Were sword "Squivers" real?

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  • I came across a manuscript picture of a sword scabbard and quiver built together and assumed it was fanciful, but thanks to the folk at www.MyArmoury.com who shared their pictures, I realised it was a very real, if rare object. Interesting, but what is it about?
    The quiver is small and holds 3-5 bolts, so it cannot be a 'primary' piece of equipment so what was it for? This film explains my theory.
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  • @tods_workshop
    @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    What I love about this comment section and all you guys out there is that together we all learn. I have to confess I missed the fact that three of the images showed the blade/squiver on the right hip. However the one left hip is military and 2 of the 3 right hip are hunting and 1 is military; so for military it is 50/50. For hunting I see the small quiver/blade combo as being useful - no doubt. It has been suggested that a cross draw for the falchion would be possible, but I think the blade would be too long for this and of the two military images the longer blade is on the left hip and shorter on the right hip. So my thought is that as a military set up with a longer blade, the left hip is the place to carry it and hunting where shorter blades and possible slower draw, but an easier carry; right hip is the way to go.

    • @sr71silver
      @sr71silver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just another little point for wearing a sword on your right hip while hunting is the horse. While it's not some big horrible taboo drawing a sword across your body while on the back of a moving horse does pose the risk of cutting the poor animal. So they may have simply switched the sword hip for that reason and then secured the quiver to the scabbard simply because the scabbard was there and it was convenient.

    • @matthewpedicelli3846
      @matthewpedicelli3846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      some of their scabbard quivers look more round and flexible like the normal quiver, some even appear to have the bottoms flared to perhaps accommodate for the fletching, that might solve the capacity issue.

    • @garyevans8083
      @garyevans8083 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could it be more of a left handed thing? Maybe they were trained to shoot a crossbow right handed? But when you are left handed the sword would have to be on the right hip? Maybe a few then adopted the scabard/quiver on the left hip for fashion reasons? 🤷‍♂️

    • @robertsnook7443
      @robertsnook7443 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perhaps the squiver on the right hip is for a long dagger or Langmesser as an additional back up weapon (with an arming sword etc on the left hip)

    • @PatrickKniesler
      @PatrickKniesler 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tod, please search QRF/battle/war belt on TH-cam and make one up with this. I think that would be really fun and showcase a lot of your items, knowledge, and creativity. What's the medkit? What's the signaling device?

  • @_MrPixel_
    @_MrPixel_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Medieval fantasy weapons starter pack:
    -The Shadbbard (Shad's Back Scabbard)
    - Jorge's Instanst legolass
    - The Squiver

    • @arozin6773
      @arozin6773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That would be overpowered

    • @ssholum
      @ssholum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      But wait, do you make the Shadbbard a Squiver as well?

    • @j.f.fisher5318
      @j.f.fisher5318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ssholum javelins. ;)

    • @rezaiskandar2759
      @rezaiskandar2759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shadquibard 👍

    • @Ye-Hu
      @Ye-Hu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You forgot the Skalchion
      th-cam.com/video/wJZLh84475k/w-d-xo.html
      Oh, and this
      th-cam.com/video/U94q1eHwlf0/w-d-xo.html

  • @benjamingodden4962
    @benjamingodden4962 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting, when I was regularly shooting . I had 2 quivers and kept six to track bolts used per target. On long course . But also sometimes as you said kept my best selection ( trick shot or fast bolt) in displays where judge nominated a target in a knockout bout. So would shoot known performers as there was more a stake.

  • @deadmo1
    @deadmo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this was such a good video :3

  • @phatbassanchor
    @phatbassanchor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant! Thanks mate!

  • @nickdavis5420
    @nickdavis5420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It makes so much sense

  • @papalaz4444244
    @papalaz4444244 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can see this making some sense on horseback but maybe not on foot, where it might heavier and hard to control in melee? Or it's not a 'combat' item but only hunting,

  • @ryanschmidt3319
    @ryanschmidt3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    Used scabbard salesman "It even comes with a built in quiver"

    • @shinobi-no-bueno
      @shinobi-no-bueno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      This bad boy (pats roof) can fit some many bolts

    • @thechumpsbeendumped.7797
      @thechumpsbeendumped.7797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shinobi-no-bueno
      Roof? Top would work better.

    • @phatbassanchor
      @phatbassanchor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hahaha ;D That reminds me of Fihada the Solitude fletcher in Skyrim when we ask if he has arrows that will slay a dragon he replies, "Why of course. And will you also be needing the bow that shoots rainbows? Or perhaps a quiver that dispenses beer? Look, if you want arrows we have them, but don't insult my intelligence." Hahaha ;D
      Adventure on friend, Phat

    • @Kraakesolv
      @Kraakesolv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ashtray is full though.

    • @paulshort1027
      @paulshort1027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish i could double like this. Historians often neglect vanity as motivation.

  • @Lycan3303
    @Lycan3303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    when you reach for a arrow and end up shooting your opponent with a sword

    • @gymmaniac
      @gymmaniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      American long bow?

    • @todo9633
      @todo9633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They should be glad it wasn't the pommel.

  • @metaphorischfaltenfrei68
    @metaphorischfaltenfrei68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    As a soldier might say: There is no such thing as too many quivers.

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I see you quiver with antici... pation!

