There is Only One "Problem" with this Shield... (Ottoman Kalkan)

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There is Only One "Problem" with this Shield... (Ottoman Kalkan)

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This is a remarkably versatile design... Can't decide between centergrip and strapped shield? Why not both? There are different ways to hold it, sling it over your shoulder, or even wear it on your back. It's remarkably light and comfortable to use.
What stands out the most are the extensive decorations. This is a beautiful collector's piece, and clearly plenty of attention to detail went into the craftsmanship.
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@Skallagrim 3 ай бұрын

If you're interested in how it holds up, here is the follow-up video where I test an undecorated version of this shield: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftJ4npWrmK3YdYU.html

@jugglejunk 3 ай бұрын

On the topic of combining the use of a shield and archery, what would be your opinion in regards to using a gauntlet shield (shield with integrated gauntlet where the gauntlet part sticks outside the shield part. Like a lantern shield, but without the extra fluff), wouldn't that be a viable way to use it?

@samwill7259 4 ай бұрын

"The scarf is made of knit" sounds like the description on a sketchy Alibaba page

@Skallagrim 4 ай бұрын

Hah, it really does.

@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 4 ай бұрын

TRUTH! I've seen clothing that said the fabric type was "cloth" 😂

@Sableagle 4 ай бұрын

A guy in an arcade of shops in Syria tried to sell me a scarf that he said "Is cashmere. Is silk-cotton mix." The scarf had a label on it that said, in Arabic and English: "100% polyester."

@belthesheep3550 4 ай бұрын

B@@Sableagle You think he knew?

@Muljinn 4 ай бұрын

Probably hoping any punters wouldn’t check…

@film57r7 4 ай бұрын

This is the proof that archer character can use shield

@melee-dexterdexterious2878 3 ай бұрын

And while mounted on top of a skittish horse too..

@fehmit160 3 ай бұрын

They were in mount and blade : fire and blood game. The horseback archers were using shields at the same time they shoot arrows just like he showed it.

@heroiccombatengineer6018 3 ай бұрын

@@fehmit160probably the only game I saw archers with shields

@korkufilmleriscarymovies2283 3 ай бұрын

@@fehmit160 also in warband it's same lol

@alperc6156 3 ай бұрын

@@heroiccombatengineer6018Because those games are made by Turks 😊

@syndicalist-0 4 ай бұрын

Ottoman arms and armor can be soooo beautiful

@cetus4449 4 ай бұрын

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the entire East differed from Western Europe in the extraordinary richness and ornamentation of the equipment used. A special place was the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth where the military art of the West and the East met and was used in the service of the Polish kings. The material culture of Hungary and Poland was greatly influenced by the Persian and Turkish styles, producing their own original forms.

@barca8341 3 ай бұрын

@@cetus4449 Not a lot of people know this but even the Polish winged hussars are inspired from Ottoman Delis.

@3choblast3r4 3 ай бұрын

@@cetus4449 It helped that the Hungarians offered the Turkic Cumans lands to settle if they became part of the Hungarian army. They were the biggest defense against the Mongols during the Mongol invasion. But then some Hungarian lords decided to kill the Cuman Khan and to use him as a scapegoat, hoping that killing him would appease the Mongols. This angered the Cumans who left (not so peacefully). Which then promptly led to the invasion of Hungary by the mongols who steamrolled the remaining Hungarian forces and the sacking of the Hungarian treasury. The Hungarian King then penniless begged the Cumans to return and offered them a giant chunk of Hungary to settle for their own in return for helping rebuild and defend Hungary. Which the Cumans did creating regions like Kunsag (Cumania in Latin and German). Over time they became Christians and assimilated.

@turukatrak1721 3 ай бұрын

@Huehue-qf1ri he doesnt even know arpad and his brother was Turk , Huns were Turk as well and 4 of Hun state even today symbolized as 4 start out of 16 in Tukish presidential seal , as well as cumans there are szekells too and dissolved tatars and pechenegs , even arpad whose byzantine mentioned him as prince of Turks sent there by khazar empire(another Turkish state) - that explains why hungarian plateu called Turcia in emperor porrpygenitos maps of 10th century

@yigit79 3 ай бұрын

@@barca8341 HUUUUUUUUUU:)

@bigby1530 4 ай бұрын

I want one so I can be a Balkan with a Kalkan

@canbaykal4202 3 ай бұрын

Lmaaaoo

@brainblox5629 3 ай бұрын

You mean ... a Janissary?

