Longsword, Gladius, Dagger, Spear Tested on Riveted Mail

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The mail is a reproduction of armor found at Vendel and Valsgärde (6th to mid 7th century), although made of steel instead of iron. Ironically nowadays iron materials are relatively expensive, compared to steel.
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1.) Langes Messer by Nielo Swords
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2.) Roman gladius (mid 1990s model) from Raven Armoury
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3.) Type XVIIIb longsword by Lockwood (dedicated thrusting blade)
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@tristansittler3615 7 лет назад

oh finally, some riveted mail. im so tired of people testing on budded mail and stating that it suck.

@autismisuncontrollable4925 7 лет назад

Especially when people use stainless steel or iron rings, its painful to watch.

@Gloin79 7 лет назад

+Autism is Uncontrollable stainless steel is not weak, also I've never seen historical mail made of steel always iron...

@robinthrush9672 7 лет назад

butted* Didn't see any flowers.

@ExUSSailor 7 лет назад

Stainless is exceedingly brittle. Which is why it's never used for decent armor, or, blades.

@voshsahaal6103 7 лет назад

Stainless has one simple issue, it's brittle. Hard, yes, but it cracks where as high carbon steel won't. Even hardened high carbon skipping the tempering is tougher than stainless in that regard.

@realityvanguard2052 7 лет назад

half swording a guy who doesn't die would be awkward...

@ABlindSniper115 7 лет назад

* Gets stabbed. * ... "Hey, how 'ya doin'?"

@autismisuncontrollable4925 7 лет назад

Thats why you always have a back-up pommel

@Beardshire 7 лет назад

I don't really think that's a tactic unless you injury the opponent, I mean it doesn't seem like a good idea to just all the sudden half sword out of nowhere.

@Mtonazzi 7 лет назад

Pure circunstancial speculation: in a dire situation, if my sword gets stuck on my opponent, even it the actual wound is 2 or 1cm deep only, wouldn't ig make him awkward to have it there? In the time he my try to counter attack or even remove the stuck sword one could go to ringen and/or use a backup weapon like a dagged.

@aurourus6894 7 лет назад

Drop the weapon and run away, then pull out a pommel and throw it.

@5THR33S 7 лет назад

what amazes me is that these are premeditated attacks with plenty of time to prepare and aim and the mail still did pretty damn well. in the heat of battle where split seconds make a difference i wouldn't mind a layer of that

@danilooliveira6580 7 лет назад

I don't really its necessary to go though to incapacitate someone with a stab like that, there is no doubt it would hurt like hell, maybe even more than the impact from a cut since the point of contact is so small. people seem to think that plate was used to protect against cuts, but if you think about it, you can't cut through mail and ganbersom anyway, so the plate will be there to protect against thrusts and arrows, and in my opinion, a just as important characteristics is that it can spread the energy from impacts though the plate, so you would feel nothing from a impact.

@autismisuncontrollable4925 7 лет назад

It would hurt, BUT during a battle, when your pumped full of adrenaline, you would barely feel it. (except for the spear, that would hurt A LOT)

@OutOfNamesToChoose 7 лет назад

Autism is Uncontrollable Maybe you could get winded much harder with mail? I suppose when winded, a person is almost as good as dead.

@aurourus6894 7 лет назад

Mail and plate armor are both surprisingly light.

@eucherenkov 7 лет назад

A hard enough thrust, such as the one with the gladius, to the liver would be likely fatal, even without actually going through the mail; the sheer force behind it would likely be enough to cause internal bleeding. But of course, that assumes wearing *only* mail, without any padding such as a gambeson, which never happened. So, riveted mail + a proper gambeson would likely render you immune to most kinds of swords, assuming of course you only get hit in protected areas.