    • @Slash-XVI
      @Slash-XVI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Too much Ammunition is a self correcting problem

    • @krissteel4074
      @krissteel4074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Even from a hunting perspective it makes sense, if you're just out to get 'an animal' you take your knife, a mag of ammo or half a dozen shells and go for a long walk in the country.
      There's not much point in taking a whole box of 2 doz shells with you, you're not going to use them all, they weigh a lot and just take what you need. After rucking up some big old mountains and back down again with a field dressed beast you'll appreciate every kilo you didn't have to take with you

    • @tods_workshop
      @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I agree wit this ~Kris and I think I said so, but it is really the military context I don't get

    • @phatbassanchor
      @phatbassanchor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tods_workshop Tod, I liked your idea about keeping a few specialty bolts in that quiver. Then the main quiver to the right could be stocked with something more common, like standard weight bodkin heads in the big bag and a couple of needle bodkins and a few armor piercing rounds in the squiver... I think you were on to something there, mate. Adventure on, Phat

  • @matthayward7889
    @matthayward7889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Even an extra five bolts is an increase of 25%. The ‘specialist bolt’ argument makes sense, but so does being able to shoot that extra bit longer.
    Also, I’d love to hear more about that falchion!

    • @sjmcc13
      @sjmcc13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      My first thought, before Todd got to his theory, was simply a variant of "don't put all your eggs in one basket" or in this case, a 2nd quiver incase something happens to your first, but since you need to carry a backup weapon, you use a smaller one on that hip made to not get in the way of said backup sword.

    • @nowthenzen
      @nowthenzen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wouldn't it be easier to just get a larger main bolt box or stick a few extra through you belt?

    • @slc308
      @slc308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nowthenzen not if you're marching. Think about the load on the belt. Those extra few arrows on the scabbard could even out a full load of bolts on the other side. Additionally, who is to say they didn't stuff them full of feather fletched bolts.

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The specialist ammo makes the most sense Imo.
      It's the same as I have fitted all of my issued, found and privately sourced G3 magazines with magpull rubber loops on the bottom end, but if we were issued smoke rifle grenades, I used one magazine with a mended loop and a right side mag pouch for the grenade launching blank cartridges.
      The placement of the pouch and the tactile difference of electrical tape vs plain rubber made sure that there was no possibility of an unintentional mixup between live 7.62×51mm ball rounds and 7.62×51mm crimped, magnum load resin sealed rifle grenade launching blanks.

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The specialist ammo makes the most sense Imo.
      It's the same as I have fitted all of my issued, found and privately sourced G3 magazines with magpull rubber loops on the bottom end, but if we were issued smoke rifle grenades, I used one magazine with a mended loop and a right side mag pouch for the grenade launching blank cartridges.
      The placement of the pouch and the tactile difference of electrical tape vs plain rubber made sure that there was no possibility of an unintentional mixup between live 7.62×51mm ball rounds and 7.62×51mm crimped, magnum load resin sealed rifle grenade launching blanks day or night regardless of how tired I might be at the time.

  • @wilhelmmoller960
    @wilhelmmoller960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This ide is still used today, as a soldier i usually have magazine loaded with either tracers or IR-tracers that i do not put with the rest of my magasines.

    • @chrisjones6002
      @chrisjones6002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to do something similar with my AR mags when I worked the street. They all had a ballistic tip bullet for lower penetration except one that was a different color. It had bonded soft points for better penetration against barriers.

    • @wilhelmmoller960
      @wilhelmmoller960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chrisjones6002 Sounds like a good Ide, in my work however the ammunition is all the same exept for different kinds of tracers, can't commit war crimes and all that.

  • @llengsuch3426
    @llengsuch3426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Ah yes, makes perfect sense! It's where you keep your *special* bolts. Silver for killing vampires and werewolves. Gold for killing kings and bishops.

    • @kayleelockheart8208
      @kayleelockheart8208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also where you keep that magic bolt that turns into a lightning bolt CL10 when fired.

    • @Blackpheonix99
      @Blackpheonix99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poison?

  • @CognosSquare
    @CognosSquare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Ah that is why the arrows were head upwards. So you could find that "special" one for the occasion.

    • @Dirtbag-Hyena
      @Dirtbag-Hyena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      See, my thoughts were, they're for "Special Forces".
      Saved for the best of the best, who wouldn't need more and could hit 9 outa 10x or 10 outa 10x.
      That's why there's very little evidence of them.

    • @edward9674
      @edward9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Were there any special forces during that period?

    • @theghosthero6173
      @theghosthero6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well at the time all crossbow quivers had head tips up in Europe.

    • @edward9674
      @edward9674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @I just shit my pants but Mountaineers maybe? Go grab some mountain living people and go train em in military stuff and let em figure it out i guess?

    • @richardschuerger3214
      @richardschuerger3214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also, not pulling them out against the fletchings.

  • @sachadavid8410
    @sachadavid8410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    You mention that reaching to your left to take a bolt is awkward. Did you notice that in all but one picture, the squiver is on the person's right side ? like a your regular quiver.

    • @Unsensitive
      @Unsensitive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then it'd be awkward to draw your sword...

    • @tyrander1652
      @tyrander1652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Unsensitive Roman gladius, (gladii?), scabbards are on the right side.So maybe it's not awkward for a short falchion/hunting sword.

