Glad Matt Lewis could show us the advantages of individual finger articulation in the intro

@cyqry

Жыл бұрын

No better way to start a duel than to display your digit dexterity towards them!

@Muritaipet

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think he's very pleased with that gauntlet, and attempting to communicate that to other gauntlet users

Thumbnail looks like the cover of an album called "straight outta Camelot".

@MarkMiller304

Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking monty python’s straight out of Camelot

I've seen one reenactor use gauntlets that combined both your versions - it looked like a separate fingers version, but if you closed all fingers at once, an extra plate would slide out, turning it into a 'mitten'. I wonder if it was based on anything historical, or just creativity of a modern smith.

In german village Jagsthausen you can see in castle Götzenburg the ,Iron Hand' of famous Imperial Knight Götz ( Gottfried/ Geoffrey) von Berlichingen, who lost a hand in battle.

Nice finger articulation!

It's amazing to see the level of craftsmanship they had.

Wow what incredible gauntlets. That finger articulation is great. A big advantage of this design is being able to give the French a distinct middle finger salute! 😂

@martijnoerlemans765

Жыл бұрын

An index and middle finger salute would be more typical back then though.

@jessecunningham9924

Жыл бұрын

@@martijnoerlemans765 good to know, thanks. Much easier to see as well.

@bmxriderforlife1234

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing your English....lol just saying but your royal family is French in ancestry just saying...lol.

@oscarosullivan4513

Жыл бұрын

Two finger salute

I absolutely LOVE these collab videos especially when it's with Matt Lewis bc he has some stunningly beautiful weaponry as well as armor and it's s real treat to see them!! So thank you to both Matt's for continuing to make these videos! 👍👍

@Sorrowshard

Жыл бұрын

Glad you appreciate my toys. I have quietly switched periods and been developing some new kit this last year or so that I hope to bring back to Matts channel at some point....

Matt, that tradition of knights fighting on foot is much older - it was used by Henry I at Brémule and his other battles in Normandy, just as under King Stephen´s reign at Northallerton.

Those gauntlets are beautiful

10:30 man....that is a very nice gauntlet.

Love it he gave use the one finger salute

I don't know if it has been mentionned before, but note that those "italian gauntlets" don't have the simple yet working articulation at the wrist withhout added lanes, by just having two loose rivets on the inside and overextend the cuff plate under the metacarpal plate. Commonly overlooked in modern reproductions (in general left is in one piece while right has this 2 parts construction). Still missing side compression of course, but much better than having fixed cuff.

I fought on foot in brand new hourglass gauntlets on Sunday. I experienced a few issues as a result of its shape. So today I bent & maleted them to better fit my hand. I definitely think the extra articulation of the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 gauntlet would be a valuable addition to my gauntlets. However, we mostly do 14th C stuff so I'll probably make do without it.

Thank you both for another good video.

Great video; as always! 👍🏻 I only have one follow-up question: Will U do a video on (or at least make a mention of) the langmesser, already...?! 😁

That style of gauntlet worked well enough for it to stay in common use for almost a hundred years in England. It was likely in part because it was a good design, partly fashion & partly because they didn't like change.

Good idea to check the articulation on your joints Matt Lewis. A stiff finger joint could be a problem in a duel.

Nice video!

These gauntlets looks so kool with the fingernails on it 🤩

the historical terminology of gauntlets was likely to be as unspecific as that of other weapons

Hey Matt a bit off topic but is the Zweihänder duel from Maximilian (2017) a accurate sword fight for the time? I'd love to see you do another fight review video. Thanks again for all you do.

Any info on the use of gloves, leather or otherwise, in the earlier period of maille?

Did they mix gauntlets? Mitten on one hand for example?

@lancerd4934

Жыл бұрын

Somebody may have, but the evidence we have points to symmetrical gauntlets.

Did they teach to punch with gauntlets?

I have seen hourglass gauntlets with scale fingers in replica. Do we know if this is an accurate combination? It seems a good compromise of protection and mobility.