@bigby1530 3 ай бұрын

@@brainblox5629 don't ruin the pun

@omerfarukkaya5997 3 ай бұрын

@@brainblox5629 actually this type of shields used by akinjis or sipahis.

@enessanadine1 3 ай бұрын

hhahahahaha

@Han-rw9ev 4 ай бұрын

After decades of ignorance, I've finally learned what the term 'wicker' really refers to. And, nice shield.

@douglasdea637 4 ай бұрын

Only in the past year or so did I learn what a weed really is. I always thought it was a breed or type of plant.

@PasqualItizzz 4 ай бұрын

I'm not ready for this hard truth about the nature of wicker. I chose to live in denial.

@skipmage 4 ай бұрын

You live in de-nile, You get wet.

@batou1976 4 ай бұрын

“I reject your reality, and substitute my own!”

@sevenproxies4255 4 ай бұрын

Think of it this way: kevlar is a form of weave too, and it can stop bullets. Yes individual strands of polyaramid fibers are very tough on their own, but their bullet stopping capabilities have a lot to do with how the individual strands are woven together too since the weave allows them to disperse the kinetic energy of a bullet over a large surface area.

@nef36 4 ай бұрын

*Menacingly approaches with a steel cable wicker shield*

@Marcus-ki1en 4 ай бұрын

de Nile? Perhaps you would prefer Papyrus then?

@madmalkavian3857 4 ай бұрын

I've never seen a shield that looks so comfortable.

@TheZinmo 4 ай бұрын

Yes, please get an undecorated one to test as hard as possible. I guess that these were meant to be somewhat destructable, like most other shields were too, but I also think they will hold up much better than most of us think.

@petermannheim6527 3 ай бұрын

Not sure if Ottomans soldiers have really used 100 percent this Shield it looked more like a Decorative item that a Rich Merchant would have hanged in his house. They used maybe similar looking ones with studier stronger materials and less Decorative but only guessing.

@LordKhuzdul 3 ай бұрын

@@petermannheim6527 It should be noted that these wicker shields were not intended for use in heavy melee fighting. They are cavalry shields intended more for light cavalry or cavalry archers, and intended more as protection against arrows (the thick fabric covering the front and the back is intended to reduce arrow penetration). Of course the ones intended for actual fighting would not be this decorated, but they were also somewhat disposable - they were not intended to survive past a couple of battles, so they were of rather simple construction and cheap materials.

@ney57e 3 ай бұрын

Wickering is a broad weave description. Its durability depends on both the material and the weave. You can get lightweight shields that are lighter than wooden shields, but poorer in protection to chinese-style ones which are heavier than wooden shields, tighter in weave and can basically withstand sidearms. And then there's different types of weave from different cultures that have no connection with each other. So to answer the question of rattan shield durability is like answering if metal armor works. What kind of metal? What kind of construction? Chainmail? Lamellar? Plate?

@nothing461 3 ай бұрын

@@petermannheim6527 those shields were used by both shock and skirmish cavalry of several countries in 17th century, so they must have proven their worth

@petermannheim6527 3 ай бұрын

@@nothing461 I dont mean that this style of shields didnt get used i mean that i dont buy this materials. The guy didnt use the shield and the decoration wool got of. But i think he showed pictures of shields that looked like they had less decorative elements i believe they used this kind of. The guy needs a horse and bow and shield too show it really^^.

@aspiringmarauder666 4 ай бұрын

I see Skallagrim video, I watch the whole thing. Test the shield!

@TimmyMicBobbins 4 ай бұрын

Oooo I agree I'd love to see it tested

@Filipnalepa 4 ай бұрын

Me too! Non-metal weapons and armor are always interesting, especially in serious test.

