SophosTheWise Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 a "Schweizerdegen" basically a Swiss short sword and/or dagger. Kuhmaulschuhe (Cowmouth shoes? No idea what their name is in English) Katzbalger, typical Landsknecht sword/dagger. ****ing awesome. And now the ultimate proof that sometimes even 16th century weapons look like straight out of a high fantasy setting: And the best helmet for ANY city guard in my opinion. Those shoes are a bit too early for late middle ages/early renaissance though. Still worth a look, since most shoes/boots in fantasy games look utterly bland. High and Late Middle Ages shoes. Some cool fluted armour. Les Trois Mousquetaires :D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diagoras Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I love these gun shields so much, I had to include another one. I can't believe people actually used these. An Imperial (German) matchlock musket. In the 16th century, "musket" was a specific term for a heavy weapon that could not be fired without resting it against a support, usually used to kill heavily armored enemies. Musketmen were usually elite soldiers, trained to operate as a unit and deliver rapid, heavy fire once deployed. Just had to show some of the exquisite detailing on these weapons. Specialized wheellock weapons were so expensive that they were as much works of art as tools of war, complete with being named by their owners. The image below are the detailing on a wheellock petronel (cavalry gun), and a wheellock rifle (sharpshooter's weapon) respectively. The same pair of wheellock pistols from before from a different angle, followed by their internal clockwork mechanisms. Just wanted to show how complicated a wheellock weapon really is - up to 13 moving parts, each needing to be carefully constructed and assembled by a gunmaster. Finally, a hand mortar with a combined wheellock-matchlock firing mechanism. Makes sense to have two, as using a hand mortar involved tossing a live grenade into it and then pulling the trigger. If it failed to ignite - boom! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Some great pics, thanks to all who posted them for taking the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeJunta Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 16th century gun shield. That looks... manly. (Also yeah, best thread on this board so far. Keep 'em coming...) I have a project. It's a tabletop RPG. It's free. It's a work in progress. Find it here: www.brikoleur.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 High and Late Middle Ages shoes. Those are some most excellent looking shoes/booties. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agremont Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It has been posted before in this thread, but in a much smaller version : No need for spikes or gigantic shoulderpads That is amazing! Who's the artist? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlkir Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Sang Han (?): http://fluxen.deviantart.com/ 1 ======================================http://janpospisil.daportfolio.com/ - my portfoliohttp://janpospisil.blogspot.cz/ - my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGX-17 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Gotta love those Saxon helmets. As I said here I personally believe the Glanfathan will be based on a Celtic culture (based on very little evidence, admittedly) and as such they'd look a bit more like this The Celts were renowned for their berserkers. No, berserkers were a norse/viking thing. Not celtic. You're attributing a quality of the rapers of the British Isles to the then-native denizens of the British isles, who by then were a mix of various celtic ethnicities, ethnicities from around the Roman Empire (there were Syrians manning Hadrian's wall before the fall of Rome,) and the previous invaders, the Angles, Saxons and co. And why are you saying this in response to a post about Saxons? They were Germanic, not Celtic. Edited December 11, 2012 by AGX-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Anyone who says that Celts aren't famous for their Berserkers has obviously never served on the same grid square as a Scottish infantry battalion, nor gone out on the piss in Glasgee of a Friday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Trethon Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Anyone who says that Celts aren't famous for their Berserkers has obviously never served on the same grid square as a Scottish infantry battalion, nor gone out on the piss in Glasgee of a Friday night. So you're basically saying that only people who served know they are famous.....you know you're not making any sense right? That DOES mean they are not famous at all...not one tiny bit....because nobody(except those who served apparently) seems to know much about them. That's like me claiming that only people outside my friends group would claim we're not famous....... Not to mention that military groups are the same everywhere.....lots of overinflated pride and chest pounding and shouting how their platoon/company/battalion/whatever are the best eva and worshiping a few past battles that nobody else knows about and so on....so yeah, they ALL look very famous from the inside, if you actually buy into the silly stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Anyone who says that Celts aren't famous for their Berserkers has obviously never served on the same grid square as a Scottish infantry battalion, nor gone out on the piss in Glasgee of a Friday night. So you're basically saying that only people who served know they are famous.....you know you're not making any sense right? That DOES mean they are not famous at all...not one tiny bit....because nobody(except those who served apparently) seems to know much about them. That's like me claiming that only people outside my friends group would claim we're not famous....... Not to mention that military groups are the same everywhere.....lots of overinflated pride and chest pounding and shouting how their platoon/company/battalion/whatever are the best eva and worshiping a few past battles that nobody else knows about and so on....so yeah, they ALL look very famous from the inside, if you actually buy into the silly stuff. Wow, and a new award for humourlessness was forged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) Isn't it a mistake to call the indigenous Britains "celtic," their DNA is not linked to the european dominating tribesmen but has found its closest match in the basque region of Spain. In fact that DNA is still the base matter of the british isles, with the influences