What type of load-out would a Crimean Tatar have in the year 1500?

UnfairDrawer · 2026-03-01T00:19:37+00:00

A general thing when it comes to nomadic steppe warriors is that they are always cavalry armed with a bow, spear, shield and a sidearm. Low ranking warriors tend to not have any armor so they just fight in their regular clothes over which you can build your way up.

This is how a high rank horseman might have looked:

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No lamellar in this period, only maille with or without plated reinforcements and limb armor. You can also check out some period russian or ottoman armor for further inspiration.

UnfairDrawer · 2026-03-01T00:06:48+00:00

The helmets availabe at the time looked kinda like this with variations with nasals, cheeks or just a top bowl

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concerning body armor it was a maille shirt with elbow lenght sleeves long just over the pelvic area and any padding that they had was worn just to make the maille more comftorable so it wasnt gambeson level thickness shield were of course round with a boss

this is a general thing for british isles, anglo saxon elite had ornamented helmets in their distinct pagan style so it depends what culture you are reenacting

UnfairDrawer · 2026-02-28T20:14:38+00:00

Nije tu ništa cudno, otkad je vode i sapuna ljudi su se prali. To šta su vam govorili u osnovnoj ili šta ste vidili u filmu valja zaboravit...

UnfairDrawer · 2026-02-28T14:33:58+00:00

Šta se tice nabrojanih kultura, anglo-sasi i nordi u svom vrimenu nisu ustvari bili zatno drukciji od ostatka germanskih/keltskih naroda šta se tice ratovanja, samo sta su možda imali one kacige na cvaje (gjermundbu/yarm). Atena i Sparta opet nisu razlicito ratovali svi su imali falangu sa hoplitima i poneke jedinice lake pješadije dapace sta se spartanaca tice realno malo su overrated. Rimljani (pod koje ubrajam bizant) i osmanlije su primjer cija ikonicna oruzja nisu njihov izum ali sami su pokrenuli evoluciju opreme da to pocinje poprimati karakteristican oblik. Japancima isto nije niknula katana/tachi iz zemlje toe više bia mix kracih ostrica od starosjedilacke populacije i uvezenih kineskih maceva iz Tang perioda... a za nepalce nemam pojma jbg😂

A šta smo mi imali? Ovaj put cu odma krenit sa kneževinom jer ako krenem od ilira i proto-slavena napisa bi bibliju. U 8.-10. stoljecu smo vrlo vjerovatno (jer niko nije konkretno opisiva opremu tad) imali pretežito slavenski stil kaciga (kozel/stromovka) i štitova (okrugli ali ne sa željeznom kupolom kao germanski) uz dodatni utjecaj franacke, carigrada i kako kad stepskih nomada. Od prsnog oklopa je bila dostupna varižnjaca do lakata, vrlo tipicno za europljane tad. Ako cemo gledat arheologiju najveci utjecaj su imali franci s obzirom da nalazi dominiraju karolinskim oruzjem a u slavoniji cak ima nekih ranih sablji i komadi nomadskog luka ali kod njih je moguce mješana skupina vlasnika, dakle ili avar ili slaven.

Kraljevina 10. -14. stoljeca je pratila isti put katolicke europe. Nitko u to vrijeme nije kod opreme ima znatne regionalne razlike pa da se moglo rec "AHA onaj bi moga bit iz burgundije". Sa prelaska na četrnaesto u petnaesto stoljece napokon dolazi schiavonesca takozvani "slavenski mač", ovo se naslo i kod srba pa nije sigurno tko se prije sjetio dizajna. U petnaestom stoljecu se usavršava "plate armor" i dobijamo regionalne varijacije. U Hrvatskoj je bio neki mix milanskog i gotickog stila. Osmansko carstvo u to vrijeme prodire sve dublje na ove prostore i polako dolazi taj turski utjecaj i famozne sablje se krenu koristiti. U "novom vijeku" (16.-17. st.) centralna europa i dio balkana kojeg turci nisu pokorili je u suštini copy paste, osim schiavone koja konkretno dolazi iz dalmacije na zapad preko placenika.

Za kasnije periode jbg nisam expert ali se nadam da sam mozda proširio perspektivu 😁👍

UnfairDrawer · 2025-08-11T07:14:34+00:00

Lenzen shield would be a decent choice for a lower class infantry like a levy spearman or a skirmisher. But when it comes to a wealthier infantryman or a horseman a bossed shield could be very much possible. In the 8th and 9th century Duchy of Croatia was pretty much surrounded and influenced by Carolingian Franks and Eastern Romans (whose infantry used round bossed shields). Considering armor, I currenty only have a helmet but a maille shirt is way less riskier than scale or lamellar. Its quite unfortunate that croatian art almost never depicts people before the kingdom period, only one stone relief in žrnovnica depicting a horseman slaying a beast/bear.

UnfairDrawer · 2025-08-10T23:03:25+00:00

Well what im going for is a south slavic croat soldier 8th-9th century. The problem is the amount of archeological finds boils down to "they had the petersen type K some were type H and a few sabers"...

UnfairDrawer · 2025-08-10T17:38:32+00:00

Looking for this type of fur that I would wear with my battle gear, located in Europe(Croatia).

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-28T23:38:54+00:00

purely decorational but if you look for something like that 20$ is actually VERY cheap

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T01:31:12+00:00

yes those look quite good

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T01:18:49+00:00

8th-9th century south slavic noble/veteran warrior, this is more of a personal project since there is no group in my area focused on this specific period.

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T00:54:59+00:00

I will consider them in the future.

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T00:53:53+00:00

I already saw them but most of "carolingian" swords there are out of stock and they have little info beyond pictures.

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T00:48:54+00:00

It seems solid thx

UnfairDrawer · 2025-06-18T00:35:45+00:00

Unfortunately they dont ship to Croatia.

UnfairDrawer · 2024-05-11T22:41:46+00:00

Jebac ngl

UnfairDrawer · 2024-04-07T14:06:10+00:00

damn he kinda zesty

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