@JETWTF 7 лет назад

Plate was not created because of cuts and thrusts but because of blunt force weapons. Mail and a gambeson isn't going to do much against a Warhammer, you need something solid covering the gambeson. Plate stops the hammer and the gambeson absorbs the kinetic energy without plate the hammer is stopped by your body and your body absorbs the kinetic energy giving you a really bad day. Plate without gambeson and the body absorbs the kinetic energy and you get some blunt force trauma.

@quepacho64 7 лет назад

1:41 that's one majestic beard motion

@LordVader1094 7 лет назад

I didn't even notice that. Lol

@uninterruptedrhythm4104 7 лет назад

+sofullofpiss slurp them instead

@jasperj4974 7 лет назад

bonobo go to your trashhole

@tannerrhoades6913 4 года назад

Infiramos!

@Sophistry0001 7 лет назад

Even if that doesn't go through, I feel like the force would destroy your sternum or ribs. Like it would just shatter bones and cause big time internal damage.

@TheRealOtakuEdits 7 лет назад

Matt T Better than getting your organs stabbed through and being guaranteed to bleed out if your opponent doesn't just end you then and there.

@Sophistry0001 7 лет назад

OtakuEdits yea no doubt. I was just kinda surprised I guess at how much force can still be delivered even if it's not a puncture.

@sststr 7 лет назад

At an absolute minimum, it would knock the wind out of you, maybe stagger you backwards a step or two, even knock you down. That is to say, it would leave you wide open for a follow up attack. So still bad news no matter what.

@tiaopiak 7 лет назад

Before antibiotic was introduce, an open wound is almost a death sentence in the battlefield. So as skallagrim shown that even though you can still get injured by impact, you reduced the danger of severe open wound.

@ultimateclassic4092 7 лет назад

I'd imagine every one of those hits would likely cause a combination of injuries, ranging from bones breaking, internal hemorrhaging, organs punctured, or even all of the above simultaneously given the right thrust at the right spot.

@kevinoneal9779 7 лет назад

Is this secretly a second response video to Game Theory?

@SwordTune 6 лет назад

Yes.

@youremakingprogress144 3 года назад

Whoever made this mail did a really good job.

@ThaPinkGuy 7 лет назад

Each one of those hits looks like it could easily break a rib, may be able to keep fighting but you're gonna take a long time to recover.

@test-tf8wt 7 лет назад

Yes, but by moving your body side- or backwards you can negate a fair bit of the impact force. Plus Skall thrusted with all his force without having to wonder, what happens afterards. In real combat an opportunity to thrust like shown in the video was probably rare. Most likely you wouldn't commit as much into most of your thrusts, as you would just be too open, if your thrust was not lethal.

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

Committing to an attack does not necessarily expose you, if done right. Proper body mechanics rather than overswinging and stumbling about like they do in movies and video games. :)

@test-tf8wt 7 лет назад

I was not talking about overswinging, but the fact alone that your weapon might be stuck in the maille a bit is already enough to give your opponent an advantage in a fight. So yes, if done properly, a thrust will not completely expose you but still hinder your ability to return to a defensive stance/guard immiediately and therefore expose you for a maybe half a second? or even less, but it still might be enough to give your foe an advantage in the fight.

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

test Well, in a real fight you would also yank the sword out as hard as you can without having to worry about wrecking the stand or tearing the strings that hold the piece of mail in place. :)

@davidmelton3704 7 лет назад

From this and other armor tests I've watched, it seems as if armor all around is extremely effective against most or all contemporary weapons. How did casualties get inflicted in ancient and medieval times then? How were the battles decided if severe or fatal injuries were rare? And what allowed the historical battles with high casualty counts given that armor was so good? I'm shocked at how effective armor is given that I know a lot of people died in battle.

@CountSpartula 7 лет назад

*On the Gladius* "Well it snuck in through the rings..." Well, thats the point isn't it?

@AlexaValentino-lb5df Год назад

Yes, with the scutum it made for a deadly combo and would outweigh the benefits of having a sharper longer sword which compromises tight formations.

