An early 16th-century Safavid Persian Armor set
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2024
- An early 16th-century Safavid Persian Armor set
This is an early Safavid Persian armor made by Sergey Gorbatko. It consistes of a zereh (riveted mail armor), kolahkhud (helmet), bazuband (vambraces), zanuband (knee protectors), saqband (shin protectors), payband (foot protectors), chakme (leather boots), xaftan/khaftan (gambeson), shaneband (shoulder protectors), and kamarband (belt). The medium-sized separ (shield) is also made by Sergey Gorbatko. The Shamshir (sword) and Khanjar (dagger) are made by the late Haj Hossein Farajian. The tabar (axe) is made in Isfahan, Iran. The pirahan fath (victory shirt) is made by my mother Mahin Khorrami Mashhadi and my late father Assadollah Moshtagh Khorasani. Araqchin (sweat collector hat) is also made by my mother.
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What an exceptional piece of armour! Sergey is truly a master of his craft, and Safavid arms and armour are among the finest. Many thanks for sharing this excellent upload. I look forward to the shorts and follow-up videos on this armour.
You are welcome Usman jan
This is so interesting, and looks very cool. Loved seeing each layer. Great video!
Many thanks for your kind words and you are very welcome
If only i had such a nice armor
Thank you. One day you will
It really is a beautiful armour! One day you will Hayden, you already have some great pieces from Sergey to start you off :)
absolutely true
How wonderful, my goodness
Thank you
Well that's the armour every man dreams about ❤❤❤❤
Many thanks MAhdi jan
thanks
Great Iranian Armor Sir I can't choose amongst them . All of Iranian armors from each part of history are great . Including Early Safavid arms and Armor
Thank you
Love this video ❤
Glad you liked it
beautiful armour and a wonderful reference for artists who wish to be accurate too!
Thank you very much for your kind words
This is indeed perhaps the most comprehensive breakdown and demonstration of accurate Persian armour and how it would be worn by warriors, right down to the small details such as the victory shirt worn underneath.
thank you very much
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If i comparing it with European heavy armour it became less, also i mirror protect stomach but not fully chest, chest is very important side
European battle armor were also mostly made of mail armor and selected plate armor as Persian armor and other Asian armor sets. What most people mix up is battle armor as this one and duel armor such as fullplate made for duels and deeds of arms. If you visit European museums and look for war armor I mean armor used for battlefields such as the Palace Armoury of Malta (you can check it on this channel) you see that European helmets kept the face open. Additionally they use mail armor with combinations of plates. These were armor sets used by St. John Order and the European knights involved in that. Most European plate armor were used for duels and deeds of arms and not the battlefield. If you read the cursader period manuscript of "An Arab-Syrian gentleman and warrior in the period of the crusades : memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh", Usama describes how many European knights basically feinted on the battlefield due to dehydration and fatigue. Note that again they were using mail armor with integrated plates. So we should always make this distinction. What we see here is a battlefield armor used by heavy cavalry and some heavy infantry units. The armor here with its gambeson and riveted armor protects you very well and allow you to move and not die of dehydration. Noone can be in the field ina full plate for hours you basically die of heat and sweating and losing water.
@@RazmafzarTV so u mean
light armour is better than heavy armour in any weather, right.
@@RazmafzarTV now what's your conception about mirror breast plate, as I see it doesn't cover whole breast but it's cover under chest to stomach.
For extended campaigns definitely yes
It is not my opinion, it is what it is written in battlefield accounts. A gambeson and riveted mail provide enough protection. Chahr Ayne orginally was made to stop heavy lance and spear thrusts and later even to stop bullets from arquebus and musket shots.
What would you say the main advantages and disadvantages of this armour are?
It is a heavy armor. On horseback, you can easily clear enemy lines once you ride in formation. On foot, at least for short-term engagements, you can rout less armored opponents. The problem of dehydration and fatique remains and that is the disadvantage of course. You need to be physically strong and very fit to fight in such an armor.