@eledgy 4 ай бұрын

+1 Interested in the failure modes of wicker

@Kneon_Knight 4 ай бұрын

@@eledgy It's surprisingly tough and rather springy.

@kelvinsantiago7061 4 ай бұрын

Noo

@mr.sandman770 4 ай бұрын

I have looked at both Persian and Ottoman miniatures from the 15th (Persian, of Aq-Qoyunlu turkomans) and 16th centuries (Ottoman), and both show the use of these shields. They show up in different forms, and in different sizes. One interesting thing about them is the level of reinforcement that existed for them. There are examples of kalkan featuring iron bars and rims added to the wicker section to defend against slashing strikes.

@cetus4449 4 ай бұрын

This type of shield was known in a huge region of the world, from China to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and through the Ottoman Empire and Persia, to Arabia.

@John-ir4id 4 ай бұрын

That was one thought I had. Reinforcement to keep pace with the sorts of weapons it would be expected to go up against.

@johndododoe1411 4 ай бұрын

@@cetus4449Many stereotypical depictions of Chinese people seem to show these worn as helmets .

@jodycarter7308 4 ай бұрын

I wondered if they didn't put a rim around the outside, not just for defence. Strikes would improve by a little bit of taper to the bike rim, or a tooth every 9 inches or so to add a little puncture damage to the shield strike

@lastflightofosiris 4 ай бұрын

@@jodycarter7308there are wide variety of styles and materials including what you suggested. They have a huge collection of those in Harbiye military museum in Istanbul.

@Derywdon 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact, early days of this shield (which when turks live as nomads at middle asia) they use similar shields to this one in terms of shape but without soft parts (or these parts are might be removebel) and in those days they use their shields like pans to. Cause of the dent in front the oil and water flowing from the meat were collected in the middle, and they would soak bread etc. Over time, as they settled down, the food they cooked turned into the street food we call tantuni in Turkey .

@mhsmt5mt 2 ай бұрын

As a Turk ı didn’t knew that ahahaha

@DigitalArbiter 2 ай бұрын

That's right.

@ScythianGryphon 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I would like to see more videos on the topic of HOMA (historical Ottoman martial arts) :)

@allengordon6929 4 ай бұрын

The ottomans were part of europe

@searaider3340 4 ай бұрын

Wow, this is the prettiest shield I ever saw.

@navjyot5218 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see practical testing of the shield

@derekmccallum4765 4 ай бұрын

I second this. Not enough sheild test videos out there.

@ilovemetal1100 4 ай бұрын

Testing would be a really good idea. Want to know how much a light shield can take.

@ArkadiBolschek 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see practical testing of a shield that isn't as beautiful as this one 😅

@ZeroXSEED 4 ай бұрын

@@ArkadiBolschek They sell a bare version. Probably a bit cheaper and better for pratical testing.

@kamilszadkowski8864 4 ай бұрын

@@ilovemetal1100 Kalkans were designed to be light yet great at stopping arrows and similar projectiles. They were made of wooden rods tied very tightly together with many layers of thread, meaning any arrow that hits such a shield should be stopped dead by the pressure.

@josku5 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah get the other shield to test! 😎👍

@foldionepapyrus3441 4 ай бұрын

Agreed, I really want to see how it stacks up in use, the construction is something I've never seen tested at all, nor read any historical accounts I can recall and being sort of like a buckler, sort of like a strap shield etc is interesting and perhaps enables some novel uses with how easy it looks to shift use style (though that is less unique). Though for me the real question is does it actually have the toughness and stiffness of the European shields, would it perhaps be better at binding blades but generally less durable? Bend more easily do better at absorbing the impacts than deflecting them? Is it as effective at halting the arrow? And perhaps equally important is it easier to remove stuck arrows quickly? As while you'd rather have a new shield than keep a damaaged on obviously it has to be easier to fight with a shield full of holes but no arrows... So with how difficult to remove arrows have proven to be from other shield tests if the construction method here allows that bit more wiggle to pull it out or pull it through but does still effectively capture that high energy arrow...

