Here's something special: A sword combined with a wheellock pistol. This kind of weapons were quite popular through the 16th and 17th centuries. Im yet to find any evidence for usage in actual combat. Housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. khm.at/de/object/3729…

A fully Gilded and Engraved (etched) armor probably from King Henry VIIIth, made in Greenwich circa 1527 Many of you may not recognise it, but this is the armor featured in a viral video showcasing armor mobility (recorded in 1924). Housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

GUN NERDS out there, listen up please: I've been trying to wrap my head around this thing.. This is a wheel-lock pistol, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. khm.at/de/object/3729… But the wheel-lock is covered up, so.. How? How do you load this thing?

Another mixed weapon. A "hunting spear" with two small wheellocks guns attached at the point. The blade is decorated with etchings and fire gilding, as is most of the steel components of the weapon. Housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. khm.at/de/object/3715…

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Brief thread 🧵on the influences of Elden Ring's knight set. Whilst browsing the Metropolitan Museum of Art's web I found this armet which I believe to be a pretty close example in terms of shaping, But I noticed that this helmet has quite lot going on.▶️

As you can see, there's quite a few differences, the visor is split, the comb is much more shallow and the skull is pointier, the more you look at it the more unique it becomes. But the overall sillhouette of the visor is pretty close, regardless of the schanges of this being

But the more interesting trait are the lames on the back of the head, which I have only seem in high end burgonets. This would ofc weaken the level of protection in return for further mobility, but the these lames should be under the frontal collar lames for that to work.

Finally, the edges of the helmet as well as the skull are engraved in a very german fashion, like on this close helmet by Grosschedel.

I won't go into heavy detail on the rest of the armor but fair to say it's based on 16th century Italian examples. The broad waist and lack of a peascod has been critized but it's not really an issue as earlier italian breastplates often showcased quite broad waistlines.

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Empire, no contest. Love me some stylized 16th century Europe.

Here's one of my favourite Armets Made in 1505, for a very young client, the brow reinforcement is decorated with a peculiar form of fluting, popularly referred to as "wolf's teeth pattern". Housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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A beautiful Rapier from the early 17th century Philadelphia Museum of Art.

A serrated talwar, an Indian Sabre. I do not know enough about Indian Warfare or martial arts as to infere wether or not serrated blades were used in battle (akin to flamberge blades) but it is a very nice piece of altogether. Housed at the Philadelphia Musuem of Art.