Medieval Weapons and Armor used in WW1
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Perhaps even more harrowing than the progression towards these new weapons, was the regression back towards the basic weapons from the past. In stark contrast to the advancing technology of the twentieth century, many soldiers who were stuck in the close-corridors of trench warfare found themselves back in the medieval era.
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WW1 is one of those wars that came with rare conditions and allowed for lots of things seemingly out of fiction to come about. And it's really cool to see stuff about that kind of thing.
This is probably what inspired Warhammer 40k
@@alxzdoestuff the Death Corps of krieg's whole look comes from ww1 German troops.
@@joshuahudnell7401 every human factions in that game sounds like a weird history fanfic
@@joshuahudnell7401 Kriegers are a mix tho, especially the Baguet....the French
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Interesting fact about the US trench knife: a lot of the blades used for those knives were repurposed blades from surplus civil war swords
Cool man!
Interesting Americentric observation.
My grandfather was a 30. cal machine gunner during WWII and carried a trench knife that he said saved his life several times. He gave it to my uncle when he went to Vietnam. Unfortunately he was killed and the knife did not come back w/ his personal belongings.
Didnt the US use bolo knives?
@@Orizzle1870 of course it's "americentric" the war took place in the US lmao was it supposed to be eurocentric or something?
Fun fact alot of medieval melee weapons during ww1 were also crude because soldiers were annoyed with weapons like the bayonet getting stuck in enemies
"annoyed"
God-bless all those men. So that I can be making comments on my smartphone
@@davecrupel2817"Ah damnit NOT AGAIN! TOMMY!"
"OI!"
"MY BAYONET GOT STUCK IN AN ENEMY!"
"AGAIN?!"
"YEAH! TOSS ME ANOTHER ONE!"
"CATCH!"
@@tommyinge81 ww1 accomplished nothing except making ww2 happen. None of those men died for a good cause.
@11th_defender i understand your train of thought and reasoning. But I will never say a man dies in war for no cause.
World war 1 is one of the most interesting conflicts of all time. The mixture of modern and medieval technology combined with the harshness and brutality of trench warfare are just….I feel it gets overshadowed a lot by WWII in media
It surely was the missing link from old and modern warfare.
Well, it was called "the war to end all wars". Not literately ending the wars, but changing them. It showed how a lack of proper technology can lead to brutal and barbaric warfare that can easily be countered with the technology from ww2 and beyond. For sure though, it is the most innovative and interesting war of all time.
@@victorynovember8510 every war is like that its just yhat was much larger conflict
Yep. Its like Steampunk
I doubt we'd ever see something like that again. Not unless there's a nuclear apocalypse and society is reduced to a pre-industrial level.
Bro imagine chilling in a trench just for king Arthur to pull up full suit and with a machine gun
I'm pretty sure the only way to "chill" in a trench was to be dead for a week
Rather king Henry or Charles. Look up cuirassir armor from TYW and ECW
King Arthur wouldn't have access to plate armour.
@@therac197 You must be a real blast at parties.
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Says a guy in the comment section of a military history video.
By the way we played 2k points P&S last party so there is that ...
@@therac197 dude just go on with the joke, why in the world would you write such nonsense man
“Reject modernity, embrace tradition.” moment in history.
>Implying WW1 weapons are "modern"
@@neo-didact9285 tbf that was the early modern era... i think
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@@neo-didact9285at the time it kinda was
I say “was” loosely though
Imagine being a 17 year old farmer in 1914, and joining WW1 thinking it's "the war to end all wars" and you're there long enough to see this, imagine what went on in there heads "am I seeing ghosts?" "Why is there stuff from the 1500s?" "Knights in shining armor? What on earth?" And then planes and everything else starts getting made, what a confusing time to be alive then. "The war that started with horses ended with planes"
the Iran Iraq war
Both sides were locked in trench warfare while fighter jets were dueling above
@@catalintimofti1117 and with chemical gas too
*Death Korps of Krieg moment*
Wow I got 240+ likes 🙃
@@SIGNOR-G never heard of that, must be WW2
You can really tell how firearms and equipment went through its own Renaissance period of development. When Renaissance came it was a blast from the past when it comes to art and other aspects, in WW1 it was also a throwback to medieval warfare...
