Late 14th Century Knightly Harness Mobility Demo

A demonstration of how well you can move in a properly fitted suit of 14th century armor. Gauntlets were removed for the pushups so I wouldn't scuff them up.

It consists of arming clothes underneath (a pourpoint, gambeson and hosen), a haubergeon of maille, then from bottom to top sabatons (feet), greaves (shins / calves), cuisses (thigh), breastplate (chest), vambraces with integral spaulders (arms with shoulders), and hourglass gauntlets (hands). Helmet was removed for the demo because it doesn't affect mobility and it's easier for me to see.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• 14th
• century
• armor
• living
• history
• suit
• of
• armour
• mobility
• demonstration
• plate
• mail
• maille
• chainmail
• knight
• medieval

[catliftresearch]

Dude, I love all of your vids but I don't quite get this one. Did you buy the suit? It's not something you see everyday.

[neosonic66]

@catliftresearch There's nothing to 'get' really. One of my biggest interests aside from guitar is medieval history, and yes this is a custom suit of armor I had made to represent as accurately as possible an English knight of the later part of the 14th century. The design choices are based on English effigies of the time. I posted this video for a forum I belong to and as a demonstration of how the harness performs.

[gkb911]

The final test. Play guitar in it.

[neosonic66]

@gkb911 I'll see what I can do! :)

[CarlosPinto88]

This armour was made with the same specs as the 14ctry or as tecnical improves?

[neosonic66]

@CarlosPinto88 Made to be as historically accurate to the time period as possible. The only exception is that the sabatons are made from stainless steel since they get wet all the time being on my feet.

[VikingWannaBe51887]

Great video! The only thing I would have added was to have you do some rolls and get up from lying on the ground. Defeat that misconception that knights couldn't get up if they fell down...>_<

[conncork]

5 Star gkb911 Not the Guitar but a Lute.

[SamGCampbell]

Awesome.

[jacktheguitarman]

@AllysWorld05 ha.

[AllysWorld05]

tabs?