    • @sachadavid8410
      @sachadavid8410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Unsensitive I guess it's a matter of choosing the lesser of 2 awkwardness.

    • @toncek9981
      @toncek9981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tyrander1652 So were the Celtic swords

    • @benevolentworldexploder5395
      @benevolentworldexploder5395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sachadavid8410 I would have to agree. Plus you don't have to load your sword. Once it's drawn you've combatted that awkwardness once and for all, since drawing it likely means not putting it away until the end of the fight. The only issue though is that it may appear to limit your quiver size for this added function.
      I can see an argument for an extra quiver to hold extra ammunition as well. You've got the space for it, so why not? Unless there's an extra degree of clumsiness we've not accounted for.

  • @DesmondDentresti
    @DesmondDentresti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Clearly the idea was "This is close quarters, so if we get charged, I am only going to get a few shots off so why carry more?" to which this is an apt ammunition capacity.
    The one thing that seems utterly overlooked is the handedness portrayed in these images several of these people are either wearing their blade on their right hip (indicating left handed swordsmanship) or with their left hand being the lower 'trigger' hand for their crossbow (indicating left eyed shooting).
    In both of these instances of cross-dominance the stacked position of their quiver and sword would be fairly comfortable for the individual.

    • @Sibula
      @Sibula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It could be that, it it could be the artist wanted to paint them going in a specific direction (usually right) and just mirrored everything.

    • @DesmondDentresti
      @DesmondDentresti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Sibula I think the consistency of the mirror would be a factor here though.
      Look here 1:22 - the hilt of this person's blade is facing the audience and leaning to the right with the beak of the pommel set downwards for a left handed draw. Every other blade hilt we see in this piece is on the left hip of the owner. Clearly not a mirrored image.
      Although you could be right, it could be that the artist just liked the novelty and took some artistic license, put all the tools facing the audience just so they could show them off. That is entirely possible.

    • @DesmondDentresti
      @DesmondDentresti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@Michael Smith Perhaps I am mistaken but I was under the impression daggers were kept on the right hip because the short blade made them easy to draw but any blade of equal length to your arm would be *awkward to draw from the same hand as the hip it was sheathed on.
      *not impossible, but awkward.

    • @coolsenjoyer
      @coolsenjoyer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Michael Smith isn't it only like relatively short swords that are worn on the same hip as your dominant hand? that being said, that would definitely make sense for crossbowmen since they probably wont be needing as long sword as a mounted man at arms

  • @formdoggie5
    @formdoggie5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    It looks like they wore the combo on their right side.
    You cross draw the sword, not the bolts.

    • @ziggarillo
      @ziggarillo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Absolutely, if it's a hunting sword you don't need fast access, just a place to keep your sword. Plus it's a short sword so it's not really a compromise.

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And with a short sword, a same side draw isn't hard.

  • @SirMrProfessor
    @SirMrProfessor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    This bad boy can fit so much spaghetti in it

    • @phatbassanchor
      @phatbassanchor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Noodle bolts! Hahaha ;D aka pasta flechettes! Hahaha ;D

    • @RoganGunn
      @RoganGunn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@phatbassanchor Noodle bodkins, surely? 😂

    • @phatbassanchor
      @phatbassanchor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RoganGunn RIght! One always finds a use for a good bodkin! Haha ;D

    • @Blackpheonix99
      @Blackpheonix99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤌🤌

  • @philw8049
    @philw8049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Why not, makes perfect sense. It’s a reasonable bit of multi-functional kit, especially if the quiver part is removable. A few extra bolts at the right place and time could make a big difference.

    • @mikurusagawa6897
      @mikurusagawa6897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Agreed, plus if this is your hunting set for example, you are not going to need a lot of bolts, even if you're out for some time

    • @Omniseed
      @Omniseed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mikurusagawa6897 which would be a really cool piece of worldbuiding for an RPG

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mikurusagawa6897 or you want a few different bolt heads for different types of game opportunities that might arise.

    • @jacobc722
      @jacobc722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also if your just walking around you could put some bread in it

  • @BarokaiRein
    @BarokaiRein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I'm adding this immediately to my pathfinder setting. Like why not,seems great!

    • @j.f.fisher5318
      @j.f.fisher5318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was thinking it would work nicely for (feather fletched) plumbata or the like to provide a readily accessible missile weapon for folks who don't use a crossbow.

  • @ziggarillo
    @ziggarillo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Apart from the armoured soldier they were wearing this on the right hand side. Drawing a short sword from your right is not much of a compromise if it's a hunting sword and obviously makes the quiver more practical.

    • @shimmermcpe1712
      @shimmermcpe1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah & if you're carrying a primary on your left with a few 'first strike' bolts on your secondary, ditch the big heavy slow crossbow when they want to cuddle

    • @squelchstuff
      @squelchstuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm glad I scrolled down to find this. I was about to suggest the same, or that the people that wore them were southpaws (though left handedness was seen as wrong/evil by the church I believe) Drawing a sword with the left in favour of using the distance weapon right handed does seem to be very plausible.

    • @sam1812seal
      @sam1812seal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@squelchstuff the church viewed left handedness as very bad, even sinister.
      Sinister being the Latin for left, while dexter is for right from which we get dextrous.