@SkateGirlAndrea 4 ай бұрын

Having too nice pieces in your collection is a must in any collection. Yes, a test would be awesome 👌

@sevenproxies4255 4 ай бұрын

From the username I suspect you're into skateboarding? The hobby must have a similar dilemma, with boards that have really nice graphics on them so you become reluctant to grind with them 😄

@SkateGirlAndrea 4 ай бұрын

@sevenproxies4255 yes for sure 👍

@SkateGirlAndrea 4 ай бұрын

@sevenproxies4255 yes for sure 👍

@SkateGirlAndrea 4 ай бұрын

@sevenproxies4255 yes for sure 👍

@eazy8579 4 ай бұрын

I’d really like to see a sparring test with that plain one they offered you. It looks really interesting to try with a two handed spear, or other polearms, as well as a few different swords

@necroseus 4 ай бұрын

Holy shit, that's gorgeous! They're willing to send a blank one for testing? Absolutely I would love to see that. Tests in sparring against blunts as well as tests against sharps! That would be marvelous :)

@nuclearhominoidea 3 ай бұрын

he talks exactly like a bazaarman who wants to sell you this shield

@dxundownload8635 4 ай бұрын

such a gorgeous shield! defiantly get that blank and STRESS TEST IT!!

@bdjcasar8357 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I would love to see tests.

@fidaee19 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see you cover more Indo-Persian, Turkish, and African arms and armor! Thank you for making this video about the Kalkan! I always wanted to learn more about the Kalkan and especially about how it’s held.

@Griff1011 4 ай бұрын

I love seeing you kick the shit out of stuff companies send you. Plus seeing the practical limits of proper shields is interesting.

@adamstachura2589 4 ай бұрын

I would absolutely love see testing with this! Ottoman arms and armor are some of my favorite that get vert little recognition

@CreepyMF 4 ай бұрын

Another fine edition to your collection.

@czescwaszejpamiecizonierze7427 4 ай бұрын

Can't forget that the kalkan was also a shield used by the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, Hungry and Cossacks. Also I heard the stories of those shields stopping early guns, I think I even saw a video of someone testing it and it stopped an early musket round. So apparently they were very protective and easy to repair but they get damaged very easily.

@ALTAYLI-HAN 3 ай бұрын

Kazaklar da bizim soydaşımızdır. Türkiye den selam

@mertaydnlk8343 3 ай бұрын

@@ALTAYLI-HANknk bunların dediği kozak kazaklardan farklı

@ALTAYLI-HAN 3 ай бұрын

@@mertaydnlk8343 çeviri yapınca kazak diye çevirdi:D

@mertaydnlk8343 3 ай бұрын

@@ALTAYLI-HAN yok kozak bunlar ukraynalıların ataları

@archie1554 2 ай бұрын

@@ALTAYLI-HANyou are obviously from Kazakhstan, so please don't speak in our name

@yavuzkhan7369 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know a kalkan can be using with so many ways. Very tactical and practical, easy to use. It can be using with a bow and even on horseback with a bow. Actually this is pretty OP. Very impressive.

@CDKohmy 4 ай бұрын

I've been fascinated with wicker shields lately. In antiquity, Thracian peltasts and Persians used wicker. Caesar claims that some Gauls used wicker shields. There is a medieval manuscript that depicts a wicker heater shield. The Irish (kerns mostly) used wicker, as well as some Scottish targes.

@Lomaro-Targimho-Galga 3 ай бұрын

Irish people call themselfs Geilige which is similar to Ingushian ancient self name Galga. Some scientists state that Irish people come from Troy just like Etruscans.

@Lomaro-Targimho-Galga 3 ай бұрын

The word Kalkan is selfname for real Caucasians - Galgai people who are now known as Ingushians. A.k.a. Kalkans, Kalka, Halha, Galga. We are true alanians. The river Kalka in modern Ukraine and Russia is named under our name. The river Galga in Hungary also named by our self name. The Ingushians are very ancient people. We are known as people of towers like ancient Chaldeans. Troy was Ingushian. Etruscans were Ingushian as well, they spoke our language. It is us who taught the Turks to use shield. That is how the Turks started to use word Kalkan for shield.