Definitely the most unique war. It was almost like they were purposely romanticizing the Middle Ages when Europe was last truly at war with each other. Pretty cool
Air warfare for sure romanticized the Middle Ages and knighthood and honor. I'm sure you have heard how pilots felt like medieval knights of the sky. They wouldn't shoot at men who bailed from a plane etc.
@@Spartan265 I thought bailing from a plane in ww1 was still almost certain death just that maybe you wont be a splatter on a destroyed plane but instead be a splatter in the mud so shooting at people bailing would be like shooting at random objects because the bullet holes look cool.
I doubt romanticizing the Middle Ages was much on their minds at the time...
I wouldn't say that middle ages was truly the last time Europe was fighting each other.
@@themenacingpenguin.7152 For allied pilots it was certain death, the allied nations refused to issue parachutes to pilots because they thought it would cause premature bailing and cowardliness. The Germans had no qualms with issuing parachutes, which gave them a much higher survival rate, and probably allowed experience pilots to survive and continue fighting throughout the war.
The British Brody helmet and the German stahlhelm we're both based on 14th l century designs. The originals were designed to protect infantry from arrows. The 20th century versions were inspired by these in order to protect against shrapnel.
French Adrian Helmets were based on Burgundian Helmets on 15th century too: La Bourguignotte.
Yes
Mmll
10:34 me trying to kill the sentry Elite class in Bf1 with my mace while he is calmly reloading his MG 08/15...
Medieval weapons were used in WW2 as well. A British officer named "Mad" Jack Churchill carried a long bow and Scottish style broadsword...and used them. He was documented to have used the bow for sentry removal on at least one occasion. He also carried a set of bagpipes around, just because he was like that.
Look him up, it's worth the read.
I have heard of him. He was the worlds first badass. Before Rambo and the Terminator.
I think they made a video on him
Apart of the men of Valor series
The channel already made a video about him
How much should I bet you've seen the Citation Needed episode on him.
8:16 the original Juggernaut
Using Medieval weapons in WW1 showed just how unabashedly brutal and wide ranging the war went to. Those two soldiers bonking each other at the end made me chuckle in this informative entry.
10:34 i don't know why, but i find this part really funny, the way theyre both hitting each other and doing apsolutely no damage + the dink sounds 🤣
the sound effect really sells the funny
bonk bonk bonk bonk bonk bonk
Someone make that scene but just cartoon bonk sounds. That was funny.
because it was meant to be funny
@@apfunit1544 dink dink dink dink dink dink
8:30 I make armor as a semi professional hobby. In my practical research based on the finds in europe, I have found that distributing the weight onto the shoulder, and the hips through articulated plates would fix the back strain issue. It would still be heavy, but as long as you aren't expecting the man to move as a regular soldier would, then yes i could easily see this being used in ww1. The problem is it wouldn't be hard to just bring a larger gun to defeat the armor.
It would actually be a complication. A larger gun and bullet means less and less ammo carried, meaning less capacity for long engagements in which armoured opponents would thrive
@@Yumao420 So how many armored dudes would you have to throw at one guy with a large gun carrying less ammo?
@@Knyaz22 that depends on how good of a shot he is
One thing to consider though is that it would have to be a bit thicker than your average armor, considering the fact that it would be going up against bullets. Although modern steel helps out a lot with this.
Could issue it on a per small unit basis. One or two guys are the assault troops.
There was a department of the Italian army during the First World War, the Arditi, which used cuirasses called "farina" as basic equipment and were deployed on the front lines above all for the assault on the fortifications.
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I gotta say the Sentinel is pretty badass, kind of a shame it never got put into use
Closest we got is the BF1 Sentries
I think the Italians used something similar, I dont think it was very effective though
Would make sense for machine gunners in fixed positions… I think the Germans actually did issue armor on a limited basis to their machine gunners…
Imagine you are waiting in a trench and suddenly a man with knight armor comes with a machine gun
@@zombieoutbreakprodI don’t k le about the armor itself, but the soldiers who used it, the arditi, were incredibly effective.
When the gear makes you look ridiculous, but the Stats are insanely good.
Honestly, medieval armor looks pretty damn good from like a fashion standpoint. I think it's just the mix of medieval/renaissance looking armor being worn by a dude holding a bolt-action rifle that makes it look slightly off.
As an old saying, "If it looks stupid, but it works, then it's not stupid."