    • @AThousandYoung
      @AThousandYoung 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gladii were drawn from the right.

    • @sam1812seal
      @sam1812seal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AThousandYoung thank you for adding that. I didn’t know that fact and it’s great to learn something in the comments rather than the more ‘normal’ abuse. 👍

  • @AllanMacMillan
    @AllanMacMillan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I've tossed a couple bucks to myarmoury. Unfortunately they're not taking new registrations right now.
    As for your squiver, I like the notion of keeping specialty bolts separate. In the hunting context rate of fire won't be an issue, so the awkwardness of retrieving a bolt may be outweighed by the convenience of only having one thing strapped to your belt.

    • @mrroberts7828
      @mrroberts7828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know you see something like that in the east, smaller pockets on the side that seem to either be different arrows, or ease of access. I'm not entirely sure either way

    • @Arrek8585
      @Arrek8585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrroberts7828 Could be both depending on context. Going into a battle have it filled with the special bolts, but during campaign travel and scouting, normal bolts for the odd bit of hunting and forage. Armies would be opportunistic about any sort of food they didn't have to lug about with them.

    • @DariusBaktash
      @DariusBaktash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Moderation after so many years may have become more stringent about new users or it may be due to concerns about security. Forum technology is quite outdated when it comes to new user management [in a world of trolls and those with more problematic agendas] and netsec in this space is especially difficult. This is doubled when talking about large influxes of new users from mentions elsewhere.
      If you're actively interested in participating, as opposed to lurking, I would recommend taking time to message their moderation team and ask to join with some proof of your posts in other parts of the net. It's no guarantee, but there's a chance they might be willing to open up to individuals with proof of good character/behavior.

    • @glenbe4026
      @glenbe4026 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DariusBaktash It sounds like they are actively discouraging new members. Which then makes me feel they have brought their current situation upon themselves. I have seen too many forums that start to discourage new members because they are very comfortable with a feel of a small bunch of friends.

  • @yarugatyger1603
    @yarugatyger1603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I find that on some of the pictures it looks more like a regular quiver strapped to the scabbard to not have so many dangly bits on you rather than having it built in.

  • @tlsgrz6194
    @tlsgrz6194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Apart from the very first, the other images show these quiver-scabbards worn on the right hip. Could it be, that the depicted people are left handed but still use a crossbow like a right-handed person would? I know that for archery, the dominant hand is less relevant than the dominant eye (which is often, but not always the same). Alternatively, could these swords be short enough to be drawn from the same side like a roman gladius? Or did they have a different method of reloading which allowed them to keep the trigger-hand on the bow while reloading with the leading hand (I have no idea how that would work, but maybe there is a way).

    • @JudgeAnnibal
      @JudgeAnnibal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or maybe the sword was just a backup for close quarters; as another user said, probably town watch or security purposes, where you're not really expecting to fire 20 bolts, but you're just patrolling (or hunting) and your sword is there just as a backup. That would explain why the sword isn't on the side for the dominant hand, but the quiver is.

    • @knutzzl
      @knutzzl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shortsword or big knife?
      You alsow carry your pouch and (standard)knife on the same spot on the belt

  • @knives0244
    @knives0244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had the same thought. It's kind of like having a sleeve on the butt of a shotgun with a couple slugs in it while you're pouch/pocket has your buck shot

  • @bozo5632
    @bozo5632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Needs space for irons, drivers and a wedge.

    • @shimmermcpe1712
      @shimmermcpe1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Funnily enough, I use a quiver for my 3 clubs... they don't like me carrying an arming sword though ^o^

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shimmermcpe1712 sword cane with a golf club head as a pommel?

  • @NoremacEcallaw
    @NoremacEcallaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    There was a London zoo ad that showed as you raised your crossbow and for a second I thought you were shooting a tiger

  • @MartinGreywolf
    @MartinGreywolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I propose an alternative theory of this being a sort of a sidearm quiver, for when you're going about your business in a slightly dangerous area and don't want to carry your full bag of bolts on you. That way, it makes more sense to attach it directly to the sidearm scabbard, as opposed to having just another quiver on the belt.

  • @dayofmone
    @dayofmone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Writing before watching your conclusion.
    I counted on the pictures and there are also only 3 or 4 bolts in the quivers depicted.
    What I thought is that it might have been used for a rather specific employment where it was not expected to need any more than those few bolts, possibly because a transition to melee was expected, or because it was intended for very short lasting engagements.
    Something that would come to mind would be security.
    I do not know about guards in medieval times, but if I was a guard and carrying a crossbow in that proffession was a thing, I would only bring as few bolts as I thought I might need just to carry around less weight.
    In that role, it would seem to be highly unlikely having to fight against such great numbers that more bolts would be needed, let alone have time to do so without the opposition closing in to a range that requires self defense with a sword.
    You mentioned loading as a little awkward, having to reach around to your left side to retrieve a bolt, however on three of the four pictures the sword and quiver are carried on the right.
    That is something that also makes me wonder, whether it could point towards the sword being a backup to the crossbow, as it is carried on the less convenient side to draw.