@The1Helleri 7 лет назад

He really gave it just the tip and only for a second... :)

@PJDAltamirus0425 7 лет назад

Also, look up Eric Schmid, the mail he makes is historically accurate to the tea and known to be extremely robust.

@jasondoe2596 7 лет назад

Philip Dyer ...the former Google CEO has such hobbies?!! (yes, yes, the spelling is a tiny bit different ;)

@Drakwdeanrer 7 лет назад

>2017 >Doesnt know that Google CEO's are brought from the past with a time machine hidden beneath Google's office in Washington. >Lol git gut nub.

@Mtonazzi 7 лет назад

Skall, I found this most educational. But as for the weight on the frame, I'd leave it as it is. Why? The fact that some of your momentum is transferred to it in such way may (I think) dissipate the impact pretty much like how an actual opponent would try to deflect or dodge your attack. In conclusion: I think the results on a stand like this may give a better representation than hitting a target on a firm and solidly placed stand.

@sffc95 7 лет назад

Not necessarely, I get your point but you have to consider that the stand doesn't represnt the weight of a person, nor the distribution of said weight. If the center of mass is lower, then it's much harder to tumble it. A more interesting experience would be using the prosthethics he got (at least just the chest), and build a makeshift dummy with legs and average weight, so that he could test how much a stab or a shove would actually be able to make someone who is intentionally lowering the cnter of gravity fall

@Mtonazzi 7 лет назад

Yes, it's far from perfect and you're right right right. But as it is, I think it's better already that the typical targets on a tree, log, or wall that are so common.

@sffc95 7 лет назад

Indeed, you're absolutely right. I was simply suggesting a better alternative if we /really/ want to be picky =)

@katrinegadegaard1241 7 лет назад

Question: would it make sense to use something like a crash test dummy if you wanted real proportions and weight? Although I guess maybe they would be a bit too pricey :o

@sffc95 7 лет назад

True, hence why I said makeshift. It's not very important to have sensors on the Heads, Shoulders Knees and toes... knees and toes. However, with some wood, pen and paper and some weights it could be possible to replicate a human's distribution of weight, and also use the prostethics as visual cues. Thus effectively simulating how a real blow would be (as long as the dummie is in a fighting stance)

@crusaderzero3984 6 лет назад

Dude, I love your historical topics especially pre-modern age period. There are lot of people had video testing butted & riveted mail, gambeson & plate on youtube, while I hope you can test something new stuff such as coat of plate, brigandine & jack of plate (sewing type of brigandine). From some resources I read, it said that later brigandine is even capable to stop specific type of firearm.

@captaincokecan 7 лет назад

That's a nice stabby steelstick

@travisbenard518 2 года назад

I can see a particularly beasty blade with a strong (almost superhuman) swinging it cutting mail but that seem extreme. They used it because it did it's job.

@NaqrSeranvis 7 лет назад

Well, I can imagine those records of mail wearers having their armor penetrated entirely were of soldiers who were struck when on the ground or against another solid, unmovable object.

@therubyblade196 3 года назад

I just realized how easy it would be to repair mail, just replace a few broken rings and you're good. Whereas other armors like plate or brigandine would require full plates to be repaired or replaced.

@haydenggallen 7 лет назад

The slow-mo always makes him look badass

@siestatime4638 7 лет назад

It seems to me that the impact from even the "failed" strikes could have a significant effect.

@TheMiseriaCantare 7 лет назад

What about bow or crossbow?

@TheMan-je5xq 7 лет назад

Ragnarr Selvik that's what I wanna see too

@lordblack998 7 лет назад

Or perhaps a Pilum (Roman Spear)

@FrenchLightningJohn 7 лет назад

they won't be able to penetrate, a gambeson alone was able to stop a arrow fire from a warbow, so if you add mail there's no way an arrow will penetrate then

@TheMan-je5xq 7 лет назад

blackgrayden I know that but we need proof cause some people are serious chain mail haters out there lol

@TheMan-je5xq 7 лет назад

Robin Ødegård I saw that test too but one thing that bothered me is that it was silver soddered shut so we need 100% riveted mail to be absolutely sure

@Alopex1 7 лет назад

Dear Skall, Seeing as you're working the spear, I have a humble request: Could you perhaps do some tests on one-handed spear usage? Maybe both overarm and underarm, and with and without shield? And with and without a buttspike (if you have something like that available)? That would be absolutely awesome, I'd really appreciate that, and I'm sure many other viewers would, too! Keep up the good work!

