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Living Manuscript
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Приєднався 27 жов 2012
Hello! Good to see you've found my channel. If you are interested in medieval armor or fighting then this is a lovely little place for you to visit once in a while. Please give the other videos here a look and if you want to stick around then subscribe! I aim to spread the knowledge I have learned in an easy to understand format that anyone, both new and experienced, can learn from.
40 minutes of HEMA skirmishing
No neat editing this time, just nearly an hour of continuous skirmishing from a recent event hosted in Madison, WI all about medieval group combat. We had over 20 folks show up, armed and armored to the teeth (and with spears, no less!). Do you wish to join in? Check out my other skirmish videos and you'll find the rules. I'll begin posting invites to our public skirmishes :)
As always, consider subscribing and supporting me on Patreon :)
As always, consider subscribing and supporting me on Patreon :)
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Medieval Reds vs Blues | HEMA SKIRMISH 2023
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In this thrilling recap, the Red team meets the Blue team first along a narrow pass. Who will win? You must watch to find out. Videos are from Kburg 2023, a HEMA skirmish event where we let armor function as it's supposed to. Curious about the equipment needed? Check this out: ua-cam.com/video/BV8DAbLgcjo/v-deo.html Consider Supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/livingmanuscript Music: "Cro...
Armor, Archery, and Perforated Steel: HEMA Skirmish Event
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A big step towards where we are today, Kleineburg was a HEMA skirmish in 2021 in which we gathered together with all of our armor and used a dynamic ruleset that strives to promote historical martial techniques and choices of armor. Music: "Crusade - Heavy Industry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
How to make a Vambrace
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A very quick video on the process I took to make vambraces for my friend some years ago :)
Medieval Battle Compilation
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Once upon a time, we held a big 'ol skirmish, and we enjoyed it so much that we decided we should do it again. But in our ravenous desire for more battle, once wasn't enough; we did it every month until we could have a big one again! These are just a few of the battles and skirmishes we held, in no particular order. Enjoy! Music by Kevin Macleod incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/ Than...
Making a Closed Sallet - Part 4, Kinda
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It's finally happening! I finished making a closed sallet. Though it's not the same one as before, but there were similar parts that needed making. Much of the process of making this sallet was not recorded, so I hope I'm able to fill in the gaps :) Patreon: www.patreon.com/livingmanuscript Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/livingmanuscript Instagram and Facebook @living_manuscript Music used: Track: Playa - Ma...
How to make Floating Elbow Armor
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Made for a friend sometime in the early spring of 2020, here is how to make floating elbow armor common in the second half of the 15th century and onwards. No welding or heating required! Though it might make it easier... Consider following Living Manuscript on Facebook and Instagram, or supporting me on Patreon :) www.patreon.com/livingmanuscript
How polished armor can appear black
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A follow up to another video, is armor which appears black in paintings actually black? In this video, I show how armor which is polished to a mirror finish can appear to be blackened in some way. Renaissance painters were very good at what they did, and there's plenty of reason to think that they had a good knowledge of lighting and how it interacts with armor. Hope you liked looking at part o...
Making a Center-hinge Bascinet
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Years ago made a center-hinge bascinet for myself out of 22 gauge steel. Being my first helmet, it was very rough and the video about making it remains as the most disliked on my channel. But it gave me a start and now I'm back making a center-hinge bascinet, but with several years experience under my belt! Consider donating through my Patreon :) www.patreon.com/livingmanuscript
Heroic Armor of the European Renaissance, a Brief Look
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Sometimes armor serves more than just a protective function. Here we will briefly examine some aspects of heroic and All' Antiqua armor of the European renaissance and how it fits into other art of the time periods each example existed in. Please consider following on social media, and supporting on Patron :) www.patreon.com/livingmanuscript Bibliography: Negroli helmets: Met Museum 16th Centur...
How to Make 15th Century Spaulders
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I made these as a little side project for myself a little while ago out of a very old pair of spaulders I made years ago. I may have missed a few parts, so if you are curious please ask in the comments! I'd also like to announce that I opened a patreon. I can't really offer any rewards at the moment, unfortunately, but hey, maybe if enough patrons accumulate I can ;) Patreon link: www.patreon.c...
How to Install a 15th century Helmet Liner
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Several types of helmet liner existed in the medieval era, and just as many ways were they attached. In this video I demonstrate how I install a suspension liner into my 15th century close helmet, this is a relatively common method from the time period.
Black Medieval Armor? Maybe not.
