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What manuals are good for learning Basket Hilt Swords? It isn't on the basket hilt sword (much earlier), but Johannes Leckuchner's manual on the messer is an overall fantastic manual on single handed swords. Though I disagree with some of the stuff in the first chapter's interpretations, the transl...

What manuals are good for learning Basket Hilt Swords?

Are there any study groups anywhere West Plains, MO in the Ozarks?

Any truth behind this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izHUP-69V_I

Does this study look fishy to anyone?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 194352.htm

(A.) Only the upper echelon of the wealthy elite would have had armoured horses, that said they could afford to have the very best. As such (B.) the armour would have been custom fitted to the specific animal and fitting properly would have extremely minimal effect on the animals speed (much the sa...

Sal Bertucci wrote:Horses wear armor too.

A. How common was horse armor?
B. Did it effect the speed of the horse?

Corey Roberts wrote:What time period are we talking about?

In general really.

In the 15th or 16th century there is no way slings could stop a dedicated charge of men in plate.

My friend seems to think that a slinger would have little issue trying to hit a horse's leg in full gallop.

So, is there in account of slings being successfully used against heavy cavalry in European history.

I have a buddy who thinks a line of slingers could stop a lance charge, but I'm skeptical of that.

A buddy bought a "waster" that he was told was made out of oak. but, when I picked it up, it felt really light, Are oak waster supposed to have heft to them?

Oh, and the whole how to ward and perry debate is discussed at length in this forum Long of the short of it, is John Clements and those of us at ARMA beleive we can use both, edge and flat to ward. They do say use edge to ward, particularly with the later methods that use mostly stabbing in civilia...

Someone on this video keeps saying that Receiving Strikes on Flat will break the blade and making some some comments against Mr.Clements. Can someone please go through the comments by Collin Clary and see if there's truth behind them?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNZQBc4RpE