@cahirdocherty9026 7 лет назад

Do you ever watch the programme forged in fire?

@farmerboy916 7 лет назад

Ugh, that piece of shit. Time limits, weird ideas about what makes things effective or useful etc. It's the deadliest warrior of weapons/ weapon making

@ln2740 7 лет назад

well apparantly, though not widely used there was supposedly butted mail used by some people, most likely by those who could not afford normal mail. this could perhaps represent the examples of the historical accounts which show people being completely run through and their mail being cut

@ethomson0 7 лет назад

OK I think the big take away here is not that the riveted mail can resist thrusts, but that even though a riveted hauberk can can resist penetration from a spear, that the amount of force received from a strike would still break a rib and leave a defender vulnerable to follow up strikes and etc. So, even though you are only testing the material, the man in hauberk (who is able to deflect and parry) is still more important that the hauberk itself.

@THEFurfoot 7 лет назад

chainmail the best thing you can wear to a gay bar

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

You have some experience with that, huh? :) Not judging, whatever floats your boat...

@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar 7 лет назад

Tombstone Jack considering that it's only weakness is getting stabbed with a dagger, I don't know about that

@THEFurfoot 7 лет назад

dont knock it till ya try it no better feeling than blacking out and seeing your pants still on after you've tried some strange baby aspirin from some guy speaking German best parent teacher conference ever

@ulfrtheblind9262 6 лет назад

Maiq The Liar VII Maiq is done talking.

@terrihunter3152 6 лет назад

Id choose plate. Less chance of penetration

@Ranstone 7 лет назад

Historical accounts...Always wise to remember that just because someone said it a long time a go, doesn't make it any more credible then a youtube comment. Still, they are some of our few windows into the past. Thanks for the vid, Skally.

@Tananjoh 7 лет назад

I don't think the mail is entirely historical accurate in it's construction, the holes for the rivets looks like they have been drilled or stamped out and not pushed open like on historical mail so the metal around the rivet is raised: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/44/63/c2/4463c2a9b560f91090df9da4f39c6b41.jpg Still interesting test to see

@THEDEEDSMAN 7 лет назад

would this have influenced the results of the test?

@thejackinati2759 7 лет назад

It would likely make the links slightly harder to break at the rivet. Who knows, but I think that even the tiniest variables can affect such a test.

@Tananjoh 7 лет назад

Yes, it probably would, along with other variables such as wire thickness and diameter of the rings (which varied a bit in period). Here's a test with more historical accurate mail, though not quite 100% accurate there is some discussion later in the thread about that. www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?83020-Riveted-Maille-and-Padded-Jack-Tests-(very-photo-intensive) Unfortunately the photos are gone.

@thejackinati2759 7 лет назад

Hah, I remember seeing that thread back before the pictures were lost. At the time of viewing, only a few were lost. At least the writing is there telling about the results.

@Tananjoh 7 лет назад

The Jackinati275 Yeah, quite nice tests. Though I should point out that the test against the jack has a problem. The guy who did it has said that the European swords had edge they came delivered with, which were not that good.

@roaringlaughter3812 7 лет назад

to comment on the last part of your video: people being run through by a spear that was probably done by charge or on horse back. and to add to the whole thing, these soldiers were tough as nails and could hit really hard and were simply good at what they did. i mean they did it for a living.

@JmbFountain 7 лет назад

I think those "Mail cut open by a sword"-things are basically a very high-quality Sword vs. old cheap mail.

