How to make frog-mouth helmet. Forging armour

The helmet was primarily used by mounted knights for tournaments rather than on the battlefield
I live in Ukraine. Surely you know that the war has come to us. I'm lucky. I am relatively safe and I have both electricity and the Internet. So I can make videos. Our entire knight movement is now actively opposing rascism. Someone from the first days of the war is already in the military, someone is engaged in volunteering to cover the needs of the military or civilians in trouble.
With my creativity, I plan to collect donations to help my friends. Many I know personally. Therefore, I leave my details for those who wish to help.
MERCH - armorysmiths-s...
PAYPAL - [e-mail]
PATREON - / armorysmith
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I have several channels on KZbin:
Live channel. There are simple videos about the life in the workshop. A day's work is one video. English subtitles
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Світ Армору. Production of armor with Ukrainian voiceover. Production, shooting, editing and voiceover take around 2-6 weeks.
/ @worldofarmorua
Art of Armor. ArmorySmith. Dubbing of the main content into English. Production of armor.
/ @armorysmith
ArmorySmith. How to make armor. This is the version of the video that I edit before the voiceover and music are added. At this stage, I shorten and discard some moments of work.
/ @howtomakearmor
World of armor. ArmorSmith. A channel with reviews of armor and historical facts and tiktok shorts. Old videos are in russian, new ones will be in Ukrainian. English subtitles are available.
/ @armorysmithworkshop
ArmorSmith music. Slava Perepel. The music I create for my videos.
/ @musicarmorsmith

[@CleaverCrusader1987]

This video was such a joy to watch. I absolutely adore frog mouth helms even if they're not battle practical. The fact that they're basically just a steel shell of pure protection is something I love.

[@antoninvesely6094]

These helmets were used exclusively in tournaments to reduce the possibility of head injuries, and are unsuitable for this type of armor - the Maxmilian.

[@antoninvesely6094]

@@spike1670 In close combat, you need to have an overview of your surroundings and know what your opponent is doing. If you take this helmet, you will immediately find that you can hardly see anything, you have no ability to turn your head and you become an easy target for the light wearer.

[@spideyshatte7004]

Man, I'm sooooo FRICKING happy that you made it, I was looking for something like this, thank you sooo much

[@sunnmringenriksheim7812]

Fantastic armour! Very interesting to watch the forging process! Looking forward to see that helm in action ;-)

[@paule5812]

That’s a very skilled squire you have 🤣

[@111blackwarrior]

я б такі відео, просто ковка без коментарів, міг би годинами дивитись, дуже круто що є різні відео і про ковку, і про історію обладунків, і про бугурти, і про "як лицарі какали?" дакую і за це)) дуже цікавий канал, дякую за суперовий контент!

[@BigboiiTone]

Lapp: i knew how to forge this helm once, but i seem to have forgotten

[@stewartwoerle6351]

True craftsmanship, as usual. Your work is awesome.

[@davidradtke5166]

True modern craftmanship. He used a lot of non medieval tools. The blacksmiths and armorers back in the Middle Ages were real artists with the tools they had. A lot of that knowledge of the past is lost today.

[@Demons_of_the_night]

It's amazing how easy it is to put the armour on that you make 😁

[@creativeobsin]

Excellent work and that fighting stance in the end was so good!

[@eoinoceallaigh2472]

Your editing is brilliant

[@piccalillipit9211]

As an autistic person with long Covid, I had to watch it with the sound off as the hammering was driving me insane. But, what an astonishing piece of work beautiful...

[@jeremylindsey94]

When he did the double arm flex, i really thought his right, hammering arm, was going to be significantly bigger than the left.

[@Derbycat1]

Though they weren't used for combat they sure do look intimidating especially with a big war axe or hammer

[@davidradtke5166]

Wearing this armor is kinda the same way as wearing the 1989 Batman suit Keaton wore. Agincourt, Crécy did show being an armored rider was dangerous especially when you had to come off the horse and fight on foot against Archers with bodkin arrows on muddy ground. In a fight Mano a Mano the Miséricorde dagger was very dangerous for the armored knights because of their gaps in their armor which gave away attack surface.

