Historical Weapons/Military Equipment Thread

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>>1837189
Earliest of pavise shields appeared somewhere in Lithuania/Prussia in 13th century and from there spreads onward to Poland, Teutonic Knights/Bohemia etc. Back then they were simply called Lithuanian or Prussian shields.

>A type of equestrian shield, or pavise, of Baltic origin was the so-called Prussian or Lithuanian shield (Lat. scutum Pruthenicum or clipeus Litwanicus), which became popular even in western Europe. It was rather small, ranging in size from 30 to 50 centimeters in width and 60 to 70 centimeters in height.

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>>1837338
I always thought they were named after the city of Pavia

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>>1837370

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>>1837375
High tech decorated double wheellock for Charles V iirc

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>>1837384
16 kilogram (35 pdr) stone shot from a ship that sailed along with Vasco Da Gama, bombarded calicut with this kind of shit.

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>>1837403

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>>1837409
The great carrack of Henry V

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>>1837422
An early submarine?

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>>1837431
A 15th century halberd.

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>>1837448
Okay this thread seems pretty deserted.

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>>1837497
Collecting heads to get paid, I don't even want to know how many people just stole heads rather than do actual combat

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>>1837189
They were so decorated because it was a nice way to show off. Either the decoration was religious and you had some supernatural protection on the field, or it was nice art and helped you feel good about yourself before you hacked someone to death or the other way around. Self-confidence is good because it keeps your resolve up. I'm just postulating here, I am in no way saying "that is the only reason and I am a complete scholar on the issue"

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>>1837605
And the Baltic peoples did use the shield a lot once it came out. Great for protecting yourself from projectiles

>>1837189
>which is sorta weird for something that's meant to be scuffed up
But anon, most shields were actually lavishly decorated, pavises are no oddity.

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>>1837189
Most armour was painted too or worn with bright colours; the whole "bare steel" look is a product of Victorian museum care.

A lot of pre-modern artifacts tend to be fairly decorated as well - everyday household items and the like.

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>>1838028
The English were noted for polishing their armor a lot when the fought in Italy as mercenaries, some evidently did like it a lot to have a shiny set of armor.

>>1837431
ayy lmao