flail with black handle Viking helmen Chest plates of this kind

Chest plates of this kind were worn by infantrymen from the second half of the fifteenth century until the sixteenth century

These knee cops are crafted after a depiction of the Battle of Azincourt (1415)

whilst over the narrower calves leg wrappings in a contrasting colour may be worn

The utility knife is based on different originals from the La Tène period

featuring an infinite knot pattern

flail with black handle Viking helmen Chest plates of this kindThe medieval war flail was a shorter weapon consisting of a wooden shaft connected by a chain, rope, or leather strap to one or more striking heads. It originated during the Crusades from the threshing flail. Because the steel ball was attached to a chain, it proved effective against enemies carrying shields. Variants of this weapon sometimes smooth, sometimes spiked spread from Eastern Europe to the West from the 10th century onward. Illustrations