    • @mariushorn8730
      @mariushorn8730 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah, notices that,too. My first thought was it could be for lefthanders, they got everything on the right side...but than again, there is this one picture that "doesn't fit" :D

    • @Beschaulichkeit
      @Beschaulichkeit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or could it be that, in close combat situations like a city street or square, shooting with your offhand would be good enough? Perhaps the crossbow was the backup? Perhaps you don't even expect to reload because the fight is so close that quiver speed is less important than keeping all your weapons on one hip?

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I partly agree: it wouldn't be a golf bag of tips but perhaps just one type of alternative shot, perhaps only plate-piercing (given the comparative rarity of plate compared to the rabble of conscripted footmen you'd face on a battlefield). Just consider how difficult it would be to locate the specific round through a glove. And if you're waiting the entire time to line up just that one bolt you have, your lord is going to be pissed that you're not fighting (I absolutely would be). Meantime, if you're lining up on a mounted noble, marauding through the archers, to claim his gear, your bolt has your name on it.

  • @j.a.steiger7201
    @j.a.steiger7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Possibly a case of somebody taking their hunting gear to war.

  • @Bubim1
    @Bubim1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My first thought for military context was similiar to the way pila or fraziska axes were used. To harass and soften up the enemy before the contact.

    • @j.f.fisher5318
      @j.f.fisher5318 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking something like plumbata could be carried so folks without bows would have a ranged option readily at hand.

  • @akumabito2008
    @akumabito2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A weird historical way to carry gear? To the Shadmobile!!

  • @JakobKaiserCreative
    @JakobKaiserCreative 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    In those pictures you put on screen, I saw it's been said before, the hunters all wore theirs on the right, which I think should be something to consider. Perhaps give it a shot, see if it works with the Falchion or if a shorter blade would be more appropriate, which I think it would be. In the hunting context, that is.
    As for the military use, your points make good sense.

  • @aussiebloke609
    @aussiebloke609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One thing I found interesting is that the majority of the paintings shown had the scabbard/quiver on the _right_ hip - an awkward draw for the blade perhaps, but they also depicted someone who at that moment was using a crossbow. I would suggest possibly the blade is considered a weapon of last resort for a crossbowman, so positioning of the quiver would take precedent?

  • @drewbeishline3678
    @drewbeishline3678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My first thought was perhaps crossbowmen in formation could draw from the squiver of the man to his right, but if that was the case they would have wanted it to hold the majority of the shots, not a small reserve.

  • @chemistrykrang8065
    @chemistrykrang8065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This reminds me strongly of the way practical shotgun competitors keep a stash of slugs somewhere separate to their usual buckshot so they can load a slug when needed (for longer range or greater penetration)...

  • @sitrilko
    @sitrilko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The quiver reminds me of Cuman (or some old Hungarian) style quivers, where the arrow heads were at the top.
    One of the advantages of someone cited being the same as Tod mentioned - sometimes you need special ammo.

  • @roterex9115
    @roterex9115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rather than a sword scabbard could you maybe combine a dagger scabbard with the quiver? That way you could put it on the right hip and not have extra stuff on your belt.

    • @crozraven
      @crozraven 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those ones existed a lot & actually already made by him, including the eating utensils stuff(spoon, fork, steak knife, etc).

  • @franciscomoutinho1
    @franciscomoutinho1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not fully convinced, couldn't it be possible to hold the crossbow on the right hand and place with the bolt with the left one? Maybe it's one of those things that requires practice.
    I'd love to experiment, but neither have the crossbow or where to test it.

    • @JanoTuotanto
      @JanoTuotanto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes you can . I do it all the time. And I'm right handed. Just a matter of practice

  • @necromancer0616
    @necromancer0616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I REALLY like the combo Todd! So when are you gonna sell them? Also, why do you have your bolts in the quiver upside-down? perhaps it would be better for things like arrows on a back scabbard for a few more shots? But I can see the idea as a way of having a few more shots in a prolonged conflict.

  • @skjaldulfr
    @skjaldulfr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hm. If it is only being used to hold a few specialty arrows, that's the name of the game that is hunting. Like, when I bow hunt for whitetail deer I only bring 2-3 arrows. Because I'm hidden, and either already have an arrow knocked, or I have all the time in the world to slowly load an arrow.

  • @Dirtbag-Hyena
    @Dirtbag-Hyena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brother, I have a few things to say.
    1) That's a sexy piece of art you crafted.
    2) Please go to the Nexus or Schaken mods and get them to make a mod for Skyrim SE. Please!!!!
    Thank you for all your wonderful videos, you always look like a kid in a sweet shoppe.✌🏼

  • @Kholdaimon
    @Kholdaimon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't understand why he says only 5 bolts fir in there and he shows the normal sized quiver holding a fat stack of them... The squiver is almost entirely empty, you can fit way more bolts in there. If its because the fletchings get damaged when you pack more into the squiver then the normal quiver wouldn't hold nearly as many as he showed either.
    So what is up? I don't understand why he claims he can't fit more then 5 in there when there is loads of space left in there and he says he can pack them in really tightly in the normal quiver...
    Edit: He tried to address the question in the next scene, but I still don't see why he couldn't fit more then 5 in there... That explanation was non-existent, if you can pack them in close like that in the normal quiver then why not in the squiver?

  • @mrkiky
    @mrkiky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's getting really close, you got one shot, what do you do? No choice but to load in the falchion.