@PJDAltamirus0425

Жыл бұрын

Knight errant did a video with one. He basically proved they are rare, but very real.

@lancerd4934

Жыл бұрын

Yes real, and probably the most common gauntlet type for the second half of the 15th century in England, based on effigies. After the 1480s you do see a trend towards full mittens without the finger scales. Initially they were just hourglass gauntlets with an extended solid metacarpal plate, but over time that git even longer and gained articulations at the same time that the cuff got longer and more pointed.

It’s Interesting that the italian and German armors didn’t usually have articulated wrists. Why not ? Wouldn’t using a mace or horseman’s axe or hammer also greatly benefit from more wrist mobility ? I’d think flared cuffs would get caught in the reins while using one handed weapons if the cuffs were big enough to allow full mobility.

RE: the idea that it's linked to English specialization in infantry warfare. Do we know if the same types of gauntlets were used by English cavalry? How about jousting, where it would be almost 100% mounted? Any evidence for continental dedicated infantry using these types of gauntlets compared to cavalry?

@Desparil

Жыл бұрын

In this period, the English knights and men-at-arms preferred to dismount and fight on foot. The only other cavalry fielded would be light types such as hobelars, who wouldn't be wearing any gauntlets at all. The same goes for infantry in continental Europe - they were commoners and for the most part wouldn't have gauntlets. Gauntlets are less important in massed spear/polearm fighting than in "knightly" single combat and provide little defense against enemy archers, and they are relatively expensive for the protection they provide, so they were quite a low priority compared to helmets and body armor.

@PJDAltamirus0425

Жыл бұрын

Also, if you can’t to have them custom fitted, they are kinda a pain in the ass. They make using your weapon more tiring cus weight at the of a lever and it seems a lot of mauscripts show full armored dude choosing not to wear them, just like their allot with out greaves or Saba tons.

Great that you got a Terminator to show his naked arm.

Noice

10:47 ubiquitous :D

I love how for the English, it's "THE AGINCOURT PERIOD". I wonder if French call it that as well 😅

@TeutonicEmperor1198

Жыл бұрын

"The humiliation period", probably!

@breaden4381

Жыл бұрын

The “Had us in the first half ngl” period

@AmarothEng

Жыл бұрын

@@breaden4381 maybe "the temporary setback period"

@julianshepherd2038

Жыл бұрын

The living off past glories period is now.

@changingform250

Жыл бұрын

Nation building seems to require shared struggle and myth, building a nation on the loss of a war isn't really an attractive idea, so pick a battle and ignore that the war was won in sieges.

The mitten style allows you to punch a lot better, and that is worth a lot more than to use a sword better in armoured combat

🙂

🤠👍🏿

The finger.... Such a knightly mockery.

iron fist~I see middle finger!

You could've used gauntlets in the previous vid 😜

That's no thumbnail that's a fingernail,tsk tsk. Lol.

@TeutonicEmperor1198

Жыл бұрын

middlefingernail*

So nose picking is a bit of challenge

Established Titles scam paid Matt Easton about $7,000 every time he mentioned them. Established titles recently came under scrutiny for their misleading advertising and pulled most of their ads. I have subscribed to this channel since I started watching KZread videos. However, Easton promoting and profiting from obvious scams did it for me. I'm out.

Sooo, did you get on this topic because you decided to wear gauntlets in your vids so you don't accidently stab your hands on more spears? Lol

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Established titles is a scam

I would suggest that Matt's 'guest' displayed a rude and vulgar gesture to us behind Matt's back and changed it to a thumb only when Matt turned to him. I'd 'cancel' him!

@asherroodcreel640

Жыл бұрын

I think we should eat his dog

Around 2:00 you did one of the things that makes this channel extremely annoying. As you built up to the main point of the video (in this case a particular type if gauntlet), you suddenly slow down, adding hmms filler words and asides. Get to the point as quickly as possible, editing out anything that gets in the way.

Weird that the articulated hourglass gauntlets only show up on brasses. I have yet to see one on an effigy from 1410-20.