Turkish Recurve Bow from AF Archery

16th c, 1789-1914, 17th c, 18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Bows, Early modern period, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Middle East, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, TimelineBy admin 9 lipca 2019

First look review of a short Turkish style laminate recurve bow, with ash, bubinga and fibreglass, from AF Archery. Amazon.com – https://amzn.to/2LtXOjO Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2FInBAQ

Archery vs Armor: The Importance of Arrows in Penetration Tests

Accesories, Arms and armour, Arrows, Bows, Hydepark, Post type, Ranged weaponBy admin 9 lipca 2019

Archery versus armour – Here I share some views and experience from bow and arrow tests against amour, as well as recommending that you watch The Way of Archery’s latest tests against lamellar armour: Medieval Arrows (Will Sherman) Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/medievalarrows

Crusader Era Daggers

Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Daggers, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, High middle ages, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knights & Crusades, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, TimelineBy admin 9 lipca 2019

A look at Crusader era daggers from 1070 through to 1450 using 3 examples from the Tod Cutler range. https://todcutler.com/collections/medieval-daggers-and-large-knives The surprisingly acceptable broken back seat, the antenna quill dagger and the cruciform quill dagger. If you are interested in budget, but excellent medieval knives have a look at www.todcutler.com and if you are interested…

Cutting with Spears – Some Issues & Solutions

Accesories, Arms and armour, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Polearms, Popular themes, Post typeBy admin 9 lipca 2019

Spears are normally considered as thrusting weapons, but some are designed to cut. Here we look at some of the issues with cutting with spears and ways to mitigate the problems. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

The Ultimate Guide: Custom Longbow & 38 Legendary Bowyers

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, Bows, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, High middle ages, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knights & Crusades, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, TimelineBy admin 8 lipca 2019

Are you someone interested in custom Longbow? Do you wish to make a handmade longbow for yourself? If that is the case, this article will help you know everything regarding this famous medieval bow. Here you will find the best bowyers and even a few fantastic handmade longbows which you can buy immediately. What is…

The Ultimate Guide: Custom Katana & 58 Legendary Swordsmiths

16th c, 1789-1914, 17th c, 18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Early middle ages, Early modern period, High middle ages, Hydepark, Japan Isles, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Samurais, Swords, TimelineBy admin 8 lipca 2019

Purchasing a custom Katana cannot be exactly categorized under “regular” purchases. But, you will be surprised to know that there are abundant choices available. Hence, in this article today, I will be exploring some of the best custom Katana makers in the market at present. What is a Katana, a famous Samurai Sword? Katana: Does…

Medieval Swallowtail Crossbow Bolts Don’t Work

Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Crossbows, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, High middle ages, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, TimelineBy admin 8 lipca 2019

Testing the large hunting heads seen in Medieval Manuscripts Following up from a point in a previous video we try to capture the flight characteristics of a large swallowtail head when fitted to a heavy medieval crossbow bolt on high speed video. The bow and bolts featured in this video are for sale at https://todsworkshop.com/collections/in-stock-historical-swords-daggers-crossbows…

Review: Kvetun “Matt Easton” Sabre Prototype

1789-1914, Accesories, Arms and armour, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, TimelineBy admin 8 lipca 2019

After several unsuccessful attempts Matt has recently been working with Kvetun Armoury to create what promises to be an ideal training weapon.The result is a training tool of excellent quality with some wonderful performance characteristics which will be a welcome addition to the armoury of many sabre fencers; with a few changes this could be…

Full Tang Knives & Swords: Are They Better?

Accesories, Arms and armour, Hydepark, Knives, Melee weapon, Post type, SwordsBy admin 8 lipca 2019

Full Tang Knives & Swords: Are They Better? How strong does a tang need to be and are full tangs always better, or is it just a sales gimmick? Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Marxbrüder vs Freifechter in “Perspectarische Vorstellung einer Fechtschule” from the 1700s

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Early modern period, Europe, Germanic countries, HEMA, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Swords, Timeline, Training weaponBy admin 8 lipca 2019

This is one of my favourite fencing images, a display of a Fechtschule event between Marxbruder and Freifecther. Join me as we go through some of the many amazing details of this image, and relate them to our own times. Courtesy of signore Roberto Gotti and, Gairthenix and MAM.