Ottoman Armor and Weaponry in the 1566 Siege of Szigetvar

[@theDexMcHenry]

Thank you. And thanks for sorting the sound issues. That was most interesting.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

thank you for watching, I’m glad you found it interesting

[@agnusdei8442]

Great work mate, keep doing it.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

Thanks I will see if there is another manuscript like this I can take a look at

[@fogh]

Fascinating pictures and great to have your views on what is being depicted. Question on the Janissaries; several of the wargaming books mention them having campaign dress , without the fancy headgear. Interesting that in these pictures they seem to have their more fancy headgear. Any thoughts for us wargamers modelling Janissary units?

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

I also see this assertion frequently but I see examples of this “campaign dress” in Ottoman artwork sparingly. It is possible it was more common in the later 17th century when the prestige of the Janissaries decreased somewhat, but more research is needed. It is an interesting question, I am inclined to use the fancier uniforms for the 16th century and well into the 17th century.

[@fogh]

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 that’s interesting 👍. A good argument to have some fancy Janissaries 😀.