@Aliraldd992 4 ай бұрын

A couple of years ago we had a sword and cape course, so I had to make myself a cape. Since it was coming along nicely I added a cool baroque inlay on the cowl, crimson laces and trimmings. Now I have 2 capes, one for show and one for sparring

@Belegond 4 ай бұрын

Tests are always interesting, so yes please!

@bladesargent4189 4 ай бұрын

I have been a fan since 2015 I love how honest you are and how genuine you are. Please show more of this shield if you could! keep up the good work!

@magicbuns4868 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, his chill attitude is starting to endear me.

@gokiburi2768 4 ай бұрын

You should definitely try shooting arrows and trusting at one with a spear. The ming dynasty ratten Shield Manual talks about how spears and arrows don't pierce through the ratten shields. I assume the one your holding was made with the same coil weave method and brushed with water or oil so it expands, making it water tight, which would also "possibly", make it less acceptable to piercing attacks. And frankly, I've been at an odds on whether the stuff in the manuls were true, so im pretty excited when you do a durability test.

@diegolunar7022 4 ай бұрын

Maybe a firing test first, shooting a bow while using the shield just to have commentary on how it handles, if it restricts the draw or aim. Then the destructive tests

@SibylleLeon 4 ай бұрын

Holy smokes, that's gorgeous.

@elcid200 4 ай бұрын

a very nice shield , who deserves to remain intact

@JustGrowingUp84 4 ай бұрын

3:06 "You could even wear another shield" - well, you could argue that certain types of mirror armor are exactly that - a cuirass with a shield on top of it. That armor was popular in the same areas that shields of this type were popular! So you can wear two shields on you. Then pick up a new shield in each hand, and you're good to go!

@JustGrowingUp84 4 ай бұрын

Oh, and yeah, I do wanna watch some shield testing!

@Haekeldrachen 4 ай бұрын

Nice one: '...a scarf made of knit.'' cracked me up pretty hard. 😂😂😂

@weswolever7477 4 ай бұрын

Would a scarf expert be a … knit wit?

@jodycarter7308 4 ай бұрын

Actually it's a very apt simile. Wicker is what they used to line wells. So dirt and rocks wouldn't fall in. It's also the best theory on how they moved the stonehenge rocks. Make a big wicker basket around the stones, shaped like the well, (that's where the archeologist got the idea; he was excavating a well) and roll em, if the wicker broke, they'd fix it, and keep going. They did tests with 1/10th size stones, they can be moved by one person.

@VikingWolf745 4 ай бұрын

*One Really Has To Admire Their Design & Details In Craft.* 👏

@charliedavis3931 4 ай бұрын

Shields don't get enough love I'd love to see the plain e tested. I do love the Batman theme right after he says you can wear it like Captain America.

@maastomunkki 4 ай бұрын

That strap system seems actually quite awesome! I might have to make a cheap diy copy and test it out. Edit: typo

@nantha7357 4 ай бұрын

I love this! Would love to see more of this shield!

@Jesses001 4 ай бұрын

Okay, I fully understand why you do not want to scratch that up. It is as much of a work of art as it is a functional item.

@Inedow_The_Source_of_Racism 3 ай бұрын

Its basically flexing how rich you are at your enemies

@ronwingrove683 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see a test video on an undecorated shield. As other commenters have noted, shields were expected to be disposable, better they take the beating than your own weak, fragile, body. There were also wicker shields in the Scots and Irish traditions, I'm not sure what they were called in Scotland, but in Irish they are sciath (lit. "shield") and were more oval shaped and frequently covered with hide. Also, +1 on the "scarf made of knit." You should put that on a shirt.

@wilburwhateley3858 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been really interested in armies and cultures that valued horseback archery a lot, you end up finding a lot of similarities between them like this type of shield

@killgora1 4 ай бұрын

Yes, please test. It's always great seeing such videos when you are able to make them.

@theghosthero6173 4 ай бұрын

Love to see some appreciation for this influencial and versatile type of shield

@rafaelramires5883 4 ай бұрын

What a lovely shield! I´m eager to have more of it on here!