@kurokasteele4830 3 года назад

About that note on the end, I figure those accounts are probably more likely faulty mail through imperfections, though I don't know what those accounts refer to myself. Just like how plate armor could vary wildly, I'd assume mail would have mostly the same problem in some cases.

@MrEvanfriend 7 лет назад

Armor is good, but the only way to ensure your survival on a battlefield is to not be there at all. Combat carries inherent risk.

@breaden4381 7 лет назад

Evan Friend Unless you have a pommel

@MrEvanfriend 7 лет назад

Braden Vande Plasse Those jokes are played out and were never great to begin with

@Gekkibi 7 лет назад

Indeed, we should end the meme rightly.

@guiv5412 7 лет назад

Evan Friend Yes. Thank you. Enough with the pommel jokes.

@SmerchBM 7 лет назад

Nah, just be a main character and wear the impractical spiky armour.

@funkrates4778 3 года назад

Despite the chain withstanding some blows, Best case scenario is a shattered sternum, broken ribs, a leaking spleen, ruptured kidneys ... yeah, it doesn’t really matter too much if the goals is to just injure.

@Ducknuck84 7 лет назад

would be interested in seeing how nonrivited mail fared.

@AnnalOfHistory 7 лет назад

Skall, you should do a video regarding mail coifs.

@anthonydevito1298 7 лет назад

Skall you're looking real fit and healthy, good on you!

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

Thanks.

@S1eeperServ1ce 7 лет назад

Would you be able to conduct an additional test with modern knives likely to be encountered on the street? Could you also demonstrate the effectiveness versus heavy slashing blows from machetes?

@ameliawesome9840 7 лет назад

@6:07 I think it was likely either artistic license, or depicting people wearing butted mail. You can definitely hack open butted mail with a good sword blow.

@lagubaratterbaru6205 7 лет назад

I have to wonder Skallagrim if its fisically responsible/possible to make metallurgically accurate butted mail. The accounts of mail being cut/run through sound like they could more likely be a material/structural failure. In modern times I imagine that even the stainless steel or aluminum rings we have now are more flexible than what they would have had then - If historic sword metallurgy is anything to go by, 13th century riveted mail would have used an iron with far more inclusions than modern steels.

@thomas_lale 7 лет назад

Your really looking trim Skall. Well done.

@semdijkstra9784 7 лет назад

really like that longsword by lockwood

@270419951000 7 лет назад

6:01 Maybe with the additional force that comes by charging towards an enemy with an horse?

@forthehonorforge4840 7 лет назад

Yeah, straight iron is hard to get these days. I would like to see a test done with that. Iron is generally softer than steel so I can imagine how it could be cut through if carbon were not added and then having it all tempered, or if it were rusted when cut. Ooh, that'd be cool look into, if we have extent mail with such cuts. I'd like to know if there were any broken links left on it so it could tell us how it was tempered.

@kamatong 7 лет назад

more and more reasons for me to grow my hard on for Maces and Warhammers. would love to see some tested. though i know that they seem to be banned in Canada I think.

@JimGiant 7 лет назад

Would be interesting to test how much penetration you get with a rig designed to show the effect of running on to the blade. Maybe put some wheels on the bottom and have someone push it towards you?

@Askorti 7 лет назад

Would you look at that, armor turns out to offer much better protection than what the media would have you believe. Who would believe! But honestly, I was still a little bit surprised by just how effective the mail was against thrusts.

@jefferylutz6963 7 лет назад

Skall, could you please test the same stuff with thrown spears/javelins like you did on the padding. I know many people who insist that throw spears would have less penetration than a thrust. Great video keep up the historical accuracy testing :)

@ArthurEKing8472 7 лет назад

wow! What an amazing revelation! Armour actually protected people! I thought they just wore it 'cause it looked cool! lol. But seriously for a second, loved the video, and an awesome demonstration!