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Just a quick, if unorthodox, little demonstration of a phenomenon in historical paintings of armor that I've just noticed recently. Apologies if it's obvious and I'm just behind the times haha. Anyway, just doing my part to keep things straight about the preponderance of black armor, since what we see may not always be what we'd like. Hoodies and stuff: teespring.com/stores/living-manuscript Li...
How to make 15th century Mitten Gauntlets
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How to make 15th century Mitten Gauntlets
An Incomprehensible Polaxe Threeway
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An Incomprehensible Polaxe Threeway
A very short, very clumsy demonstration of Harness Fighting
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A very short, very clumsy demonstration of Harness Fighting
Making a Medieval Suit of Armor: Floating Leg Harness
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Making a Medieval Suit of Armor: Floating Leg Harness
Medieval Group Battle Retrospective
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Medieval Group Battle Retrospective
The Armor of a 14th Century Man at Arms
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The Armor of a 14th Century Man at Arms
What are Those Chains on 14th Century Armor?
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What are Those Chains on 14th Century Armor?
Icebreaker 2018 - My First HEMA Tournament
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Icebreaker 2018 - My First HEMA Tournament
Do you have patterns for it?
That's a lot of horsepower!
I still dont understand why sewing the fabric is required. Could you bog that down for me lol
@@Lamellae-d1v leather is another option :)
So if i use leather as a fabric backing for the plates, then sewing, seamless allowance isnt required? You could just rivit the plates onto the leather backing? Also i really appreciated the response
@@Lamellae-d1v it would be possible to use leather and not sew anything at all if you use one big piece, though one difference from fabric is that you don't need to sew the edges; on fabric it'll fray and come unwoven, but with leather the edge is solid and doesn't need and finishing :)
Yea.. authenric leather is way above my pay grade. But if i get some fabric as sturdy as leather, then sewing or lacing isnt required? Like i can just attach the lamellar plates onto the fabric using rivets and nothing else right?
Id love to see more transitional era armor content
Isnt the yellow knight teutonic penguin?
yep :)
Do you heat any of your components before hammering? Sorry for the dumb question, ive never done blacksmithing before.
Not a dumb question at all :) Different armorers do it different ways, and my own methods don't require frequent heating (although it would be nice sometimes, I'm a little limited by tools in this case),l. But I cheat because I use a welder a lot lol
@@LivingManuscript I was wondering what thickness of steel you usually use?
@@deece1482 most typically I start with 1-2mm sheet, but depending on how its shaped that thickness can change. The thinnest sections go primarily on the limbs and backplates, with the front of the torso and head usually getting treated to something a bit thicker, depending on what the armor's intended use is :)
@@LivingManuscript thanks for getting back to me. I'm a reenactor, but I don't do combat typically, so 1mm steel should do fine. Guess I have to get learning. I primarily need to make a better fitting arm harness as off the shelf stuff doesn't fit properly.
24:20 LISAN AL-GAIB!
Honestly it held up great. If i was a peasant id be plenty happy with a helmet like that.
Agreed! Would still not try to get hit of course haha. Hoping to revisit this sometime :)
I’m trying to get my buddy to make me one, where could I get the pattern?
Love it! Hopefully I’ll be able to go to the next one!
I heard people calling one and two, is the rule set here two hits kills?
Pretty close, we each have three hit points that are lost, one by one, by striking in "vulnerable" areas, usually when people are hit for the third time they'll say "dead" or something other than "three" :)
Thanks for recording! Can't wait to see the pictures!
Chaaaarge! Then blackout. Brilliant! Thank you for hosting and for all the great footage. Valiantly fought!
do u have any plans for more making videos?
I do :) Funnily enough, this sort of thing takes less time to do than making armor because I can organize them from anywhere, but I need to be physically in my shop for buildiing
4:24 I start BOOKING it since i thought someone said they took the chest 😂
My people need me, I must go
Did you make it to the end? ;)
Very good video
But would the interior in the medieval period be black?
HEY, I have that same anvil, anyways thanks, this helped me out
May I ask where your group is based out of? Although I'm currently in a larp group, I believe hema is more of my style since I like to be realistic. And buhurt may be too much for me. So I believe hema is a good balance between fantasy and realism.
Titanium armor??
Maybe one day! Still making sure I know what to do with steel first :)
how thick is your steel?
These were 16 gauge (1.5mm?) Though historically armor for the arms could get even thinner
@@LivingManuscript i know and in other areas its been discovered to be up to 6mm thick
I don't have any anvils or specialist tools, so wish me luck. I'm not a knight, so I can get away with a much rougher finish. I just hope I can get the shapes close enough to work.
It’s…literally…SCA. Need to take out the “Historical” part of HEMA as 90% of those kits are not historically accurate at all.
