How Medieval Armorers Made Flexible Armor

Опубликовано 27 июля 2023, 14:00

Armor must protect its wearer, but it also must be flexible and allow for movement -- especially during combat. How did medieval armors solve this engineering paradox? At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator-in-Charge of the Arms and Armor department Pierre Terjanian shows Adam some of the ingenious hacks armorers were able to engineer centuries ago.

The MET's Arms and Armor Department: metmuseum.org/about-the-met/co...
Adam Savage Meets Real Armored Gauntlets: youtu.be/59-9PlB-F1Y
Adam Savage Meets Real Ancient Swords: youtu.be/wJypHnsEn8o

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