[@hibahprice6887]

@@davidradtke5166 If you have a lot of energy, strength, motivation and endurance, you will not let anyone near you, but yes, with such a helmet there is no visibility, and nothing is heard

[@aaron756]

I love your videos man. It’s inspired me to try my hand at making armor.

[@MrCouchmen]

Great work! That helmet also reminds me gladiator helmet worn by secutor.

[@francescob.7277]

this was the channel I was searching for

[@emerica21321]

You’re a beast man. Keep up the good work!

[@jackmeyers7805]

Cool guy has a chill day, anyone?

[@nwefe]

absolutely beautiful

[@digitaldiablo1]

Awesome I always loved the Shtechhelm, where do you get the patterns for the armour you build?

[@norbitcleaverhook5040]

That's some fast hammering

[@SoosZoltanAKG]

Excellent work! Congratulations and thanks for download this video!

[@saeedchach4192]

If you dont mind me asking how much does it cost to setup a workshop like that???

[@user-uj8wq8hj2x]

ちゃんと焼入れした本物の兜は今は少ないですねー。いい兜ですね!

[@rosspadden4201]

Awesome job mate. Can you work steel that way just by sinking and raising/planishing? Hope you're safe and well.

[@AlyxGlide]

I finally believe all the stories of dwarves

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

I have always wanted to wear a frog helm it's seems like such a expierence to wear a absoluut behemoth of a helm like that.

[@rubberdc]

STUNNING WORK!

[@DavidTrenchman]

This was all done in real time right? You're just super fast with that hammer

[@Fliegenpilzkonsument]

Where or how did you learn your armour making skills?

[@Uliio]

Very cool. They seem highly impractical though.

[@Red_Karen]

This version of the frog mouth helmet is built solely for the tournament/joust as it rests on the cuirass and locks the head and neck in place. This is to prevent the head, neck and spine from being rocked from a Either a hard lance shot or from falling off a horse.

[@atomica7673]

impractical for foot soldiers on large battlefields. Practical for jousting and tournaments

[@notfeedynotlazy]

@@atomica7673 The WORST for battlefields.The BEST for tournaments.

[@konsumenturanu1808]

This is art

[@kuba102b7]

😂 why I think, that this helmet only exist in dark souls 3. Bro you make dreams come true can I but this helmet ?

[@ivanjesusson8582]

I'm internally screaming with glee.

[@dsears002]

thing of beauty, nice

[@user-kb1eb9gs1e]

They are like a work of art, with all due respect , are those for sale?

[@raulcarvalhoeluquinha]

@BrasaodeArmas olha que trabalho bem feito!

[@zeliskosacha8601]

CAN we Know where youre working ? Its awesome work

[@SS-ob5hf]

Can you tell me what tools you have?

[@jeremylindsey94]

Is it true, despite it being not recommended, that true pros don't use grinder guards? 😀

[@witcher_helms5144]

Lapp approves.

[@mehrunesdagon4209]

esta precioso es algo magnifico

[@alexloones8483]

Wouldn’t you want to quench upside down so that the bubbles don’t get trapped in the helmet

[@kabzda_z-orkam]

💪Неймовірно круто, складно та красиво!👍

[@user-pm9cq5oj7y]

Мені сподобалася Ваша робота👍✌️

[@user-hk9mg5ru4g]

If that Helm has a lot of holes in it, wouldn't it be possible to use it on the field?

[@arnekoets3085]

There are prow shaped helms used in war, the issue is the attachment, where you simply cannot take it off by yourself. The design is also meant to suspend the head inside with straps. Hence the helmet is rather big. Originals are up to 11 mm plate and in the rolls at the eyeslot 12-14mm thick. Hence they are rather heavy, with 10 kg not being unheard of. So the vison is limited, it makes you top heavy and it is extremely impractical on campagne.

[@donizetebelinato2808]

I hope it doesn't rain while you're using it!

[@sunnmringenriksheim7812]

No problem. You are always thirsty when wearing armour.

[@alphaspot958]

Can you give the template you used to build it? I want to make one, but i have no ideia of how to draw the measurements

[@novachannel1981]

What kind of metal is that it looks really thick

[@felix.der.ritter]

Great!

[@Acolis]

looks "easy" with modern tools and equipment. how did they ever manage to do some of this stuff 1200 years ago?

