Armor Test 8-in-1

This is me testing some armor that I made against an arrow that I made, as well as some crappy fiberglass ones.

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• Chainmaille
• chainmail
• armor
• test
• bows
• arrows
• damage
• destruction

[cxzhg]

You didnt even factor in that you guy wearing the chainmail is running into battle or at least moving, and if you would have used the stronger bow with the carbon fiber arrows they would have done more damage. the reason your arrow didnt stick was because of how thick your arrows tip was if it was aas thick as the carbon and sharper it would have stuck in the maille.

[ChanmailleMan]

@cxzhg I would have loved to use the smaller arrows in the bigger bow, but unfortunately, when that bow is at full draw, those smaller arrows are too small to reach from the string to the bow itself.

[B1Grickie]

man how long did that take to make an how heavy is it..



[ChanmailleMan]

@B1Grickie It took about two months to get this far, and it weighed about 20 pounds at the time.

[B1Grickie]

@ChanmailleMan well done dude... i'm looking into making aset of sleeves because im a viking berserker but think it's only going to be 4 in 1.. but nice work. im impressed.

[ChanmailleMan]

@B1Grickie Thank you. And 4-in-1 is a good choice for sleeves.  It's a lot more flexible than 8-in-1, and lighter too. I made a full long shirt out of these same rings but in 4-in-1, and it weighed maybe 15 pounds.

[PHANTOMLIMBRECORDS]

nice chain-mail i bet it took a long time. i can't believe he dry fired his bow (1:23). lucky it is an older bow. if you had one of the newer limb designed and you dry fired it you might as well throw it in the trash. good work on the armor

[TheRobinAsshole]

I would kill for a bow like that!

[berzerker501]

4:19 thats what she said

[falco1066]

Bodkin tipped arrows were invented to go through maile armour, Second padding was always worn under the maile. (doesn't work well without as you discovered) Lastly as mentioned the rings were riveted closed and case hardened. Cone to the uk and we'll teach you how to do it right

[airforcefreak513]

2:01 Thats What She Said.......Sorry I Had To

[ulfish1]

At all... the myth that weapons used during the period of chain were for slashing and hacking is just WRONG. There ares several examples in the artwork from period of all manner of piercing and stabbing type of attacks. What do you think spears were made to do, lances, daggers, pitchforks, arrows? How about techniques like half swording? Look at the thrusting power of weapons like the Gladius. Thrusting and stabbing weapons have been part of our culture since Og learned to chip stone for weapons

[ulfish1]

Yes the Celts did have Chain... So did the Romans. The artwork with examples that have survived always seems to show some king of garment underneath. Having worn many different kinds of armour, I would tend to agree that there was some kind of padding underneath. Otherwise have fun...

[ulfish1]

Your links are running 90deg from most period examples I have seen. The horzontal weave is very flexable but it reduces the resistance of the armour to impact, especially the blunt trauma caused by real weaponry. Try knitting a vertical weave garment and you will see a difference in how the armour withstands damage. Also the other notes about the difference between fixed, welded, rivited links are correct.

[TOMHYLE88]

Cool fun. Armor piercing arrows had long, very narrow, thick, usuall square-section points that get their skinny tips in there and wedge through..