  • @TheAquaticMandolin
    @TheAquaticMandolin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think this line of reasoning makes perfect sense. To assume that just because it was in the past they didn't want to distinguish between common grade spray and pray, and tactical specific use case I think is misguided. From everything I've understood it would have taken more time and effort and skill to make these specialty head bolts. Therefore you wouldn't just want to send them all down field as fast as possible. Just to compare it to modern day bullets you wouldn't have incendiary rounds or tracers as every single bullet you would use them as needed.

  • @alientude
    @alientude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sadly, My Armoury is not accepting new members, and hasn't been for over half a year.

  • @crozraven
    @crozraven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never knew about this but I believe there are scabbards with javeline pocket instead (Turkish? India? I forgot)

  • @Adam_okaay
    @Adam_okaay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why not wear it on the other hip? Just rotate the belt, And flip your right hand upside down to draw the backwards facing falchion roman legionnaire style.

  • @jordanbarber6376
    @jordanbarber6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Probably an ignorant opinion, but perhaps they were intended for a left handed crossbowman? Loved the video as always Tod!

  • @JainaSoloB312
    @JainaSoloB312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perhaps they initially wore it on their right side, but once the enemy was upon them slid it over to their left side for drawing the sword? Once you're in melee range you don't really need access to the bolts

  • @janis2280
    @janis2280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why not change hands on crossbow? Firing with left hand not right?

    • @janis2280
      @janis2280 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could in formation neighbor use bolts from from near him standing soldier? They stand side by side and take bolts from someone who stands on right side?

  • @not-a-theist8251
    @not-a-theist8251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man this thing is amazing. Gonna steal this if I ever make a medieval pen and paper character again.
    The sword is amazing too

  • @patavinity1262
    @patavinity1262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All but one of the pictures showed men wearing this on their right hip. I expect they simply switched to the right hip when they wanted to use a crossbow, then put it on the left hip when they were prepared to use the sword.

  • @WikiSnapper
    @WikiSnapper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would imagine if you were in formation it would be easy enough to take bolts from the guy next to you. They are all provided by the lord anyways. Then you want to shoot at the enemy you best stay in formation. I am not saying it is accurate but it can't be more inaccurate than fighting with your back to a river.

  • @agrowthnerd
    @agrowthnerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would use for off hand plumbata action, you know to far for sword but too close to get a crossbow ready.

  • @FedericoMalagutti
    @FedericoMalagutti 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woah, this idea of the "Special bolts" quiver makes a lot of sense to me. It's also interesting to note that two out of three depictions seems to show the scabbard/quiver on the right side instead of the left. This may truly be all about "Aesthetic" by the author of the drawing POV, simply because he wanted that position while showing all the weapons and such. But otherwise, sometimes people weared the sword on the right if short enough, the republican/early empire Romans are an example, so maybe wearing a not-too-long messer on the right may also be an interesting choice (with all the limitations of fewer bolts, which still remains).

  • @gushlergushler
    @gushlergushler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Qing Dynasty archers had quivers with a lot of variety in terms of arrows. You'd find various types of points and whistling arrows etc. in different compartments. They were located in the same quiver but it does make sense to have a group of arrows for specific circumstances in a seperate compartment.

  • @Raptor14v
    @Raptor14v 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the main problem with my armory is that the actual website itself and forum is very outdated and frustrating to navigate, with a proper update it could very easily thrive (or move to reddit I spose)

  • @MagnitudeUK
    @MagnitudeUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    By some of the frescos you showed, It looks more like a bolt bag sewn, rather than a bolt box, Which would solve the issue of not having many of them. I would also think it could be for a page or squire who is going around collecting the nice bolts for their lord, who shot them at someone - A falchion would be a perfect accompaniment in that case.

  • @jm9371
    @jm9371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. I have never heard of these quiver combos. Firstly, for hunting they make sense as your only going to get a shot or two off per engagement anyway; so five would be plenty.
    Secondly, they could have served as additional ammo for your crossbowman while on a military campaign (a modern machine gunner does not carry all his ammo himself). Additionally, if your in a line of crossbow shooters standing close to each other, it would be very easy to grab a bolt from the scabbard of someone standing to your right.

  • @sitrilko
    @sitrilko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Speaking of quiver sizes - what was the standard military quiver size, or rather how many arrows would an archer/crossbowman bring to battle?

    • @snafu2350
      @snafu2350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      20 bolts: it's mentioned in the vid. Arrows, I'm not so sure, but presumably less as the feathered fletching would be vulnerable to dmg if packed too tightly

  • @nickaschenbecker9882
    @nickaschenbecker9882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love MyArmoury. It's everything SFI never was. Sparring should be saved for the salon.

  • @jamesmiddleton1278
    @jamesmiddleton1278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here's some hunting experience (from New Zealand ). When I go out looking for venison, maybe just an afternoon or evening I don't expect to make lots of shots. The past 3 or 4 times I've not got anything, and I made one clean miss. Saw a few others with no shots. A small amount of whatever ammunition is totally realistic for hunting.
    And carrying a big sword? Well I don't feel the need to arm myself for my personal protection. But I have known plenty of people who go to some very wild, out of the way places where there are some very dodgy people. Hunting in medieval forests would be just like that. And nobody really wants to be lugging lots of pouches which make noises and get in the way in the undergrowth.

