Breastplate Vs Warbows

We the guys from Barebow Archery decided to test a 14th century replica Carbon Steel Breastplate against the Warbow. We decided to see how Hand Forged Bodkins would react compared to Machined Bullet Piles......as you can see the Bullet Piles did not do well. There is a hessian sack stuffed with thick dense canvas inside the Breastplate to emulate a Padded Jack and human torso. The arrows passed through the Plate and entered straight into the Sack and Canvas. It has been said that the knights would have to be almost on top of the archers at a distance of 20 meters for the arrows to penetrate the Armour. This being the case we tested at 20-25 meters and you can see the results. If the knights did not get fatal wounds from the arrows the shock waves through the body might badly bruise or rupture something.

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