I own a very early WW1 US trench knife it has a hard wood handle a 11 in blade and is basically a mini machete and even after all these decades it's still razor sharp . the blade is amazing I don't know who built them for the army but it's one of the very best knifes I ever owned it's ridiculous how hard the metal is and how well it takes an edge
Apparently those were made from repurposed civil war swords… no I’m not joking someone in this thread said it earlier
Don't make 'em like they used to
It’s probably one of the iterations of US bolo knives. They were issued a lot to medical corp as well as machine gun crews for clearing their sectors of fire/improving their fighting positions. Henry Johnson used one during the actions that lead to his eventual posthumous MOH
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The steel is good quality and hard
Man simple history has been really churning out bangers lately
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Yup
Always nice to see new WW1 content on your Channel.
Yeah ww1 contnts are the best
“Just because it’s old don’t mean it got no style”
-Sun Tzu art of War
Sun Tzu " i didn't said that "
@@fatihahenouze2036 /R woosh
False Muskets look sick but are useless in modern combat
And then he perfected it, so that no living man could best him in the ring of honour
@@nojusgailiunas3459 ironic... you are the one who didn't get that she was joking too
The most common Weapon borrowed from Medieval Times was the Spear in Form of the Rifle with fixed Bayonett ;-)
Your comment is underrated
You mean a magazine fed handgonne with a pointy stick? Search handgonne on youtube and you'll find Karl or Ian.
Some US military soldiers use the tomahawk in the 2000's for defense
The Tomahawk is not a medieval weapon and saying it is is like saying a knife is a medieval weapon, not it’s just a bladed weapon that’s used today..we’ve..always used and developed bladed weapons..
@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 I mean it’s basis is really a Stone Age weapon so that makes it fascinating in very similar way
Nobody said it was medieval, Einstein. Who are you arguing with?
This makes me wanna play Battlefield 1. I remember you could be the Sentinel, and run around with the lewis gun, temporarily impervious .
especially the American with medieval Armor with a Maxim holding it like a minigun
@@RandomFurry07 yeah the Maxim gun was design by Hiram Stevens Maxim and given design for the British and it's Allies still the US made use of the Maxim MG and design with a double gripe for HMG and handle grip for LMG still I'm glad believe simple History now tells about this
Imagine your first day on the front only to see a man in armor with a machine gun and Mace running at you screaming
Battlefield 1 elite classes in a nutshell
World War One was a unique conflict and I wish they made more movies about it. A movie that had this tech in it would have an interesting aesthetic. I think my favorite would be the trench catapult.
Beneath Hill 60 is one I remember I watch a long time ago. Interesting movie
Don't forget that During WW1 cavalry was still around and even tho at those times they already had pistols, rifles and grenades, some still used sabers and even spears.
Russians even had "tachanka" units and those were basically like mobile battle chariots with Maxim M1910 HMG's.
Even in WW2, Soviets and Germans still had battle charioteers, some with mortars, some with light anti-air systems and even light anti-tank versions.
Polish WW2 cavalry attacked German panzer division... those cavalrymen were armed with AT rifles and AT grenades, which is just crazy..
Switzerland had cavallry until 1972.
With the grenade catapult you could use a parascope to see where it lands
It’s even more interesting and sad to a degree to know that a lot of these soldiers were no older than 25, with a quite a bit even being under 20. I don’t even think 20 year olds today know what time period in years consists of the medieval era
The youngest was just 8 years old. He joined a Serbian artillery unit after his parents died. Momčilo Gavrić was his name.
10:34 "I'm Dirty Dan!"
"No! I'm Dirty Dan!"
"I'm Dirty DAAAaaN."
This is why I’m so fascinated with WW1, it was the first modern war yet still had elements that were from the 18th and 19th century and before
It was still fairly right out of that century
Some years ago I did colonial re-enactments. I was able to get a replica war club used by north Indians during the French and Indian war. I bought it from a person wit a duplicating machine. He had an original war club as a pattern. He was making these war clubs for the Army rangers in Afghanistan.
That’s awesome!
The only nation well known for using metal armour was Italy for the Entente before it was retired by all armies, as their Arditi Elite used plate armour
I could easily see one of the 'mixed reviews' by American soldiers regarding the trench knife in WW2 being: "They have friggin' katanas, and you want me to take them on with this can opener? It does work well as a can opener. 2/5 stars"
Battlefield 1 mission.