    • @tods_workshop
      @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely yes, mostly, , but what about the guy in armour?

  • @CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb
    @CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I like how Tod is able to 'put himself in the moment' and think through the whys and hows based on his knowledge, experience, and interpretive mind. Well done sir.
    I did go to donate and found registration is closed for new members - so anonymous donations at this point.

    • @tods_workshop
      @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you and I will ask then to look at that

  • @robnelsen4883
    @robnelsen4883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Never have enough ammo. I like your statement about the special bolts. Keeping them separate makes so much sense.

  • @stephanmast.8634
    @stephanmast.8634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I sometimes bind it to my scabbard in re-enactment because its just easy. The crossbow is carried in my right end and that way both doesnt bounce against my hand or crossbow while walking.

  • @Frank_Nemo
    @Frank_Nemo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tod demonstrates his reacharound technique in true 'Full Metal Jacket' fashion.

  • @ryanschmidt3319
    @ryanschmidt3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would you be able to get more than 5 bolts with the fletchings up?

    • @bl4cksp1d3r
      @bl4cksp1d3r 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would also prevent them from binding I reckon

    • @Daniel-yy3ty
      @Daniel-yy3ty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would make selecting the right bolt hard going with his conjecture (and, as far as I can tell, that's how they were in the pictures)

    • @j.f.fisher5318
      @j.f.fisher5318 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did notice that one of them looked like more of a bag that was wider at the bottom, so that might have held more, but seems like more issues with binding too...

  • @user-ii5im7zm2t
    @user-ii5im7zm2t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love that ending analysis, because it went a wildly different direction from my own. I would have simply moved the sword to my right hip, so I could access the bolts with my right hand, and also draw the sword with my dominant right hand using a gunslinger draw.

    • @tods_workshop
      @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blade is too long for that (I think), perhaps I should try

    • @The-RA-Guy
      @The-RA-Guy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have to agree. That was my 1st thought as well. What would you say was a contemporary sword length and would it draw?

    • @Big5ocks
      @Big5ocks 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tods_workshop you did say you deliberately made an oversized blade ;) I do like your theory though, and also a couple of the others in the comments. Really at the end of the day, I think its about giving a man-at-arms options? Maybe it wasn't many peoples cup of tea, and that's why we don't see many examples, but some people liked them and found situational uses for them. You probably have one of the best jobs in the world as an experimental archeologist :)

  • @adamsbja
    @adamsbja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The quivers looked to be similar size, why could one hold 4x as many bolts much more closely packed?

  • @ithryn
    @ithryn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why my d&d archers tend to have like 5 quivers, makes perfect sense to me, different quivers for different bolts/arrows

    • @kdawg3484
      @kdawg3484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just kept my hundreds of arrows in the party's bag of holding except for a single quiver. Sold all the special arrows. Arrows of dragon-slaying are much better to sell than use against dragons. Of course, this was all obviated when I got my spectral bow that had unlimited ammunition. I look forward to seeing the potential historical use for one of those in a future video.

  • @Aminuts2009
    @Aminuts2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To me it looks like a carpenters tool belt I used to wear rough framing houses. I dunno if that means anything...but seems to me it would be a utility thing.

  • @williamfawkes8379
    @williamfawkes8379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found that very interesting.

  • @petermuller3995
    @petermuller3995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for your channel Tod!
    You are an amazing craftsman and human!

  • @TakNaMarginesie
    @TakNaMarginesie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, those guardians at tomb had some special anti-heretic missiles? ;)

  • @joejoelesh1197
    @joejoelesh1197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I go small game hunting with my traditional bow, I carry three arrows. I carry one flu-flu, and two standard. If I am out small game hunting, durring deer season I carry one flu-flu, one small game, and one broadhead. Three arrows is a perfectly reasonable number

  • @astormofwrenches5555
    @astormofwrenches5555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Needs more Shabbard.

  • @qshed
    @qshed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's in your quiver?
    Ammo
    What's in that funny box on your scabbard?
    Ammo
    Water bottle?
    Ammo
    Back pack?
    Ammo, Ammo and more Ammo.
    Well that's I would do

  • @strydyrhellzrydyr1345
    @strydyrhellzrydyr1345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that's for the ranger... The lone warrior...
    The small group of highly trained warriors... They can have the time for CHOICES... And then this would be PERFECT for their job...
    Or even a single line rider.. lone assassin.... Or group of 5 good men... This would be absolutely perfect

  • @InSanic13
    @InSanic13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Neat stuff as always, Tod. Any chance we might get a video on means of carrying the crossbow? Aside from just having it on a wagon or in hand, I have seen some claims on the internet about somehow fastening a crossbow on the belt or back, but I have no idea if there's any evidence to support those claims.

  • @batou1976
    @batou1976 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So basically, the normal quiver you wear on your belt that holds 20 bolts is where you keep your mundane ammunition, and the quiver on your scabbard is where you keep your +1 bolts. 😃

  • @Akarnf2
    @Akarnf2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    IT could be used as an " extra magazine" for the crossbow man

  • @skmo7072
    @skmo7072 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Knight: "I reached for my sword, but because of this quiver I pulled out an arrow instead"
    DEATH: "Then what happened?"

