Everything damned thing I ever taught HS students about checks and balances is utter garbage now.
I have no idea how the material can even be presented now.
That Hussite flail is nasty as hell. The power you get in a swing is almost shocking, and they effectively hit OVER shield walls and break bones.There's a reason they were feared even by armored knights sent on Crusades against the Huss "heretics".
@robfeldacker.bsky.social you might like this. Homemade Hussite flail I made about a year ago. The stirrup shackles are cold worked chain link fence tension straps. That was....tough. Even with decent hand tools for metal work.
Oh I'm not walking into the sea by any means.
If fascists want me that bad, I have some things I'll want to try out in a practical setting.
The dark hued polearms in the 3rd picture are actual Scottish late medieval relics I carefully mounted on hafts. 1st pic is an old ditch blade on a long pole
Halberd training using homebrew wood trainers with my son and broke the head on mine. Going to figure out reinforcement plates on the stress point tomorrow. Probably have to go at half speed instead of full speed
