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u/FuriousJester · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

> As close as we could get it, he usually makes replicas for museums, this was an exact copy of a suit from the musee de l'armee in Paris.

Say no more. Good job! Any armour porn?

> We know, we wanted to test the fictional account of a knight, not the real thing and in so far as fiction goes, kite shields are common. :)

Right, that makes sense. Was this for a discussion within a group like the SCA? That would have been interesting to see the outcome from. Do you have any links?

> I could kiss you, thank you!

I highly recommend these manuals (along with Fiore) for HEMA/WMA combat techniques:

http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Hans_Talhoffer/Complete

http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Philippo_di_Vadi

http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Ludwig_VI_von_Eyb

I like George Silver for understanding the medieval mindset when it comes to warfare:

http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/George_Silver


Paul Wagner's work on Silver: http://www.amazon.com/Master-Of-Defence-George-Silver/dp/1581607237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371540106&sr=8-1&keywords=master+of+defense

I don't agree with everything that is in here, but it's a mostly decent approach to pulling apart Fiore: http://www.amazon.com/Fiore-dei-Liberis-Armizare-Chivalric/dp/0982591179/ref=pd_sim_b_31

Probably the best translation of Vadi: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veni-Vadi-Vici-Guy-Windsor/dp/9529316860/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

This is probably the best book on the medieval dagger (based on Fiore): http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/MAA1_MedievalDagger.aspx

u/SilverismyonetrueGod · 1 pointr/wma

Silver's Paradoxes of Defence and Bref Instructions. Plenty of versions online, but the most modern transcription from Silver's handwritten manuscript is the book Master of Defence https://www.amazon.com/Master-Defence-Works-George-Silver/dp/1581607237/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EZ12ZKKE4MNW2QZESYQN and Stephen Hand's English Swordsmanship https://www.amazon.com/English-Swordsmanship-Fight-George-Silver/dp/1891448277 is a superb how-to manual.