  • @dlatrexswords
    @dlatrexswords 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tod, I was reading a paper on Dussak/Tesak and came across another possible Squiver example for you. Looks perhaps a little more capacious than the other images.
    imgur.com/gallery/i7WmhcP

  • @specter86fl
    @specter86fl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what if its for left handed crossbowmen?

    • @tods_workshop
      @tods_workshop  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Possibly, but I doubt exclusively

  • @JimmyTwoTimesGTPx2
    @JimmyTwoTimesGTPx2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was thinking about this, thinking about Robin Hood and him having a sword sheath/quiver combo! So cool and pretty smart explanation for the crossbow appeal of the combo! Bolts not for everyday use…the special stash of ammo, and next to your trusty blade if things REALLY get too close for comfort! 😮😂 cheers from Las Vegas!

  • @StevenHouse1980
    @StevenHouse1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hawkeye "Not that one." "why not that one?" "it's a micro-Nuke." "Oh!" and then "not that one it's a boxing glove" says Green Arrow. lol

  • @darraghchapman
    @darraghchapman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    FALCHION!
    Reminded me of Chris Morris "TECHNOLOGY!"

  • @goblindart
    @goblindart ปีที่แล้ว

    What if, and bear with me, but what if you wear your blade on your dominant/sword hand side, just like how the Romans wore their Gladius...
    The Romans did this so that drawing their sword would not interfere with the shield while in a tight formation; having your sword on your drawing-hand side allows for a nice compact workspace. This works especially well for short swords (just like the Gladius), but this can actually work surprisingly well for longer blades too! I've tried it myself with my Oakeshott Type XVIII and it's quite comfortable!
    So this now means that you can have your blade on an operationally effective side, as well as having your bolts be easily accessible.
    I know I'm super late, but it's just a thought I had.
    Thanks for all your fantastic work!

  • @mandowarrior123
    @mandowarrior123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tacticool multi function dAmAsCuS steel sword bow quiver leather quick draw no slip belt buckle sheath. 12d + p&p

  • @theirontitan
    @theirontitan ปีที่แล้ว

    I might actually make one of these, and try out making a smaller crossbow using one of your tutorials. Id like something hunting grade for my stuff, and I don't really have room to hang a quiver, being that I carry all the specialized equipment (tools, flints, maps, etc)in my group. I've been wanting a proper ranged thing, and I think that'll be perfect.

  • @nirfz
    @nirfz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My uneducated guess would have been, on campaign they would occasionally hunt, and for that they would probably not use the same bolts as against the opponents. So the hunting bolts on the left hand side because reloading speed would be to slow for a follow up shot at an animal anyway.

  • @ryddragyn
    @ryddragyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some quivers from other cultures had slots or extra back pockets for 1-2 arrows, possibly special purpose or favorite arrows.
    www.manchuarchery.org/qing-bow-cases-quivers
    Seems like a similar idea might be at play here.

  • @ukusagent
    @ukusagent 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Tod I do love your idea and that does make perfect sense to Me, But when you said 5 Crossbow bolts Something resonated in My mind, What if they were Forward-thinking enough, After all, most inventions are a rediscovery of something that went before or an improvement on something that got an idea to work better, So I ask you to picture this concept, You have your Crossbowman With their quiver full of cheaply made bolts Standing back from the fight And letting loose, But as the Japanese Army did with the Type 11 Nambu Light machinegun, that was fed with Rifle Stripper clips Quite a few of your Fighting force are carrying reloads for the crossbow guys so as not to overburden Him with bolts, I know a fanciful idea but again another take on it, 20 guys so equipped are after all carrying An extra 100 bolts But spread over them it weighs nothing. To the Crossbowman, 100 bolts is a lot of weight and volume. Just a thought

  • @mpsmith47304
    @mpsmith47304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got pointed to you for my first commission with you at MyArmoury. Maybe.... 17-18 years ago? I still have that knife!

  • @Psiberzerker
    @Psiberzerker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Okay, but I fight with an Iron Cross. It's just a regular wooden cross, with Langets, and bound with rivets to use as a Parrying Hammer. Were there ever a secret order (Of Wilgefortis Uncumber) of Acolytes that carried an Iron Cross? Probably not, but there could have been. Just try to keep track what's Historical, and what's come from knocking about the workshop. What good is having a workshop if you never create something new from whole cloth?

  • @kaizoebara
    @kaizoebara 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Especially the hunting context, which you mentioned in passing, makes a lot of sense. First, you have the bolt selection - crescent tip for rabbits and such, broadhead for larger gaqme etc - and second, you might not need that much bolts anyway on a casual hunting trip, so why carry a larger quiver when you are going to take your hunting sword (/squiver) anyway. Alternatively for a big hunt, it's always good to have spares and in the hunting context, you don't suffer the encumberance of armor.
    P.S. "Bauernwehr" is pronounced bow-urn-vare (bow as in barking or as a greeting; 'vare' like ware, but with a 'v' sound) - -burnware- might be convenient to say, but doesn't sound right in German ears. ;)

  • @JonathanTot
    @JonathanTot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    in other words, just like D&D - one quiver full of mundane bolts, another the the *special* guys (can anyone say "Fluffernutter!!!" )

  • @AlucardNoir
    @AlucardNoir 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does Tod keep referring to that messer as a falchion?
    It's a JOKE! I sincerely hope you didn't have to scroll down here to realize that.