[@arnekoets3085]

More of zhe hammering and a coal fire, just takes way more time. Although the plates were made from billets with waterpowered drop hammers, so they already came with a taper, so the face would already graduate from ca 11 mm in the thickest point to 3 mm at the edges of the plate. Using multiple men with hammers helps be efficient with heats

[@jackismemeish]

It’s the ruin sentinel

[@nordicmandimias]

How much with buhurt regulations?

[@NURS98]

this suit makes it difficult to fight in battle

[@sunnmringenriksheim7812]

A bitt yes, but it also makes it easier not to die.

[@francisconikotian2326]

what if you put allot of tiny holes on the front?, would you be able to see?

[@arnekoets3085]

You can see as it is... your target... and little else... not the horse, not the squires, but the target

[@monk880]

Your work should belong to museums. Слава Украине!

[@erick31051986]

muito mais bonita que a do filme cavaleiro do zodiaco com todos os efeitos.

[@stonestitch3622]

Я хочу это сделать. Я начинаю обучение кузнецу сегодня, могу ли я делать доспехи без электроинструментов?

[@eduardocometta8902]

Excelent!!!

[@Dial-nx7kr]

what's the name of the axe at the end?

[@yesitisilordmegatron9967]

Why not put breath holes in it so they can be used for combat?

[@solarissv777]

this is not a combat helmet, but a sporting equipment. Frog-mouths were designed specifically to provide maximum protection to participants of a jousting tournaments and any additional hole would weaken the visor on become possible avenue for lance splinters to hit the face.

[@notfeedynotlazy]

It needs no visor holes. You can perfectly see forward when you are leaning forward on your horse as you make your jousting pass. It also needs no breath holes. You can oerfectly breathe as you sit inmobile on your horse, letting him do the running. But the kind of holes it certainly does need the LEAST, are holes for spear points or shaft splinters to enter through and ruin your jousting day!

[@mrvn000]

Hermoso!!

[@user-ts7uq7kh2o]

Ну вот, может против Абрамса смело выходить.

[@yaroslavbouchet]

Абрамсы на его стороне)

[@eduardoflores30]

Isso tinha que ser ensinado em escolas....

[@afibukanygterbaik9492]

keren kang...🥰

[@andrejshamin1452]

Круто, 2мм железо, представляю, сколько весит такая штука...

[@user-tv1iu6om6l]

Это знаменитая "Жабья голова"?

[@pumpy2728]

pretty sure the sca guys gonna wear this with shirt.

[@sunnmringenriksheim7812]

Don't you worry. This armour will be used on a white horse with no shirt.

[@yuanfengzang1370]

看不清前方怎么办

[@Hathathorne]

horns would make you look even more inhuman

[@arnekoets3085]

Horns were a common type of crest on these helms

[@miwakunotube]

虚ろな衛兵！？

[@hitmon1265]

bucket helmet

[@aperta_o_pray6076]

NO Brasil o cara fritaria dentro disso

[@yaroslavbouchet]

В Україні сніга по коліно, а влітку температура рідко піднімається вище +25 градусів. Тому у автора проблем з перегрівом явно не буде

[@seu8085]

Ну что удобно???

[@TheGreenB1rd]

fuNnI helmet

[@seu8085]

Ты больше похож на андроид, не на человека!

[@johngalt969]

I am so over these weird eastern European channels where they don't talk. They're so garbage.

[@prometheus8854]

if its not musket proof you made a fancy joke. real armor is battle proof against projectile either sledgehammer either a peasant with a crosbow. of course it can work not a clown outfit you made with thin plate easy to hammer down and mold. what you have made in feudal times it would be worthless to a knight. but of course what did we expect from you

[@FranciscoPerez-kj7rm]

Es un artista, lo que comentas lo haces por envidia.

[@tannersrdr2clips432]

A sledgehammer 😂😂 helmet or not ur getting knocked out unless we are talking Skyrim

[@monk880]

I bet you can do a “real helmet”, right? When you finished, show us.

[@sunnmringenriksheim7812]

As the owner of that helmet I can testify that it is fully functional as jousting helmet and i firmly believe a Knight from the late 15th century would be happy to have a helmet like this.