If you know the mission I'm talking about, leave a like.
The italian soldier in full armor who's looking for his twin brother?
@@sargeyoukai6860 yesss sir
Oh yeah the Arditis were the first to introduce their very own Sentry or Sentinel the Americans meanwhile yes they used this as well in early 1917 im glad Diced make such accurate part is those Sentinel or Sentry are part of the offensive trench raiders Arditis meanwhile focus on special missions such as AA clearing Bunker clearing Field Guns and Artillery position but they're somewhat similar to the American Marine Raider having different goals and missions they gave
I like the mini dude in the ad portions.
Can't say I'm surprised I remember hearing about a soldier he used as Scottish broadsword in bows and arrows during World War II. Just goes to show that some old school tactics still working the modern era.
Ahh yes, Jack Churchill, not related to the famous one. He was a cool dude. This channel actually has a video about him, certainly worth a watch.
"A Sentry Kit is Available Near your Location"
This part reminded me of Luca Cocchiola, the one we play as in the Arditi mission from Battlefield 1.
The machine gunner wearing the suit of armour reminded me of the mission from BF1
My favorite part about watching this video. Looking over on my desk to see my 1918 L.F.C Mk1 trench dagger. Im proud to one such a beautiful piece of history
8:31 so an old version of the juggernaut
More of this please😮
I would assume the trench catapult was built less for the reason of not having to stand up and throw hand grenades (as that can be done from the safety of the trench) but more because it has a longer range, a more predictable, accurate and adjustable flight path, and to have a form of very light artillery to be used and directed more individually by smaller unit sizes.
Probably
Getting Battlefield 1 Nostalgia how they included the Sentinel and Trench Raider in the game
Glad to see you guys still making WWI stuff!
*Mad Jack:* Hmmm, I think these blokes were on to something.
Scholagladitoria has a good video about Trench knives where he reads various British manuscripts from the time.
One thing that stuck with me, was a proposal of how such a knife should be used (I forget by who, someone in the British leadership).
He proposes that the knife should be held in a reversed grip, and used to stab at the faces of enemies in a busy trench. Not to try to kill, but to cause as much chaos as possible.
8:02 A sentry kit is avayable near your location
Great video. All of your videos are great.
I love that you body armor Design is from the battlefield 1 sentry elite class
"A Sentry Kit is available near your location"
I carried a Cold Steel Recon Tanto and an M7 bayonet to go along with my M16 when I was in the infantry.
This has always been interesting. Imagining knights fighting in trench warfare is insane.
Thank you for making this video! I always knew that WW1 had a medieval vibe going for it thanks to its body armor, maces and the German/British culture of associating their militaries with knights.
An element that was missing were the extra helmet plates that were attached to the M16 Stahlhelm and the more flexible, segmented German body armor. Which, in itself, could be seen as a nod back to the Roman lorica segmentata.
3:14 lord Farquad?
Amazing video, the quality of the animation only gets better everytime! 💗🤞✨
I immediately thought of the sentry kit when I saw the thumbnail
This is an excellent inspirational video especially for me in a highly-restricted gun zone!
Because I can't have a gun, I love every medieval weapon and I am slowly accumulating an arsenal.
Move.
Nice! I would recommend you find a way to get a gun though if possible. As much as I love medieval weapons, they just can't hold up to guns in many aspects for self defense. Plus, it's always good to have a couple layers of defense. Also, excellent name.
@@SwordsMaster7. And thank you for your compliment
@@crusader.survivor Sorry to hear things are getting worse up there. If I didn't have my guns I'd for sure get medieval too, have fun with it! Heck a decent spear and shield can keep a horde of vaxxzombies at bay in a hallway; if and when "they" activate the dormant zombie virus they put in each dose.
And remember, you may need silver tipped steel to pierce the chitinous hides of the ones who got 36 booster shots.
@@MackingCheese99 No matter how shiddy things are, as a patriot I can never give up my country, all I can do is fight!
Can you imagine seeing a guy wearing a full suit of knights armor while also firing a MG... That sounds so badass but terrifying.
Well i think thats btf 1 good game i miss it
@@thedarksoul2279 yes I also enjoyed bf1 and miss it too.
You can still play it. And if on pc there are historical mods and others to update it. Which makes everything 10x better and more historical looking. And yes, that includes all classes, extra classes, elite pick up classes ect for all factions (or faction branches).
