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Milanese export armour 'In the English Style' c.1450

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"Item : that anyone, no matter the state, condition or nationality he is from, as long as he is of our party, shall wear a sign of arms of St George, large at the front and another at the back, for the peril of being injured or killed by lack of wearing it ; (he who injures or kills him shall not wear one for him [unsure - T.N.]) ; and that no enemy shall wear the sign of St George, unless he is prisoner or other ; under penalty of death."

Richard II Durham ordnances 1388 (Ashmole 856)

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This miniature armor, which can be seen on the website of the Bavarian National Museum (Inv. No. 1572-1578), was created around 1570 to show potential customers what black and white armor would look like.

Some gunsmiths had sketchbooks in which customers could view possible designs before ordering new armor and such miniature armor.

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Fantastic blog post on a 15th century duel - a great insight into some of the attitudes of the time period!

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German Longsword Technique Gifset

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German Messer Technique Gifset

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German Messer Technique Gifset

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Ordonnance of Jean, Duke of Brittany, for the Arming the Common Men in his Duchy, made at Nantes, 20 March 1425 Those who know how to shoot a bow have: bow, quiver, capelline, knife, axe or lead mallet, and be armed with strong jacks equipped with laces, chains, or mail to protect the arms. And those who know not how to shoot a bow be armed with jacks and have capellines, knives, axes or vouges (long-bladed staff weapon) and, with this, pavises of aspen or other such suitable wood as can be found, and the pavises be long enough to cover (the bearer both) high and low. These pavises, harness, and equipment – and their makers – shall be (provided) at the expense of the powerful (i.e. noblemen) who are obliged to keep them in store and guarded in store so that they may aid them in time of need Source: Medieval Arms and Armour: A sourcebook Volume II

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A really good example of how snatched the waist could be in a cuirass. Fairly modest in chest room, but it's important to note that it is quite rounded and not flat.

L18-76 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, late 15th century

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Chapter 104: What properties defensive arms should have in order to be good I should write something about defensive arms, which logically require three principal properties: they should be light, protective, and flexible. But rarely do we see these properties in arms that knights commonly use, especially in the white armor worn by heavily armed knights: even if they are light, they hinder owing to their construction, nor are they protective, since they leave many openings. I have personally witnessed two combatants in full white armor getting hurt almost as quickly as if they had been in their shirts. Those who are capable should be armed otherwise, particularly in single combat. In this kind of fighting, I consider it more inconvenient to be burdened with too much armor than to have some parts of the body exposed, the rear parts at least, or to have them lightly armored. Anyone who knows how to conduct himself as I have already prescribed can easily be protected against taking from behind or from the side, so that he can be lightly armed overall, and strongly where there is need of it. Indeed someone in a mail shirt can fight adequately with a [fully armored] knight, although it would be necessary to keep one’s distance with great caution until the heavily armed opponent falters or is disordered. -Pietro Monte

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An example of the large pauldrons Pietro Monte mentions from a Milanese armour harness, second half of the 15th century.

Chapter 122: The pauldrons or scapulatia The pauldrons that cover the shoulders and shoulderblades should extend over the back of the cuirass toward the spine. But they should not be as they are commonly worn, covering the entire shoulderblade, so that one laps over the other, and they constantly touch and interfere with each other, adding weight without benefit. But if it is made of small lames it works better. On the upper part the pauldron should have a strong ridge down the middle. -Pietro Monte

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Chapter 122: The pauldrons or scapulatia The pauldrons that cover the shoulders and shoulderblades should extend over the back of the cuirass toward the spine. But they should not be as they are commonly worn, covering the entire shoulderblade, so that one laps over the other, and they constantly touch and interfere with each other, adding weight without benefit. But if it is made of small lames it works better. On the upper part the pauldron should have a strong ridge down the middle. -Pietro Monte

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Visored Bascinets in the Early 14th Century

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does anybody have any sources (primary especially) on uniform/armor fetishism in antiquity or the middle ages