ARROWS VS MAILLE part 2

I just made a film showing how bladed type 16 arrows can penetrate maille and gambeson, but of course we also need to look at type 7 needle bodkins against maille. So here we are. We know (or at least we think we know) that needle bodkins are good against maille, but a year ago I showed that if you greased them they would be better against gambeson on its own - is this true of composite armour like this? I also look at the penetration using a lighter bow to simulate shooting in earlier times. If you are interested in historic weapons sign up to my news letter on the home page of my sites. Custom work from ​​ Budget production replica weapons are available here ​​ That lovely hammer is here And T shirts and Merch If you would like to really understand why I am using a crossbow and calling it a longbow, watch these two films in the series here