@Braun_98 4 ай бұрын

Shields are so cool, would love more shield videos in general!

@rasmusn.e.m1064 4 ай бұрын

Wicke(r)d shield! Would love to see the other one tested

@henryfonda4510 2 ай бұрын

As a Turk in my childhood I always thought that all other people use the same type of shield. So I used to draw some comicbook chacters with that kind of shield. Obviously he was Captain America. His shield's inner side used to look like a Turkish shield

@Temple00 4 ай бұрын

The colors are just so nice on this one.

@nodosa994 4 ай бұрын

Test video, yes! That shield looks amazing, especially how the lighting affects the pattern in 8:12

@Lungorthin666 4 ай бұрын

At first glance I thought this would be in the $350-400 range, but not double! And I'm usually pretty good at eyeballing something and ballparking a price before knowing it's actual cost.

@robertagu5533 4 ай бұрын

Same

@md.rejwanullahraiyan4475 3 ай бұрын

Damn, now i want him to wear full ottoman armor and weapon set

@brianhowe201 4 ай бұрын

Oh wow! I love these shields! Im glad you got around to covering them!

@bvbxiong5791 3 ай бұрын

"it's not wicker, it's rattan." ah, so instead of paper, it's cardboard!

@saintjacques8137 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see you coop with an expert in the Art of War like Schwerpunkt. HEMA must talk more with military historians, especially the ones that really get the hard deal

@cal2127 4 ай бұрын

bot comment

@W4iteFlame 4 ай бұрын

Of course we would like to see more tests

@01Elendil 4 ай бұрын

What a beautiful shield. Can be used as a hat as well, I recon.

@Xzhh_ 4 ай бұрын

Wow what's with all these bots lol. Good video though, that's an incredibly beautiful shield

@cal2127 4 ай бұрын

i keep seeing the schwerpunkt bot on multiple history channels.

@kmg9763 4 ай бұрын

Why are you so defensive?

@shawnbrightly9200 4 ай бұрын

Don't block me out 😢

@Skallagrim 4 ай бұрын

Don't worry, sword reviews get a lot more offensive.

@AbsoluuttinenTotuus 4 ай бұрын

In Skall's defense though…

@crusader9576 4 ай бұрын

Yes please I would like to see more shields like this

@NDOhioan 4 ай бұрын

It would be *amazing* to see a practical test! I've always been curious to learn more about wicker shields!

@MasakanSolaris 4 ай бұрын

Dude this paired with a type of short sword would be amazing

@cal2127 4 ай бұрын

how well does it hold up to strikes? how light is it?

@goonstuck 2 ай бұрын

If im not wrong ottoman soldiers has a hybrid style of hand to hand combat with "kılıç" on one hand and a free hand to grab/punch etc... this "kalkan" they used probably untill they close the gap with their enemies, avoiding from arrows/throwings and then as you showed they probably hang it to their shoulders and fight. Pleasure to watch video, thank you for sharing 🫡

@Bowen_Landry 4 ай бұрын

what a glorious looking shield. yeah i can't even blame you for not wanting to damage it even remotely.

@m4gmar 4 ай бұрын

this is my favorite Shield Ever, it even looks like could be weared as a Helmet. It looks suspiciously similar to Japanese and Vietnamese hats

@fatihsaidduran 4 ай бұрын

Haha nice.

@Chogborts 4 ай бұрын

I'd love more about this kind of shield! There's so much content out there about longsword fighting and rapier/sidesword, but there's not much about shield fighting and it's techniques.

@procow2274 4 ай бұрын

Very shiny. I had some Cow silverware i put off using for the longest time.

@commander_q 4 ай бұрын

A test with the plain shield would be awesome!

@TheSpongyMallard 4 ай бұрын

Shield tests would be interesting to watch.

@easternhills1329 4 ай бұрын

That's one beautiful shield! The golden on green just pops

@The_Judge300 4 ай бұрын

I have always been interested to see how good these wicker shields are, so I would VERY much love to see you testing one that is not decorated.

