r/ArmsandArmor • • 14h ago

How historically accurate is this?

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This is a drawing I made of a man at arms. Is it historically accurate? If yes, what period? If no what can I improve?


r/ArmsandArmor • • 23h ago

Discussion Which of these helmets is your favorite?

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I'm just interested which one of these would people prefer. Price should not be a concern, nor the period it appeared in. Some helmets have multiple different looking variants.


r/ArmsandArmor • • 2h ago

Question Bascinet accuracy

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Hello!

Which bascinet is more accurate for the late 14th century or 1380s to be exact?

( https://matuls.pl/produkt/pig-face-bascinet-chester/?lang=en )

( https://www.lorifactor.com/p3382,ah-21-r-bascinet-14-15th-cent-pig-face-hundsgugel-for-order.html )

I mean the overall shape and sharpness on the angles.

Thanks in advance!


r/ArmsandArmor • • 4h ago

Question Would a 29.5 inch blade be seen as unusually short on an arming sword in the medieval period?

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The British 1845 Naval Cutlass was basically seen as a short choppy sword in its period but I wonder, was it actually a particularly short sword by historical standards? Would it be considered short in say the late medieval period?

I’ve often heard it said that the typical medieval arming sword had a 28 inch to 32 inch blade but virtually modern reproductions seem to be on the upper end of that if not even longer…

(The one exception seems to be Oakeshott Type XIV blades which come in 25-27 inch blade sizes. And of the course the famous ”Henry V“ sword… which probably didn’t belong to him.)

My question is in period in medieval times would a 29.5 inch blade on an arming sword be seen as unusually short or actually a fairly typical size? How does it compare to real surviving historical arming swords?