@juansebastianznidarsic3882 4 года назад

Even if the penetration of the different weapons wasn't that deep, it seems the shock would be bone breaking haha

@nightdemon78 7 лет назад

Excellent testing video. Thank you, Skall! One suggestion...end it rightly next time.

@sol2544 7 лет назад

Master Hammer I want an actual test of pommel vs some kind of armor. attached to weapon or not. just for shit and giggles

@bazookaace 7 лет назад

Master Hammer dead meme

@biohazardjackson63 7 лет назад

There was a little movement in the spear head might want to check it and make sure that the metal and or shaft isn't damaged

@voshsahaal6103 7 лет назад

Did you think about doing a lighter "placing stab" with the rondel to get the tip some purchase before hammering it in with the pommel?

@frostaegis8653 7 лет назад

I feel so justified in my love for spears now. thank you, Skall! : D Hypothetically speaking, if you get a heavy enough, hard enough and sharp enough blade to hit with enough force, it will cut through a bunch of rings of mild steel. When in doubt; bible chopper.

@S.ASmith 7 лет назад

I wonder how Solid Ring/welded maille/chain mail would hold up. I'm a welder myself, but I'm too busy, nor do I have the material suitable for making solid rings!

@theaussiebogan9680 7 лет назад

Hey skall, it might just be because i am watching in low res (bad internet, annoying) but that maille seems to be spread more than other ones, with larger gaps.

@Nerthym 7 лет назад

It would be very interesting to see how it protect bearer against arrows as well, especially with different arrowheads.

@dooterscoots2901 7 лет назад

Ive been listing to sabaton then i found this channel the nords are everywhere!

@whforsythfilm 7 лет назад

Holy shit, you've lost so much weight! Well done man!

@Skallagrim 7 лет назад

Thanks.

@Al0011235813 7 лет назад

I guess an even more effective design would use smaller diameter, fatter rings-possibly welded instead of riveted. I guess that would also increase weight a little though. What would be steel? Are there higher strength steels that are flexible enough to be turned into rings?

@sosecherofsky7985 7 лет назад

i think it depends on how taught your mail is. if its loose you are going to drag rings into the wound.

@Olafmikli 7 лет назад

Now I want to see simulate a horse couched/two handed lance charge into mail. A trained horse would be nice for authenticity but even some sort of piston thing would do the job.

@irodwen 7 лет назад

weren't some mail shirts double padded in the chest area? would that offer more substantial protection from thrusts?

@OutlawMaxV 7 лет назад

Are we gonna get a comparison on other variants of mail armour?

@ZLemons 4 года назад

In the first slo-mo clip with the spear. It looked a little bad for the spear. The tip kinda bent downwards

@muskyelondragon 7 лет назад

Really nice test

@josemariaalipio449 7 лет назад

Metatron's "Knife Fighting Lies" vid brought me here. Two of my favorite channels. It seems that riveted mail does offer some protection from edged weapons. Would you consider doing tests with modern weapons, e.g. those thinner, pointier folding knives? @Skallagrim

@RockerMarcee96 6 лет назад

Josemaria Alipio folding knives we have today are horrible in the stabbing department. They are way wider than the longsword tested here.

@dc5577 5 лет назад

Perhaps the mail should have been bonded to a pig diaphragm, each sword that penetrates, penetrates about 2 to three inches, -which is distance between the mail and the end of the solid backing of the structure it is hanging from. Perhaps with follow through, the two inches that the blade penetrates would go deeper through the body whilst pulling the mail into the flesh with the blades force, creating quite a nasty wound indeed.

@FHultm4n 7 лет назад

One big reason it dident get deeper is (what I think) because the "stand" is absorbing alot of energy, a human body dosent move like that, the human body is not completly "static" when you thrust sutch a pointed tip into a torso (for example) the body is not moving that much because its center mass. Hard to explain, I think you should try with more weights!

@ron948 7 лет назад

Where mail hauberk or any mail armour worn outside of gambeson or inside gambeson?

