Medieval Weapons and Men At Arms.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Philip

Thank you for sharing these, several of the works display a high level of technical proficiency from an artistic standpoint and of course they all have value as pictorial documentation of the period. I would like to point out that the fourth picture from the very bottom of your latest post is chronologically distinctive in that its portrayals are definitely post-medieval. It's the one showing the two riders in russeted (browned) armor; note that one of them is brandishing a long-barreled pistol. His companion is carrying another such weapon in his right hand, only its barrel being visible. A carbine is suspended barrel-downward in a saddle-boot on this man's left side, along with a sword which appears to be a transitional rapier. The barrel of a musket appears on the left, mid-background. These elements would date the scene to sometime in the 17th cent., making it definitely post-medieval in theme. I will leave it to the costume and armor specialists to pin down a geographic locus for the characters.

Salaams Philip ~I so liked the picture I threw it in anyway although of course you are spot on Philip...Apologies for jumping the gun on that one !