@joshuabates2200 4 ай бұрын

I'd definitely want to see the testing!

@trollakhinmemeborn3278 4 ай бұрын

Man the lighting is REALLY good in this video, the framing, all of that, fokin baller, lately the videos really have been growing immensely in quality. The thumbnails have been getting smoother, well of course it's all to please the algorithm but they do look more readable in general lately! And the new profile icon too! It is very cool to see it all, I hope the numbers compensate you for your efforts... It is a bit of a niche topic, swords and all, but I'm sure there's way more audience for it out there.

@jefrosiers8880 4 ай бұрын

this shield is amazing, it does definitely look like something that cavalry or mounted archers would use

@Telecasta108 4 ай бұрын

the best kind of wall hanger

@KingNedya 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see it tested, but also I can't blame you for not wanting to test that particular shield; it is a very pretty shield!

@jarongreen5480 4 ай бұрын

I think that a test with a undecorated shield would be awesome! I don't see enough shield and sword demonstrations and reviews and I'd be curious to see how this one holds up.

@tenzhitihsien888 4 ай бұрын

That is a very nice looking shield. Regarding the other pretty shield with the leather strap, I think cutting the strap in the middle and installing brass grommets on the now cut ends would allow for the installation of an adjustable rope/leather lacing without losing the nice strap.

@Levalto 3 ай бұрын

Ottomans did use shit ton of different shields but this one was pretty common especially between the cavalrymen. This looks like a good reproduction. Also I don't know if that produced with that way but originally they do not paint the wicker part after they weave it. It covered in fabric with all the different colours before the weaving and they match the design while weaving. So there's a lot of labor behind it. Great video, keep them coming!

@PhillipBicknell 4 ай бұрын

Love the classic TV Batman video cuts! Definitely an expensive wall-hanger in that form. Penetration test with arrows/bolts would be most interesting.

@ukaszgrzesik7231 3 ай бұрын

A thing of beauty!

@muhammedbertughanklnc6606 3 ай бұрын

Hi, first of all, it's very nice to see you showcasing an item that's a part of my culture as a Turk. The shield you've shown bears a striking resemblance to those found in the Topkapı Palace Museum. Actually, it would be more accurate to refer to it as an example of the Kemankeş (the name of the Ottoman-era archer unit) shield. The shields used by the Sipahi (feudal cavalry lords and soldiers) are a bit thicker and can be made from various materials depending on the user's specialization (whether they're an archer or a spear-wielding cavalry).

@paulcone2995 4 ай бұрын

It would be nice to see more sparring videos with shields used. Spears, axe, sword, etc.

@osirisatot19 4 ай бұрын

I want to see more tests, and I really don't blame you; that is a beautiful piece.

@Thunderwolf4 4 ай бұрын

The shield is very well decorated! Would love to see a test with an undecorated version of it!!! Great vid, Skall!!✨👍✨

@QuantumRangerPower 4 ай бұрын

Green is my favorite color, so this is my jam.

@koenkooiman1490 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see a full review, of an undecorated shield. This one is way to nice indeed.

@dayoltay 2 ай бұрын

YES PLEASE , plain version for TESTING

@musclekarp6185 4 ай бұрын

I love this shield. I’d love to see how the rattan holds up in sparring and cut tests.

@open.casket8300 4 ай бұрын

great transitions on this one

@mnnic4292 2 ай бұрын

Your narrative is precise and interesting. I appreciated and thank you for it.

@RakerR22 4 ай бұрын

Definitely would like to see a plain version tested if possible. Another great video as always Skall!

@2bingtim 3 ай бұрын

Wow yeah-INTERESTED_Skall!!! I'd love one of those as wall hanging eye candy & Ottoman/Central Asian shields are so rarely covered. Love to see tests on it. Brilliant.

@mckawesome777 4 ай бұрын

I need that practical review! Love the Batman transitions 😂

@Darkwaterblades 4 ай бұрын

If you want to adjust the the leather forearm strap to fit with a larger glove you can soak it with water from a spay bottle and then slide a wooden mold/ shim though to enlarge it.