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<blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5817782" data-attributes="member: 97602">Bronze scale mail =/= steel chain mail.Hardness and flexibility are important.The shows prove without doubt that steel chain mail almost perfectly absorbs a long sword, used by an &quot;expert&quot;.The shows also examine the effects of strikes against chain on inflexible, wooden mannequins. Rings in the area surrounding the strikes generally break, but the body underneath is more or less safe from harm.This is why chain mail has been the most popular form of armor to protect against stabs and slashes since the third century.This is why the military/riding pick or war hammer was the more effective killing machine against armored opponents.[spoiler] I call him an &quot;expert&quot; because he wields it incorrectly in attempt to get more momentum out of the swing. Traditionally, a long sword is used with one hand on the base of the blade, &quot;choked up&quot; like a baseball bat. [/spoiler]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sekhmet, post: 5817782, member: 97602"] Bronze scale mail =/= steel chain mail. Hardness and flexibility are important. The shows prove without doubt that steel chain mail almost perfectly absorbs a long sword, used by an "expert". The shows also examine the effects of strikes against chain on inflexible, wooden mannequins. Rings in the area surrounding the strikes generally break, but the body underneath is more or less safe from harm. This is why chain mail has been the most popular form of armor to protect against stabs and slashes since the third century. This is why the military/riding pick or war hammer was the more effective killing machine against armored opponents. [spoiler] I call him an "expert" because he wields it incorrectly in attempt to get more momentum out of the swing. Traditionally, a long sword is used with one hand on the base of the blade, "choked up" like a baseball bat. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]

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