@@dawsonindustries yeah I've played it recently but not on PC and I still have it downloaded in storage so I suppose I could go back to it... But deep down I know I probably won't for a while and by then will it still be around? Who knows. Enjoy your night.
Thank you Simple History for all the hard work that you do. I think you should rename this channel 'Simple Milltary History'.
8:16 *"A sentry kit is available near your location"*
These types of videos are fascinating to me idk why
1:08 Jesus christ simple history, was expecting this much gore from you guys. it definitely caught me off guard. 😂😂
keep up the good work!
One thing common for the Kit for BF1 they had the Armored Bulky MG trooper known as the Sentry or Sentry Kit was used for the Italian Arditis for clearing enemy position that no regular unit ever accomplished it was also lessful exported to the British as well and the US made used for breakthru
Nice Video again
A yeah the sentry in bf1 and the mg15 Had some amazing streaks With that
Loving this frequency of vids!
“A elegant weapon, from a more civilized day.”
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The fact that they went so far as using medival gear truly makes it the most brutal conflict
Steel cuirases WERE still worn, either made officially by countries or crudely by soldiers.
There's surprisingly a *huge* number of them
And from the look of some of them, they were lucky they wore them.
I love the WW1 videos thank you so much for making so much of them thanks!!!
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I love this video 👍
The Germans were masters at conventional warfare therefore did not need these cheap trinkets to achieve their goal. They were able to do just as much damage with bolt action rifles as the French and British did with their submachine guns and light machine guns.
"A sentry kit is available near your location"
Good vídeo and good channel
This video reminds me about the Avanti savoia campaign in battlefield 1
Handheld "primitive" weapons like clubs with spikes, hammers, axes & other blunt tools were used during night trench raids. It doesn't get any savage than that, up close and personal and hopefully without much noise as to not spook the surrounding trenches, hence the weapons choice.
Unfortunate to see that the most common trench knife wasn't mentioned. When stringing along barbed wire, long metal spikes were used to help hold the wires in place. These were sometimes crafted into improvised trench knives. Heated, the top was bent, and folded over half-way. Then bent again. Forming a crude guard. the spike at the bottom was filed to a sharper point. Held in a reverse-grip (or ice-pick grip) these were very effective when it came to raiding trenches.
The war that end all wars takes flashbacks really serious!
*"Buon* *compleanno,* *Matteo"*
I love the ardati they are pretty interesting
The armor plated knight with a machine gun was so badass, that I conveniently didn't hear him say that "it never got beyond the trial stage."
The bonking at 10:40 sent me laughing for a solid minute
4:37 I wonder why they used clubs / maces / morningstars and not axes?
From doing some longsword myself I can see the benefit over sword or knife cuts, since you don’t need to worry about edge alignment. (If you perform a sloppy cut, probable if you’re a scared and cold soldier in the trenches, even a good sword isn’t making it through a decent wool coat.)
That said the axe would also work since it would weigh the same and even if your cut attempt is completely off, a full force blow is still breaking bones or causing a concussion through a helmet. The axe would also be better as a tool.
But the true melee weapon is the good ol Shovel
I have a reproduction of the trench knife and it is super comfortable in the hand and i can see how effective it is in close quarters.
i like how the sentinel is just the first version of a juggernaut
The reference to the elite classes in bf1 is gold
I would love to have one of those trench knives, but here in North Carolina United States it is illegal to have a knife with the blades on both sides like a dagger or Dirk and also the knuckle duster part is illegal as well, of course it is and antiquity it would still be nice to have
Among many popular improvised weapons was a simple spike dagger made from a rail spike that a regimental blacksmith could bend into a primitive 1918 trench knife style weapon
The sentry in the thumbnail just reminds me of bf1 and mainly that because I use the sentry kit more than any other due to lack of other elite kits
Yeah, WW1 went down exactly like in BF1. Good that those people had a chance to practice BF1 first
Incredible Using 500 yr old Armour And Helmet well believe it or not Helmet Stayed with them This Whole time Even in the !700s and early 1800s there were Napoleonic and American revolution Helmets.
Thank you Merry Christmas 🎄
You have to give that Body Armor guy an A+. Yes it was shelved but it takes some balls to prove your invention works by getting shot with rifles at close to point blank range.
Heck yeah!
reminds me of juggernauts