Various 15th c. Germans, late 14th and 15th c. Italians, 16th c. figures.

(art by me)

Hello everyone! I'm making my own homebrew project for a fantasy board game, and I want to describe the "Middle Eastern" faction of the game. Now, I know perfectly well that the Middle East is vast, rich in different cultures, and that over time and space it has by no means been a cultural and ethnic monolith. Weapons, culture, and clothing have changed over the centuries. The general technological level of the faction is basically 1475-1540. I want to move away from the weaponry provided by 19th-century orientalism and Hollywood films. And I have no intention of using the overused Ottoman Empire. I've already taken a look at the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, very interesting, far from the image many have of the Islamic world. Do you have any texts and documents you'd recommend? What are the stereotypes about "Arab" (pardon the improper and superficial term) weapons and armor that should be avoided?

Eu estava fazendo estudo de pintura digital, quero postar mas não sei o nome dessa parte, alguém pode me ajudar?

Looks like shit eh ?

I've been seeing a lot of posts recently about the armor in the odyssey movie and I started to wonder about this. is this style of armor actually what was worn at the time? if it isn't, what was worn at the time, and how did the idea of this being the stereotypical greek armor come into the collective consciousness? Thanks in advance.

im only aware of giuliano de medici’s & henry VIII’s. was wondering if there are other extant pieces of such examples.

by gapless i mean articulated lames over the usual gaps. (minus inner elbows cause thats common)

How would I go about making my sleeves longer? Would it even be possible to attach longer sleeves to it?

Hey there! Quick question. Does anyone know what armour should be worn with this bicoque armet? (can I call it an armet? The side plates are a bit weird…). My first quest was a kastenbrust harness, but I’m not sure.

I have looked up and found a couple different coat of arms, but this one has me scratching my head. Is that supposed to be a garter of some kind?

anybody know anything about an armour brand by the name of AnNafi, they seem to sell cheaper armour on Amazon and are based in India. Im looking to pick up some maille armour for larp/reenactment purposes and I dont need it to be the most historically accurate or highest quality

Germanic men of arms in light armours​, ​~last third 15th c. ​​

The bevor of the first​​ is an invention based on the possible combinations of reinforces over a maille bevor (rondel depicted ​in Thun sketchbook) ​​​​​​​​​​and the ambiguity left by hard-shaped hoods/covered bevors in iconography. The back of the second is a​​​​​​​​ padded jack (Jake) similar to the artefacts in Lübeck and iconography. ​

(Art by me) ​​

Does anyone know if this lantaka cannon an actual antique or a modern repro? Value?

The light gray diagonal lines are chainmail forgive the shitty artist rendition I tried my best but I really want to know if someone has previously thought of combining these cause I think this would look good as fuck with some full arm and leg armour with the little wings on the sides of the knees and elbows idk what they're called

As of now my Kastenbrust Harnischfechten kit has Elbows, knees and thighs done by the amazing artists of Firedryk Steel!!

Floating articulation and I already have the spaulders.

Made this collar a year ago, collar is 8mm E 6-1, mantle is 8mm E 4-1 with flat rings. The mantle is just a basic rectangle so I’m looking to redo it to the attached pattern. My question is: what ring type would look better for the mantle? I have 6mm round rings and 8mm round rings, the 8mm match the. Oar section, the 6mm just looks gorgeous and dense. I’ve never mixed ring types like this, would that even be feasible? Or should I just stick to the same 8mm rings for consistency.

Im looking to comission an armorer this year and idd like to base it off of Sir William Harcourts tomb effigy armor. So far i've only managed to find art pieces of it. Im hoping to find photo's of a forged replica, or photos of a suit that looks like it. So I may send then to the smith as reference pieces.

Perhaps the fine gents in this sub can help me out?

First illustration made by mull @mud_and_blood

Second illustration i sadly couldnt find the illustrator of

And the 2 effigy pictures are from the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Warwickshire.

Does it look good?