of the germanic/scandinavian peoples peaking in the obvious areas of Yorkshire, Anglia etcetera. Obviously the major cities, reflecting their international aspects have become melting pots of races and peoples but the backwoods and shires remain split between these two racial groups. Roman auxilliaries and such do not even register upon the scale. Sorry I was recently involved in a long term study of genetic markers throughout the isles, and i've become somewhat finicky as regards the "celtic" appelation. I can see AGX's point however, too often the celtic and germanic cultures are merged. It's as bad as seeing the lowlander William Wallace in a highlanders kilt and pictish warpaint, somewhere an historians quietly weeping. N.B. Mind you the culture of the British Isles was decidely celtic, most likely the results of a small group of conquering warrior noblemen imposing their will upon the indigenous population. Edited December 11, 2012 by Nonek Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga C Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 N.B. Mind you the culture of the British Isles was decidely celtic, most likely the results of a small group of conquering warrior noblemen imposing their will upon the indigenous population. Strike a blow for Boudicca of the Iceni and broil a salmon for Manannan Mac Lir! http://cbrrescue.org/ Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forests and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoors experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person.----Fred Bear http://michigansaf.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Strangely enough Mac Lir's island home, the Isle of Man, does have a language mixing both celtic and norse elements. Us nerds do carry a lot of useless informations around in the old brain box don't we? 3 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga C Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Us nerds do carry a lot of useless informations around in the old brain box don't we? It's what we get for refusing to be mesmerized by imbecilic "pop culture"--plenty of time to study history and contemplate the "why" of things. 3 http://cbrrescue.org/ Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forests and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoors experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person.----Fred Bear http://michigansaf.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlkir Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Can we extend the plea to spears being useful for once? Or, being present in the game at all, you know. Swords, as Avellone seems to think, are kinda boring. If there's too many of them that is, I love swords. But spears, man! Now, for anyone who thinks a spear is only useful in formation, can't possible defend, or is easily overcome by getting close (or any other old forum nonsense): 5 ======================================http://janpospisil.daportfolio.com/ - my portfoliohttp://janpospisil.blogspot.cz/ - my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga C Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Can we extend the plea to spears being useful for once? I'll happily extend this plea towards polearms in general. Fine video, too. http://cbrrescue.org/ Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forests and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoors experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person.----Fred Bear http://michigansaf.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karranthain Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Can we extend the plea to spears being useful for once? I'll happily extend this plea towards polearms in general. Fine video, too. Halberds : And pollaxes please : 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeJunta Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 A resounding YES! to spears and polearms. Spears would fit the Celtic theme great too. Gáe Bulg FTW! I have a project. It's a tabletop RPG. It's free. It's a work in progress. Find it here: www.brikoleur.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karranthain Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sang Han (?): http://fluxen.deviantart.com/ Aye, quite amazing stuff. Since we're discussing Celts, here's his version of Boudicca : 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umberlin Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sang Han (?): http://fluxen.deviantart.com/ Aye, quite amazing stuff. Since we're discussing Celts, here's his version of Boudicca : Maybe not pactical as armor, but it is absolutely lovely in terms of visual design. I dunno about the slits up the leg, however. Why not just a full kilt? "Step away! She has brought truth and you condemn it? The arrogance! You will not harm her, you will not harm her ever again!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karranthain Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sang Han (?): http://fluxen.deviantart.com/ Aye, quite amazing stuff. Since we're discussing Celts, here's his version of Boudicca : Maybe not pactical as armor, but it is absolutely lovely in terms of visual design. I dunno about the slits up the leg, however. Why not just a full kilt? Well, to be fair, compared to the Gaulish Gaesatae, who fought completely naked, I'd consider that fairly practical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'll see your polearms, and raise you one scythes. I know they aren't the most practical weapon, but that doesn't make them any less awesome. 8P Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeJunta Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'll see your polearms, and raise you one scythes. I know they aren't the most practical weapon, but that doesn't make them any less awesome. 8P Actually, they're very practical. Probably not what you had in mind though. I have a project. It's a tabletop RPG. It's free. It's a work in progress. Find it here: www.brikoleur.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Actually, they're very practical. Probably not what you had in mind though. Haha. Not quite what I had in mind -- you were spot on with that -- but still pretty awesome. AND they're polearms! It's like a win-win! I don't think it would be too big of a leap, for style's sake, to go with the reaping scythe design and still allow martial proficiency. If you train with a potato your entire life, you can probably become quite skilled with it, and it doesn't even have a blade. The scythe is already ahead! 8D Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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