Check out the ruleset though, it's not much like SCA (at least not locally to me); the armor can function as armor so you're not going to get stabbed through your breastplate whether it's historical or not.
Looks like great fun
Great video,love to see it!
finally milsim but for old war
Pretty much :)
Ззбс месилово!
Where?
Great stuff as usual boss. hope your doing well.
Swadians Vs Rhodoks
I wish this was more of a thing. More intense than larp, real armor, re-enactment style. red vs blue.
Indeed, it's a lot of fun :)
Very helpfull thank you! Making a pair of leggings for a friend
Voldbeat!
I was dishing out a breastplate for a brigandine cuirass the other day, and it got warped. I started laughing my ass off when you started jumping on the warmed helmet, because I've done the same exact thing so many times at this point. I think I need some better tools or technique, Idk lol.
Noice! But why didn’t people use perforated visors historically?
Thanks! There are a few examples of perforated visors or eyeslits which resemble modern perforated steel. Although there are some examples of essentially the same thing, such as the bicoquet in Berlin, and some late great bascinets feature visors comprised entirely of holes. One reason I suspect they seem to appear less frequently than more "conventional" visors is that punching so many holes was likely a long process, today perforated steel like I used here is done by machines :)
@@LivingManuscript ok thanks
holy shit
at this point it has became buhurt lol
my stupid ass thought it was a car mirror....
I am planning to make some armor stuff, and i wonder, are there any alternatives to welding? (like on here or on a helmet skull) that works as good
Yes! One accessible method is to rivet several pieces together. This doesn't give the same effect of appearing to be made in one piece, like welding achieves. Another historical way, which mostly superceded the Former method, is to raise the piece; heating and hammering the steel using some special stakes and hammers till it is the shape you want. The extent of raising I've done is mostly limited to shallow pieces, and usually without actually heating the steel either, which isn't so viable for raising an entire gauntlet or helmet skull without another method of joining them together like riveting or welding, but for raising something big requires a way to heat the steel like a forge or gas torch setup. For seeing how raising us done though, I would look to Eric Dube, Armourysmith, and Albert Collins, all here on youtube :)
@@LivingManuscript Thanks man, i will be starting to make armour too later, i just gotta get steel. But when buying steel (atleast on the websites i found in my country" they are very confusing if you arent very into steel, like there are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mnay options and stuff. The only thing i've heard is that mild steel if good for starting out
@@TheAdmiral8799 I understand your pain, but once you know what to look for the steel sites are much more bearable :) . Mild steel is definitely a good place to start since it's cheaper than carbon steels and is forgiving to work with (it's nice that the actual makeup of the steel isn't so far off from a lot of historical steels, just more consistent). If there are any machine shops nearby you, they can be a good source of big sheets of steel, and will usually be willing to trim then down if you need that. It should be said, my experience with them has been overwhelmingly in person and over the phone since their online footprint isn't typically their main priority.
Can you attach a sword to the chains
Definitely, some sources seem to indicate that there may have been even four sepatate chains attached to the breastplate. Shield, sword, helmet, dagger, I expect that it was probably somewhat modifiable.
Im confused, how did you put the parts together?
It's all one piece, but when I close the triangular gap (ends up being a seam on the inside of the arm) I used one rivet to secure it. Unfortunately I didn't capture this very well on camera :/
I like this is a combination of SCA, larp and reenactment. I wish I could find groups like this where I live.
Pretty much spot on :) there wasn't much of this around me when starting out, but I was able to make friends who brought their other friends to events I hosted once in a while
I always thought the cross holes were just breathing holes that resembled the Cristian cross used by crusaders. TheMoreYouKnow
damm that visor looks very cool
With all due respect, this looks more like an Intercisa Type VI helmet to me, but it's still a phenomenal artwork. ❤❤❤
Thank you! I think you are correct :) You taught me about a new typology today, so thanks again :)
@@LivingManuscript a new subscriber here, thank you for hearing me out! 🙏🙏🙏
Great vid, what kind of steel would you recommend for a novice blacksmith trying to dabble into the art of armor making?
i think buying a fenching jacket and adapting it would be easier
Hello, I was wondering if you had a copy of this template somewhere or a guide on this template (as shown at the time stamp ua-cam.com/video/XCbEoPH21Gk/v-deo.html) that I could use as a guide for sewing up my own gambeson? I've been struggling to find templates/patterns that work for the kind of gambeson I aim to make with the fully attached arms that allow for vertical motion.
new Living Manuscript, it’s a Christmas miracle!
how did they do this without welding it? or did they use forge welding to accomplish something similar?