@Wilderwolfman 7 лет назад

i would assume that the stories of riveted mail wearers being run through are either from horseback shock Cav or just bad/old mail.

@havoc3742 7 лет назад

question, would you have more success with say, a pike than with the spear? I'm no expert, but I've seen a few pikes with narrower heads, and with longer purchase... I dunno

@reyg7028 7 лет назад

And they laughed when I had sewn stainless riveted mail to my bullet proof vest carrier . With a trauma plate in it for good measure . No one ever even knew i had it on except the guys i worked with .

@Seto3993 7 лет назад

think a test without the mail for comparison would be good

@jacolitethepumpkin765 6 лет назад

The TRUE power of mail armour

@giancarloscrimenti1505 7 лет назад

Hey Skall. I'm interested in getting into HEMA but I was wondering if I could learn techniques with something like a machete instead of making a purchase as large as say, an Albion sword. Thanks!

@ethanprice6590 7 лет назад

The one thing about this: I still wouldn't want to get hit with any of these weapons in full maile with the thickest gambeson. Even if it doesn't go all the way through it just looks like it would hurt like hell 😂

@kargaist 7 лет назад

How is the Lange Messer doing so far? I havent found many reviews of Nielo Swords, most of them where a few years old and it seems that back then it was basicly luck if you got a good blade or a poor one.

@nate5249 7 лет назад

I know this is a stupid question but what would classify as sword as a sword breaker such as a long sword probably mispronounced that but something that would have so much mass behind it could break a weaker blade

@Eric4bz 7 лет назад

What is that mail made from anyways? I know as hell it's not metal washers but it looks a bit like it. Yes, I know that metal washers that are used for bolts are terrible.

@LuisssLopezzz22 7 лет назад

Please do a comparisson betwen butted and riveted mail!

@micha-elcleveland1265 7 лет назад

A stand in an "A" shape will not rock like that as long as the stance is wide enough, may still need some ballast to prevent sliding but the stand would be substantially more sturdy.

@micha-elcleveland1265 7 лет назад

...and could probably be constructed with 2x4's versus the heavy and expensive 4x4's

@VelveteenVermilion 6 лет назад

Still looks like it would hurt quite a bit like bullets and soft body armor also what is the cloth armor called padded gambeson?

@Joy1Sensei 7 лет назад

Hey Skallagrim! Another great vid!

@giantotter319 7 лет назад

Damn, thats a nice tuck. Or is it a longsword?

@Storkz0re 2 года назад

Warrior in this mail had his viscera in safe but enjoyed muscle cuts, broken and cutted ribs, bleeding, pain, scars.

@Wildcat144 7 лет назад

I mean even if the penetration wasn't much, it would certainly hurt from a blow like that. At minor, bruising, or broken bones. But in a fight, that would also stagger you severely.

@pavelsvacha 7 лет назад

May i ask? In For Honor, the Knight uses the guard of his sword to kill, is that some sort of fighting style, and how does it work?

@e.zponder7526 7 лет назад

Given the unpredictable quality of ancient and medieval iron, and the consequently unpredictable effects of accumulated damage and stress on armour pieces, I don't doubt that someone at some point got run clean through while wearing mail. It would be very unlikely, but of all the lances hitting all the mail in all the battles of history, one could have done it.

@kski113 7 лет назад

In regards to the historical accounts of guys in mail getting run through and hauberks being sliced open by a sword......well, not everything was made to the highest quality, so I think it's likely those accounts may indicate that those unfortunate souls were wearing poorly made hauberks

@0Fingolfin0 7 лет назад

great test!

@tigoman9214 7 лет назад

Maybe the dummy you used had way to much "give" when you hit it than is normal for a human and that's why you didn't go that far in. Anyhow I can't see the stabs you made going through the gambason (I'm sorry I can't spell it). Though the test you did does clearly show the effectiveness of mail. Thanks you I really enjoyed the video and seeing riveted mail was amazing!