+Joseph Bevacqua When designing armour, it would most probably be extremely helpful to know how each individual piece work and function in order to draw anything related to protective gear, especially for medieval fantasy, making sure it is still quiete possible to use.

Same. I'm working on an OC and wanted to see how arm armor worked. I had a general idea but I wanted to double check and get a close look at it. This helped me a lot.

Here for the exactly same reason, armer suit is this week homework!

Overheating mainly. The metal pieces lock in body heat and limit effectiveness of sweat. Remember they have thick gambeson, padding, & hose underneath too.

I was wondering this too. If he went out there with just those leather boots he'd probably end up with holes in his feet!

I am pretty sure they would be pointy, not very, but slightly. The armor seems to be from around 1450.

Sort of rounded. But I've seen Italians wearing mail sabatons instead of plate ones

On Target it is a mid 15th century armor in the Italian style the gauntlet shape is in the hourglass style which is a 14th century style but it would have still been used in the 15th century and the mittengauntlet is a 15th century invention. I hope this helped you :)

Thank you for the reply and love your videos.I was as a child and still am seriously infatuated with armor building and the various styles.Particularly loved the 12th to 13th century English versions and would spend hours drawing different armor types.But I have never laid hands on an anvil or hammer!Any suggestions for getting started?

On Target :) sadly they are not my videos. I am just some guy who is obsessed with armor and is always happy to answer a view questions

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@@kaldrax1 what

you could get to the softkit and do it, depending on the armor. I will remember two things: 1). In an equestrian armor you can sit, so i guess you can shit too. 2) Along with 1), that's probably a reason why not many defenses were developed apart from mail skirts.

I think that during a long combat is not when you take a shit. And if you must, surviving is your main priority

TheCrafterMan thats a good question in medieval times women are often depicted in chastity belts which are metal underwear that your father locks on you so i question one what happens when the child grows and two how do they go to the bathroom

TheCrafterMan There are more or less three different ways, either you take it all off. Or if it's possible, you only take off what you need to do what you have to do. Or if you are in combat I suspect that you take care of the mess later. It's a bit similar to fighter pilots today, when you in the air your options are a bit limited.

Dom T I think that if you grow out of a chastity belt you simply get a new larger one. As for the bathroom, they had holes in them for that, here is an example: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/51/0b/49/510b49d04b2ec872407c7d04b8c5fe57.jpg The holes are large enough for bathroom business but small enough to prevent unwanted bedroom business.

gurkfisk89 Alright, that makes sense. Thanks for the answer!

***** Interesting, while I was under the impression that they were extreamly uncommon. This is the first time I've heard that the medieval chastity belts are nothing more than a myth. While I'm not convinced at the moment, I would not be surprised if it is a myth just as so many other things about medieval times.

It is a battle armor, but also suitable for jousting. Common foot soldiers did not use such armor...

I'm not sure but guessing by the emphasis on mobility over protection I'd say war armor.

The armor looks more like a war armor, however the face plate was more common on the jousting armors

It's a field harness (war armor) optimised for Cavalry Usage

throughout a lot of Europe it was common to not wear foot armour when on horseback. If fighting on foot then they would have worn them.

Vesrox I want to say wrong , because foot sodliers mostly did not wear and leg or foot armor . ( i could be wrong , show me a source and i will believe you ) ,.

Helge Der Gesegnete those were common soldiers . People who couldn't afford to cover their legs in armour so they worried about the essentials . Knights and other of the gentry class when they would fight on foot they would wear sabatons. You can watch Knyght errants video on sabatons to learn more

Steven Good Not really , you can get a quiet bad made leg armor if the protection is needed. Armor in a normal and not ornamented form from a smith is not expensive , so this theorie seems wrong . But it really is not needed that much , if you get more movement .

Helge Der Gesegnete you see 14-15th century depictions of common soldiers in little to now leg armour. You mainly see them in Brigandines helmets sometimes gauntlets and sometimes poleyns for the knees .

+Joseph Bevacqua I've had this happen with my gauntlets. Occasionally if you cup your fist to tightly. The plate guarding your knuckles will separate from the upper plate over the top of the hand and get stuck. So you have to smack it your other hand real hard to pop it back into it's groove. Using a hammer though is a bit unnecessary.

+William Merzlak what on 16:57

+Joseph Bevacqua An extra solid plate in front of the throat called a bevor to prevent the lance to slide down in your neck and to prevent the helm from opening under impact.

sunnmøringen Riksheim 17:49

More like 20k I think

If you make it yourself its quiet cheap acually

He made his himself most likely so not all that much. 75usd maybe? He's a master armorer but you dont need that much experience to start making stuff.

Armets tended to have a suspended lining inside of the helmet, so there's no actual need to wear an additional arming cap on top of that

Inside suspension liner... existed at least since the cervellier started to be a more stand-alone helmet (resulting in the bascinet)

If you look closely, it's inside the helmet.

The problem is you would be cutting at a downward angle and that actually gives you less reach and exposes your head to your opponent. A seasoned warrior would not bend over to cut at something if his opponent was standing straight.

NoiseVomiter agreed...

a little late but - he wouldn't be probably attacked by another plate wearing skilled knight by sword or sharp weapon, he would use mace or polearm or something with reasonable concussive force. Also I saw greaves which are closed and held by spring force - back part is squeezed into front and held there by bulge (there was "security" strap around thou). Also cutting such small target which moves rapidly while enemy is counterattacking and parrying is virtually impossible, it might happen, I once saw that on steel battle on someones paldron strap, but it was more like fluke than intended strike :)

Cutting the leather straps is *much* tougher than you think, and good mail is nearly impervious to cuts.

Trbrigade Its not leather like leather pants more like a leather saddle so its sturdy and hard to cut. Plus its resting up against the armor. When you cut a rope with a knife you wrap it around the blade and go back and forth with the edge. If you put the rope on the side walk and just took swipes at it with the knife I imagine it would take a while to completely cut it in half

This is the most incomprehensible comment I've ever read.