Brigandines were steel plated armoured jackets popular in the 15thC across large parts of Europe, great against slashing cuts, good against impact, but how good were they against arrows? Shall we find out?
I take my trusty 'Lockdown Longbow'; a crossbow that shoots medieval arrows at the same speed as a 160lbs traditional longbow and shoot 4 types of medieval arrows at a section of a medieval brigandine replica.
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The original 'Arrows Vs Armour - Medieval Myth Busting' film can be found here https://youtu.be/DBxdTkddHaE
The whole Lockdown Longbow playlist can be found here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIUWkznLJcsHEqN0d2iei8iHo7Dcr99Gv
You can find excellent Brigandine replicas from https://www.armour-services-historical.co.uk
Arrows came from https://www.medievalarrows.co.uk